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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-18

…on apprenticeship or professionalisation contracts, the allowance referred to in article L. 5122-1 may not exceed the amount of the hourly allowance payable by the employer. The net allowance paid by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-18

…issued by a French university or higher education establishment; 2° For those who have rendered or may render by their abilities and talents significant services to France;3° For foreign nationals wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-181

The price set for the subscription or purchase of the shares may not be changed during the term of the option. However, when the company carries out an amortisation or reduction of capital, a change i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-10

The nullity of the company can only result from the violation of the provisions of article 1832 and the first paragraph of articles 1832-1 and 1833, or any of the causes of nullity of contracts in gen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-6

…operty and, to this end, exercises the powers attributed to each spouse over the joint property. He may not, however, dispose of tangible movables except for the needs of normal exploitation of the un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Introduction of part-time working arrangements

Article L3123-18

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended branch agreement may provide for the employer to : 1° Offer the part-time employee a full-time job or a job at least equal to the min…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-18

…of the French Commercial Code by one or more institutions belonging to the Crédit Agricole network may also be affiliated to it, by decision of the central body, under the conditions and with the sam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-18

The authorisation is issued for a period of three years and may be renewed for an identical period on application by the authorisation holder to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Account allocated to funds held on behalf of third parties

Article R743-180

…in article R. 743-178, or a financial investment as provided for in article R. 743-179.Compensation may only occur, unless otherwise agreed, between third-party funds collected and costs incurred in t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compliance with environmental obligations

Article 122-18

Companies applying for financial assistance for the production of long or short cinematographic works or for the production of audiovisual works in the fiction or documentary genre must submit the fol…

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