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

Article R2224-20

…he president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the president of the competent mixed syndicate to authorise the implementation of a water pricing system that does not includ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-124

…The radiation protection adviser shall record the advice he gives pursuant to 1° of Article R. 4451-123 in a form which allows consultation for a period of at least ten years. In establishments with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-122

…ation protection advisor participates, with a view to prevention, in safeguarding the health and safety of workers. He carries out his duties in conjunction with the occupational physician, the employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-120

The Social and Economic Committee shall be consulted on the organisation set up by the employer to apply the provisions of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-123

…protection advisor: 1° Advises on : a) The design, modification or fitting out of workplaces and safety devices intended to prevent the risks associated with ionising radiation; b) The programmes for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-121

The radiation protection advisor appointed by the employer pursuant to Article R. 4451-112 may also be appointed by the person responsible for the nuclear activity pursuant to Article R. 1333-19 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

Articles R. 3211-7 to R. 3211-30 are applicable in New Caledonia, in the version resulting from decree no. 2014-897 of 15 August 2014 relating to the judicial procedure for the release and review of n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-18

…will rule on the enforcement of the confiscation order. The public prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the issuing State by any means that leaves a written record.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-18

…e capital referred to in Article L. 351-6 is made up of the following elements: 1° The excess of assets over prudential liabilities, valued in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of this chapter; 2° Subo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Certificates.

Article 203

The judge may always proceed by way of an enquiry to hear the author of an attestation.

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