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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-45

…ical committee(s) of the university hospital centre(s); 3° The president(s) of the university(ies); 4° For each university, the director of the medical training and research unit or, if there is more…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…ative of the Director General of Healthcare; 3° A representative of the Director General of Health; 4° A representative of the central director of the armed forces health service; 5° Three elected pai…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-42

…ry, particularly with regard to : 1° health and safety at work ; 2° remuneration ; 3° working hours 4° weekly rest periods and public holidays. During the period of mobility within or outside the Euro…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-42

…ritorial sports project or its revision, and when it is consulted in application of article L. 112-14 on the draft territorial agreement for the concerted exercise of competence in sport prior to its…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-4

…To provide the public authorities with forward-looking thinking and advice on public health issues;4° To contribute to the development of a comprehensive and concerted child health policy.It may be c…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article R771-4

…agent;3° References to the department are replaced by references to the local authority concerned ;4° In the absence of adaptation, references made by provisions of this code applicable to Saint-Bart…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Sale of a business.

Article D141-4

The information provided to employees mentioned in articles L. 141-25and L. 141-30 may be carried out as follows: 1° During an employee information meeting at the end of which employees sign the atten…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R2241-4

…ovisions of the first paragraph of article 5 of 1 of article 6 and article 7 of decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration, and mentions the purchase price.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-45

The body referred to in Article L. 4411-4 is authorised to provide the labour inspection officers referred to in Article L. 8112-1, the labour inspection doctors referred to in Article L. 8112-1, to a…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Development Council

Article R6231-4

…rsity and national and international mobility; 3° The organisation and running of training courses; 4° The general conditions for the preparation and further training of instructors; 5° The organisati…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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