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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Medical assistants.

Article R4623-25-1

…who supervises him, within the framework of the written protocol provided for by article R. 4623-14 and validated by the latter, according to the skills and experience he has acquired. This protocol d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applying for leave as part of a career transition project

Article R6323-10-2

…idered in the following descending order of priority: 1° Requests which have already been submitted and which have been deferred; 2° Requests made by employees whose training course has had to be inte…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Introduction of a foreign worker.

Article L5221-2-1

…nister of Health to assign him/her to a health establishment, as provided for in articles L. 4111-2 and L. 4221-12 of the Public Health Code, as well as, on a transitional basis, the doctors, dental s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article R3232-1-2

…The technical assistance made available by the department consists of helping the municipalities and public establishments mentioned in article R. 3232-1 in:1° Identifying the players and skills re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-27-1

…office in that Member State under conditions similar to those mentioned in II of Article R. 356-27, and in the absence of an emergency situation, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2-1

…uthorises an online content sharing service provider to exploit the works of authors of the graphic and plastic arts may be extended to rights holders who are not members of this organisation by order…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-23-1

In order to be extended, the branch agreement or professional agreement must, unless justified, include the specific stipulations mentioned in Article L. 2232-10-1 for undertakings with fewer than fif…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare.

Article R331-22-1

…uthority.The federation gives its opinion, which must be substantiated with regard to the technical and safety rules of the discipline, within one month of receiving the request for an opinion.This op…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Private security guards

Article R15-33-29-1

…r duties, private security guards are required to hold their card or approval decision at all times and to produce it to any person who requests it. He must also have the words "garde particulier" or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Private security guards

Article R15-33-27-1

…rity guard is responsible for recording, within the limits of the rights available to the principal and in application of the legislative provisions that authorise him to do so. The commission mention…

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