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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-51

Agents of local authorities and their public establishments may not perform the duties of a volunteer firefighter during duty time, except in the cases provided for by loi n° 96-370 du 3 mai 1996 rela…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-55

A joint order of the ministers in charge of civil security, the civil service and health defines the general conditions for the organisation and assessment of specific training courses directly linked…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-54

…nteer fire fighters. The order referred to in the first paragraph also sets out the provisions applicable to the training organisations that can provide them, as well as their approval or accreditatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-53

…e departmental or territorial fire and rescue service determine those mixed centres which, although called upon to be commanded by a professional firefighter by application of the second paragraph of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-52

An order of the minister responsible for civil security shall determine the composition and the conditions of wearing, during service, of firefighters' outfits and uniforms.The characteristics and des…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rectification of material errors

Article R4126-52

The provisions of article R. 833-1 of the Code of Administrative Justice are applicable before the National Disciplinary Chamber.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Research, studies and surveys.

Article R4624-58

…occupational health inspector, in all research, studies and surveys, particularly of an epidemiological nature, within the scope of his duties.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-51

…e links known to the public when they speak at a public event, university teaching or continuing education or therapeutic education activity, in the written or audiovisual press or via any written or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-56

Nurses must indicate on their prescription forms and other professional documents : 1° Their surname, forenames, professional postal and electronic address, telephone number and identification number…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-57

…or those of one of his patients, one of his relatives, one of his friends or a group which usually calls upon his services, or if his independence is affected in any way whatsoever. No one may be bot…

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