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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies authorised to grant and manage advances

Article R5141-25

…ristics: 1° Their capacity and expertise in receiving and advising business start-ups or takeovers; 2° Recognised expertise in financial matters; 3° Experience in raising additional financing; 4° Tech…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the business start-up or takeover support programme

Article R5141-29

…imum of four months for a business start-up project and six months for a business takeover project; 2° A financial structuring support phase, lasting a maximum of four months for a business start-up p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose

Article D5134-145

…coming people, listening to them and carrying out any activity that contributes to social cohesion; 2° Informing and assisting residents with their enquiries, facilitating dialogue between public serv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-17

…and the summary report of the actions carried out under the agreement, specifying their financing; 2° The balance of the expenditure incurred for the implementation of the programme with regard to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-15

…esponsible for issuing approval are: 1° For industry-level agreements, the Minister for Employment; 2° For company-level agreements, the Prefect of the département in which the head office of the comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-6

…purposes for research or evaluation of the "Personal Activity Account Information System" (SI-CPA); 2° Employees of the General Delegation for Employment and Vocational Training; 3° Employees of the G…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and entitlement to aid

Article R5141-2

…s, more than half of the company's capital, without his or her personal share being less than 35% ; 2° An applicant who is a director of the company and who holds, personally or together with his or h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article R5212-2-3

…14-1 of the Labour Code , to which the employer is required to send the declaration provided for in 2° of article R. 5212-1. The request must include: 1° The company name of the establishment, its pos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-5

…ctivity account information system, for the management of the online services mentioned in I and in 2° and 3° of II of article L. 5151-6. The agents of the professional development advisory bodies men…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the business start-up or takeover support programme

Article R5141-30

…the applicant has no particular difficulties in accessing, maintaining or returning to employment; 2° Or because the business start-up or takeover project is not consistent or economically viable; Th…

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