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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-38

The training costs of volunteer firefighters constitute compulsory expenditure for the commune, the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the departmental or territorial fire and resc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-39

The fire and rescue services contribute to the funding of training for volunteer fire brigade officers provided by their national public training establishment.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

…latest within three years of the child's birth. Where this article, the second paragraph of article 311-23, article 342-12 or article 357 in respect of a joint child, the name previously devolved or c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-23

…pediment, the parent may be represented by a special and authenticated proxy.However, where article 311-21, the second paragraph of this article, article 342-12 or article 357 has already been applied…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24

The option of choice available under articles 311-21 and 311-23 may be exercised only once.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-22

The provisions of article 311-21 shall apply to a child who becomes French pursuant to the provisions of article 22-1, under the conditions laid down by a decree issued by the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Members of the social and economic committee staff delegation

Article L2412-3

…ds provided for in articles L. 2411-5 and L. 2411-7. When the contract is concluded on the basis of 3° of article L. 1242-2, the employee benefits from protection when the employer intends either to t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-56

…311-55 the expenditure it has incurred no later than 31 January of the year…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-50

…ks belonging to the fiction genre: €200,000;2° For works belonging to the animation genre: €200,000;3° For works belonging to the creative documentary genre: €80,000;4° For works belonging to the audi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-53

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