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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-10

…lic establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status existing on 31 December 2014 which participate in the exercise of the competences of the Greater Paris metropolitan area are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-62

…luded on a list drawn up by this authority under the conditions set out in its general regulations, may authorise the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, to purchase a numb…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the departmental prefect

Article R322-9

The Prefect may issue the operator of the establishment with the necessary formal notices and set a deadline for putting an end to : 1° Failure to comply with health and safety guarantees ; 2° Failure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Standards and control

Article L4022-9

I.-The competent professional bodies shall monitor compliance by healthcare professionals with their obligation to undergo periodic certification.Failure by a healthcare professional referred to in ar…

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

Article L712-9

Any elected member of a public establishment in the network may be suspended or declared to have resigned automatically by the competent authority, after adversarial proceedings, in the event of serio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-9

I.-When the occupational physician ascertains the presence of a risk to the health of workers, he/she shall propose, in a reasoned and detailed written document, measures aimed at protecting it. The e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors.

Article R5121-91

…rs who have been awarded a specialist qualification under the conditions set out in decree no. 2004-252 of 19 March 2004 relating to the conditions under which doctors of medicine may obtain a special…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Publication and filing of sector agreements

Article D7343-90

…3-34 , anonymised, which takes into account any amendments made in accordance with Article R. 7343-89; 3° The document mentioned in article R. 7343-89, if applicable. A receipt is issued to the applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Continuous post-operative monitoring.

Article D6124-99

The post-interventional monitoring room is equipped with medical devices allowing for each station installed: 1° The supply of medical fluids and vacuum suction ; 2° Continuous monitoring of cardiac r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanence of dental care

Article R6315-9

For each sector, a duty roster is drawn up for a minimum period of three months by the departmental dental surgeons' council. It specifies the name and place of dispensing of each dental surgeon's pro…

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