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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Document prévisionnel de gestion des emplois et des crédits de personnel (forward-looking document for managing jobs and staff appropriations)

Article A114-6

The regional director responsible for youth and sport, the president of the regional council and the minister responsible for sport may ask the centre to provide any information needed to explain the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Document prévisionnel de gestion des emplois et des crédits de personnel (forward-looking document for managing jobs and staff appropriations)

Article A114-5

The provisional management document for jobs and staff appropriations is sent to the regional director responsible for youth and sport, for his opinion, as well as to the president of the regional cou…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Document prévisionnel de gestion des emplois et des crédits de personnel (forward-looking document for managing jobs and staff appropriations)

Article A114-7

Within one month of the forwarding of the provisional document on the management of jobs and staff appropriations provided for in the first two paragraphs of article A. 114-5, the regional director re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities in the area of policy for continuous improvement in the quality and safety of care

Article R6144-2-2

The hospital medical committee : 1° Proposes the action programme mentioned in Article L. 6144-1 to the Director. This programme takes into account the improvements implemented following the analysis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-2

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000: 1° For the person responsible for an establishment manufacturing, packaging or importing tattoo products, to open, operate…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Direct allowances

Article 611-20

Direct grants are awarded when the following conditions are met: 1° A selective grant has been awarded in application of 1° or 2° of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: The information document

Article R8252-2

The document given to the foreign employee not authorised to work includes the following information: 1° In all cases : a) Entitlement to the wages and allowances mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 A quater

The owner of electrical transformers mentioned in article 1519 G which are subject to a concession contract declares each year to the public finance administration the identity of the concessionaire,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Counting and crossing a workforce threshold

Article L6332-1 A

For the purposes of this chapter, the number of employees is determined in accordance with the procedures set out in I of Article L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-3

Legal tests, professional regulations, economics and accounting Legal subjects: Securities. The law on the sale of furniture by public auction: - voluntary and judicial sales: concepts and distinction…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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