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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-19

…agreement or an extended branch agreement sets the minimum working time referred to in Article L. 3123-7. Where it is less than that provided for in Article L. 3123-27, it shall determine the guarante…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Emergency care teaching centres and emergency first aid training

Article D6311-19

…alth situation, in particular as part of the establishment's white plan provided for in article L. 3131-7; 3° Participating in applied educational research, promoting health education and preventing h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-23

…cament et des produits de santé the information mentioned in Annex III of Commission Directive (EU) 2015/566 of 8 April 2015 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC as regards procedures for verifying equiv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-5

…nt commercial or craft activity must present, at the request of the agents mentioned in article L. 123-30 the valid card allowing the exercise of an itinerant commercial or craft activity as well as a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-19

…ransmissions may not exceed, for a calendar year, a percentage set by regulation and between 10 and 20% of the total number of medical biology examinations carried out by the laboratory. By way of der…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Conditions relating to the amount of remuneration paid to authors, performers and producers

Article 211-19

…of the share of the production cost of the work equal to or greater than €4,000,000 and less than €7,000,000;- 5% of the share of the production cost of the work equal to or greater than €7,000,000 a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-12

…munes, the lump-sum allocation of the former commune calculated in application of III of article L. 2334-7 is distributed between each new commune in proportion to the population.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3513-13

…the economic operator shall immediately inform the public establishment referred to in Article L. 3513-10, specifying in particular the risks to human health and safety, any corrective measures taken…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Capital financing of long-term electricity supply companies

Article 238 bis HV

For the assessment of corporation tax, cash subscriptions, made from 1 January 2023 until 31 December 2028, to the capital of approved capital companies, subject to corporation tax under the condition…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R773-7

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-0 and R. 518-0-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-2no. 2013-56 of 16 Janu…

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