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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Implementing provisions.

Article L5134-63

A decree determines: 1° The amounts and terms of payment of State aid and, where applicable, the specific conditions under which employers taking on young people on open-ended professionalisation cont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R2352-17

The information provided, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-3 of the Commercial Code, by the company, subsidiary or establishment involved in the merger to certify that the arrangemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2353-5

The information provided, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-3 of the Commercial Code, by the company, subsidiary or establishment involved in the merger to certify that the arrangemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-167

The maximum duration of the aid, set at thirty-six months by article L. 5134-113, may be extended, with the authorisation of the authority issuing the award decision, in order to allow the beneficiary…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article L614-35

During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 614-32 and in the second paragraph of I of article L. 614-34, the owner of the patent or of the supplementary protection certificate attached to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-40

Subject to the provisions of article A. 322-41, operators of establishments existing on 6 July 1999 must comply with the provisions of article A. 322-20, the second paragraph of article A. 322-24, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Renewal procedure

Article R5221-33

Notwithstanding article R. 5221-32, the validity of the work permit referred to in 2° of I of article R. 5221-3 is extended by one year if the foreign national is involuntarily unemployed on the date…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L524-3

In the event of an infringement or failure to comply with the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 et L. 511-7 or in Book IV, the administrative authority responsible for competition an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-114

An undertaking for collective investment in real estate may enter into contracts constituting the financial futures instruments referred to in article L. 214-38 which meet the characteristics of credi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portfolio transfers.

Article R364-1

Where the Autorité de contrôle has required an insurance or reinsurance undertaking to submit a recovery plan in accordance with Article L. 612-32 of the Monetary and Financial Code , and that underta…

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