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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 120

Sont considérés comme revenus au sens du présent article :1° Dividends, interest, arrears and all other income from shares of any kind and founders' shares in financial, industrial, commercial, civil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with training and professional integration

Article L5134-122

Local public education establishments and local public agricultural education and vocational training establishments that conclude contracts to recruit a student under a future teacher's job benefit f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with training and professional integration

Article L5134-124

The aid defined in Article L. 5134-123 is granted for a period of twelve months, renewable each year, up to a total period of thirty-six months, without being able to exceed the term of the employment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with training and professional integration

Article L5134-123

The application for assistance with training and professional integration describes the content of the proposed post, its position in the organisation of the establishment to which the student is assi…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes

Article R211-12

The enforcement judge gives effect to the seizure for the uncontested portion of the debt. His decision shall be enforceable immediately. The provisions of the second paragraph of article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-12

In municipalities with a population of 3,500 or more, a summary explanatory note on the matters submitted for deliberation must be sent to the members of the municipal council with the notice of meeti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Advertising

Article L515-12

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-12

The staff delegation of the European Works Council shall inform the staff representatives of the establishments or undertakings of a Community-scale group of undertakings or, in the absence of represe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-12

After approving the annual financial statements and noting the existence of distributable sums, the General Meeting determines the share allocated to shareholders in the form of dividends. However, wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article D2121-12

The arrangements for the layout and use of the shared premises made available to councillors not belonging to the municipal majority, pursuant to article L. 2121-27, are set by agreement between them…

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