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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisions specific to "Care without consent".

Article D6124-266

Minors hospitalised on an exceptional basis in application of article R. 6123-200 are cared for in a single room.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Eligible production expenditure

Article D331-18

The rules relating to expenditure giving entitlement to the tax credit for expenditure on delegated production of cinematographic or audiovisual works are set out in Articles 46 quater-0 YL to 46 quat…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Weekly rest.

Article L221-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to persons employed in the establishments mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article L. 200-1.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Eligible production expenditure

Article D331-64

The rules relating to expenditure giving entitlement to the tax credit for expenditure on executive production of cinematographic or audiovisual works are set out in Articles 46 quater-0 ZY bis to 46…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-4

To prevent an imminent infringement or to stop an unlawful infringement of a business secret, the court may, on application or in summary proceedings, order provisional and conservatory measures, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-3

I.-In the context of an action relating to the prevention or cessation of an infringement of a business secret, the court may, without prejudice to the award of damages, prescribe, including under pen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-5

Without prejudice to article L. 152-6, the court may order, at the request of the infringer, the payment of compensation to the injured party instead of the measures referred to in I to III of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II : Determination of the remuneration of the salaried entrepreneur of a cooperative of activity and employment

Article R7331-11

The remuneration provided for in article L. 7332-3, fixed in the contract, is made up of: 1° A fixed portion paid monthly, the amount of which is determined on a flat-rate basis according to the minim…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II : Determination of the remuneration of the salaried entrepreneur of a cooperative of activity and employment

Article R7331-12

At the end of the financial year, the activity and employment cooperative will regularise the calculation of the variable part of the remuneration of each entrepreneur-employee and pay the outstanding…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-26

When, due to the implementation on grounds of legitimate suspicion of the provisions relating to the request for recusation, provided for as the case may be, in articles 341 to 348 of the code of civi…

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