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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-40

In order to implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-36, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall determine:…

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

Article 421-16

…al circumstances and at the reasoned request of the production company, the aforementioned deadline may be extended for a period not exceeding twelve months, by decision of the President of the Centre…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-14

…f article…

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

Article 422-14

The same project may not simultaneously benefit from writing support for an elaborated version of a project dealing with population diversity and equal opportunities and from other writing support gra…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2361-4

The minimum period laid down in article R. 2361-3 may be reduced to twenty-two days if the purchaser has published a prior information notice that meets the following conditions: 1° It was sent for pu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-40

The early dissolution of the company may only be decided by at least three quarters of the members. The provisions of articles 8 to 16 of decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978 are applicable. A copy of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article R612-4

…icipation in mediation does not exclude the possibility of recourse to a court;3° That the solution may differ from the decision that would be handed down by a judge.The mediator also specifies the le…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Flat-rate contribution from employers who have employed an illegal foreign national

Article R822-4

…the addressee, that the provisions of Article L. 822-2 are likely to be applied to him and that he may present his observations within a period of fifteen days.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults

Article 1234-4

…ber casts his vote within the time limit and in the manner specified by the judge; failure to do so may result in his guardianship being withdrawn by application of the provisions of Article 396 of th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Injunction to do.

Article 1425-4

…iders the application to be well-founded, he shall make an order granting an injunction to do which may not be appealed. He shall determine the subject matter of the obligation and the period and cond…

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