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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes.

Article R2362-19

Disputes arising from the application of the provisions of this section, other than those mentioned in article R. 2362-18, shall be brought before the president of the judicial court of the defendant'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R2363-4

The secretary of the Committee of the European Cooperative Society is appointed from among its members. The officers are elected from among its members.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: European professional card for mountain guides

Article R212-94-2

…ed to in 1° of article R. 212-94-1, in which France is the host Member State, the application for a European professional mountain guide card, accompanied by the required supporting documents, the lis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: European professional card for mountain guides

Article R212-94-1

The following may apply for the European professional card, as defined in I of Article 1 of Order no. 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications in regulated profe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: European professional card for mountain guides

Article R212-94-3

…in 2° of article R. 212-94-1, in which France is the Member State of origin, the application for a European professional mountain guide card, accompanied by the supporting documents required by the h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-42

…ions of article L. 6211-2 do not apply. II - During the period of mobility in a Member State of the European Union other than France or outside the European Union, the host company or training centre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-43

Apprentices from a Member State of the European Union undertaking a period of mobility in France benefit from the provisions of this book. Due to the temporary nature of this mobility, the following p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-44

The content of the contractual relationship between the apprentice, the employer in France, the employer abroad, the training centre in France and the training centre abroad is laid down by decree in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedure

Article R321-29

The provisional verification report, drawn up by the rapporteur and adopted by the supervisory board, is sent by the chairman to the audited body, which has thirty days in which to submit its observat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedure

Article R321-28

To carry out the task mentioned in 1° of Article L. 327-1, the Enforcement Board shall draw up its annual work programme on a proposal from its Chairman. An inspection not provided for in this program…

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