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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-12

The amount of rights that may be allocated to any one employee may not, for any one financial year, exceed a sum equal to three quarters of the ceiling provided for in Article D. 3324-10.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-11

A budget controller shall exercise control over the bodies provided for in Article D. 5427-4 in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Decree no. 55-763 of 26 May 1955.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency

Article D5211-18-1

A. - The provisions of A of article D. 2312-3 are applicable to public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation which include at least one municipality of 3,500 inhabitants or more.B. - The prov…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Long- and short-length cinematographic works

Article D210-1

…wn in cinemas for more than one hour.A 70mm film with at least eight perforations per image is considered to be a feature-length film if it is shown for more than eight minutes.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to the production company

Article D331-1

For the purposes of I of Article 220 sexies of the French General Tax Code, a delegated production company is a production company which, as part of a co-production, takes the initiative and financial…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Role of doping prevention medical units

Article D232-1

A doping prevention medical unit is any structure set up by a health establishment to provide specialised consultations and doping prevention activities for athletes.This structure is part of a sports…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regulated commercial practices

Article D122-1

I.-A raw product, within the meaning of article L. 122-20, is a raw food product that does not contain, in particular during packaging or the process used to preserve it, any combination with any othe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Movement on French territory

Article D414-1

The movement document for foreign minors is issued by the prefect of the département in which the minor usually resides and, where the minor resides in Paris, by the police prefect, at the request of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conclusion and purpose of the contract

Article D1143-10

The commitments made by the employer in the contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men must aim to make a significant contribution to establishing professional equal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conclusion and purpose of the contract

Article D1143-11

The contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men is concluded on behalf of the State by the regional prefect. If its scope goes beyond the regional framework, the cont…

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