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Showing 25612570 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-18

…nd partly in the form of a repayable advance on the sums calculated in accordance with articles 232-4 et seq.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to in-house pharmacies in health establishments, army hospitals, the Institution nationale des invalides, health cooperation groups, cosmetic surgery facilities, medico-social establishments and services and social and medico-social cooperation groups.

Article R5126-18

…he in-house pharmacies of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 5126-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-15

…mporary and occasional basis, without having to complete the formalities provided for in Article L. 4322-2 . Where the practice or training leading to the profession is not regulated in the State in w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-18

…these titles is awarded without being the holder of the delegation provided for in article L. 131-14, in breach of the provisions of article L. 131-17, is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros. However…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-155

The purpose of the work placements referred to in article A. 212-154 is to place the trainee in a position of responsibility in a training and educational structure approved by the regional director f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-154

…collaboration with the sports federations, holders of the delegation instituted in article L. 131-14, for the practice of physical and sports activities by disabled people. Each stage of the training…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-151

…are or have been top-level sportsmen and sportswomen under the conditions set out in article D. 212-73, after having completed a continuous assessment course organised by a public educational establis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-153

At the end of the special test referred to in article A. 212-152, the jury may decide to lighten the candidate's training by all or part of the training units.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-152

A special test designed to assess the candidate's knowledge is organised during a forty-hour orientation and selection course. This course should enable the team of trainers to assess the trainee's te…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-157

The jury, in accordance with article A. 212-144, draws up the list of those admitted to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du premier degré et du deuxième degré, in the light of the results obtaine…

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