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

Article 916-38

In order to contribute, in the context of the health crisis, to the revival of ambitious film, audiovisual and multimedia production and to the development and consolidation of a fabric of companies e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Expertise in the context of consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2315-91

The Social and Economic Committee may decide to use a chartered accountant as part of the consultation on the company's social policy, working conditions and employment referred to in 3° of article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-9

The insurance allowance and the allowance for self-employed workers provided for in Section 4 of Chapter IV of this Title are financed by :1° Employers' contributions ;2° Where applicable, contributio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation.

Article L2341-9

The information and consultation of the European Works Council are coordinated with those of the other staff representative bodies mentioned in this book and those set up in application of the law of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-9

I.-The following are treated in the same way as the shares or voting rights referred to in I of Article L. 233-7: 1° Shares or voting rights owned by other persons on behalf of that person; 2° Shares…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-9

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° In Article L. 1241-1, the words: "by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé pursuant to 1° of Article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Revenue from the investment section

Article L3662-9

Other than those provided for in article L. 3332-3, the revenues of the investment section of the Metropole of Lyon may include, where applicable, revenues from provisions under the conditions laid do…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-9

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offence defined in article L. 1133-8 shall incur, in addition to the fine set…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-9

A joint fund, entrusted with a public service mission, providing a contribution to the financing of employees' trade union organisations and employers' professional organisations, in respect of their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L3123-9

At the end of their term of office, the elected representatives referred to in article L. 3123-7 benefit, at their request, from a refresher course organised within the company, particularly in the li…

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