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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Counterfeiting offences

Article L442-1

…image animée may lodge a complaint and bring a civil action under the conditions set out in article L. 331-3 of the French Intellectual Property Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-11

The special deputy referred to in article L. 2122-3 is elected by the council from among the councillors and, in the absence of a councillor residing in this fraction of a commune or if he is prevente…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 12: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2412-12

…m employment contract, he or she benefits from the guarantees and protection provided for inarticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-14

…sible for supervising the trade and companies register and are subject to the provisions of Article L. 20 of the Electoral Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with training and professional integration

Article L5134-124

The aid defined in Article L. 5134-123 is granted for a period of twelve months, renewable each year, up to a total period of thirty-six months, without being able to exceed the term of the employment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-18

…akes training on an individual basis and at his own expense, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6353-3, is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-17

Failure to comply with article L. 6352-13 by means of advertising containing information that is likely to mislead as to the conditions of access to the courses on offer, their content, penalties or f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L7121-15

…e without holding a live performance entrepreneur's licence, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, is punishable, in the event of a repeat offence, by six months' imprisonment and a fine…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Protection of representatives

Article L7343-16

…with the provisions relating to the administrative authorisation procedure provided for in Article L. 7343-13 to terminate the commercial contract entered into with a representative of workers using…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other formalities.

Article L1221-18

…number of compulsory retirements at the initiative of the employer under the conditions of articles L. 1237-5 to L. 1237-10 and the number of employees aged fifty-five and over made redundant or who b…

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