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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of production accounts

Article L213-27

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may, within three years of the date of issue of the cinematographic exhibition licence, audit the production account referred to in article L. 213-24…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-6-3

…wn in this chapter, in each establishment and organisation authorised in application of Article L. 1243-2 , including when they have an authorisation for import activity under Article R. 1245-7 and es…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employment contract

Article L812-1

…indefinite duration from the first day on which this limit is exceeded. The simplified work permit may only be used with the employee's agreement. It replaces the pay slip provided for in article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Special delegation

Article L2121-35

In the event of the dissolution of a municipal council or the resignation of all its serving members, or in the event of the final annulment of the election of all its members, or where a municipal co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Profits.

Article R232-17

…icle L. 232-12, the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the Executive Chairmen, as the case may be, are empowered to decide to distribute an interim dividend and to set the amount and date of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-22

This expert opinion is optional:1° In the case of an alternative prosecution procedure consisting of reparation of the damage or mediation;2° In the case of a criminal composition;3° When the person i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Back-to-work bonus

Article R5133-7

Any undue payment of the premium is recovered by repayment in one or more instalments. The debt may be reduced or waived if the debtor's situation is precarious, except in the case of fraud or misrepr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

…Section B(1) of Annex I to Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…to the conditions for carrying out the activity of portage salarial provided for in Article L. 1254-24 ; 11° Disregarding the obligation to set up and manage an activity account for each employee port…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…nt parks; 4° Machinery specially designed or put into service for nuclear use, the failure of which may result in the emission of radioactivity; 5° Weapons, including firearms; 6° The following means…

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