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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-19-1

The departmental director of fire and rescue services performs the duties of director of the public establishment and head of the departmental corps. He has authority over all the personnel of the dep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Inclusion on the list of medicinal products for officinal use

Article R5121-202

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall draw up the list of medicinal products, known as medicinal products for officinal use, which the d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-55

For the purposes of Article L. 613-47, the estimate of the losses that the holders of equity securities or other forms of ownership and the creditors of the person subject to a resolution procedure wo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-34

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the duties of director of an establishment or service for the care of young children may be carried out by : 1° A person holding a State diploma as a doctor of medi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-66

The practitioner on leave of absence ceases to benefit from the emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-23. In the event of leave of absence taken in application of 2° of I of article R. 6152-64…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-4

Each approved federation shall appoint an anti-doping adviser responsible for ensuring that the federation complies with its obligations in terms of the fight against doping as set out in 5° of I and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R*1321-52

Applications for authorisation of the laboratories mentioned in II of Article R. 1321-48 and II of Article R. 1321-50 shall be sent to the Minister for Health.An order of the Minister for Health, issu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contribution and management

Article R6332-75

The contribution due by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6331-48 is distributed by France Compétences between the training insurance funds for non-salaried workers according…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article R311-17

Measures taken by the resolution board pursuant to Articles L. 311-29 to L. 311-48 may be relied on against third parties without further formality, as soon as they are published on the website of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-40

Measures taken by the collège de résolution pursuant to Articles L. 613-48 to L. 613-62-2 may be relied on against third parties without further formality as soon as they are published on the website…

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