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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-20-2

The volunteer fire officer mentioned in 5° of article R. 1424-19 provides the management of the fire and rescue service with his knowledge and experience of voluntary service. He may be entrusted with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R784-8

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-138

I.-The employer shall immediately inform the inspection and prevention services and its certifying body or bodies of any changes in the content of a demolition, removal or encapsulation plan transmitt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Personal protective equipment

Article R4313-82

In addition to the EC type-examination procedure, the following personal protective equipment, new or considered as new, is subject, at the manufacturer's choice, either to the EC quality assurance sy…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Common provisions

Article R532-7

Provisional publicity preserves the security interest for three years. It may be renewed for the same period. Renewal is carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in articles 61 et seq. of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-81

All proxy forms sent to shareholders by the company or by the agent it has appointed for this purpose, where applicable by electronic means under the conditions defined in Article R. 225-61 : 1° The a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-19-1

The departmental director of fire and rescue services performs the duties of director of the public establishment and head of the departmental corps. He has authority over all the personnel of the dep…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Sales of immovable property.

Article R642-29-2

Only the provisions of Section 4 of the chapitre II du titre II du livre III du code des procédures civiles d'exécution which are mentioned below. At the auction hearing, the procedure set out in sub-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-17

The application for employability assistance, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Employment, includes : 1° Information relating to the identity of the beneficiary and their employ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Secure surveillance and secure detention

Article R53-8-50

If the security surveillance takes place at the end of a security detention period, the sentence enforcement judge with territorial jurisdiction to supervise the person is notified before the person l…

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