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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-2-1

When a video protection system is installed in an enclosure where a sporting event is taking place, the persons responsible for its operation, in accordance with the prefectoral authorisation issued p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Assistance with drawing up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan

Article D5121-7

Under an agreement signed with a single company with no more than three hundred employees, the State's financial contribution is a maximum of 15,000 euros. The agreement is signed by the Prefect. Unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

…r of members Monthly number of delegation hours Total delegation hours 11 à 24 1 10 10 25 à 49 2 10 20 50 à 74 4 18 72 75 à 99 5 19 95 100 à 124 6 21 126 125 à 149 7 21 147 150 à 174 8 21 168 175 à 19…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-2

…ce, the following fractions determined under the conditions provided for in IX of Article 60 of Law No. 2018-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020:- that mentioned in I of Article 59 of Law no.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Slaughter health fees

Article 302 bis O

…uros by decision of the Council of the European Union. This fee may be adjusted, up to a limit of a 20% increase or reduction in its amount, taking into account in particular the results of official c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter X: Sanitary cutting fees

Article 302 bis T

…euros by decision of the Council of the European Union.This fee may be adjusted, up to a limit of a 20% increase or reduction in its amount, taking into account in particular the results of official c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394 B bis

…the benefit of municipalities and their public establishments for inter-communal cooperation up to 20%.II. - The provisions of I do not apply to undeveloped properties that benefit from the total exe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article L4163-17

Subject to Articles L. 4163-18 to L. 4163-20, disputes relating to decisions taken by the managing body pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Chapter and to this Section 4 shall be settled in accordanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-4

…ribution to the Mayotte sickness and maternity insurance scheme provided for in article 21 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 as amended relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of declarations.

Article R123-91

…f a Member State of the European Community subject to the application of Council Regulation No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings or to the application of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 o…

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