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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0I: Scope of application

Article 1635 quinquies

…e III. With the exception of the tax provided for in article 1519 B, these taxes are not applicable to electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy located in inland waters and the t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-16

If the employer fails to comply with the provisions of the agreement, the Prefect will inform the employer by registered letter of his intention to terminate the agreement. The employer is given a per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-161

…lification registered in the national register of vocational qualifications provided for in article L. 335-6 of the Education Code and classified at level V of the interministerial nomenclature of tra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-164

I.-Employers covered by the eighth paragraph of article L. 5134-111 who : 1° Offers the holder of a job with a future a prospect of lasting qualification and professional integration ; 2° Belongs to a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-165

…the form of, depending on the case : 1° In the case of an employer mentioned in 2° or 3° of Article L. 5134-111, a fixed-term employment support contract of at least twelve months and no more than thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-162

I.-The regional guidance plan defines the territorial strategy for implementing jobs with a future, in particular : 1° The priority industries and sectors of activity for the deployment of jobs with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-163

…or Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance is consulted on the regional guidance plan referred to in article R. 5134-162 and, where applicable, on the results of future employment for the previou…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: General provisions

Article A212-164

The certificate of qualification and aptitude for the functions mentioned in article L. 212-1 is issued by the Minister for Sport, after receiving the opinion of a qualified jury composed as follows:…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial provisions (R).

Article D5211-16

…reimbursement of the operating costs of the service made available in application of II of article L. 5211-4-1 is made on the basis of a unit operating cost for the service, multiplied by the number…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-16

When an unmarried couple or woman undergoing medically assisted procreation is asked to take part in research involving the human person carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation, t…

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