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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Procedures applicable to gifts (R).

Article R3213-10

…legacies in favour of a department or a departmental public establishment, made by the legal heirs, may be submitted to the Minister of the Interior within six months of the opening of the will. They…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-10

The following may practise the profession of orthopaedic orthotist:1° Holders of the French State orthopaedic orthotist diploma referred to in Article D. 4364-7 ;2° By way of derogation from the provi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-10

…ng assistance and housing allowances. Personal housing assistance is released under the conditions set out in articles L. 824-3, L. 842-2 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy

Article D1441-10

For the application of article D. 1432-47 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In the second paragraph, the words: or one of its formations are deleted; 2° In the third paragraph, the words: and each of it…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Crematoria (R).

Article D2223-101

The minimum height of the chimney's open-air outlet and the maximum quantities of pollutants assessed by sampling and analysis in the gases discharged into the atmosphere are defined by order of the M…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pharmacovigilance notification and reporting

Article R5141-106

…for the declarations and the periodic pharmacovigilance update report mentioned in articles R. 5141-103 to R. 5141-105-1 are laid down by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sé…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Industrial plants operating continuously.

Article L3132-10

…blishments operating continuously, the weekly rest periods of employees assigned to continuous work may be deferred in part under the following conditions: 1° Each employee benefits, in a given work p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-10

…ndustrial property, trade and craft registers and the filing of company deeds; 2° All receipts that may be collected by the Institute as remuneration for services rendered; 3° The proceeds of the sale…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-102

…R. 743-99. If no transfer has been made by the end of this period, the provisions of article R. 743-100 shall be applied insofar as they are applicable. The dismissed member may also, before expiry of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties to patients

Article R4312-10

…hey devote the necessary time to this task, using the most appropriate scientific and professional methods wherever possible. Where necessary, he shall seek appropriate assistance. He must not, save i…

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