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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General and financial provisions.

Article L5321-4

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions under which one or more of the Agency's support and back-up services may be pooled with one or more services of other bodies pursuant to A…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training agreement

Article R211-91

The agreement provided for in article L. 211-5 must include the stipulations set out in this paragraph. For each sport, a standard agreement is drawn up by the delegating sports federation and approve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions applicable to the communes of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélémy

Article L2565-1

In the communes of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy (Guadeloupe), the rate of the tourist tax referred to in Article L. 2333-26 is set at 5% of the price received for each night's stay, whatever the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-6

In artificial lighting, the ratio of illuminance levels in the same room, between that of the work area and the general illuminance, must be between 1 and 5. The same applies to the ratio of illuminan…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment.

Article R4623-6

The bodies referred to in article R. 4623-5 take decisions by secret ballot, by a majority of their members, duly convened, present or represented. Each member may only hold the proxy of one other mem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Patient care by the mobile emergency and intensive care unit

Article R6123-16

The interventions of the SMUR and those of the SMUR branches mentioned in article R. 6123-5 are triggered and coordinated by the SAMU. The mobile emergency and resuscitation structure team informs the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-45

The president of the regional chamber of trades and crafts or, by delegation, the president of the departmental level chamber of trades and crafts monitors compliance, by the natural persons and legal…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Termination of concession contracts

Article L3136-3

…rt of the concessionaire; 2° For a reason of general interest, in accordance with the provisions of 5° of article L. 6.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of offer

Article R3124-6

Tenders that have not been eliminated pursuant to article L. 3124-2 are ranked in descending order on the basis of the criteria set out in articles R. 3124-4 and R. 3124-5. The highest-ranked tender i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-12

…ee of a sworn goods broker, legal entity, meeting the conditions set out in Articles 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of Article L. 131-13.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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