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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1313-20

He is the chief authorising officer for expenditure and revenue. He may designate secondary authorising officers who may, with his agreement, delegate their signature.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of public interest and protection perimeter

Article R1322-20

In the light of the investigation file and the opinions expressed, the Prefect entrusts the Director General of the Regional Health Agency with drawing up a summary report on the request and the resul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-20

…ces of pollution for the purposes of the objective of this section and as provided for in Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of location surveys and reports

Article R1334-20

…products, one or more samples of materials or products are taken by the person carrying out the search. These samples are analysed in accordance with the procedures defined in article R. 1334-24. III…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Appeals provided for in article L. 464-7.

Article R464-20

…of the appeal lapsing automatically, the summons shall be issued to all the parties to whom the Competition Authority's decision has been notified, mentioned in the annex to the letter of notification…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Receipts and warrants

Article R522-20

Receipts and warrants issued by the operator shall include on the front a statement that the goods are insured against fire under the shop's general policies..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-20

…es R. 526-15 and R. 526-16 are made electronically, through the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1 and under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 123-6 and R. 123-7.For all transmissions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R621-20

Within two months of the opening judgment, the mandataire judiciaire and the administrator, where one has been appointed, shall send a report to the juge-commissaire and the public prosecutor on the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Maintaining the business.

Article R641-20

The liquidator or administrator who administers the business after the opening or pronouncement of the judicial liquidation shall keep the official receiver and the public prosecutor informed of the r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of the plan.

Article R626-20

The judgment adopting the plan is communicated by the registrar to the persons mentioned in 3° of Article R. 621-7 and is the subject of the advertisements provided for in Article R. 621-8.If the plan…

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