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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Territorial Environment and Health Risks Council

Article R1416-8

…ers of professions working in the council's areas of competence; c) Two experts in the same fields; 4° Two qualified persons, including at least one doctor. The State representative appoints the membe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-43-15

The request for exemption is made either on the employer's initiative or on the employee's initiative in agreement with the employer.When the request for derogation is made at the employer's initiativ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Continuing vocational training

Article R814-28-4

…self-study programmes or distance learning courses or courses, up to a limit of ten hours per year;4° Conducting training, colloquia, conferences and seminars and teaching in a professional or univer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-3

…t provided for in article L. 1233-65 or the redeployment leave provided for in article L. 1233-71 ; 4° Communication to staff representatives of the information provided for in Articles L. 1233-31 to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article D2223-37

The thanatopractors who hold the national diploma provided for in Article L. 2223-45 have the professional capacity to perform conservation care. Only thanatopractors who can prove that they have unde…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Continuing vocational training

Article R814-28-5

The training mentioned in 1° to 4° of article R. 814-28-4 shall be completed with the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, university establishments or trai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-2

I. - When the matter is referred to it by the authority of another Member State of the European Union responsible for the supervision of a group on a consolidated basis for the purpose of reaching a j…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation between sections

Article R1423-6

Cases are divided between the sections of the industrial tribunal in accordance with : 1° For the management section, article L. 1423-1-2 ; 2° For the other sections, the allocation table provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers.

Article L7233-9

A decree specifies the conditions for application of articles L. 7233-4 and L. 7233-5.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-34-1

…roject ; 2° Leading and managing human resources; 3° Budgetary, financial and accounting management 4° Coordination with external institutions and stakeholders.

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