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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport

Article D212-51

The diplôme d'Etat supérieur de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport is a higher State diploma registered in the répertoire national des certifications professionnelles and classified at…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport

Article D212-52

…t; -or, in the case of the joint creation of a specialisation, by an order of the ministers concerned. These orders define the professional reference framework and the certification reference framewor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport

Article D212-54

The professional reference framework is made up of an activity reference framework which describes the work situations and activities carried out, and the trades or jobs targeted, and a skills referen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Annual activity report for electricity concessions

Article D2224-34

The electricity distribution organisations mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 2224-31 and suppliers of electricity at the regulated tariffs mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Annual activity report for electricity concessions

Article D2224-36

Where the service area of a distribution organisation and a regulated sales tariff supplier coincides with the territory of a single concession, the information required to draw up this report is reco…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Reductions in sentence provided for by article 721

Article D116-1

…emaining period of incarceration when assessing the amount of sentence reductions that may be granted..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Reductions in sentence provided for by article 721

Article D116-3

…aph of Article 721. These rules are no longer applicable when all of these sentences have been served.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks of national centres of reference

Article D1413-47

In carrying out their missions, the national reference centres shall comply with: 1° General specifications drawn up by the Minister for Health after consultation with the National Public Health Agenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks of national centres of reference

Article D1413-46

I.-The missions of the national centres of reference are :1° Expertise in the microbiology and pathology of infectious agents, the development, optimisation, validation and distribution of medical bio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to regional unions of health professionals whose members are appointed

Article D4031-18

When a seat becomes vacant, the trade union organisation from which the professional belongs shall appoint a new representative to replace him for the remainder of his term of office.

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