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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-28

Within a period of one month from notification of the notice giving the formal notice referred to in Article D. 6362-26, the local authority or its public establishment concerned shall make the necess…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Catering and rest

Article R4228-25

In the absence of a rest area, when the nature of the activities so requires and after consulting the social and economic committee, the catering area or the place where meals can be taken must be abl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personal protection

Article R4434-8

Individual hearing protectors are chosen so as to eliminate the risk to hearing or to reduce it as much as possible. They are chosen after consultation with the workers concerned, the occupational phy…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-19

A member may, on condition that he informs the company by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, cease the professional activity that he carries out within the company. He must comply with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Start-up grant for self-employed activity

Article D5213-54

The grant application must be sent by the person concerned to the secretariat of the Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personnes handicapées (Commission for the Rights and Independence of Di…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-19

The decision of the judicial tribunal is notified without delay and within three days at the latest by the court registry to the applicant and the interested parties by registered letter with acknowle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-45

Following the call for candidates mentioned in article R. 6111-42, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall designate one or more health establishments to be responsible for providing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-53

A practitioner called upon to perform the duties of a member of the government or a parliamentary mandate is automatically seconded for the duration of these duties or mandate.A practitioner seconded…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-74

The medical commission provided for in article L. 6431-13 participates, through its opinions, in defining the medicinal products and medical devices policy within the health agency, in particular in d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: THE NATIONAL STANDARDS ASSESSMENT BOARD

Article L1212-3

An allocation, intended to cover the operating costs of the National Standards Assessment Board and the cost of the work required by it, is deducted from the resources earmarked for the overall operat…

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