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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Travel allowances and expenses

Article R2523-17

For each mediation, a lump-sum compensation is allocated to the mediators on the lists mentioned in article R. 2523-3 who have acted in this capacity and in application of articles L. 2523-1 to L. 252…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-23

…director: 3 points; 2° Person responsible for designing the mechanics of the video game: 3 points; 3° Scriptwriter: 2 points; 4° Art director: 2 points; 5° Music composer or creator of the sound envi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-23

The international application shall be drawn up in the French language. If it is not filed in electronic form, the application shall be filed in three copies, together with each of the documents menti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transfers of sums, securities or assets.

Article R152-10

…eighteen months;c) The States or territories of destination of the transfer or payment transactions.3° At the administration's request, the information is communicated electronically, using a secure s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-8

…raph is not applicable to the exceptions defined: -in 8°, 10° and 12° of Article L. 122-5; -in e of 3° and 7° and 8° of article L. 211-3; -4° bis, 5° and 6° of article L. 342-3.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-17

…oyee undergoing training and related costs; 2° A top-up to an employee's personal training account; 3° The costs of diagnostics and support for these companies with a view to implementing training act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-30

…ing ratios: 1° Real operating expenditure / population; > 2° Actual operating revenue/population; > 3° Gross capital expenditure/population; > 4° Outstanding debt/population; 5° Global operating grant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Jurisdiction over vocational training and apprenticeships where there is no social and economic committee

Article R2312-60

…ation of employers with ten or more employees in the development of continuing vocational training; 3° Articles R. 6322-66 to R. 6322-78, relating to teaching and research leave and training leave for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article R441-10

The applicant is notified of its decision. In the case provided for in 3° of II of Article L. 441-15, the competent authority referred to in Article R. 441-8 will notify the professional of his new fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-32

Funds collected in return for the issuance of electronic money shall be protected in accordance with one of the following two methods: 1° The funds collected shall under no circumstances be confused w…

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