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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-28

I.-For the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° or 4° of article R. 5126-1, with the exception of army hospitals and the Institution nationale des invalides, the applicati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the adult critical care modality

Article D6124-28

I. - The hospitalisation sector of a critical care unit comprises a minimum number of beds determined as follows : 1° At least eight beds for the intensive care unit referred to in 1° of article R. 61…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations.

Article L5215-29

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat will set the conditions for the completion of operations decided upon by communes, unions of communes before the transfer of competences, in particular with regard to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-28

The election of members of the National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers takes place by secret ballot in a general meeting. The results are announced at the end of the ballot and the minutes of the ba…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R212-29

The President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may withdraw the licence if the licence holder fails to comply with any of the conditions to which the licence is subject.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Popular insurance.

Article L132-28

I.-The intermediary referred to in Article L. 511-1 shall draw up agreements with the insurance or capitalisation undertakings offering individual insurance policies with surrender values, capitalisat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

I.-Category A and B customs officers, specially designated by order of the ministers responsible for justice and the budget, taken after the assent of a commission whose composition and operation are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-3

I.-Category A and B environmental inspectors competent to investigate and record environmental offences pursuant to Article L. 172-1 of the Environment Code assigned to the French Biodiversity Office,…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to conveyor belts.

Article R342-29

The file attached to the application for authorisation provided for in article R. 342-28 includes : a) The name of the project owner and operator ; b) A site plan on an appropriate scale showing the l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29

The amount of the contributions and the rates provided for in 4° of II of Article L. 621-5-3 are set as follows:1° The contribution payable by the persons mentioned in the first and second paragraphs…

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