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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-5

…Article D. 1332-1 comply with the rules relating to the operation of the pool, hydraulic management and treatment of the pool water, as well as the requirements relating to the number of sanitary faci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-5

I.-The decision to suspend or dissolve the bureau alone or the general meeting and the bureau of a public establishment of the network provided for by article L. 712-9 is taken by order of the supervi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific safety study.

Article R4543-5

The technical inspection report defined in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-5

The term of office of the members mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 6156-2 is four years. They may be reappointed.In exceptional circumstances, the term of office may be reduced or extended, for a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-5

…o the criteria set out in a classification table drawn up by the body mentioned in article L. 141-2 and approved by order of the Minister responsible for tourism. The classification table is revised a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-5

The amount of the fines provided for in articles L. 451-1 to L. 451-4 may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the bas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II

Article L3232-5

…or the final consumer distributed in the collectivities mentioned in Article 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may have a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-5

…r to subject a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 to maintenance obligations and quality controls pursuant to Article L. 5212-1 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5722-5

As an exception to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 2333-81 and if no local authority concerned objects, when a mixed syndicate, existing or created for this purpose, has been give…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to breastfeeding

Article R1225-5

…yee to breastfeed her child is divided into two thirty-minute periods, one during the morning shift and the other during the afternoon shift. The period when work is stopped for breastfeeding is deter…

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