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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Communal property.

Article D2573-24

I. - The articles R. 2241-1 to R. 2241-5 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptation provided for in II.II. - The last paragraph of Article R. 2241-2 reads as follows:…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L524-4

When the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs asks the civil court to order one of the measures mentioned in this chapter, it may also ask the court seised to orde…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-4

The president of the departmental council manages the department's property. In this capacity, he exercises the police powers pertaining to this management, in particular with regard to traffic on thi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article D1411-3

The full and alternate members of the committee responsible for opening the bids, provided for in article L. 1411-5, containing the bids of candidates likely to be selected as delegatees of a local pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Crystalline silica

Article R4412-154

Where the risk assessment identifies the simultaneous presence of respirable dusts containing crystalline silica and other non-silicogenic respirable dusts, the occupational exposure limit value for t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Medical and psychological emergency units

Article R6311-25-1

…with all the referring psychiatrists of the departmental medical and psychological emergency units; 5° Drawing up the activity report for the departmental medical-psychological emergency units and for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mandate.

Article L2143-12

The number of trade union delegates for each trade union section in each company or establishment is calculated under conditions determined by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, taking into account the num…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Representative bodies and staff expression.

Article L6144-7

The regulatory measures provided for in articles L. 6144-2, L. 6144-5 and L. 6144-6 and, unless otherwise provided and insofar as is necessary, the procedures for applying the other provisions of this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-8

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article R. 5221-9, in vitro diagnostic medical devices which comply with the standards relating to them and transposing the harmonised European standards, the re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L2283-2

In companies and organisations where no trade union delegate has been appointed or where the agreement defining the procedures for exercising employees' right of expression, as provided for in article…

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