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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Recruitment methods and means of monitoring employee activity

Article L2312-38

The Social and Economic Committee shall be informed, prior to their use, of any methods or techniques used to assist in the recruitment of job applicants and of any changes thereto. It shall also be i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-25

The collective agreement allowing the derogations provided for in articles L. 3123-20 and L. 3123-24 includes guarantees relating to the implementation, for part-time employees, of the rights granted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Public holidays.

Article L3164-8

In sectors where this is justified by the particular characteristics of the activity, a list of which is set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, an agreement or an extended collective labour agreement or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L1534-6

With the exception of articles L. 1271-1, L. 1271-7 and L. 1271-8, the provisions of Chapter I of Title VII of Book II of this Part are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. Per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2111-2

Maternal and child health services and consultations, home-based maternal and child health protection activities, the approval of family assistants, as well as the approval, monitoring, training menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-1

A dietician is any person who usually provides nutritional advice and, on medical prescription, participates in the nutritional education and rehabilitation of patients suffering from metabolic or eat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-32

The aid is granted to operators of art house cinemas in operation at the time of notification of the decision to grant the aid.In the event of a change of operator during the reference period or betwe…

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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 Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Remuneration of the holder

Article R2213-1

For the calculation of the contractor's remuneration, the partnership contract specifies the conditions under which the following are taken into account and identified:1° Investment costs, in particul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° : Industrial and commercial profits

Article 302 septies A ter

The option for the simplified tax regime for industrial and commercial profits may be exercised each year. New companies exercise this option within the deadlines set for filing the declaration concer…

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