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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-12

For the adoption of the amending resolutions provided for in 4° of article R. 121-9 and those relating to building leases provided for in 9° of the same article, recourse to a procedure for consulting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-123

…ication file is supplemented by :1° Additional information on the manufacturer, any intermediaries between the manufacturer and the applicant and, in the case of sealed radioactive sources, the arrang…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-12

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may ask tenderers to indicate in their tender the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract to third parties, in particular to small and m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-120

Decisions on the placement, extension and modification of electronically monitored house arrest are taken by the liberty and custody judge, on the basis of a written and reasoned request from the Depu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-12

…dulation of the company's contribution can only result from the application of general rules, which may not, under any circumstances, have the effect of making the ratio between the company's payment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-12

…ided for in the third paragraph of article L. 228-73, the representatives of the bondholders' group may object to the merger within thirty days of the publication provided for in article R. 228-80. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-166

The radiation protection inspectors referred to in Articles L. 1333-29 and L. 1333-30 are responsible for monitoring the application of the provisions of this chapter and of Annexes 13-7 and 13-8 atta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-167

Radiation protection inspectors may be provided, at their request, by the head of the establishment with any useful information to explain the measures taken to apply the provisions of this chapter wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-168

I.-The Nuclear Safety Authority appoints the radiation protection inspectors mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 1333-29 from among its staff, as defined inArticle 16 of Law No. 2017-55 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-169

…appointed :1° By order of the Minister for Defence, on the proposal of the delegate for nuclear safety and radiation protection for defence-related installations and activities, for the nuclear insta…

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