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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R937-5

In the first paragraph of Article R. 723-2, the words: "of the minutes of the election of the elected members of the chambers of commerce and industry and the chambers of trade and craft, and, by the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The general rules booklet

Article R4251-8

The document is structured into chapters, the number, themes and structure of which are freely decided by the region, within the areas of competence of the plan. It includes the rules defined by artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-78

The dimensions, shape and arrangement of scaffolding decks are appropriate to the nature of the work to be carried out and to the loads to be supported. They allow safe working and movement. Scaffoldi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-20

I.-In the event of an election of all the members of a Board, in order to allow for a subsequent renewal by half, lots are drawn after the election in accordance with the procedures laid down in the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-5

The initial application may be confirmed until the expiry of a period of two months from notification of the rejection decision or from the formation of this decision when it is implicit. In the meant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-47

Decisions to grant, automatically vary, refuse, renew or revoke marketing authorisations subject to the national procedure are taken in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article R. 5141-27 r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial police officers

Article R5

The status of judicial police officer may be awarded:- to gendarmerie non-commissioned officers who have passed the tests of a technical examination and have at least thirty months' service from the s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial police officers

Article R3

The commission provided for in Article 16 (2° and 4°) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, whose assent is required for the appointment of members of the national gendarmerie and civil servants from the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial police officers

Article R4

The commission's secretariat is provided by the National Gendarmerie Schools Command and the National Police Central Recruitment and Training Directorate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: General provisions

Article R199

Judicial officers may not, for any reason or on any pretext whatsoever, demand other or higher fees than those allocated to them by this Title. By way of derogation from the rule laid down in the prec…

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