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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trade union representation at national and cross-industry level

Article L2122-10

…electoral colleges in which its statutory rules entitle it to present candidates, provided that it:1° It meets the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 and 2° of Article L. 2122-9;2° it has received at leas…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-2-1

SPECIFICATIONS Title, position and contact details of declarant :Part 1: GENERAL CLAUSES1-1. - Identification of the training organisation :- company name: name, address, telephone number, e-mail addr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-9-1

…measure without consent can be lifted or that the patient can be cared for in the form mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 3211-2-1, the director of the host establishment will refer the matter within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-24

…ny participating in the merger shall explain and justify the draft terms of cross-border merger in detail, in terms of its legal and economic aspects, and the consequences of the draft terms of merger…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-22

…shall contain the following information: The company name or corporate name of the merging company. 1° The name of each participating company followed, where appropriate, by its acronym, its legal for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVI: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance work to improve the energy performance of older homes

Article 244 quater U

…1. The credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code which is liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax, and w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

…st one unit of account made up of transferable securities, collective investment undertakings or assets included in the list referred to in the same article L. 131-1 and which comply with at least one…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-32

Exceptional selective financial aid is awarded to cinematographic distribution companies that present a certain fragility in terms of their financial situation and economic prospects and that carry ou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-33

Exceptional aid is awarded to distribution companies that :1° Have distributed at least three cinematographic works that have been released in cinemas and promoted throughout France between 2018 and 2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-34

Exceptional grants are awarded and their amount determined taking into account:1° The quality of distribution work on cinematographic works released in cinemas during the years 2018 to 2021;2° The siz…

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