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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Criminal provisions.

Article R331-45

…from the case, punishable underarticle L. 411-7 of the Highway Code, of organising races of land motor vehicles on roads open to public traffic without authorisation, organising a concentration or ev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration on the jobseekers' list

Article R5221-47

In order to apply to be registered on the jobseekers' list, foreign workers must satisfy the conditions for registration set out in section 1 of chapter 1 of title 1 of book IV, and in particular thos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Terms and conditions for the use of rights acquired under a public law activity

Article R6323-43

…ights acquired in hours underarticle 22 quater of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 may be converted into euros, at the initiative of any person mentioned in articles L. 6323-2 and L. 6323-33, within the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-4

…or his representative, by the president of the judicial court or his delegate, by the public prosecutor in whose jurisdiction the establishment is located and by the mayor of the municipality or his r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-44

The person responsible for producing or distributing water must, in order to reduce or eliminate the risk, when it is attributable to the water production or distribution service, of non-compliance af…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-46

…son responsible for the internal distribution of premises or establishments where water is supplied to the public, such as schools, hospitals and restaurants, must meet the requirements of article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-43

The provisions of this sub-section apply to public or private installations used for the production, distribution and packaging of water intended for human consumption. In addition to the production i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-45

…e R. 1321-2 are not respected at the point of compliance cited in 1° of article R. 1321-5 is deemed to have fulfilled his obligations when it can be established that this fact is attributable to the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Hygiene rules for the use and maintenance of buildings, communal areas and the surroundings of residential premises

Article R1331-46

…basis, at the expense of those responsible for this obligation.Any unforeseen deterioration likely to have an adverse effect on the health and safety of persons shall be immediately repaired, at leas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-26-2

…n agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Chapter V of this Title, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

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