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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article D2315-36

For the purposes of assessing the threshold referred to in Article D. 2315-35, annual resources are equal to the total of: 1° The amount of the operating grant provided for in Article L. 2315-61 ; 2°…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-20

I.-When the pre-production of a project is carried out solely by one or more legal entities established in France, at least 50% of the pre-production expenditure mentioned in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Assistance with drawing up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan

Article D5121-6

The State may pay up to 50% of the costs incurred by companies in designing and drawing up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan under agreements known as consultancy aid agreements.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contract duration and working time

Article R6222-49

The provisions of articles R. 6222-46, R. 6222-47, R. 6222-48 and R. 6222-50 also apply to apprentices who are recognised as disabled workers during their apprenticeship.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article R6141-52

Failure to comply with the regulatory provisions mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 6141-50 will result in the removal of the regional hospital centre from the list provided for in articl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for construction insurance

Article A421-12

The amount of the contribution to the guarantee fund, provided for in I of article L. 421-10-1, is determined in accordance with the following formula, for an accounting year i :CFi = max [0; T% x (Mi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 decies

Benefits paid under the provident scheme for professional football players instituted by the professional football charter are, with the exception of the capital sum in the event of the death or total…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-144

Regulated loans, home savings loans and loans to complement or anticipate these, as well as other loans in the subsidised sector (number 138 in table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-163-5

The ownership certificate issued following the automatic dissolution of a non-trading property company that has not been registered and which results in undivided ownership between the former partners…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-34

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in 2° of Article L. 3121-51, hours lost in the cases provided for in Article L. 3121-50 may only be recovered in the twelve months preceding or following…

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