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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Data and methods of transmission to the health authority

Article R3113-1

I.-Diseases that warrant urgent local, national or international intervention are reported to the regional health agency under the conditions set out in article R. 3113-3. II-Cases of disease requirin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R152-2

For the application of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° The references to the departmental council are replaced by the reference to the territorial council of Saint-Barthélemy; 2° The references to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Communes of French Polynesia.

Article D2573-1

For the application of the provisions of Part Two to the communes of French Polynesia:1° The references to the prefect and the representative of the State in the department or collectivity, as well as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Determination of death prior to sampling and conditions for taking samples

Article R1232-4-1

Organs may only be removed from a deceased person if that person is assisted by mechanical ventilation and retains haemodynamic function. However, organs from a list established by order of the Minist…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Protectors and protective devices

Article R4324-1

Moving parts for transmitting energy or for moving work equipment where there is a risk of mechanical contact which could lead to accidents are fitted with appropriate guards or devices to prevent acc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electrical installations and precautions against static electricity

Article R4462-24

The electrical installation in each building or premises where pyrotechnic activities are carried out must include a device enabling the power supply to the building or premises to be cut off in an em…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R88

…iminal records department is notified, by the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor, of arrest warrants and judgments or rulings handing down custodial sentences, whether in adversarial proceedin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-2-7

If the person against whom a warrant of committal with deferred effect has been issued fails, without legitimate reason, to appear before the public prosecutor or at the prison on the date set for his…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article R3511-1

For the application to Mayotte of the provisions of Part Three of this Code: 1° The reference to the department or overseas department is replaced by the reference to the Department of Mayotte; 2° The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN MAYOTTE

Article R5831-1

For the application to Mayotte of the provisions of Part Five of this Code: 1° The reference to the department, overseas department, region or overseas region is replaced by the reference to the Depar…

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