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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma.

Article D4332-3

The course lasts three years. The following are laid down by order of the ministers responsible for higher education and health: 1° The programme and course of study ; 2° The conditions for admission…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notice prior to opposition

Article R6225-3

When it is established by the departments referred to in article R. 6225-1 that an employer, as apprenticeship master, is failing to comply with his obligations under the apprenticeship contract or is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-39

For newly created companies or those falling within the scope provided for in article L. 6331-35, the advance payments of the contributions provided for in article L. 6331-35 are calculated for the fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-36

The contribution provided for in article L. 6331-35 contributes to the development of the actions mentioned in 2° of article L. 6331-36, in particular with regard to: 1° The financing of investments a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-38

The contribution due by companies with fewer than eleven employees is settled on 31 January of the year following payment of the last instalment. The balance of the contribution due is paid on that da…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-37

The contribution payable by companies with fewer than eleven employees is paid in three instalments, on 30 April, 31 July and 31 October each year. The amount of each instalment is equal to a quarter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for leave

Article R6422-3

The request for authorisation of absence shall be sent to the employer no later than sixty days before the start of the validation of acquired experience by any means that confers a date of receipt.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Working hours and rest periods

Article R7124-30

During school holidays, the employment of a child aged between six and sixteen in a modelling activity and prior selection with a view to carrying out this activity may only be authorised during half…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-33

If the quality control has led to the reporting of a risk of incident as provided for in Article R. 5212-31, the operator shall notify the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-32

In the case of external quality control, the return to conformity of the devices is certified by the compliant results of a second quality control carried out on the device in accordance with the prov…

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