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

Article R2224-14

…f more than 600 kg per day and whose discharges occur in a sensitive area defined in articles 6 and 7 of decree no. 94-469 of 3 June 1994, the treatment mentioned in article R. 2224-11 is more stringe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-82

The procedures for applying the provisions of article 131-4-1 of the Penal Code and articles 713-42 to 713-44 of this Code, relating to the sentence of house arrest under electronic surveillance are t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-15

…tion; 5° Overall operating grant/population. 6° Personnel expenditure/actual operating expenditure; 7° Actual operating expenditure and annual capital repayment of debt/actual operating revenue; 8° Gr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Occupational exposure limit values

Article R4431-2

…owing table: EXPOSURE VALUES EXPOSURE LEVEL 1° Exposure limit values Daily noise exposure level of 87 dB (A) or peak sound pressure level of 140 dB (C) 2° Upper exposure values triggering the preventi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-13

…ment is: 1° To identify which of the exposure limit values laid down in articles R. 4451-6, R. 4451-7 and R. 4451-8 are relevant to the work situation; 2° To establish whether, in a given situation, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical file and medical fitness form.

Article R4626-33

…24-8 of the French Labour Code. In compliance with the provisions of articles L. 1110-4 and L. 1111-7 of the Public Health Code, the occupational health physician gathers and updates, together with th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: EC declaration of conformity.

Article R5211-39

…manufacturer must also follow, at his choice, one of the four procedures defined in subsections 5, 7, 8 and 9 of this section. In addition, for Class IIa medical devices, the manufacturer must also f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects.

Article D2573-16-1

I. - Articles R. 2213-2-2 to R. 2213-57 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to XXV. II. - For the application of article R. 2213-2-2 : 1° The words: "provi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to decisions taken by delegated federations

Article R*131-46

…remains silent for two months, it is deemed to have rejected the applications listed in appendix I-7, which fall within the scope of its public service missions.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-3

…or of the minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for the activity of mountain leader, audiovisual conference facilities are available to candid…

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