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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 312-1 Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-…

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

Article 411-51

…m of €25,000 for the production of each work;2° The production company may request the use of up to 20% of the amount of the financial envelope to finance development expenditure in sums of a minimum…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions common to annual and five-yearly negotiations

Article L2241-18

…containing the parties' proposals as they stand, the joint committee referred to in article L. 2261-20 is convened on the initiative of the Minister for Labour in order to start or continue the negoti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article A512-4

…000 euros per year for a single intermediary;2° It may set an excess per claim which may not exceed 20% of the amount of compensation due. This excess is not enforceable against the victims.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the Control Committee.

Article D4622-41

…an being laid off, as part of the procedure provided for in the fourth paragraph of article R. 4623-20. The agenda is sent, under the same conditions, to the Regional Director of Companies, Competitio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Ventilation and sanitation of work premises.

Article R4722-1

…sanitation of work premises comply with the provisions of articles R. 4222-6 to R. 4222-17, R. 4222-20 and R. 4222-21. It sets the deadline by which this body must be notified.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Pharmacists and veterinary assistants in veterinary pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5142-38

…in Article R. 5142-40: 1° One assistant pharmacist or veterinary surgeon for a workforce of between 20 and 35 people ; 2° A second assistant pharmacist or veterinarian for a workforce of 36 to 75 peop…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVb: Prevention of environmental health risks at work

Article L1544-9

…1332-5 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018. For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the last para…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-2

…which applies to manage a UCITS governed by French law and authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 shall provide the following…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-5

…of the amount of the tax, for the annual fraction exceeding €51,000 and less than or equal to €136,200;- 20% of the amount of the tax, for the annual fraction exceeding €136,200.

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