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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal of public aid

Article D8272-4

…elve months preceding the application, the competent authority may decide to refuse the aid requested. It will then inform the company of its intention by registered letter with acknowledgement of rec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "intensive care" and 2°: "dispensatory polyvalent intensive care

Article D6124-28-5

The non-medical team of an intensive care unit, polyvalent or speciality, of mention 1° or 2° mentioned in article R. 6124-34-1 includes at least : 1° One nurse for every four open beds ; 2° During th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-23

…ring programme drawn up by the person responsible for the bathing water, as provided for in article L. 1332-3, includes, as a minimum, daily visual monitoring during the bathing season. It may also in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Referees and judges

Article D211-101

…nises training for referees and judges which includes, in compliance with the provisions of article L. 726-1 of the French Internal Security Code, awareness training in the fight against cardiac arres…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-14

…reative and production staff actually employed;3° A copy of the declaration provided for in article L. 1221-10 of the French Labour Code and a copy of the document acknowledging receipt by the recipie…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-ministerial cooperation and exchanges of information relating to the fight against trafficking in doping substances or methods

Article D232-103

The communication of information between the officials mentioned in article L. 232-20 relates in particular to :- the calendar of competitions or sporting events ;- statistics on analyses carried out…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operating rules

Article D214-5

…ins the assets whose disposal would not be in the interests of the shareholders pursuant to Article L. 214-7-4, and the new SICAV have the same portfolio management company, the same custodian and the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operating rules

Article D214-8

…the assets whose disposal would not be in the best interests of the unitholders pursuant to article L. 214-8-7, and the new fund have the same portfolio management company, the same custodian and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D3421-2

The payment of the contributions provided for in article L. 3421-2 for the financing of the expenses of the Paris fire brigade intervenes under the following conditions: a) With regard to operating ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-14

…t appropriation are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of Article L. 5217-10-11, the entries in the budget are justified by the production in the appendix of a foreca…

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