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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article R2214-2

The State police system may be established in a commune or in a group of communes forming an urban area when the following two conditions are met:1° The population of the commune or group of communes,…

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

Article R2225-8

I. - The works and developments for which a request is made under article L. 2225-3 for external fire defence to the public or private person responsible for the water network contributing to it must…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article D2411-5

In the event that the request consists of several letters, it is deemed to have been submitted on the date of receipt by its addressee of the letter enabling the proportion provided for in each of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-19-1

In the event of a claim brought before the competent court, the report drawn up with the device provided for in Article A. 37-19 is, at the request of the authority to which the complaint is made, pri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic conditions

Article R4141-11

Safety training relating to the conditions in which people move is given in the workplace. Its purpose is to teach workers, based on the risks to which they are exposed: 1° The rules governing the mov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency

Article D5211-18-3

The document provided for in Article L. 5211-39-2 describes, at the date of the request or initiative and on the basis of the information provided, the effects of the implementation of the planned ope…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: INTERREGIONAL AGREEMENT (R)

Article R5611-3

The presidents of the regional councils concerned sign the agreement between the regions, in the light of the concordant deliberations of the regional councils and, where applicable, the acceptances g…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employed persons

Article R4312-66

The habitual practice of the nursing profession, in any form whatsoever, within a State administration, a local authority or a public establishment is subject to a written contract, except in cases wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional acts

Article D4362-13

In the event of loss or breakage of corrective ametropic lenses, where an emergency is established and in the absence of a suitable medical solution, the optician may exceptionally issue new equipment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-13

Any change in the holder of an authorisation to open a pharmaceutical establishment is subject to prior authorisation. However, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament e…

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