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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee inventions

Article R611-7

The period open to the employer to claim the right of attribution is four months, unless otherwise agreed between the parties which can only be subsequent to the declaration of the invention. This per…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee inventions

Article R611-10

The employee and the employer shall refrain from any disclosure of the invention as long as a disagreement remains as to its classification or as long as it has not been decided. If one of the parties…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension.

Article D211-15

The terms of delivery referred to in Article L. 211-29 are determined as follows: 1° Financial securities or instruments created physically are said to be delivered if, at the time of the repurchase a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Private healthcare establishments of collective interest

Article D6161-4

The decision-making body of the not-for-profit organisation managing one or more private healthcare establishments of collective interest deliberates on an institutional project, after obtaining the o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-24

I.-The rules set out in Articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27 apply, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 356-25, to any insurance or reinsurance undertaking having its registered office…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-2

Any company which satisfies the employer's obligations in terms of staff representation may institute, by agreement or by unilateral decision of the employer, in accordance with the procedures set out…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-78

I.-The national joint employment committee, or failing that the joint committee of the professional branch, determines the level of funding for the apprenticeship contract depending on the vocational…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R628-2

I. - In addition to the documents and information mentioned in Article R. 621-1, the request to initiate proceedings shall set out the evidence demonstrating that the draft plan meets the conditions s…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

I. - Phonographic production companies within the meaning of Article L. 213-1 of the Intellectual Property Code, subject to corporation tax, are eligible for a tax credit in respect of expenditure on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director

Article L518-11

Caisse des dépôts et consignations is headed by a Chief Executive Officer appointed for a five-year term.The Chief Executive Officer takes an oath before the Supervisory Board.He may be dismissed afte…

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