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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Provisions applicable to impatriates

Article 155 B

I. - 1. Employees and the persons referred to in 1°, 2° and 3° of b of Article 80 ter called from abroad to take up employment with a company established in France for a limited period are not subject…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Term and end of office

Article L2316-12

In the event of a change in the legal status of the employer as provided for in article L. 1224-1 , the central social and economic committee of the absorbed company remains in office if the company r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Term and end of office

Article L2316-11

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 2316-10, a branch agreement, a group agreement or a company agreement, as the case may be, may set the term of office of the employee representatives on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Term and end of office

Article L2316-10

The election takes place every four years, after the general election of works council members.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-15

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-14, the equivalence system may be instituted by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-12

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-11: 1° The way on-call duty is organised and the compensation for it are set by the employer, after consulting the social and economic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-17

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an industry agreement may set a longer break.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-14

In order to implement an employee's entitlement to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-6, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall deter…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-11

I.-When distribution approval has been granted for a film for which investment approval has been granted, the financial aid is awarded on a permanent basis and the sums are calculated and entered in t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-10

The investment by distribution companies of the sums registered in their automatic cinema distribution account is subject to the issue of a distribution authorisation. This approval is issued after ve…

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