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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-13

…mmittees provided for in Article L. 5211-49-1, the advisory commission provided for in Article L. 1413-1 and the deliberative bodies or boards of the organisations where they represent their establish…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-13

For a referendum decided by a region, articles R. 1112-11 and R. 1112-12 shall apply. However, the census commission provided for in Article R. 1112-11 includes a person appointed by the president of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractitioners (R).

Article R2223-132

Preservation care is carried out with respect for the dignity of the deceased: 1° In the preparation room of the technical area of a mortuary under the conditions provided for by article D. 2223-84 ;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-13

The authorisation referred to in article L. 1121-13 is issued after an investigation by a public health medical inspector or a regional health agency inspector qualified as a medical doctor and, where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-13

…r health takes the assignment decisions referred to in the penultimate paragraph of article R. 4221-13 : - they are pregnant ; - they cannot be assigned for health reasons certified by an approved doc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-13

…n to the current year, for the Agence nationale de santé publique, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, the Agence de la biomédecine, the Institut national du cance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-137

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ninety days before the authorisation expires. This application for renewal includes : 1°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-13

Pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 113-12-2, the insurer may only cancel the insurance contract taken out as part of a credit agreement referred to in 1° of article L. 313-1 of the Consumer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-13

After each renewal, the territorial and local chambers of commerce and industry and the departmental chambers of Ile-de-France elect a bureau consisting of a president, two vice-presidents, a treasure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Community harmonisation

Article R5121-51-12

Each year, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé sends the coordination group referred to in Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the Europea…

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