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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-74

…shing to vote by post shall send their ballot paper to the processing centre referred to in article R. 2122-53, after placing it in the return envelope. By sending the ballot paper, the voter certifie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of public interest and protection perimeter

Article R1322-20

…and Health and Technological Risks of the departments concerned. The procedure laid down inarticle R. 1322-6 applies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Waste from infectious risk healthcare activities and similar waste

Article R1337-17

…s to collect, free of charge, or charges a fee for the collection of waste defined in 3° of article R. 1335-8-1 that is brought to them by private individuals. II-Recidivism for the fifth-class offenc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-9

…istrations but remains obliged to proceed with the definitive registration provided for in articles R. 533-1 et seq of the code des procédures civiles d'exécution.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-16

…s concerned, the regional inspecting magistrate, the coordinating magistrate referred to in Article R. 811-40 and to the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article R2333-122

…icipal cooperation or the joint association shall set, under the conditions provided for in Article R. 2333-121, the fee due for the occupation, by the works of the public drinking water and sanitatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Permanent derogation as of right

Article R3132-7

In addition to the categories of establishments listed in article R. 3132-5, establishments operating day and night with alternating shifts which have suspended, for at least twelve consecutive hours…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: The Managing Director's right to derogate

Article R1435-43

…taken by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. A report on the application of article R. 1435-40 is drawn up by the General Secretariat of the Ministries responsible for Social Affairs a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Sociétés de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of court-appointed administrators or agents)

Article R814-163

…days of the date on which it occurs, of any change in the situation declared pursuant to l'article R. 814-160.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-2

…which were subject to the technical rules of design and construction set out in Annex I to Article R.4312-1 when they were put into service as new remain subject to the rules of this Annex.Machinery…

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