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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-41

The derogations provided for in Article R. 1321-40 concern the values of the following parameters:1° With regard to 2°:a) Colouring (after simple filtration) ;b) (Repealed) ;c) Sulphates ;d) Nitrates…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-15

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-15, the remuneration due for assisting the debtor in the preparation of a project involving a substantial change in the objectives or means of the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-4

The characteristics of the notice of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 are as follows: I.-On the left-hand side, details are given of the issuing department, the nature, place and date of the off…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-7

In accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 663-7, the task of administering the company during receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings (number 6 of table 4-1) gi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-17

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-17, the fee for registering claims on the list provided for in Article R. 622-15 (number 5 of table 4-2) gives rise to the collection of a fee equal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-4

The regional directorate of public finance for Brittany and the Ille-et-Vilaine department is responsible for carrying out the following management operations: 1° It is responsible for collecting all…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-22

Production companies meet the conditions for eligibility for financial aid, as applicable: 1° To the production of feature-length cinematographic works, provided for by article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: PROPERTY AND STAFF

Article L3651-4

In the interests of good organisation of services, the arrangements provided for in III of Article L. 5211-4-1 and Article L. 5211-4-2 are applicable between the Lyon metropolitan authority and the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-1-4

The authorities that appoint the members mentioned in 1° and 3° of the I of article L. 1412-2 and those that propose the members mentioned in 4° to 6°, send the Minister for Health the identity of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-8

The examination tests are oral and take place in public session. The Conseil des Maisons de Vente provides the secretariat for the jury. The examination, the syllabus of which is set out in Appendix 3…

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