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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of situations of long-term exposure resulting from a radiological emergency

Article R1333-94

…n-up operations in contaminated areas and the elimination of waste resulting from these operations. II. - The representative of the State in the département informs the population of the risk incurred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article D711-67

…d quality of the service throughout the national territory, by any means, including electronically. II. - Unless otherwise stipulated, the tasks mentioned in I which constitute administrative public s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article D1511-54

The annual amount of the study and professional project allowance, provided for in II of article L. 1511-8 of this code, allocated by the local authorities, alone or jointly, may not exceed the annual…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Preparation and implementation (R)

Article R1614-50

…e and airfield noise zones by virtue of, respectively, the coastline pursuant to Chapter I of Title II of Book I of the Town Planning Code as well as airfield noise zones pursuant to Articles

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article D54-10-3

…hat the application is not complete, it shall ask the applicant to provide the missing information. II - The Autorité des marchés financiers will notify the applicant of its decision on registration w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4313-16

…ance by following, in particular, the instructions provided for in a of I of paragraph 1.4 of Annex II which appear at the end of this Title and by carrying out, where applicable, the periodic general…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation prior to a radiological emergency

Article R4451-99

I - The employer shall identify any worker likely to be involved in a radiological emergency. II.-After consulting the occupational physician, the employer shall assign the worker referred to in I: 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-7

…In such cases, they shall not be counted for the purposes of calculating the quorum and majority. II - The Chairman, the members of the Board of Directors, with the exception of those mentioned in 3…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-5

…dings to: 1° Visually inspecting people's luggage and searching it, under the conditions set out in III of article 78-2-2; 2° The inspection of vehicles moving, stopped or parked on the public highway…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-3

…imultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission, other than cable retransmission as defined in III of article L. 132-20-1 and meeting the conditions mentioned in II of this article, on national t…

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