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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-39-4

The request for recusal shall be made by a document delivered to the secretariat of the Commission, which shall issue a receipt, or by a statement recorded by the secretariat in the minutes.It must, o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-9

Maître des requêtes or auditors at the Conseil d'Etat, Conseiller référendaire or auditors at the Cour des Comptes are attached to the Superior Court of Arbitration as rapporteurs. They are appointed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Default provisions

Article R3122-10

The hierarchical appeal against the decision of the Labour Inspector shall be made to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, and shall be lodged within on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article D3133-1

Periods of training and employment in the health reserve for self-employed professionals, retired persons, students not remunerated for their studies and unemployed persons are compensated by the Nati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Provisions specific to the communes of Marseille and Lyon

Article R2513-12

Administrative or technical staff from the city of Marseille may assist with the administrative and training support tasks entrusted to the military personnel responsible for running the battalion. Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific provisions relating to the handling of industrial radiology equipment

Article R4451-61

The industrial radiology equipment mentioned in 3° of article R. 4311-7, the list of which is set by decree, may only be handled by a worker holding a certificate of aptitude issued by the Institute f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Authorisation of training centres for hospital pharmacy assistants and approval of their directors

Article D4244-2

The authorisation provided for in article L. 4244-2 may be withdrawn, after formal notice and by reasoned decision, if the conditions set out in article D. 4244-1 are no longer met and in the event of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose

Article R5111-4

The Regional Coordination Committee for Employment and Vocational Training is consulted on the general conditions for the implementation in the region of the agreements and actions provided for in art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Appeals

Article R4723-3

…ate the complaint, this period may be extended by a further twenty-one days. The employer will be informed by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in nursery nursing.

Article D4311-50

The following are set by order of the Minister for Health: 1° The conditions for student admission ; 2° The duration of studies, the training programme and the organisation of teaching; 3° The procedu…

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