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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Education, re-education and vocational training centres

Article R5213-14

…entre may receive are taken into account in the allocation. The agreement determines in particular: 1° The number of beneficiaries; 2° The nature and types of programmes; 3° The duration of the rehabi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and meetings.

Article R5312-14

…ermine in particular the composition and powers of the Audit Committee provided for in Article L. 5312-5, which is attended by the representative of the Economic and Financial Control Board, and of th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts for the commissioning of one or more artistic works to be created

Article R2372-12

…can only be awarded to a specific service provider in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2322-5, the purchaser may negotiate the contract for the decoration of public buildings without prio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions.

Article R6142-12

All expenditure incurred for the upkeep of university buildings and for the purchase of furniture or instruments intended for teaching purposes, excluding any use for hospital purposes, is borne by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R1432-126

…ommittee comprises sixteen representatives of the staff of the regional health agencies, including :1° Twelve full representatives of the civil servants, public-sector contract staff and practitioners…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Vehicles used for the transport of corpses before coffining (R).

Article D2223-111

…limation of a refrigerant in the burial compartment is prohibited. Vehicles put into service before 1 November 1994 may nevertheless retain such devices until 1 September 2000, provided that the vehic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article 529-11

The notice of contravention provided for by articles 529-1 and 529-8 or the payment notice for the settlement provided for by Article 529-6 may be sent following the discovery of a traffic offence com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure.

Article L6362-11

When the checks relate to the actions mentioned in article L. 6313-1 or to professional development counselling activities financed by the State, local authorities, the Caisse des dépôts et consignati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Duration and implementation of professionalisation actions.

Article L6325-14

A branch agreement may extend the duration of the courses beyond 25% for certain categories of beneficiaries, in particular for those mentioned in article L. 6325-1-1 or for those aiming for training…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120-1

…s of the board of directors of an entity in the network as referred to in III and IV of Article L. 322-27-2, the central body shall provisionally appoint the persons responsible for carrying out their…

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