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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Voting procedure and election results.

Article L2314-28

The procedures for organising and running the elections are the subject of an agreement between the employer and the trade union organisations, concluded in accordance with article L. 2314-6. This agr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L3132-28

The decrees of the Conseil d'Etat provided for in articles L. 3132-5, L. 3132-7, L. 3132-10 and L. 3132-13 are issued in the same manner as those provided for in article L. 3121-67 for decrees impleme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-28

Where the employment contract is terminated before the employee has been able to benefit from all of the leave to which he was entitled, he shall receive, for the fraction of leave that he did not ben…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to certain overseas collectivities

Article L3512-28

In the local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and in Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, the price below which it is prohibited to sell a tobacco product mentioned in Article L. 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-28

Articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-3, L. 4113-5 and L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14 are applicable to nurses under conditions specified by regulation.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-28

Subject to the third paragraph of I of article L. 144-2, II of article R. 134-10 and article R. 134-11, as well as article R. 134-12 apply to each subsidiary account and no fidelity guarantee not paya…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 212-28

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is paid in two instalments. The first instalment, which may not exceed 50% of the total amount of the grant, is paid when the grant is awarded. The ba…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Advisory Committee

Article 421-28

The reading committees consulted on projects that are the subject of an application for enhanced development aid are made up of one full member of the second college and two alternate members of the C…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Support for theatrical distribution

Article 422-28

Aid for theatrical distribution may not have the effect of increasing the total amount of public financial aid to more than 50% of the distribution company's financial investment, or to more than 70%…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 611-28

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Commission des aides à l'édition vidéographique.

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