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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-4

The sub-envelope of the urban solidarity and social cohesion grant and the rural solidarity grant provided for in 1° of II of Article L. 2334-23-1 accruing to the municipalities of each overseas depar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising in specialised sales outlets.

Article R3323-4

In pubs, restaurants and hotels, equipment, crockery and objects of any kind strictly reserved for the operation of the establishment, for the use of staff during their professional activities and for…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: General obligations of the employer

Article R4544-4

The employer shall define and implement preventive measures so as to eliminate or, failing that, reduce as far as possible the risk of electrical hazards during operations on electrical installations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : State diploma for nurse anaesthetists

Article D4311-46

Nurses who hold the certificate of aptitude for the duties of anaesthetist assistant created by the decree of 9 April 1960 or who hold the State diploma of nurse anaesthetist may use the title of Stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : State diploma for nurse anaesthetists

Article D4311-45

…ion enabling them to practise this profession who, after passing the admission tests, have attended and validated the theoretical and practical courses as well as the work placements that make up the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : State diploma for nurse anaesthetists

Article D4311-47

…The following are set by order of the Minister of Health: 1° The conditions for student admission ; 2° The programme and organisation of studies ; 3° The procedures for granting exemptions from study…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to training hours

Article R6321-4

…employee's agreement to training activities taking place outside working hours, as provided for in 2° of article L. 6321-6, is in writing. It may be terminated by the employee within eight days of it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the employment contract

Article R7413-4

For the application of the provisions of articles L. 1234-1 to L. 1234-8 and L. 1237-1, relating to notice periods, to homeworkers with an open-ended employment contract, the compensation due in the e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Co-contractor established in France

Article D8222-4

…r ascendants or descendants, shall be deemed to have carried out the checks required by article L. 8222-1 if, when the contract is entered into and every six months until the end of its performance, h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-47

During the period defined in article R. 6153-46, medical students complete thirty-six months of training, including the annual leave provided for in article R. 6153-58, the terms of which are determin…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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