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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Regional Intervention Fund

Article L1435-11

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6251-11

The Territorial Council exercises the powers devolved by the laws and regulations in force to municipal councils, departmental councils of departments and regional councils, as well as to the departme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-11

The Territorial Council exercises the powers devolved by the laws and regulations in force to municipal councils, departmental councils of departments and regional councils, as well as to the departme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-11

…f 1°, the councillors who do not come under the management section by virtue of Articles L. 1441-14 and L. 1441-15 are assigned to the inter-professional section. "

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article R2335-11

Consumption of water distributed by connections with a diameter greater than forty millimetres is subject to an annual flat-rate assessment by the distributor, verified by the technical service respon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Other special provisions

Article R4226-11

…ing equipment which, in normal operation, presents particular risks of electric shock must be built and used in accordance with the safety regulations laid down by order of the Minister for Labour and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-11

…esentative, who chairs the commission; - Six representatives of shipowners, for commercial shipping and sea fishing respectively; - Six representatives of seafaring personnel for commercial shipping a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-11

…ctims of accidents caused by vehicles whose use requires compulsory third party liability insurance and which are normally based in mainland France or Monaco when these accidents occur on the territor…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R3122-11

By way of derogation from article R. 3122-9, when, in duly justified circumstances, for reasons of exceptional security, technical reasons or because of the particularly sensitive nature of commercial…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-11

…tee or to members of the Conseil d'Etat, the Court of Auditors, the Inspectorate General of Finance and the Inspectorate of Pharmacy, appointed by order of the Minister responsible for industrial prop…

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