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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-66

…yment contract may be granted to the following employers: 1° Employers mentioned in article L. 5422-13 and in 3° and 4° of article L. 5424-1 ; 2° Employers' groups for integration and qualification me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-8

…kets in financial instruments and to those competent for the application of Directive 2009/65/EC of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, administrative provisions relating to undertakings for col…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: List of diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article A212-1-1

…list of diplomas acquired up to 31 December 2015 and in the table attached to the order of 9 March 2020 fixing the list of qualifications previously listed inAnnex II-1 to Article A. 212-1 of the Spo…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: The debtor's writ of summons

Article R322-5

…meets the means test set out in law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991relating to legal aid and decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 implementing this law.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-14

The agreement is forwarded to the competent administrative authority for approval by the most diligent party no later than 31 May of the first year of implementation of the programme, in accordance wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article LO6221-12

…of the members present or represented, that it shall meet in camera, except when the articles LO 6213-3, LO 6213-4, LO 6213-5, LO 6214-2, LO 6251-2, LO 6251-3, LO 6251-12, LO 6251-13 or LO 6251-16. W…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article LO6321-12

…rity of the members present or represented, that it shall meet in camera, except when Articles LO 6313-3, LO 6313-4, LO 6313-5, LO 6314-2, LO 6351-2, LO 6351-3, LO 6351-12, LO 6351-13 or LO 6351-16. W…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-15

The orders and judgments mentioned in articles 712-12 and 712-13 may, within five days of their notification, be the subject of an appeal in cassation, which does not have suspensive effect.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the allocation of investment allowances

Article 911-1

…l the date of cessation of the state of health emergency declared by article 4 of emergency law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 to deal with the covid-19 epidemic, the sums held in the automatic account…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis: Tax credit for expenditure on audiovisual and cinematographic creation, royalties paid to collective management organisations and remuneration paid directly to authors

Article 220 sexies A

…ticle when they can demonstrate a reduction in turnover of at least 10% for the period from 1 March 2020 to 31 December 2020, compared with the period from 1 March 2019 to 31 December 2019. Where a te…

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