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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Allocation de professionnalisation et de solidarité et allocation de fin de droits.

Article D5424-55

…ent insurance scheme specific to performing artists and technicians provided for in article L. 5424-20 or under the unemployment compensation scheme provided for in article L. 5424-21 as well as under…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-1

…r for Culture . In the absence of an agreement within twelve months of the publication of Order no. 2021-580 of 12 May 2021 transposing Article 2(6) and Articles 17 to 23 of Directive 2019/790 of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

…ons awarded the mention "Died in the service of the Republic" provided for in Article 30 of Law no. 2021-1520 of 25 November 2021 aimed at consolidating our civil security model and enhancing the valu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-2

…ICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5721-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 5721-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 5721-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 5721-3 law no. 96-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-103

…article 911-102 who meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have suffered, in 2020, either a loss of turnover resulting from one of the activities mentioned in article 911-126 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction specific to certain commercial courts

Article L721-8

…in Book VI, where the debtor is:a) A company with 250 or more employees and net sales of at least €20 million;b) A company with net sales of at least €40 million;c) A company that owns or controls an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L773-14

…esulting from L. 518-2 with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2-1 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-3 Order no. 2000-122…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L775-13

…sulting from L. 518-2, with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2-1 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-3 Order no. 2000-122…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-19

…half of third parties. It may, however, acquire financial instruments referred to in article L. 214-20 which are not fully paid up. II. - A UCITS may, in order to achieve its management objective, rec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-6-1

…rticle L. 123-2 of the Social Security Code and, in Mayotte, inarticle 25-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, to sickness, maternity, invalidity an…

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