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

Article D1332-34

Municipalities and persons responsible for bathing waters shall ensure that the public is involved in the implementation of the provisions of this section, by informing them of the possible ways in wh…

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

Article D1332-32

The person responsible for the bathing water shall make available to the public by posting, during the bathing season, in an easily accessible place in the immediate vicinity of each bathing water and…

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

Article D1332-30

Where a bathing water is classified as being of "poor" quality for five consecutive years, a decision to close the bathing site is taken by the person responsible for the bathing water for a period co…

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

Article D1332-38

Where a river basin has transboundary impacts on bathing water quality, Prefect Basin Coordinators shall cooperate with relevant persons in other Member States of the European Union as appropriate in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Special provisions for sales by mutual agreement.

Article R642-36

The authorisation for the sale by mutual agreement of one or more properties, issued pursuant to article L. 642-18, determines the price of each property and the essential terms of the sale. The order…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-3

The supervisory authority has access by right to all meetings of the general assemblies of the establishments of the network of chambers of commerce and industry and of the executive committee of CCI…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1 - Financing of the differential end-of-mandate allowance for local elected representatives

Article D1621-3

Each year, at the request of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, the local authorities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation liable for the compulsory contribution to the finan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R3424-3

For the application of article R. 3334-4 to Mayotte, the second and third sentences of 1° are deleted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Social and tax regime.

Article R3332-32

The request for reimbursement of the tax credit, accompanied by the certificate, is sent to the tax office of the organisation that issued it. The refund is made to that organisation, which is respons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating principles for inpatient units for prisoners with mental disorders

Article R3214-3

The arrangements for the admission and stay of prisoners in specially adapted units, as well as the organisational and operational rules applicable within the unit, are set out in an agreement signed…

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