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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: One-off assistance for apprentice employers

Article L6243-1

Apprenticeship contracts concluded in companies with fewer than two hundred and fifty employees in order to prepare for a vocational diploma or qualification equivalent at most to the baccalaureate ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Control of training expenditure and activities.

Article L6361-1

…tle, over the actions provided for in article L. 6313-1 carried out by employers when they are financed by the State, local authorities, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Pôle emploi or skills o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-1

…e funding contribution mentioned in Article L. 6331-48, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, France Compétences, local and regional authorities, employers, the bodies responsible for carrying out a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Membership of a social security scheme.

Article L6342-1

…who were not covered by any scheme are affiliated to the general social security scheme. However, exceptions may, by decree, be made to the rule laid down in the second and third paragraphs when the t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union rights and representativeness criteria

Article L6156-1

The right to organise is guaranteed to the medical, odontological and pharmaceutical staff of the public health establishments mentioned in Chapters I and II of this Title. The interested parties may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-177

The inventory is the annual check of the existence and value of all assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date. Inventory data is kept under the conditions provided for in article L. 123-22 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-173

…number listed by the registrar in a special register. Documents in electronic form may take the place of journal books and ledgers; in this case, they are identified and dated as soon as they are dra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-174

…nting records specify the origin, content and allocation of each item of data as well as the references of the supporting document. Transactions of the same nature, carried out in the same place and o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-152

…in Article R. 123-150 by the issue either of a complete copy of the entries made in the register concerning the same person or of one or more deeds filed, or of an extract indicating the state of regi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-175

Journal entries are recorded in the general ledger and broken down according to the chart of accounts.

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