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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-10-1

Members of the Regional Council benefit each year from an individual right to training recorded in euros, which may be accumulated over the entire term of office up to a ceiling and the annual amount…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R311-1

The committee provided for in Article L. 311-5 sits either in plenary session or in one of two specialised panels, the first for phonograms and the second for videograms. Each of these panels is chair…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1379

Claims made pursuant to articles 784,790,809-1,810-8,812-1-1,813,813-4,814-1,837,841-1and 1031 of the Civil Code shall be brought before the president of the judicial court, who shall rule in the mann…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the appointment and training of citizen assessors

Article R2-12

…ng course on the workings of the criminal justice system and the duties they will be required to perform. The training also includes a visit to a prison.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R644-3

…s of the decision. The latter may lodge an appeal within the time limits and in accordance with the forms provided for in Article R. 621-21.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Coordinator training and training body.

Article R4532-35

Training for coordinators is provided in each body by trainers who meet the conditions laid down in Article R. 4532-30. However, for areas requiring specific skills, these organisations may call on ot…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval

Article R6332-70

Approval of the training insurance fund for non-salaried employees can only be granted if it complies with the legal provisions relating to its constitution.Approval is granted only when the estimated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-2

The diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications referred to in Article L. 4362-1 are the optician-mutician advanced technician's certificate and the optician-mutician profession…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Respective responsibilities of the State and the region

Article L4383-1

The State lays down the conditions of access to training for the professionals mentioned in Titles I to VII of this book, nursing assistants, nursery auxiliaries, ambulance attendants and health manag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-3

The continuing professional development obligation is met: 1° By participation in training seminars, supervised self-study programmes or distance learning courses or courses; 2° By attendance at collo…

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