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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Reimbursement of childcare or assistance expenses and assistance with the financing of service vouchers

Article D2123-22-4-A

A.-For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 2123-18-2, the deliberation of the municipal council determines the documents that the members of the municipal council must provide for th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-4

I. - Where, for an insurance undertaking which does not belong to a group within the meaning of Article L. 356-1, the commitments constituted in respect of the operations governed by this chapter repr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-4

A panel of experts attached to the Office will carry out any investigations required to examine the claim, in accordance with the adversarial principle, and will, if necessary, arrange for an expert o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-48

The obligations of security surveillance may be adapted at any time to take account of the development of the person subject to it. They may be amended, supplemented or withdrawn by reasoned order of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-43-3

The interview provided for inarticle L. 335-5 of the Education Code is conducted by at least two members of the selection panel. It lasts between 15 and 30 minutes.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-42-5

The regional director of youth, sport and social cohesion fills in the national tool for monitoring registrations and results for the certification tests of the ministries responsible for youth and sp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-43-5

The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion may organise : -support for candidates in validating their experience; -monitoring of candidates after they have passed the jury, in order to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-42-2

Where the request for admissibility is for a complementary certificate, the candidate must enclose a copy of the diploma with which the complementary certification is associated with their admissibili…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-42-3

Applicants who are not resident in France must submit their application to the regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion of their choice.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-43-2

Any complete validation file submitted by a candidate no later than two months before the date of the jury must be presented by the regional director of youth, sports and social cohesion on the date o…

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