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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D571-5

…d services mentioned in 2° of article D. 571-4; b) The living and reception facilities mentioned in 3° of article D. 571-4; 3° The director general of the regional health agency with regard to the est…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational risk factors

Article D4161-1

…rred to in article R. 4461-1 ; c) Extreme temperatures; d) Noise referred to in article R. 4431-1 ; 3° With regard to certain patterns of work: a) Night work under the conditions set out in articles L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Health risk monitoring and anticipation committee

Article D1413-92

…change; 2° Modelling the data collected as part of its scientific watch and drawing up projections; 3° Issuing recommendations when a projection reveals a health risk; 4° Issuing recommendations on th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article R4413-10

…ions. It deliberates in particular on: 1° The budget and the administrative account; 2° Borrowings; 3° General action programmes, and in particular multiannual programmes; 4° The annual activity repor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article D6222-1

The President of the Territorial Council wears the tricolour scarf with gold fringed tassels in public ceremonies and whenever the exercise of his functions may make this distinctive sign of his autho…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article D6322-1

The President of the Territorial Council wears the tricolour scarf with gold fringed tassels in public ceremonies and whenever the exercise of his functions may make this distinctive sign of his autho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-11

…mplementation of the provisions of Article L. 3222-5-1 relating to isolation and restraint measures;3° A summary of the Commission's conclusions regarding the complaints it has received and the findin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: National Committee for Professional Cooperation

Article D4011-2

…eral of Healthcare or his representative; 2° The Director of Social Security or his representative; 3° The Director General of Social Cohesion or his representative; 4° The Director General of Health…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prescription of a route

Article R5132-1-4

A person who has benefited from a pathway to integration through economic activity is not eligible for a new pathway within two years of the end of their previous pathway or, if the pathway has been t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-6

The authorisation to open, provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 5124-3, a pharmaceutical establishment, a company or a body mentioned in Article R. 5124-2 is issued by the Director Genera…

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