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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-55-15

People wishing to avail themselves of the provisions of articles D. 2223-55-13 and D. 2223-55-14 shall provide proof of their professional experience under the conditions defined by order of the Minis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-55-6

The award of the diploma confers on its holder the professional aptitude to practise the profession in question.The diploma is awarded by the jury provided for in article D. 2223-55-11, having regard…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-55-2

In application of article L. 2223-25-1, the exercise of the following professions in the funeral sector is subject to the possession of a diploma comprising theoretical training and practical assessme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-81-5

The sentence enforcement court shall inform the victims who were civil parties at the time of the sentencing decision, by simple letter, that their opinion must be sought in accordance with 4° of Arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-5

I.-The staff of the Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires comprises: 1° State civil servants; 2° Non-tenured public-sector employees; > 3° Employees governed by the French Labour Code. II.-A…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article A750-5

The High Official for Defence and Security (HFDS), the Directorate General of the Treasury (DGTPE), the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), the Departmental Equipment Direc…

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

Article R5142-55

In establishments manufacturing medicated feed, the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge or, where applicable, the pharmacist or veterinarian referred to in Article R. 5142-54 ensures that : 1° Only m…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for maintaining sites

Article R6222-5

I.-When one or more medical biology laboratory sites created before the revision of the regional health plan or before the change in the delimitation of the zones defined in b of 2° of Article L. 1434…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Prior publicity

Article R3126-5

By way of derogation from article R. 3126-4, when the estimated value of the concession contracts referred to in b of 2° of article R. 3126-1 is equal to or greater than the European threshold set out…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work carried out from a work plan

Article R4323-59

Falls from a work surface must be prevented by: 1° Integrated or securely fixed rigid guardrails of appropriate strength, placed at a height of between one metre and 1.10 m and comprising at least : a…

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