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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article R1435-15

An inspector or controller may only carry out the duties mentioned in article R. 1435-10 if he has completed a training course of at least 120 hours provided jointly by the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Capital grants (R).

Article D5212-15

The conditions governing the liquidation, payment and use of main grants apply to capital grant increases.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Physical working environment.

Article R4542-15

Noise emitted by workstation equipment is taken into account when designing workstations, particularly so as not to disturb attention and hearing.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Calculation of compensation.

Article D5424-15

The amount of the hourly allowance paid in application of articles L. 5424-12 and L. 5424-13 is calculated on the basis of the hourly salary received by the employee on the day before the interruption…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Length of traineeships

Article R6341-15

…duration: three years; b) Minimum duration: forty hours; c) Minimum weekly duration: thirty hours; 2° Part-time internships: a) Maximum duration: three years; b) Minimum duration: forty hours.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article R311-15

When the authorisation of a bridge institution is withdrawn in accordance with article L. 311-39, any liquidation surplus reverts to the holders of the institution's equity securities.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article L356-15

…ed in accordance with the provisions of this Section and Sections II, IV, V and VI of this Chapter; 2° In the case of group supervision referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 356-2, the par…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1575

If a spouse's final assets are less than his or her original assets, the shortfall is borne entirely by that spouse. If it is greater, the increase represents the net acquests and gives rise to partic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374-4

…rantee, unless otherwise agreed. Where the assignee has free disposal of the sum assigned, interest may be agreed for the benefit of the assignor.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Agreement procedure

Article 1552

Any interested third party may, with the agreement of the parties and the technician, intervene in the operations carried out by the technician. The technician will inform the third party that he/she…

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