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Article Annexe 4-9

…andate to enforce the agreement or an expert appraisal; 2° With regard to bailiffs: a) Services and formalities compatible with the status of judicial officer, and not having a judicial officer's docu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-5

Where the Assize Court is not seised of the appeal against the judgment handed down on the public prosecution, the appeal lodged by a party against the judgment handed down on the civil action alone s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-19

The in-company training situations covering phases of supervising the public, determined in the educational process for the vocational certificate, vocational diploma, State diploma or higher State di…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: State mountain sports teaching, supervision and training diplomas

Article D212-69-2

The training programmes and the procedures for obtaining the diplomas are set by order of the Minister for Sport, after consultation with the permanent sections of the competent specialised commission…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-7

The total amount of economic, social and environmental training leave and trade union training leave taken per year by an employee may not exceed twelve days. It may not exceed eighteen days for cours…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-2

The one-off contribution to vocational training and work-linked training mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6131-1 is made up of : 1° The apprenticeship tax mentioned in article L. 6241-1 ; 2° The vocation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-6

The legal entities mentioned in article L. 6227-1 cover the costs of training their apprentices in the apprentice training centres that take them on, except where these legal entities are liable for t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: French regulated markets.

Article R*421-6-1

Silence on the part of the administration shall constitute a decision to reject : 1° Applications for initial approval of the rules of a regulated market made pursuant to the third paragraph of Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work platforms.

Article R4534-80

Where work platforms rest on trestles or trestles, these should be no more than 2 metres apart. They must be rigid, with their feet carefully treaded and resting on sturdy support points. It is forbid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Holders of the State diploma in psychiatric nursing.

Article D4311-31

At the end of each course, the person responsible for supervising the course, together with the team that actually provided the training for the candidate and the candidate him/herself, will assess th…

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