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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-22

…tion of which is planned to obtain water intended for domestic use within the meaning of article R. 214-5 du code de l'environnement, shall be declared to the mayor of the commune in whose territory t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-22

…polling station records the total number of voters and determines the total number of votes validly cast and the number of votes obtained by each list. It also determines the electoral quotient by div…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-22

I.-Local materiovigilance correspondents are responsible for: 1° Forwarding without delay, with the exception of the reports mentioned in b, to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-51

…been granted and sums have been invested by production companies for the production and, where applicable, the preparation of feature-length cinematographic works, production approval is required and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-11

Performance studies may only be carried out in a place which has the human, material and technical resources appropriate to the performance study and compatible with the safety requirements of the per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R784-22

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-22

…onditions, the popular savings plan entitles the holder to tax benefits and, for plans opened after 22 September 1993, to a savings bonus. The operation of people's savings plans is subject to documen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-21

…duly referred to under the conditions provided for above, proceeds with the examination of the application for a plant variety certificate and, where appropriate, with the examination of the observati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Bank staff.

Article R142-21

…ial staff and, in the event of their absence or impediment, to permanent office staff and permanent cashier staff, under their authority and within the limits of the latter's responsibilities.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1313-18

…cruits, appoints and manages the civil servants whose status is governed by decree no. 98-695 of 30 July 1998, amended by decree no. 99-242 of 26 March 1999, relating to the special status of research…

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