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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-31

A decree countersigned by the Minister for Infrastructure and the Minister for the Interior may, in accordance with article L. 2224-22, extend the application of the provisions of articles L. 2224-20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operations.

Article R518-37

…or any other form of remuneration, either at the time of the deposit provided for in article R. 518-35 or at the time of its return.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article R761-3

The municipalities or public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation on whose territory the market is located shall themselves determine, or delegate to the region the power to determine, the a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article R2512-31

In the case provided for in article R. 2223-13, when the mayor or his delegate goes to the cemetery to note the abandoned state of a plot, he may be accompanied by the police commissioner or, in the l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-30

The elections of the members of the committee and of the chairman may be challenged before the Conseil d'Etat by any elector, by the candidates and by the minister responsible for local authorities, w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-38

Undercutting may only be carried out using mechanically powered equipment and provided that it does not result in any danger to workers. When such work is carried out, measures must be taken to preven…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation.

Article D4626-3

When the autonomous occupational health and prevention service brings together several establishments under an agreement, the agreement sets out in particular the procedures for managing the service a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Holders of the State diploma in psychiatric nursing.

Article D4311-32

In the light of the above-mentioned assessment and the initial file, the committee decides whether to award the candidate the State nursing diploma. It may ask the candidate to repeat all or part of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-34

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may give formal notice to any operator of a medical device subject to the quality control provided for i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Conciliation delegated to a court-appointed conciliator

Article 129-3

In order to proceed with the conciliation attempt, the judicial conciliator summons the parties, as necessary, to a place, day and time that he/she determines. The parties may be assisted before the j…

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