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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-50

Any member may, at any time, inspect the documents referred to in Article R. 4381-49, the minute books and the registers and documents held by the company. The right to inspect includes the right to t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission des aides à l'écriture et à la réécriture de scénario (Commission for scriptwriting and rewriting grants)

Article 212-51

The reading committees are made up of the committee chairman, the vice-chairman of the relevant college, two full members of that college and four readers chosen from a list drawn up by the Chairman o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission des aides à l'écriture et à la réécriture de scénario (Commission for scriptwriting and rewriting grants)

Article 212-50

The Commission is made up of two colleges sitting separately.The first college comprises the Chairman, a Vice-Chairman and seven other members. It is responsible for examining applications for assista…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-20 A (art. A322-101)

CONDITIONS FOR TEACHING TRIMIX OR HELIOX DIVINGDEVELOPMENT AREASMINIMUM LEVELof diversSKILLSminimum of the group leaderNUMBER OF DIVERSmaximumof the group, excludingsupervisor0 - 40 metres. Level P 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-4

The request for exemption is made either on the employer's initiative or on the employee's initiative in agreement with the employer. When the request for derogation is made at the employer's initiati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-3

The derogation, provided for in article L. 5132-5, from the minimum weekly working time for the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 is authorised by the Prefe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-15 a (art. A322-72)

Minimum qualifications for a natural environment diving managerFUNCTIONSCERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby FFESSM, FSGT, UCPA,ANMP and SNMPCERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby CMASSTATE DIPLOMASExploration dives using air or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1 art R212-88 et R212-89

DECLARATION FORM FOR THE OCCASIONAL PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF SPORTS TEACHER BY NATIONALS OF A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR OF ANOTHER STATE PARTICIPATING IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREAFIL…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-56

When a partner intends to withdraw from the company pursuant to article 21 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to non-trading professional companies, he shall notify the company of his deci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-54

If the company refuses to agree to the transfer, it has a period of six months from the date of notification of its refusal to notify the member, in one of the forms provided for in the first paragrap…

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