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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-30

If an agreement is subsequently concluded in a territorial or professional sector which has been the subject of an extension order, the latter becomes null and void with regard to the employers bound…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-19

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or arrangement may provide for the maximum actual daily working time to be exceeded in the event of increased activity or for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 223-31

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement concluded with the distribution company.This agreement may include commitments by the company concerning the exhibition…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 422-9

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement with the beneficiary.The aid is paid in two instalments. The first instalment, which may not exceed 75% of the grant, i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Id: Certifiers abroad

Article 1649 quater O

…observations on the facts of which they are accused, the Director General of Public Finances or his delegate may terminate the said agreement. The certifier's clients or members shall be informed of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Award conditions

Article D553-5

Alimony or compensatory allowance fixed by a court decision that has become enforceable, a divorce or legal separation agreement by mutual consent provided for in article 229-1 of the Civil Code, by a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Arbitration proceedings and awards

Article 1509

The arbitration agreement may, directly or by reference to arbitration rules or rules of procedure, regulate the procedure to be followed in the arbitral proceedings. Where the arbitration agreement i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Performance of obligations under the agreement

Article R15-33-60-9

…here applicable, the victim of the termination of the public prosecution.If the agreement was concluded in the context of a judicial investigation, the public prosecutor also informs the investigating…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to relations between the State, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and the collecting institutions or bodies.

Article R221-61

To be authorised to open people's savings passbook accounts, institutions authorised to receive deposits from the public must enter into an authorisation agreement with the Caisse des dépôts et consig…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Support for the development of employment and skills

Article D5121-2

Agreements concluded at national level are subject to the opinion of the Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Coll…

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