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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-42

Surface water whose physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics exceed the quality limits for raw water set by the decree mentioned in II of article R. 1321-7 may not be used for the produc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Specific provisions for physical activity or sports establishments which organise the practice or teaching of underwater diving

Article R322-42

In the establishments covered by this section, the safety sheet referred to in Article R. 4461-13 of the French Labour Code is drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the hyperbaric safety manua…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-42

Within its remit, the departmental road safety commission carries out the same duties and has the same powers as those vested in the national commission for the examination of speed circuits by articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-42

The agreement concluded pursuant to the third paragraph of articles L. 2251-4, L. 3232-4 and in 6° of article L. 4211-1 between the operator or future operator and the local authority concerned sets o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to tourist communes and classified resorts.

Article R133-42

A joint order by the ministers responsible for tourism and local authorities specifies :-the conditions for application of articles R. 133-37 to R. 133-41, and in particular the procedures for classif…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-42

I. - The president of the federation shall authorise one or more persons from among his staff who have the appropriate technical and legal skills to: 1° Process the data contained in the database refe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-42

The prison administration shall without delay inform the public prosecutor of the place of conviction of the notification of obligations it has made in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Article…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-42

Where the invention concerns a micro-organism, any person may, either from the date of publication provided for in Article R. 612-39, or before that date if it has been notified of a copy of the paten…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article R142-42

The automated processing of personal data to support the assessment of the minority of persons declaring themselves to be minors and temporarily or permanently deprived of the protection of their fami…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-42

When the administrator's and judicial representative's end-of-assignment reports have been approved, the proceedings are the subject of a closure order issued by the president of the court.This decisi…

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