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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-21-2

…withdraw the granting of aid obliges the employer to repay all sums received in respect of the aid; 2° If the employer is not up to date with the payment of its social security contributions.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-232-2

For the purposes of calculating the 50% proportion referred to in Article D. 214-232, account is taken of exposures held directly or indirectly by the securitisation undertaking, including through any…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-21

…cise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences punishable under Articles 311-4-2 et 322-3-1 of the Criminal Code as well as Article L. 114-1 of the Heritage Code and directly or i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-2

…by the judge under the conditions provided for in Article 388-1, requests to be heard by the judge; 2° One of the spouses is placed under one of the protective regimes provided for in Chapter II of Ti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 211-20

…st of this work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of the French participation;2° Have the effect of increasing the total amount of public financial aid to more than 50% of the fi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Advances

Article 232-20

When a cinema integrated into a circuit is transferred to another circuit during the amortisation period of an advance, the repayment of this advance continues to be charged to the automatic cinema op…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Ceiling

Article 232-22

The total sums allocated may not exceed 90% of the total cost of the work, investment or training carried out or to be carried out.If the total sums allocated are less than the aforementioned ceiling,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Advances

Article 232-21

The advance is subject to an agreement with the beneficiary.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-27

…this article do not apply to a minor child who may acquire French nationality pursuant to articles 21-7, 21-11, 21-12 and 22-1, nor to a convicted offender who has benefited from an automatic pardon…

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

Article 223-26

…cinematographic works during each of the two years preceding the application and that undertake to maintain this activity for the following year for at least three cinematographic works are considere…

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