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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article R591-7

…rsons takes a decision within twenty-one days of the application being submitted";5° Article R. 531-7 is worded as follows:"Art. R. 531-7.-The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…ons provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la décentralisation, la déconcentration et porta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health mediation and language interpreting

Article D1110-7

The standards of competence, training and good practice in the field of health mediation or linguistic interpreting mentioned in article L. 1110-13 are made public by the Haute Autorité de santé.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Clean seawater quality and monitoring

Article R1322-72

I. - When the quality limits mentioned in article R. 1322-71 are not respected for the clean seawater produced, or in the event of a danger likely to compromise the safety of the clean seawater, the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Clean seawater quality and monitoring

Article R1322-71

I. - The clean seawater produced must comply with quality limits and standards, relating to microbiological and physico-chemical parameters, set by joint order of the Minister for Health and the Minis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: The accounting officer (R)

Article R2221-76

…e are performed by the commune's accounting officer.However, when annual operating revenue exceeds €76,225, these functions may be entrusted to an accounting officer by decision of the municipal counc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Work involving exposure to radiation

Article D4152-7

It is forbidden to assign or maintain a breastfeeding woman at a workstation involving a risk of internal exposure to ionising radiation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financing Corsica's sustainable development plan

Article R4425-7

…the special contribution from the general decentralisation grant provided for in article L. 4425-27 is allocated to the Corsican local authority in the form of a grant comprising two parts, the firs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Changes to municipal contributions (R).

Article R5212-7

The State representative who refers the matter to the regional audit chamber in accordance with article L. 5212-25 attaches to this referral the commune's request, the decision of the trade union comm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Hospital duties for odontology students.

Article R6153-73

The university hospital centres to which they are attached, which are responsible for paying all the odontology hospital students mentioned in article R. 6153-63, pay them a salary throughout their tr…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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