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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-75

With the exception of those listed in article R. 4313-78, machinery is subject to the conformity assessment procedure with internal control of manufacture. Agricultural or forestry tractors and their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation prior to disciplinary action

Article R4443-11

I.-Articles R. 4233-33 to R. 4233-38 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version set out in Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations set out in II. II.-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-49

When, on the occasion of the implementation of Article 20(4) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, urgent action is essential to protect human…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-807-2

When, at the end of the calendar year, the number of days registered in the time savings account exceeds the threshold mentioned in article R. 6152-807-1, the practitioner may opt, for the days exceed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quality control

Article D6221-21

I.-The external quality assessment bodies referred to in article L. 6221-9 must meet the following criteria: 1° Competence, in terms of qualifications and experience, to organise quality control campa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-15

…event of non-compliance with any of the obligations laid down in articles R. 212-10-11 to R. 212-10-13, the rector of the academic region may proceed :1° Suspend the authorisation of the training body…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-69

…isclosure results from a characterised abuse with regard to it within the meaning of Article L. 611-13, first paragraph (2nd indent, a), it may indicate this in its observations and briefly give its r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Verification of professional qualifications and continuing training

Article R513-9

…ing and continuing professional development set out in II of Article L. 511-2 and in Article R. 512-13-1. It verifies that the training courses referred to in Article R. 512-13-1 are: 1° Effectively p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-20-1

…6331-1 may use his personal training account in application of article 22 ter of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants. When the public entity pays the contri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Mixed associations composed of communes and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation or exclusively public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5843-1

…deconcentration and various measures to simplify local public action L. 5711-2 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5711-3 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5711-5 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2…

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