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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General mortgages

Article 2393

…se of minors or adults under guardianship against the legal administrator or guardian; > (Repealed) 3° (Repealed); 4° those of the legatee, on the immovable property of the succession, by virtue of ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-24

I.-The approval provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 212-23 is issued by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée on the basis of the compliance of programming commitment…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-24

…reed and without prejudice to the rights granted to the author by the provisions of Articles L. 111-3, L. 121-4, L. 121-5, L. 122-1 à L. 122-7, L. 123-7, L. 131-2 to L. 131-7, L. 132-4 and L. 132-7, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-24

…e companies, all staff portage employees who satisfy the seniority conditions defined by article L. 2314-21 and who, at the time the lists are drawn up, are carrying out a portage service under an emp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-24

The transfer of powers to the urban community entails the transfer to the president and the community council of all the powers conferred or imposed by laws and regulations on the mayor and the munici…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Other collective investments.

Article D214-241

…onal investors, of sub-paragraph 1 of paragraph 1 and sub-paragraph 1 of paragraph 2 of sub-section 3 of section 2 of this chapter, shall apply to the SICAVs mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 214-191…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-24

…date, each employee representative elected by the college mentioned in 2° of B of II of article L. 1233-5 benefits from twenty hours of delegation per month. The duration of committee meetings is not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article R2113-24

For the application of section 3 of chapter III of title I of book I of the second part of the legislative part of this code: 1° The first three years following the creation of the new communes are un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-24

I.-The allowance mentioned in article L. 5131-6 cannot be combined with the active solidarity income mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Retraining for work

Article R5213-24

The occupational physician and the social and economic committee are consulted on the means best suited to the operating conditions and the nature of the professional activities aimed at re-training f…

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