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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13

The act declaring the works to extract water for human consumption to be in the public interest is preceded by a public enquiry governed by the provisions of Title I of Book I of the Code de l'expropr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-10

I.-Before the holder of the authorisation referred to in article R. 1321-8 puts its installations into service, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will, at the expense of the holder of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-1

The prefect communicates to the mayors: 1° A statement indicating the forecast amount of the net bases of each of the four direct local taxes and the tax for the removal of household waste chargeable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Training content and organisation

Article R2315-10

The training is provided as soon as the members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee are appointed for the first time. It is provided in accordance with a pre-established theor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Training content and organisation

Article R2315-11

Renewal of the training of members of the staff delegation of the Social and Economic Committee is the subject of courses separate from that organised in application of article R. 2315-9. The purpose…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing and administrative control.

Article D3313-1

The unilateral profit-sharing agreement or decision or the unilateral document provided for in article L. 3312-8 shall be filed on the tele-procedure platform mentioned in article D. 2231-4 under the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-18

Information and documents received by the High Council in the context of cooperation with the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union exercising competences similar to its o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-17

The chairman of the High Council or the general rapporteur shall refuse to comply with a request for information, documents or assistance referred to in Article R. 821-16 when:a) Persons employed or h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-16

When, in the context of cooperation with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union exercising powers similar to its own or with the European authorities mentioned in 9° of I of Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-19

I. - When the High Council concludes that acts contrary to the statute governing statutory auditors or to the rules governing the practice of statutory auditing have been committed on the territory of…

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