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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-148

I.- Access to ionising radiation sources or batches of category A, B or C radioactive sources and their transport, or access to information relating to the means or measures implemented to protect the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-147

All appropriate measures shall be taken by the person responsible for the nuclear activity to prevent unauthorised access to sources of ionising radiation, their theft, misappropriation, deterioration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-14

After obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor, the assigned judge files his report with the court registry no later than three days before the hearing. However, where an application is made to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-14

The court-appointed administrator, or failing that the liquidator, shall also indicate on the slip provided for in Article R. 521-6 whether the property may be moved and the duration of the inalienabi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-14

If funds owed to the debtor have been consigned to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations by third parties, the caisse transfers these funds with the rights, charges and registrations encumbering them…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Courts.

Article R721-14

The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, appoints a General Secretary and defines his or her duties.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-14

The election of members of the National Council shall be by first-past-the-post ballot. Voting shall be by postal ballot. Ballots must reach the Chairman of the National Council within ten days of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-14

Each member of the board of directors or the administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services is elected for six years, except when he ceases to hold the elective office or mand…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-14

The authorising officer of the régie, mentioned in article R. 2221-28 and to article R. 2221-57, may, by delegation from the board of directors or the municipal council and with the approval of the ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article R2333-14

If the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation finds that there is a shortfall, inaccuracy or omission in the declared information used as a basis for calcula…

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