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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Assignment of contract

Article 1216

A contracting party, the assignor, may assign his status as a party to the contract to a third party, the assignee, with the agreement of his co-contracting party, the assignee. This agreement may be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligible training courses

Article D6323-23

The provisions of articles D. 6323-6, D. 6323-7 and D. 6323-8 are applicable to training courses for the worker referred to in article L. 6323-25 which are eligible for the personal training account u…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-13

…ovisions referred to in Article L. 351-2. Where, in particular circumstances, as defined in Article 19 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, insurance and reinsurance…

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

Article 222-19

…quested, production approval; 2° They have been financed by a French contribution equal to at least 30% of their final production cost; 3° They have not already been released in cinemas; 4° Be shown i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIX: Social contribution on corporation tax

Article 235 ter ZC

…ction of this tax calculated on their taxable income at the rates mentioned in I and IV of article 219 and reduced by an allowance which may not exceed 763,000 euros per twelve-month period. Where a f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-19

The deliberative assemblies are kept informed as soon as they meet of the opinions formulated by the regional audit chamber and of the orders issued by the representative of the State in application o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-19

…from the report presented to the territorial social committee as provided for in article 51 of law 2012-347 of 12 March 2012, relating to recruitment, training, working hours, professional promotion,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-2

…ional fund may only dispose of unmatured or lapsed loans that it has granted after the Autorité des marchés financiers has approved a specific programme of operations submitted by its management compa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Action on the working environment.

Article R4626-19

…al council. He draws up a report under the conditions specified inarticle 9 of decree no. 88-386 of 19 April 1988, as amended, relating to the conditions of physical fitness and sick leave of hospital…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12

…l detention, impose house arrest with electronic surveillance in the cases provided for by articles 135-2, 145, 148, 201, 221-3, 272-1, 397-3, 695-34 et 696-19. This measure may be lifted, maintained,…

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