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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conference of conciliators

Article R141-10

The Conciliators' Conference, instituted by article L. 141-4, is made up of a minimum of thirteen members and a maximum of twenty-one members, recognised for their knowledge of the organisation of spo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information exchange

Article L413-2

Article L. 8271-4 of the Labour Code governs the transmission by the control agents mentioned in article L. 8271-1-2 of the same code to the agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animé…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article L22-10-74

The provisions of article L. 226-4-1, relating to the proportion of members of the supervisory board of each sex, are applicable without threshold conditions to companies whose shares are admitted to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Surrender of foreign nationals holding long-term resident status - EU granted by another Member State of the European Union

Article R621-8

When, at the end of the consultations provided for in Article R. 621-7, the State which granted long-term resident - EU status maintains the right of residence on its territory or suspends the withdra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article D753-22

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 I

…ion; 3° Divorce, termination of a civil solidarity pact or events mentioned in 4 of the article 6 ; 4° Increase in family expenses resulting from the birth, adoption or fostering of a minor child unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-3

…he precise and concrete nature of the measures provided for in 7° of the same article L. 1237-19-1; 4° Where applicable, the correctness of the procedure for informing the social and economic committe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-26

In application of Article 706-53-8, the file manager sends daily notices to the Ministry of the Interior of new entries, changes of address relating to an entry or failure to provide proof of address.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General measures to prevent chemical risks.

Article R4535-8

…provided for in articles R. 4412-11 to R. 4412-22 with the exception of 3° of article R. 4412-11 ; 4° Checks on collective protection installations and equipment as provided for in articles R. 4412-2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-49

…d in accordance with the collective agreements and conventions applicable in the sectors concerned; 4° The number of foreign countries for which a publisher of television services or on-demand audiovi…

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