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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-26-2

Each period of work experience prescribed, in agreement with the employer, for an employee undergoing integration is the subject of an agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-2

I.-The directors or members of the Supervisory Board are chosen from among the members who are up to date with their subscriptions, with the exception of those elected by employees. If, during their t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-29

The proposals for staff reports and the staff reports provided for in article R. 15-33-29-28 shall be drawn up on a form conforming to the model laid down by the Minister of Justice. They shall includ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-29

Installation aid and maintenance aid cannot be combined for the same service.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-26

An order of the Minister of Justice will determine the geographical areas in which aid may be granted to maintain or set up a practice. The areas referred to in the previous paragraph are defined in p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-27

Installation and maintenance grants take the form of subsidies of a fixed amount paid for each service meeting the following conditions: 1° Their fee is proportional; 2° They relate to a monetary base…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-28

Installation and maintenance grants are awarded up to: 1° A ceiling per service defined, for each profession concerned, by the order provided for in 2° of Article R. 444-27, and which does not exceed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-24

Installation aid may only be granted in respect of services subject to tariffs and for a maximum period of thirty-six months following that of installation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-23

Subject to the special provisions relating to notaries, bailiffs and judicial auctioneers in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, start-up grants may be awarded for setting up in a vaca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-2

I. - In order to allow resources to be pooled, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status may collect, in place of its member municipalities, the amounts from which…

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