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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1431-20

…solution, which shall take effect on 31 December of the year in which it occurs.III. - When serious and persistent difficulties in the operation of the board of directors make it impossible for the es…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-20

…he public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the mixed syndicate is less than one thousand inhabitants and if the water resource is naturally abundant in the sub-basin or in the groundwat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article R824-20

The decision sets out the legal and factual considerations on which it is based. It indicates the time limit for appealing to the Conseil d'Etat. Where applicable, it mentions which of the costs of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-20

…communes all or part of whose territory is included in a sanitation agglomeration whose population and economic activities produce wastewater with a gross organic pollution load of more than 600 kg p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-20

…lines envisaged by the Corsican regional authority relating to the projected changes in expenditure and revenue, both operating and investment. In particular, the assumptions used to construct the dra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Catering and rest

Article R4228-20

No alcoholic beverages other than wine, beer, cider and perry are permitted in the workplace. When the consumption of alcoholic beverages, under the conditions set out in the first paragraph, is likel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-20

…ance is measured according to the actual distance to be covered between the pyrotechnic workstation and the exit. It does not apply to buildings in which explosive substances or objects are stored or,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Expertise and investigation

Article R4234-20

I.- Articles R. 621-1 to R. 621-11 and R. 621-14 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to expertise are applicable before the Disciplinary Board of First Instance and before the National Disc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-20

The inter-company occupational health and prevention service must inform the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, work and employment, within three months, of any change in its ad…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisation and operation

Article R4641-20

…equest of at least half of the representatives of the college of social partners. Only the chairman and the members of the colleges of the Regional Committee mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 4…

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