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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-19

Compulsory time off may be taken as a full day or half day at the employee's convenience. It is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of calculating the employee's entitlement. It gives…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Energy, mining resources and industrial development.

Article L4433-17

…domain, the regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion exercise the powers defined in Articles L. 611-16 and L. 611-17 of the Mining Code.The State services involved in exercising the powers transfer…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-108

…l offences affecting the European Union's financial interests referred to in Articles 4, 22, 23 and 25 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation regardi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-108

…shares, accompanied, where applicable, by a reduction in the share capital pursuant to the article 21 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, shall be completed in accordance with the rules laid down…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Points scale for animated works

Article 211-12

…ocated to the "Production company and authors" group, divided between the following two sub-groups: 1° "Production company" sub-group: a) A maximum of 9 points is allocated to the "Production company"…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Childhood obesity prevention pathways-provisions common to health centres and nursing homes

Article D6323-25-1

The child obesity prevention pathway referred to in 7° of article L. 6323-1-1 and in article L. 6323-3 is made up of a basket of care, subject to medical prescription, which includes a physical activi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Organisation, operation and control of the guarantee fund.

Article R421-25

Membership of the fund by the companies referred to in article L. 421-2 only ceases in the event of withdrawal, termination or lapse of authorisation. Companies which are members of the guarantee fund…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Mobility within the European Union and abroad

Article L6325-25

…ion of the contract in France must be six months.During the period of mobility abroad, article L. 6325-13 does not apply.II - During the period of mobility within or outside the European Union, the ho…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Processing by the French Office for Immigration and Integration

Article R434-25

…ffice français de l'immigration et de l'intégration (French Office for Immigration and Integration):1° Checks, where applicable, compliance with the resource and housing conditions prescribed in artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-25

The inalienability measure provided for in Article L. 626-14 is, at the behest of the plan execution commissioner, mentioned in the public registers in which the assets declared inalienable and the ri…

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