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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-4

…lations. The designated rescue operations commander is responsible, under the authority of the director of rescue operations, for the implementation of all public and private resources mobilised to ca…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Miscellaneous provisions and penalties.

Article L514-4

I.-When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution becomes aware of information that could hinder the proper performance of the duties of the body responsible for maintaining the register re…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article D3351-4

For the application of Article D. 3133-2 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands : a) The words "to L. 3133-3" are replaced by the words "and L. 3133-2" ; b) Where necessary, the reference to the identity nu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution.

Article L8253-4

…oceedings, receivership or compulsory liquidation of the taxpayer or of a third party legally bound to pay the special contribution, the lien whose registration has not been duly requested against the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-4

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in article L. 8256-2 shall be liable to the additional penalty of closure of the premises or establishments owned or operated by them and used to co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article D546-4

…ing, the decision of the sentence enforcement judge provided for in the first paragraph of Article 741-2 must be made within four months of the date on which the defendant was notified of the sentence…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution

Article R8253-4

On expiry of the deadline, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration decides, in the light of any observations made by the employer, whether to apply the special contri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligation to report and declare.

Article R1221-49

…care professional who observes or has knowledge of a serious incident shall report it without delay to the haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent of the establishment where the incident t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Determination of areas characterised by insufficient healthcare provision or by difficulties in access to healthcare or where the level of provision is particularly high

Article R1434-42

The orders of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency referred to in I of Article R. 1434-41 are issued after consultation with the representatives of each health profession concerned sitti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Determination of areas characterised by insufficient healthcare provision or by difficulties in access to healthcare or where the level of provision is particularly high

Article R1434-43

The orders of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency mentioned in I of article R. 1434-41 are reviewed at least every three years under the conditions set out in article R. 1434-42.

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