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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-65

…ng up or taking over a business. This programme begins with a pre-assessment, skills assessment and career guidance phase with a view to drawing up a career plan. This project takes into account local…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-60

The application, which may be submitted by the participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2, with a view to obtaining the autho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: General provisions

Article R4226-6

New permanent electrical installations, additions or structural modifications to existing permanent electrical installations and temporary electrical installations are carried out in accordance with t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-65

Pursuant to Article L. 7343-13, a distribution centre wishing to terminate its commercial contract with a representative must inform the representative in advance and provide him/her with the reasons…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-6

…ntity under public law exercising competence relating to the construction and renovation of schools may receive a special grant for the construction and equipment of schools in the form of a subsidy.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure taken into account

Article 511-6

Expenditure taken into account for the award of grants is :1° Expenditure on physical restoration, digitisation and, where applicable, digital restoration;2° For silent films, expenditure on recreatin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standards

Article D4622-47-4

The principles and reference systems mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 4622-9-3 are set out and implemented, in application of the provisions of this sub-section, in specifications laid do…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-4

I. - Financial support may be provided by an entity of a group pursuant to Article L. 613-46 only if the following conditions are met: 1° The financial support is intended to preserve or restore the f…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 63

I. - For the purposes of this Code, Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Member of the special negotiating body and member of the European works council

Article L2412-6

…t contract of a member of the special negotiating body or of a member of the European works council may only be terminated before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by…

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