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

Article 411-59

…aid.In exceptional circumstances and at the reasoned request of the production company, this period may be extended by up to six months by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-57

…development expenses provided for in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chèque-emploi associatif.

Article L1272-4

…Article L. 1221-10 ; 2° Entry in the single personnel register, as provided for in article L. 1221-13; 3° Drawing up a written employment contract, entering the compulsory details and sending the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Economic and financial provisions

Article R5312-24

…ok I of the regulatory part of the Code du Domaine de l'Etat and to the provisions of Decree No. 86-455 of 14 March 1986 relating to the abolition of property transaction and architecture commissions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-29

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-40, and in application of 3° of article L. 3142-41, the employer may refuse to grant leave if he establishes that the number of employees, p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article R512-4

…iaries mentioned and intermediaries on an ancillary basis in the categories mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of I of article R. 511-2, the registration formalities prescribed in the previous paragraph may b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: The commercial freelance administration contract

Article L1254-23

…vice to be provided and the conditions under which it is to be performed by the employee concerned; 4° the date on which the service is to end and, where applicable, the minimum duration of the servic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Reducing public exposure to radon

Article L1333-23

…2° To analyse radon activity measurements. These bodies transmit the results of measurements that may be useful for national monitoring of public exposure to radon, in the cases and under the condit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-23

Communes may set up public weighing, measuring and gauging offices where anyone may have their goods weighed and gauged on payment of a fee. Recourse to these offices is compulsory only in the event o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article R311-23

The cooperation agreements entered into pursuant to Article L. 311-59 and Article L. 311-60 with the competent supervisory authorities or the resolution authorities are authorised by the college of su…

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