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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Control and accounting

Article R6332-40

The expenses relating to the training provided for in Article L. 2315-18 that the skills operators may cover under the financial section mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6332-3 are as follows: 1° Pedagog…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of members

Article R6143-4

The members of the Supervisory Board of public health institutions, including those with national or inter-regional jurisdiction, are appointed by order of the Director General of the Regional Health…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-49

The provisions of this sub-section apply to organisations carrying out the conservation and preparation for scientific purposes of tissues and cells from the human body and their derivatives when thes…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Arbitration

Article R2397-4

For the State, recourse to arbitration, pursuant to article L. 2397-3, is authorised by decree issued on the report of the competent minister and the minister responsible for the economy.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Derogations

Article R4437-4

The derogation granted by the labour inspector is for a period of one year, renewable. It is withdrawn as soon as the circumstances that justified it no longer exist.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control of work permits

Article R5221-42

The employer's request must be sent to the Prefect at least two working days before the effective date of recruitment.The Prefect will notify the employer of his decision by post or e-mail within two…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control of work permits

Article R5221-46

The work permit must be presented without delay at any request from the authorities mentioned in article L. 8271-17.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control of work permits

Article R5221-41

Pursuant to article L. 5221-8, employers must check that the foreign national they intend to employ is legally resident. To this end, the employer shall refer the matter to the prefect of the départem…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2334-31-1

Article R. 2334-24, c of article R. 2334-26 and articles R. 2334-28 and R. 2334-29 only apply to subsidies granted under the dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux which have the character of in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-3

When the price of acquisitions of real estate, real property rights or businesses carried out according to the rules of common law by public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation gives rise to…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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