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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-5

Prior to setting the measures provided for in article R. 2225-4, a communal external fire defence scheme may be drawn up by the mayor.This scheme, drawn up in accordance with the departmental regulati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and representativeness of the association

Article R519-54

To be considered as representative within the meaning of I of article L. 519-13, a professional association must have paid-up members representing at least 10% of the total number of professionals sub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Risk assessment

Article R4433-5

…ween noise and substances toxic to hearing of occupational origin and between noise and vibrations; 5° Any indirect impact on the health and safety of workers resulting from interactions between noise…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-55

…terinarian in charge or, where applicable, the pharmacist or veterinarian referred to in Article R. 5142-54 ensures that : 1° Only medicated premixes covered by a marketing authorisation or a temporar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of hospital foundations

Article R6141-58

…on of mortgages and loans as well as sureties and guarantees granted in the name of the Foundation; 5° Determines the number of staff authorised by category of personnel; 6° On the recommendation of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-59

…the capital and operating costs of the training schools and institutes referred to in articles L. 4151-9, L. 4244-1 and L. 4383-5 that it manages, accompanied by activity forecasts, proposals for tari…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-54

…al copies under the signature of the same voter; 4° Envelopes that include several inner envelopes; 5° Inner envelopes that are not blank of any annotation. Votes corresponding to these envelopes are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for maintaining sites

Article R6222-5

…fined in b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9 no longer meet the location conditions set by Article L. 6222-5 or to the forecasts for the location of sites indicated by the regional health plan in application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-5

…rpose will acknowledge receipt of this request in writing. By way of derogation from Article R. 112-5 of the Code of relations between the public and the administration, this acknowledgement of receip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-5

…de santé; 3° Recruiting and training experts in each of the specialties mentioned in Article D. 4135-2; 4° Collecting risk-bearing event reports with a view to using them, after first processing them…

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