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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-41-1

For professions other than those of doctor, nurse and social service assistant, covered by articles L. 4111-2, L. 4311-3 and L. 4331-4 and by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-43-2

…children taking part in the outing makes it possible to: 1° Comply with the requirements of article R. 2324-43-1; 2° Guarantee a ratio of one professional for every five children. For the establishmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-43-1

For safety reasons, the number of establishment staff present with the children actually cared for may not be less than two, including, for establishments and services with a capacity of more than twe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-41-1

…ns imposed in the interests of the specific needs of defence, pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 6122-7, after consulting the Minister for Defence. The latter shall be informed of any decision t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-4

…the safeguard or receivership proceedings in respect of which he has been appointed, an emolument determined by an order made pursuant to Article L. 444-3 on the basis of the number of employees empl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Organisations of collective management bodies

Article R321-4

The date of the annual general meeting provided for in article L. 323-5 is determined by the Articles of Association. When this meeting cannot be held under the conditions provided for in the Articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-41

…ation with its own tax status already exercises, on behalf of the communes that make it up, the competencies set by the present code for another category of public establishments of inter-municipal co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Emergency evacuation of victims by approved civil protection associations

Article R6312-45

…y the Prefect, following a medical examination carried out under the conditions defined in articles R. 221-10 and R. 221-11 of the Highway Code. They must not be among the drivers mentioned in the pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of aid

Article R5141-4

…rations or if the condition of effective control of the company created or taken over ceases to be met within two years of the creation or takeover, and subject to article R. 5141-6: 1° The benefit of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture of and trade in beverages

Article R3322-4

Applications for authorisation for the festivals and fairs defined in article R. 3322-3 must be submitted to the Prefect of the département in which the event is to be held or, in Paris, to the Police…

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