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Showing 93619370 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Trainees

Article D6352-34

…n this respect. The trainee is obliged to follow the training course until it ends. A trainee who abandons the training course for reasons that are not recognised as valid is excluded from receiving u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges.

Article L724-3-3

…on of applications made up of two members of the national disciplinary commission, one a magistrate and the other a judge of a commercial court, appointed each year by the chairman of the national dis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-3

The certificates referred to in 3° of article A. 322-3-1 of the French Sports Code are as follows: 1° The certificate of passing the "Pass nautique" test referred to in I of article A. 322-3-2 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-35-2

…hours worked is granted under the conditions set out inarticle L. 1225-62 of the French Labour Code and the regulatory provisions adopted for its application to hospital practitioners whose dependent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-35-1

…granted under the conditions set out in articles L. 3142-6 to L. 3142-15 of the French Labour Code and the regulatory provisions adopted for their application to hospital practitioners whose ascendan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-3

…ion period is limited to the year to which this budget applies for the authorisation of expenditure and the issue of revenue orders.However, this period includes an additional period extending until t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Occupational risk prevention workers in inter-company occupational health services.

Article R4623-38

…pational risk prevention consultant works exclusively to prevent accidents, protect workers' health and safety and improve working conditions. To this end, they provide diagnosis, advice, guidance and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Occupational risk prevention workers in inter-company occupational health services.

Article R4623-39

When the occupational health and prevention service does not have the necessary technical skills to intervene, it may call on the services of a professional risk prevention consultant registered in ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Occupational risk prevention workers in inter-company occupational health services.

Article R4623-37

…pational risk prevention specialists have technical or organisational skills in occupational health and safety. They have the time and resources required to carry out their duties. They may not be dis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-36

…tan authority is solely responsible for:1° Taking all necessary steps to collect revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the service of the metropolitan authority;2° Drawing…

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