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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Artificial baths

Article D1332-50

…ea comply with product type 2 relating to disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals governed by EU Regulation 528/2012 on the placing on the market and use…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-51

…in public and in the presence of scrutineers appointed by the chairman of the committee and by the candidates or their proxies. As many ballot boxes as there are categories or sub-categories are set…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-53

The committee shall total up, in each jurisdiction, the number of votes obtained by each candidate in each professional category or sub-category and allocate the seats in accordance with article L. 71…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-50

…f the department in which the headquarters of the territorial chamber of commerce and industry is located, which draws up a summary statement. Under penalty of nullity of the vote, the envelopes in wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-52

…led by each member of the committee. The committee shall open the envelopes in which the votes were cast. The chairman or a member of the committee appointed by him shall check that the vote cast corr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article D518-50

…ore incorporation into its accounts, the principal's public accountant shall check the transactions carried out by the agent. If the controls mentioned in the previous paragraph reveal an irregularity…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-50

The employer shall make the results of the checks provided for in this section available to the health professionals referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 4624-1 and to the Social and Econo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-51

…der of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture shall specify: 1° The work equipment or categories of work equipment and the type of sealed radioactive sources for which the employer shall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article A711-5

…y as the Director General who is the subject of dismissal or removal from office shall constitute a case of impediment ; III.The president of the employing chamber of commerce and industry or the dire…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Public information.

Article R5131-5

The responsible person shall ensure that the information referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic product…

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