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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-39

…tasks entrusted to it;2° Having the necessary equipment to protect personnel during the inspection and the necessary materials to carry out the inspection, sampling and analyses on site;3° That the a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-30

…D. 4135-20 to D. 4135-23 are applicable to members of the Corsican economic, social, environmental and cultural council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R4433-33

…ndian Ocean Regional Cooperation Conference. The conference is informed of the cooperation policies and programmes conducted by the State and the local authorities. It shall examine actions to coordin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R4433-34

…is made up of the members of the management committees of the regional cooperation funds of Réunion and Mayotte.It may hear any person whose hearing is deemed useful by the chairman..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R4433-36

The delegate facilitates the coordination of State and local authority actions carried out under the heading of regional cooperation in the Indian Ocean zone. He contributes to the dissemination of in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R4433-35

The conference is convened by its chairman, who sets the agenda after consulting the management committees. The secretariat of the conference is provided by the services of the Prefect of the Réunion…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nursing staff within inter-company occupational health services.

Article R4623-36

With the exception of emergency situations, nurses' work is mainly focused on prevention.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operational organisation of fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1424-39

Fire and rescue centres are created and classified by order of the prefect on the basis of the departmental risk analysis and coverage plan and operational regulations as well as the number and type o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guarantee of representation of funds, professional civil liability and remuneration

Article A814-3

The regulations setting the conditions for the election of court-appointed administrators and court-appointed representatives elected as members of the board of directors of the guarantee fund institu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article D7121-39

…ngés payés is approved by the Minister of Labour. The Minister approves its articles of association and regulations as well as any amendments made to them. They may only be amended with his approval.…

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