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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-100

Pre-production production grants are awarded on the basis of the nature of the subject and the characteristics, qualities and production conditions of the works.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L7125-10

…e Labour Code.When the person concerned applies for the training leave provided for in articles L. 6322-1 to L. 6322-3 of the same code as well as the skills assessment leave provided for in article L…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Notification of closed accounts, theft of cheques and cheque-writing bans

Article R734-10

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-32 and R. 131-332005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-34n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-35 to R. 13…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-10

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2312-21, the information contained in the database covers the current year, the two preceding years and, as may be envisaged, the following…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Settlement of transfers by the Commission (R)

Article R1425-24

…for inter-communal cooperation and the departmental fire and rescue service concerned. The parties may submit any comments to the prefect in writing within two months of the date of transmission of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Calculation of aid

Article R5121-24

State aid is granted under the following conditions: 1° The training courses must last at least five hundred hours; 2° The courses must be given to employees who have been with the company for at leas…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-24

…ompétences pays the State an annual grant to finance training for jobseekers in application of b of 3° of article L. 6123-5.The amount of this allocation is set by decision of the France Compétences B…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the Advisory Committee

Article R7124-24

When the administrative authority defined in Article R. 7124-1 has not made its decision known within the period of one month set in the first paragraph of Article R. 7124-23 : 1° The application for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works of fiction

Article 211-10

…in the fiction genre, points are divided into five groups as follows: I.-Language of Filming" group 1° A maximum of 20 points is allocated to the "Language of Filming" group; 2° Points are awarded as…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative levy

Article R512-24

The samples taken as part of the checks provided for in article L. 511-14 include a sample consisting of one or more units of the product depending on the requirements of the analyses or tests. A repo…

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