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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-35

…w information communicated by the person responsible for the bathing water under the above conditions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Cremation (R).

Article R2213-34

Cremation is authorised by the mayor of the commune of death or, if the body has been transported before committal, of the place where the coffin is closed.This authorisation, which may be sent by dem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R6123-3

I.-The Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance is responsible for the diagnosis, study, monitoring and evaluation of policies required to ensure coordination between those…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge.

Article R5142-33

In the companies referred to in article L. 5142-1, other than those which manufacture, import or distribute medicated feedingstuffs excluding any other veterinary medicinal product and which opt for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The regional and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France

Article L711-3

…to the publication of Law No. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses. They have, under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the budgetary and staff resource…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R443-3

…ivity in Saint-Martin is authorised under the conditions defined by the locally applicable provisions. ";4° In article R. 421-4, the words: "under the conditions defined in articles R. 5221-1 et seq.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-3

…d network and forest tracks, without prejudice to the allocation of State credits to these operations. When the national network has been transferred to the department, the allocation is allocated to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to preventive recovery plans drawn up on an individual basis

Article L613-36

…od of two months, extendable by one month, an amended plan to remedy these shortcomings and obstacles. III. - If the supervisory board considers that a plan submitted to it at the end of this period s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-3

…as of any steps taken by the trader to make that information available to the consumer by other means.In any commercial communication constituting an invitation to purchase and intended for the consum…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-13

Any person who, having consented to medically assisted procreation, does not recognise the resulting child is liable to both the mother and the child. In addition, his paternity is judicially declared…

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