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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Bed and breakfast.

Article D324-13

The bed and breakfast rental activity referred to in article L. 324-3 is the grouped provision of overnight accommodation and breakfast. It is limited to a maximum of five rooms for a maximum capacity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preventing obesity and overweight

Article D3232-1

The information campaigns referred to in article L. 3232-3 refer to non-commercial communications of a national nature, whatever the medium, the purpose of which is to present nutritional recommendati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D4331-1

For application of f of article L. 4331-3, the difference between the sale value of a fixed asset and its net book value must be recorded in the investment section of the budget before the result of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-9

The line producer transmits the operating account submitted to him in application of sub-section 1 of this section to the other co-producers, to the companies to which he is linked by a financing cont…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D213-15

The line producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 213-36 to submit its written observations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint committees

Article D2261-11

If an organisation does not send an authorised representative to the joint committee convened in application of article L. 2261-20, a new invitation is sent to it within one month by registered letter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Calculation, allocation and distribution of profit-sharing

Article D3314-1

The salaries to be taken into consideration when calculating the ceiling provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 3314-8 are the total gross salaries paid to all employees of the company or o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-9

Authorisation for activities or facilities covered by a regional plan is granted or renewed by the regional health agency after obtaining the opinion of the specialised commission of the regional conf…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article D420-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall notify the European Securities and Markets Authority of the trading halt parameters referred to in II of Article L. 420-3 that are notified to it by trading v…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for granting compensation.

Article D5424-13

The compensation limit provided for in Article L. 5424-12 is set at three quarters of the salary. The maximum number of hours that can be compensated is set at nine hours per day up to a maximum of fo…

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