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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Health and safety.

Article L6222-32

When apprentices attend the training centre, they continue to be covered by the social security system for accidents at work and occupational illnesses to which they are subject as employees.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Health and safety.

Article L6222-30

It is forbidden to employ apprentices in work that is dangerous to their health or safety.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Interministerial Committee for Health

Article D1411-31

The Interministerial Health Committee is chaired by the Prime Minister or, by delegation, by the Minister for Health. It is made up of all the ministers and the Secretary of State for the Budget. Depe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Interministerial Committee for Health

Article D1411-32

…r senior civil servants from the Ministries of Social Affairs, Agriculture, Economy and Finance, Education, the Environment, Higher Education and Research, Town and Country Planning, Housing, Youth, S…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 9: Rights of the debtor's spouse.

Article R631-30

The debtor's spouse shall be heard or duly summoned before any decision ordering or authorising the sale of community property. Where, in the course of the proceedings, the dissolution of the communit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article L6364-3

En application de l'article LO 6371-5, une dotation globale de fonctionnement est instituée afin de contribuer à compenser les accroissements nets de charges de la collectivité de Saint-Martin résulta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-3

The sports resources, expertise and performance centres may, on behalf of the region, carry out the following tasks: 1° Ensure the reception and support of regional sportsmen and women, where applicab…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R114-3

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting. However, notw…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-3

…assistance with the award of contracts, in particular in the following forms:1° Provision of technical infrastructure for the conclusion of works, supply or service contracts;2° Advice on the choice,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-33

Enforcement of the sentencing decision may be refused in the following cases: 1° The sentencing decision is based on offences committed wholly, mainly or for the most part on French territory or in an…

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