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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-22-3

The inspection provided for by Article L. 2224-12 includes in particular:1° An examination of the visible parts of the water abstraction device, well or borehole, in particular the protection and mete…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article R2334-3-2

For the application of articles L. 2334-7 and L. 2334-7-3, actual operating revenue refers to all operating income for the financial year resulting in actual movements, as recorded in the management a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article R4424-32-2

For the application of I of article R. 213-15 of the Environment Code , the Prefect of Corsica involves, as necessary, the departments of the Corsican collectivity in the basin administrative commissi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-2

I. - The decision to limit or stop treatment shall respect the patient's wishes as previously expressed in advance directives. When the patient is incapable of expressing his or her wishes, the decisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-37-2

The order referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 5125-15 sets the required number of assistant pharmacists, based on the size of the pharmacy's overall activity over the previous year, in ful…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Access to documents

Article R8113-3-2

The right of access to documents or information provided for in Article L. 8113-5-1 is exercised by the labour inspectors referred to in Article L. 8112-1 in the course of their visits and investigati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-30-2

To examine the application, the Chairman appoints one or more rapporteurs chosen from within or outside the Commission on the basis of their expertise in the fields for which registration is sought. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-31-2

When the Commission receives an application from an expert to renew his registration, in addition to the conditions mentioned in article R. 1142-30-1, the rapporteur(s) appointed shall check that his…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of the dedicated fund of Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R6241-28-3

An agreement is concluded between the ministers responsible for national education, vocational training and higher education and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations for a minimum period of three years.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-3

I.-The court may declare the personal bankruptcy of any person mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 653-1 , subject to the exceptions provided for in the last paragraph of I of the same article, against…

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