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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1311-7

The competent State authority obtains the opinion of the local authority that owns the domain before issuing authorisations and declaration receipts under the various policies falling within its remit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External fire protection

Article R2225-9

Fire hydrants are subject to periodic technical inspections.The purpose of these technical inspections is to assess the capacity of fire hydrants. They are carried out as part of the special police fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Investment services providers

Article R531-1

Persons benefiting from the exemption referred to in j) of 2° of Article L. 531-2 shall inform the AMF, at its request, that they are making use of this exemption. The Autorité des marchés financiers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-2

Also counted as member companies are those which, in accordance with the procedures laid down by a decision of the competent body of the organisation or of the statutory territorial structure of this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R1432-137

After each meeting, minutes are drawn up by the secretary. They are signed by the chairman and countersigned by the secretary, and then sent to the committee members. They are submitted to the Nationa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health nurseries.

Article R2324-3

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 2324-1 is granted by the President of the Departmental Council only if : 1° The establishment has secured the assistance of a doctor qualified in paediatric…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-36

In the absence of the person usually in charge of management, the continuity of these functions is ensured by a person present in the establishment or service and covered by 1° of article R. 2324-42,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions

Article R751-6

The four members mentioned in 6° of article L. 751-6 are appointed on the respective proposals of the presidents of the Association des maires de France, the Assemblée des communautés de France, the A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-71

The option by the heirs to maintain the forms and methods of payment of the compensatory allowance that was the responsibility of the deceased debtor spouse (number 25 in table 5) gives rise to the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article R2573-35

The representatives to the Assembly of French Polynesia shall be elected by it from among its members, together with their substitutes, by proportional representation with complementary distribution a…

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