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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7227-21

The organisation providing the training course or session must issue the employee with a certificate attesting to his or her actual attendance. This certificate shall be given to the employer if reque…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Term bonds

Article 1305-2

What is only due in time cannot be demanded before the due date; but what has been paid in advance cannot be repeated.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-26-2

…for an employee undergoing integration is the subject of an agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Chapter V of this Title, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 421-24

…elopment aid is paid to the production company as follows:- 80% at the time of the award decision;- 20% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the elements resulting…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 421-22

An application for enhanced development aid may be submitted by one or more authors provided that, at the time of its examination by the Commission des aides à l'innovation en documentaire, the applic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 421-21

When the project has received writing aid or development aid, the application for enhanced development aid must be submitted within five years of the decision to award the last of these aids.During th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 421-23

…the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée with the elements resulting from the first shoot and pre-editing, as well as proof of the expenses incurred, within eighteen months of the decision t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article D214-227-1

The instrument of acceptance provided for in the fourth paragraph of 3° of V of Article L. 214-169 shall include the following information: 1° The title "instrument of acceptance of the assignment or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions common to the "Adult Psychiatry" and "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" specialisations

Article D6124-257

…ipped with sanitary facilities. Each room is equipped with a call device accessible to each patient and a lockable cupboard. Each single room is equipped with a lock enabling the patient to lock the d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions common to the "Adult Psychiatry" and "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" specialisations

Article D6124-256

…he authorisation holder has one or more multidisciplinary teams comprising : 1° One or more nurses; 2° One or more care assistants; 3° One or more psychologists; 4° One or more social workers; 5° Wher…

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