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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-1

…is exceptional. It takes into account the need to protect the health and safety of workers and is justified by the need to ensure the continuity of economic activity or socially useful services.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3152-2

…ines the terms and conditions for managing the time savings account and sets out the conditions for using, liquidating and transferring rights from one employer to another.

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

Article 621-5

…o delegated production companies for the production of feature films or audiovisual works where the use and enhancement of digital visual effects is a key aspect of the production.

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

Article 621-15

Selective financial aid is awarded to delegated production companies that, through the use of digital visual effects, contribute to the renewal of visual creation and the enhancement of works on the i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures

Article R2372-3

When the restricted invitation to tender procedure is used, a jury composed under the conditions defined in article R. 2371-6 issues a reasoned opinion on the applications and tenders.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial arrangements

Article R2393-35

When the contract has been awarded by the State and the contractor uses a State department as a subcontractor, the services covered by the subcontract do not give rise to any payment to the contractor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a consumer loan.

Article 1892

…by which one of the parties delivers to the other a certain quantity of things that are consumed by use, on the obligation of the latter to return as many of the same kind and quality.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract.

Article L5142-2

State and local authority aid can be used to support and prepare the creation or takeover of an economic activity as defined inarticle L. 127-1 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and performance of the contract.

Article L6325-6-1

Minors holding a vocational training contract may be authorised to use work equipment forbidden to young workers during their vocational training, under conditions defined by decree.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Pharmacovigilance

Article L5121-22

…igilance is to monitor, assess, prevent and manage the risk of adverse reactions resulting from the use of the medicinal products and products mentioned in article L. 5121-1.

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