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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of granting

Article R5141-21

The advance is repayable within a maximum of five years. The first repayment is made no later than twelve months after payment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of granting

Article R5141-20

…or concerns employees taking over their company in difficulty as provided for in 6° of article L. 5141-1, as well as the characteristics of the additional financing mentioned in article R. 5141-18, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and entitlement to aid

Article R5141-2

For the purposes of Article L. 5141-1, the following are deemed to fulfil the condition of effective control of the business created or taken over when it is set up as a company: 1° An applicant for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and obligations of jobseekers

Article R5524-2

…he beneficiary is married under the local law civil status regime, as it existed prior to Order no. 2010-590 of 3 June 2010 on provisions relating to the local law civil status applicable in Mayotte a…

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

Article R7124-29

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

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

Article R7124-27

The employment of a child under the age of six in modelling activities and prior selection for such activities may only be authorised for the following periods: 1 Maximum daily duration: a) One hour,…

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

Article R7124-28

The employment and selection of a schoolchild referred to in article L. 7124-8 are only authorised on days and half-days of rest other than Sunday.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Declaration and certification of establishments.

Article R5131-2

…Economic Area, issue any establishment carrying out one of the activities mentioned in Article L. 5131-2 with a certificate stating that it complies with the good manufacturing practices mentioned in…

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

Article R5212-22

I.-Local materiovigilance correspondents are responsible for: 1° Forwarding without delay, with the exception of the reports mentioned in b, to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité…

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

Article R5212-25

The operator must ensure that the maintenance and quality controls required for the medical devices it operates are carried out. Maintenance is carried out either by the manufacturer or under his resp…

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