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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-22

…nt agreement or, failing that, an industry agreement may provide that leave taken in respect of the reference year may be carried over. In this case, leave may be carried over until 31 December of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-24

…an allowance equal to one tenth of the total gross remuneration received by the employee during the reference period. To determine the total gross remuneration, account is taken of : 1° Holiday pay fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article L3411-9

…d harm reduction activities are carried out in accordance with the guidelines set out in a national reference document approved by decree. People attending harm reduction support centres for drug user…

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

Article 231-18

…the following criteria:1° The number of cinema weeks of operation of the establishments during the reference period, in accordance with the table in the appendix to this book, except for new establis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-7-1

…ned in articles L. 143-1 and L. 144-2, the following information is provided annually: 1° The exact reference date of the information appearing in the statement of pension rights, clearly indicated; 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-3-1

…graph of article R. 343-9, the current value thus calculated is multiplied by the ratio between the reference index on the date of sale or conversion and the same index on the date of acquisition. Whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General and financial provisions.

Article L5321-3

…38-3 and to issue, where applicable, the certificate attesting to such compliance; 3° The supply of reference substances from the French pharmacopoeia; 4° The issue of quality attestations intended fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Internal organisation.

Article L6146-1-1

The departments referred to in Article L. 6146-1 are the benchmark for the organisation, relevance, quality and safety of care, local supervision of medical and paramedical teams, supervision of inter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-11

…ce inserted within the same period in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires mentioning the reference of the publication made pursuant to the provisions of I of article L. 451-1-2 of the Monet…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R65

…ision; -date and legal classification of the offences, status of legal recidivism where applicable, references to the legislative or regulatory provisions determining the criminal offence and penalty…

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