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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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

…he recipient organisation; 9° A copy of the nominative social declaration provided for inArticle R. 133-14 of the Social Security Code; 10° (Deleted) 11° A certificate, issued by the executive product…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 260 C

…f 1° of article 261 C ; 12° To commissions received on the issue and placement of bonds and shares. 13° Repealed. 14° Transactions involving capitalisation products covered by the Insurance Code.

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

Article 231-11

…s: 3.9;- 5 venues: 4.8;- 6 and 7 venues: 5.5;- 8 and 9 venues: 6.2;- 10 and 11 venues: 6.9;- 12 and 13 venues: 7.6;- 14 venues and more: 8.3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-17

…ith the exception of those secured by the lien established in articles L. 3253-2, L. 3253-4 et L. 7313-8 of the French Labour Code, legal costs regularly incurred after the opening judgment for the pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L937-5

…ary 1985 relating to the receivership and judicial liquidation of companies or in Law no. 67-563 of 13 July 1967 on judicial settlement, liquidation of assets, personal bankruptcy and bankruptcies ; 4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Artificial baths

Article D1332-49

…f the fresh water supply is defined so as to comply with the quality limits mentioned in article D. 1332-47; 8° Biofilm and algae growing on the edges and in the artificial bathing area are removed me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…ng them to the following dangerous chemical agents or ionising radiation: 1° Asbestos: servicing or maintenance operations on flockings or lagging; containment, removal or and demolition work; 2° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2

…nes; 12° Assessment of pain and implementation of pain prevention, relief and treatment techniques; 13° Written and oral transmission to healthcare professionals of all information relating to the cou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-4

…e of presidents of the medical committee of establishments in private not-for-profit establishments;13° Two representatives of the most representative trade unions for non-medical hospital staff, incl…

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