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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article R1424-31

…The cost of equipping, maintaining and operating premises allocated to the fire and rescue services;8° Expenditure on the acquisition, rental, management and maintenance by the departmental or territo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-18

…dy;7° Any remuneration of the authorised body and the arrangements for its payment by the principal;8° The arrangements and frequency for the rendering of accounts;9° The controls placed on the author…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to certain transfers of powers (R)

Article R1614-113

Without prejudice to the provisions of the eighth and ninth paragraphs of Article L. 1614-8-1, the compensation paid each year by the State is revised when a reorganisation of regional passenger servi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article D2621-1

…d apprenticeship, as provided for in sub-section 4 of section 2 of chapter I of title IV of book II;8° The conditions for the applicability of agreements, as provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of B…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-4

…ons mentioned in 7° of I of Article R. 1413-3; 5° Staff representatives, elected in accordance with 8° of the I of article R. 1413-3.For each member of the Board of Directors, with the exception of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R1425-1

…regional multi-annual plan for risk management and efficiency of the healthcare system respectively;8° The reference to health policy in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon replaces the reference to regional hea…

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

Article R3115-40

…applicant is an organisation, the number of employees per site who can carry out health inspections;8° Any experience acquired in the field of health inspection or ship inspection;9° A sworn statement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: White plan

Article R3131-13

…c and parking plan for the establishment; 7° A security and containment plan for the establishment; 8° An evacuation plan for the establishment; 9° Specific measures for managing exceptional health si…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy.

Article R961-1

…ules in force in mainland France pursuant to that directive.V. - The reference to Council Directive 86/635/EEC of 8 December 1986 on the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of banks and other fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-18

…article R. 123-37; 2° As regards its establishment, the information provided for in article R. 123-38, with the exception of that provided for in 6°,7° and 8° if it is a non-commercial grouping.

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