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Showing 28612870 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation of voters

Article R5211-47

…al cooperation shall be charged to the appropriations allocated to the operating section of the budget of the public establishment.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation of voters

Article R5211-43

…date of the ballot. The president publishes the notice in two newspapers circulated within the perimeter of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation at least fifteen days before the dat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation of voters

Article R5211-45

The articles R. 1112-3 to R. 1112-8 and R. 1112-15 to R. 1112-17 are applicable to public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation. For their application, the text should read: "établissement pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fire safety instructions

Article R4227-40

The fire safety instructions are sent to the Labour Inspectorate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fire safety instructions

Article R4227-41

Joint decrees issued by the ministers for labour and agriculture may specify certain provisions relating to fire prevention and fire-fighting equipment and make certain standards for such equipment ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-41

…accordance with the rules of good practice provided for in the first or third paragraph of Article L. 5121-5 and, where applicable, in accordance with the containment requirements adopted in applicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-42

…ruption or cessation of activity, establishments authorised for the activities mentioned in Article R. 4211-33 transfer unused advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis to the es…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-40

…ion applying for authorisation must put in place procedures to ensure compliance with health and safety rules and separate circuits according to the purpose of these activities.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article R4321-41

Half of the members of the national disciplinary chamber elected in application of 2° of article R. 4321-39 shall be renewed in two parts, one consisting of two members representing private practice m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article R4321-40

…rovided for in Chapter V of Title II of Book I of Part Four of this Code. The provisions of article R. 4122-6 also apply to elections to the national disciplinary chamber.

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