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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-10

Failure to pay a 25% increase in salary for each hour of overtime worked in excess of one tenth of the duration stipulated in the contract, in breach of the provisions of articles L. 3123-21 and L. 31…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-111

…e achieved a turnover resulting from the sale of cinematographic works abroad representing at least 25% of their total turnover for each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021;6° Have suffered, in 2021, a l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1499

…llations. The following abatement rates shall be applied to the interest rate referred to in 2°: a) 25% in respect of land and buildings, and a) 25% for property acquired or created before 1 January 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-4

…R. 571-25 et seq of the Environment Code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…er 2015, approved by the loi n° 2017-1249 du 9 août 2017, published by the décret n° 2018-403 du 28 mai 2018;2° Convention entre le Gouvernement de la République française et le Gouvernement de la Rép…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-26

…non-voting equity securities of any one issuer ;2° 10% of the debt securities of any one issuer ;3° 25% of the units or shares of any single undertaking for collective investment governed by French or…

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

Article L632-8

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is the single authority serving as a contact point for receiving requests for exchanges of information or cooperation from the authorities of other Member Sta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-44

…l fire and rescue service must have within five years of the promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours : 1° A departmental fire and rescue operatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-43

I. - The National Gaming Authority shall carry out the checks requested by a delegated sports federation by comparing the file transmitted by the latter with the automated processing of personal data…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L1134-1

When a dispute arises due to a failure to comply with the provisions of Chapter II, the applicant for a job, an internship or a training period in a company or the employee must present evidence sugge…

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