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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operational organisation of fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1424-42

The operational regulations referred to in article L. 1424-4 are drawn up by the prefect, following the opinion of the departmental territorial social committee, the administrative and technical commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operational organisation of fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1424-44

Alert processing centres, known as CTAs, are the bodies responsible for receiving, processing and, if necessary, redirecting emergency calls from the departmental or territorial fire and rescue servic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operational organisation of fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1424-47

The fire and rescue services may only intervene outside the boundaries of their department by decision:1° Of the prefect of their department, in particular in application of an interdepartmental agree…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operational organisation of fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1424-45

The departmental fire and rescue operations centre, known as the CODIS, is the body that coordinates the operational activities of the department's fire and rescue services. It is headed by a professi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-22

The person who holds the property that is the subject of the freezing order or any other person who claims to have a right to the said property may, by means of a request delivered to the registry of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-22-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 712-10, only the enforcement judge of the Paris judicial court has jurisdiction, the tribunal de l'application des peines de Paris and the chambre de l'applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

I.-To ensure compliance with the national target for health insurance expenditure or the other targets mentioned in the Social Security Code, in the event of a revision of their amount, or in the even…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 19: Medical practice

Article D6124-224-1

The authorisation holder ensures that data from professional practices is collected and analysed, with a view to improving practices and managing risks.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-4

International agreements concerning both areas of State competence and areas of regional competence are, in cases where the first paragraph of Articles L. 4433-4-2 and L. 4433-4-3-2 is not applied, ne…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article R2213-45

The officials mentioned in article L. 2213-14 check by any means the identity of the deceased, attend the closing of the coffin and affix two wax seals to it, bearing the seal of the competent adminis…

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