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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-17

…raire d'insertion may enter into open-ended contracts as referred to in article D. 5132-10-15 up to 20% of the number of full-time jobs for integration set out in the agreement. By way of derogation f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-21

The rights of access and rectification provided for in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-29

…assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments issued by the same en…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works of fiction

Article 211-10

…enre, points are divided into five groups as follows: I.-Language of Filming" group 1° A maximum of 20 points is allocated to the "Language of Filming" group; 2° Points are awarded as follows: a) 20 p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…ervants: a) The annual training plans of the administrations provided for inarticle 6 of decree no. 2007-1470 of 15 October 2007 as amended relating to the lifelong professional training of State civi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-1

…ipality, authenticated by the most recent decree published in application of article 156 of law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 relating to local democracy;c) Each municipality has at least one seat;…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

…tion in the Internal Market referred to in paragraph 6 of Article 3 of the aforementioned Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 for the purposes of ente…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-19

…reference to Article R. 385-18.II. - Chapter XII of Title I of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A ter

…ore priority neighbourhoods for urban policy are located within the meaning of article 5 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for the city and urban cohesion.II. - The municipal coun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638

…e département only takes effect for tax purposes from the following year if it is issued before 1st October of the year.

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