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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Calculation for broadcasting on television services

Article 211-30

…lare the distribution of cinematographic works. This declaration includes the following information:1° The registration number of the cinematographic work in the public cinema and audiovisual register…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Unilateral profit-sharing schemes

Article L3347-1

…sharing agreements apply to profit-sharing schemes set up unilaterally pursuant to II of Article L. 3312-5, with the exception of those provided for in sections 1 to 3 of Chapter I and in Articles L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3121-30

…me limit. Overtime giving entitlement to the equivalent compensatory rest referred to in article L. 3121-28 and overtime worked in cases of urgent work listed in article L. 3132-4 do not count against…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3121-31

In companies where the collective weekly working time is greater than the legal weekly working time, the monthly remuneration due to the employee may be calculated by multiplying the hourly remunerati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Mixed holding companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-4-1

…he previous paragraph, the word "establishment" shall be understood within the meaning of Article 4(1)(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.A…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-1-2

It is forbidden for any person to: 1° Prescribing, administering, applying, transferring or offering to athletes, without a duly justified medical reason, one or more substances or methods mentioned i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1219-1

…sent by the public prosecutor to guardianship judges contain the information mentioned in articles 1216-1 to 1216-3.

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

Article R752-34

The four-month period provided for in I and II of Article L. 752-17 runs from receipt of the appeal by the secretariat of the national commission. At least fifteen days before the meeting of the natio…

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

Article R752-31

…rative channels.On pain of inadmissibility, the appeal shall state the grounds on which it is based and be accompanied by proof of the capacity and interest giving cause to act of each appellant.Where…

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

Article R752-33

…n may nevertheless, in accordance with the rules laid down in the first paragraph of Article R. 752-38, decide to rule on the draft submitted to it. It shall inform the parties of its decision at leas…

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