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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-25

…mployer terminates a contract in progress or at the end of the trial period defined in articles L. 1221-19 to L. 1221-24 or in article L. 1242-10 for contracts stipulating a trial period of at least o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-25

…es mentioned in the third paragraph of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-4

…respective responsibilities:a) Agents or departments mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 1312-1, article L. 1421-1 and the third paragraph of article L. 1422-1 ;b) Agents de contrôle de l'i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, Hospices civils de Lyon and Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille

Article R6132-22

The provisions of I of article L. 6132-1 do not apply to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Closure decisions

Article R3132-22

When a prefectoral order for closure to the public, taken in application of article L. 3132-29, concerns establishments directly involved in supplying the population with foodstuffs, it may be repeale…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-257

…of their duties. They do not incur any liability, due to acts of management and their results. They may be declared civilly liable for offences committed by members of the Management Board if, having…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-253

…of the exercise of such action, shall be deemed to be unwritten. No decision of the General Meeting may have the effect of extinguishing an action for liability against the directors or against the Ch…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-25

…ptional circumstances and at the reasoned request of the beneficiaries, the aforementioned deadline may be extended for a period not exceeding six months, by decision of the President of the Centre na…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic promotion account abroad

Article 721-25

…n abroad of a specific film.Until they are registered on a permanent basis, foreign sales companies may only invest 75% of the sums provisionally entered in their automatic account during the first ha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 6: Suspension of the procedure for examining applications for business authorisations provided for in article L. 752-1-2

Article R752-29-8

Three months before the end of the suspension period, the secretariat of the departmental committee asks the petitioner to send it, within two months, an update of the information contained in the app…

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