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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L1254-9

The amount of the business contribution allowance referred to in articles L. 1254-15, L. 1254-21 and L. 1254-25 is defined by an extended branch agreement. In the absence of an extended branch agreeme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions common to annual and five-yearly negotiations

Article L2241-17

The annual and five-yearly negotiations provided for in Articles L. 2241-8 and L. 2241-15 also aim to define and plan measures to eliminate pay differentials between women and men.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-22

The digital projection equipment and digital files or data referred to in article L. 213-16, their conditions of use and the operating logs referred to in article L. 213-21 comply with ISO internation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Social dialogue.

Article L2

…Government submits draft legislative and regulatory texts drawn up in the field defined by Article L. 1, in the light of the results of the consultation and negotiation procedure, to the National Com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

…and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code may be brought against : a) The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 or their directors and officers or the authorities mentioned in Article L. 561-17 when they…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-3

Failure to carry out measures ordered pursuant to articles L. 521-4 to L. 521-16 and L. 521-19 to L. 521-22 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. The fine may be increased to…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L442-1

The references to the Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales in Articles L. 422-3 to L. 422-8 and L. 422-11 to L. 422-15 are replaced, where applicable, by the provisions of the Code des Commune…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-36

Every director of a mutual, union or federation, within the meaning ofarticle L. 114-16 of the Mutual Code, is entitled to annual training leave.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

Article L4422-6

For the application of article L. 4221-16 in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the words "at the prefecture" are replaced by the words: "at the offices of the territory's senior administ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-19

The statutory clauses referred to in articles L. 227-13 and L. 227-17 may only be adopted or amended unanimously by the shareholders. The statutory clauses mentioned in articles L. 227-14 and L. 227-1…

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