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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3152-4

…rresponding to an employer's contribution in time or money benefit from the schemes provided for in 2° or 2°-0 bis ofarticle 83 of the General Tax Code and in the sixth paragraph and 1° of article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Development of cross-border apprenticeships

Article L6235-5

…ship training is carried out in the border country, Chapter I of Title III, I of Article L. 6332-1, 2° of I of Article L. 6332-1-3 in its provisions relating to the apprenticeship master, as well as 1…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 446

What is prescribed by articles 432 (paragraph 2), 433,434,435 and 444 (paragraph 2) must be observed on pain of nullity. However, no nullity may subsequently be raised for failure to comply with these…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Food, advertising and promotion.

Article L2133-2

Photographs for commercial use of models, as defined inarticle L. 7123-2 of the French Employment Code, whose body appearance has been modified by image processing software in order to make the model'…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3 : Conversion into a grant of part of the advances granted to finance the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas

Article 916-24

In order to support the small exhibition sector, which has been particularly affected by the covid-19 epidemic and its economic and financial consequences, the part of the advances granted to operator…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe J

Statement of the information that must be included in a concession contract A. Concession contracts A concession contract is necessarily a written contract that must contain the following particulars:…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-5

The Regional and Departmental Director of Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion (DRDJSCS), the Regional Director of Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion (DRJSCS) or the Director of Youth, Sport and Social Cohe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Inclusion Development Fund

Article R5132-46

…and monitor projects to develop the activities of the organisations mentioned in article L. 5132-2; 2° Aid for the start-up, development and, exceptionally, consolidation of the activities of these or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Financial autonomy

Article LO1114-1

…horities mentioned in the third paragraph of Article 72-2 of the Constitution are: 1° The communes; 2° The departments to which the Department of Mayotte, the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-5

…if the company wishes to make a public offer of its shares other than the offers mentioned in 1° or 2° of article L. 411-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same c…

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