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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-5

…The tasks of the technical advisor are: 1° To ensure the technical monitoring of the establishment and to draw up and monitor the implementation of the establishment's project; 2° To support and coor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Training arrangements

Article R6222-50

…her to follow this training at a distance ; 2° Or to follow a distance learning course or practical and theoretical instruction equivalent to that provided in the centre. These adjustments are made by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Training arrangements

Article R6222-51

…to provide training for people with disabilities, the agreements provided for in articles L. 6232-1 and L. 6233-1 may be entered into by the apprentice training centre with, as appropriate, educationa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the issuing of a European Investigation Order by the French judicial authorities

Article D47-1-5

When issuing a European Investigation Order for the seizure of evidence, the magistrate shall specify in the order: either 1° that the evidence is to be transferred to him; or 2° or that it must be pr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 508

Exceptionally and in the interests of the protected person, a guardian who is not a judicial representative for the protection of adults may, with the authorisation of the family council or, failing t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507

…r, failing this, the judge.Sharing may also be carried out in court in accordance with articles 840 and 842.Any other sharing is considered provisional.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 505

…dispositive acts in the name of the protected person.The authorisation determines the stipulations and, where applicable, the price or upset price for which the deed is made. Authorisation is not req…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 506

…mise on behalf of the protected person after having had the clauses of the settlement or compromise and, where applicable, the arbitration clause approved by the family council or, failing that, by th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 550

Anyone wishing to plate or duplicate gold, silver and platinum on copper or any other metal is required to make a declaration to the office of guarantee. Precious metal articles duplicated or plated w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 551

Only articles covered with precious metal to a titre of at least 500 thousandths and bearing a special maker's hallmark are entitled to the designation "plated", "doubled" or "silver-plated". Silver a…

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