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Showing 13411350 of 52536 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 2-7-2002 n° 99-14.819

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Duties towards patients

Article R4312-79

Nurses suggest consulting a colleague as soon as circumstances require. He accepts any consultation requested by the patient or the patient's family. At the end of the consultation, and with the patie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for jobseekers

Article R5524-7

For the application of article R. 5422-17 in Mayotte, the reference: "L. 5422-23" is replaced by the reference: "L. 5524-3".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Career development advice

Article D6111-7

The institutions, bodies and operators responsible for providing career development advice assess the impact of the advice on their beneficiaries and share this data under the conditions set out inart…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of traineeships

Article R6341-7

Training courses organised by employers in application of article L. 6341-2 may only be approved if they are created as a result of job creation, a change in the production process, a reduction in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Issue of approval

Article R7232-7

Approval is granted for a period of five years.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determination of salary

Article R7422-7

The Prefect takes the decision provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 7422-6 with the assent of the departmental committee provided for in article R. 7422-1. He takes the decision provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-71

Without prejudice to the exercise of the rights provided for in Articles 15 to 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of indivi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-70

For the application of Article L. 7343-17, the substantial drop in activity may be established in particular by the following elements: 1° A substantial drop in the average hourly income paid by the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and mandate

Article D8121-7

The full and alternate members of the National Labour Inspection Council are appointed by order of the Minister for Labour.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-70

The design, surface area, layout and layout of the premises of pharmacies for internal use are adapted to the tasks and activities for which they are responsible, taking into account, for each of them…

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