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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-2

Where the health care organisation manages a health centre, the contract includes the stipulations applicable to the health centre, in accordance with the latter's medical project.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2

…ligations, over their entire duration. The best estimate is calculated gross, without deducting receivables arising from reinsurance contracts and securitisation vehicles. The amount of these receivab…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-2

…d it to it. This request may be addressed to the following intermediaries: 1° A central depositary; 2° The intermediaries mentioned in 2° to 7° of Article L. 542-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

…III of this article. It is distributed among its beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of IV to VII. When the total annual amount of the two levies exceeds 1.6 billion euros, the Local Finan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applying for leave as part of a career transition project

Article R6323-10-2

…ding order of priority: 1° Requests which have already been submitted and which have been deferred; 2° Requests made by employees whose training course has had to be interrupted for legitimate reasons…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Weighting coefficients

Article 211-35

…obtains 70 points.If the film scores less than 70 points, the coefficient is equal to this number divided by 100.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Weighting coefficients

Article 211-34

For entry into the automatic cinema production account, the sums calculated are weighted by a coefficient determined according to the number of points obtained by the cinematographic works on the scal…

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

Article 231-4

…231-13; 2° The distribution index for art house cinematographic works that are not widely distributed and qu…

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

Article 231-3

…article D. 210-5 du code du cinéma et de l'image animée, with regard to the innovative nature of their writing or production.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Substitution of the user undertaking in the event of default by the temporary employment undertaking

Article R1251-25

The substitution of the user undertaking for the temporary employment undertaking, as provided for in article L. 1251-52, applies notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary and notwithstanding the…

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