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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R7125-2

In order to benefit from the credit for hours provided for in article L. 7125-2, the assembly councillor shall inform his employer in writing at least three days before his absence, specifying the dat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Hyperbaric fitness certificate and hyperbaric prevention advisor certificate

Article R4461-28

The hyperbaric aptitude certificate indicates in particular: 1° The endorsement corresponding to the professional activity carried out; 2° The class defining, taking into account the maximum relative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Hyperbaric fitness certificate and hyperbaric prevention advisor certificate

Article R4461-27

I. - Only workers holding a certificate of aptitude for hyperbaric conditions issued following training provided in accordance with the conditions laid down in this section may work in hyperbaric envi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-2

Self-employed workers and employers, when working directly on a building or civil engineering site, are only subject to the provisions of article R. 4534-18 concerning the examination of equipment, ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Support for the development of employment and skills

Article D5121-2

Agreements concluded at national level are subject to the opinion of the Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Coll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-2

An employer who is aware of an accident at work resulting in the death of a worker and who fails to inform the Labour Inspectorate, in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 4121-5, is l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-2

To work in an in-house pharmacy, a pharmacist must hold either: 1° A diploma of specialised studies in hospital and community pharmacy; 2° A diploma of specialised studies in industrial and biomedical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation to manufacture, import and distribute active substances.

Article R5138-2

The information mentioned in 1° to 3° of article R. 5138-1, with the exception of the name of the establishment's legal representatives, is entered in the European Union database.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for recognition of a field of specialisation

Article R6213-2

The request for recognition is sent to the national management centre by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, accompanied by a file, the composition of which is set by an order of the mi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accreditation procedures for opening a medical biology laboratory

Article R6221-2

The laboratory must actually open within four weeks of notification of the provisional certificate referred to in 4° of III of Article R. 6221-1. Once this period has elapsed, the provisional certific…

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