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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article R5134-45

If the employment contract is terminated at the initiative of the employer before the end of the work integration aid, the latter is not due. Subject to the cases mentioned in articles R. 5134-46 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5134-68

If the employment contract is terminated at the initiative of the employer before the end of the work integration aid, the latter is not due. Subject to the cases mentioned in articles R. 5134-69 and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…na, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: ARTICLES AS AMENDED BY R. 4126-1Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-1-1 Decree no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 R. 412…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Progressive levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article R2333-82-4

…show presented by the casino; failing this, the number of hours retained may not exceed 8 hours;b) 12 hours per eligible show for the job of stage manager when the show requires a period of assembly…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-4

I.-In application of 12° of article L. 122-5, and subject to the provisions of II and III of this article, the performance or reproduction of extracts of works may be made without the authors' authori…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

…the application of I, there must be no relationship of dependence, within the meaning of Article 39(12), between the subscribing company and the entity benefiting from the subscription.IV. - The benef…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-25

…o L. 232-23, companies meeting the definition of micro-enterprises within the meaning of article L. 123-16-1, with the exception of the companies referred to in Article L. 123-16-2 and those whose bus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZL

…eans of a player account opened on a dedicated site as defined in Article 24 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling sect…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-13

…the Prefect of Police exercises the powers and duties conferred upon him by the Consuls' decree of 12 messidor an VIII which determines the duties of the Prefect of Police in Paris and by the texts w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: The office.

Article L5211-10

…the case of a metropolis, twenty. In this case, the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 5211-12 apply. The term of office of the members of the bureau ends at the same time as that of the membe…

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