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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-35

I. - The holder of the authorisation provides round-the-clock care, every day of the year, for the reception, diagnostic and therapeutic management, monitoring and transfer of patients as soon as thei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing arrangements for training courses

Article R6333-3

…order to finance a training course eligible for the personal training account mentioned in article L. 6323-6, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations first mobilises the resources mentioned in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1511-30

The net amount of annual debt payments referred to in articles L. 2252-1, L. 3231-4 and L. 4253-1 is equal to the difference between the total amount of sums entered : a) Expenditure on the repayment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Information system relating to vocational training provision

Article R6111-3

…prior information relating to the training sessions provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 6121-5 and the information relating to the continuing vocational training on offer in the territo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transmission of information by other persons

Article R222-36

…agent who put them in contact with a view to concluding one of the contracts mentioned in articles L. 222-5 and L. 222-7 with a copy of said contracts.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R3246-3

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to tips set out in articles L. 3244-1 and L. 3244-2 and in the Council of State decrees provided for in article R. 3244-2 is punishable by a third-class…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-43-3

When completion of the project requires planning permission, the new application is submitted in accordance with the provisions of articles R. * 423-2 et seq. of the town planning code. The mayor forw…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section: Community aid

Article R113-3

In support of their grant applications, sports associations or the companies they form must provide the following documents: 1° Balance sheets and profit and loss accounts for the last two financial y…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Art cinematographic works

Article D210-3

An art house film is one that meets at least one of the following criteria: 1° A cinematographic work that is research-based or new in the cinematographic field; 2° A cinematographic work that has und…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Conditions for authorisation

Article R1261-30

I.-The authorised establishment must be able to provide the administrative authority with the following information at any time: 1° The number of donations of human remains received each year; 2° The…

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