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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Offering of banking transactions to individuals resident in France by credit institutions having their registered office in a state that is on the list of states receiving official development assistance and that is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L318-4

Each year, the credit institutions referred to in Article L. 318-1 provide the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution with a report on the transactions carried out under this chapter, in acc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-42

Where an employee is appointed to sit on an administrative or joint commission, council or committee dealing with employment and training issues, the employer shall allow him the time necessary to att…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-43

The employee's participation in the meetings and juries mentioned in article L. 3142-42 does not entail any reduction in remuneration. The duration of the corresponding leave cannot be deducted from t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-45

The employer may refuse to grant the leave if it considers that the absence is likely to have a detrimental effect on the smooth running of the company.The employer's refusal is made after consulting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-44

A decree determines the conditions under which the expenses relating to the maintenance of salary and the reimbursement of travel expenses are borne by the bodies and juries mentioned in article L. 31…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-46

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in article L. 3142-42, a collective agreement or agreement at company level or, failing that, an agreement or agreement at industry…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-47

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-46, a decree sets the deadlines within which the employee must submit his request for leave.

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

Article 421-9

To be eligible for writing grants, authors must be French nationals or equivalent.

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

Article 421-14

Production companies must:1° Have signed an audiovisual production contract with one or more authors;2° Make a personal contribution to financing the development of the project, by making a cash contr…

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

Article 421-8

Selective financial aid is awarded to authors for writing an elaborate version of creative documentary projects.

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