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Showing 36713680 of 44263 articles for Art. CE 23-2-2000 n° 162659

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-26

In the presence of the interested parties, tracing, gauging and any other investigations deemed useful to establish the influence of the work that gave rise to the request for prohibition on the hydro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-27

…d work undertaken outside the protection perimeter and which he indicates is likely to alter or reduce the flow of the spring.If the Prefect remains silent for more than two months, the request is rej…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-25

When a request is made to the Prefect by the owner of a natural mineral water spring, in application ofarticle L. 1322-5, to prohibit work undertaken within the protection perimeter, the Prefect will…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-24

…its opinion.The Prefect sends the draft order to the holder of the authorisation to operate the source and informs him of the date and place of the meeting of the departmental council, in accordance w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-24

When the president of the assembly of Martinique and the vice-presidents, the president of the executive council and the executive councillors use the universal employment-service cheque provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Social protection of practitioners.

Article R6154-26

…l practitioners who are self-employed contribute two-thirds of their hospital emoluments, including certain allowances defined by decree, to the supplementary social security pension scheme instituted…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Recording of sums calculated on the basis of availability to the public on subscription on-demand audiovisual media services

Article 721-20

…ion on the basis of making available to the public on subscription on-demand audiovisual media services;- B is the amount of the sums calculated without applying this formula;- C is the coefficient to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-17

…hological or physical subjection, exercise the rights conferred on a civil party in respect of offences against the human species, wilful or involuntary attacks on the life or physical or psychologica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-25

…ll inform the Director General of the Regional Health Agency of any incident that may have consequences for public health. Each year, the person responsible for producing or distributing water sends t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-24

…the State mentioned in Article L. 518-14 are accountants of the General Directorate of Public Finance. When they handle deposits from customers whose accounts are held in the books of the Caisse des…

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