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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Radiation protection advisor

Article R1333-20

…r, the following is required:1° For the person competent in radiation protection, a training certificate issued by a training organisation mentioned in 1° of Article R. 4451-125 of the Labour Code ;2°…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Insulation and energy dissipation

Article R4324-20

It must be possible to dissipate the energy accumulated in the work equipment easily, without compromising worker safety. Where it is not possible to dissipate the energy, the presence of this energy…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-20

…ticle R. 6153-6, the training period is not validated.A six-month traineeship which, either in application of these provisions or by decision of the competent university authorities, has not been vali…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 211-20

…of a given feature film may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of the French participation;2° Have the effect of increa…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-20

…e third of the weekly or monthly working time provided for in the part-time employee's contract and calculated, where applicable, over the period provided for by a collective agreement concluded on th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to production cost control

Article 311-20

When the total amount of aid granted in application of this title for the production and preparation of an audiovisual work is equal to or greater than €50,000, its definitive award is subject to cert…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-20

The employee sends his request for compulsory time off to the employer at least one week in advance. The request shall specify the date and duration of the rest period. Within seven days of receiving…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-7

…itoring a person who represents a serious threat to public security and order due to his or her radicalisation as a terrorist, the State representative in the department and, in Paris, the police pref…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R531-20

Proof of notification of the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may be provided by any means.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-20

The delegation, which cannot meet by professional category, submits its proposals and wishes to the chamber. It may be consulted directly by the administration on specific problems in its constituency…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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