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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-23

When their purpose is to finance, even partially, the initial installation of digital projection equipment, selective financial aid from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée is subject t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-29

When the workforce of the company or establishment reaches the reporting threshold of three hundred employees in accordance with the provisions of article L. 2312-34, the first social balance sheet of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Combining replacement income with other income.

Article L5425-2

The persons referred to in article L. 5421-4 under the age of sixty-five who can only receive a full old-age pension calculated on the basis of less than 150 quarters of contributions are entitled to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Professional interview

Article L6315-2

At the start of their term of office as a municipal councillor, departmental councillor or regional councillor, employees are entitled, at their request, to an individual interview with their employer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-2

…ent of estimated revenue and expenditure has not been drawn up by the Director by a date set by regulation, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall draw up the statement of estimated…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-2

An anti-competitive practice referred to in Article L. 481-1 is irrevocably presumed to have been established with regard to the natural or legal person designated in the same Article once its existen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special provisions relating to the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article L138-2

I.-When a collective management organisation governed by Title II of Book III of this Part and approved for this purpose by the Minister for Culture concludes, in accordance with the mandates given by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article L133-2

The remuneration provided for in Article L. 133-1 shall be collected by one or more collective management bodies governed by Title II of Book III and approved for this purpose by the Minister responsi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Formation and performance of the employment contract.

Article L1531-2

The employment contract of the employees mentioned in article L. 1531-1 shall be in writing.It shall set out the terms and conditions under which the employee shall be compensated for expenses incurre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-26

Any natural or legal person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the municipal council, the budgets and accounts of the municipality and municipal by-laws.Each pe…

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