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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-15

…night work, within the limits mentioned in articles L. 3122-2 and L. 3122-3;3° Compensation in the form of compensatory rest and, where appropriate, in the form of pay;4° Measures to improve employee…

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

Article 511-12

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant, an advance or both.The choice of the form of aid and any resulting split between grant and advance are determined according to the characteristics of the wor…

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

Article 919-117

To be eligible for exceptional assistance, the foreign sales company must submit the application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 15 May 2022 at th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-10

…ce at the end of the three-year period. Deferment is automatic if the filing was made in simplified form in accordance with article R. 512-4. The applicant may waive deferment at any time. Except wher…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R714-6

…proprietor of the trade mark entered in the National Trade Mark Register.Changes in the name, legal form and address of the proprietor of the trade mark or of the agent and corrections of material err…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 524

…'s hallmark and the title hallmark, known as the guarantee hallmark. The maker's hallmark is in the form of a diamond containing an initial letter of his name and the symbol chosen by him. It may be e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L4132-12

…at which they were adopted, the minutes are published permanently and free of charge in electronic form on the region's website and a paper copy is made available to the public. The original copy of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-11

…prietor.A pharmacist or company may own or co-own only one dispensary.Pharmacists are authorised to form a general partnership between themselves for the purpose of operating a pharmacy.Pharmacists ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-3

…Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire de Moyennes is a legal entity governed by public law when it is formed exclusively by persons governed by public law, or by persons governed by public law and natur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-133

…access to the capital, provided for the application of Article L. 225-149-1, is three months.The information contained in the notice by which the Board of Directors, or the Management Board, suspends…

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