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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Establishment

Article R1422-1

…labour shall first publish a notice in the Journal officiel de la République française indicating : 1° The seat of the council to be created or abolished or, in the event of a transfer, the new seat o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-25

If it is found that the authorised issuer does not comply with the provisions set out in 1° of Article D. 1271-13, authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn by decision of the Minister responsible f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Salary

Article R1262-8

…d by way of reimbursement of expenses actually incurred as a result of the secondment mentioned in 11° of article L. 1262-4 are excluded and shall be paid by the employer when all of the following con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Establishment

Article R1422-2

…al and the date of appointment of the councillors.They are issued after consultation or opinion of :1° The departmental council and the municipal council ;2° The industrial tribunal(s) concerned;3° Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-14

In order to be authorised, the issuer must keep appropriate accounts enabling: 1° Ongoing verification of the liquidity of the equivalent value of the special payment instruments referred to in B of A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Other financial provisions

Article D1271-29

…in Article L. 1271-15-1 is collected by the issuers referred to in the same article provided that :1° The amount and methods of calculating this remuneration are mentioned in the contract or the gene…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of posting

Article R1263-3

An employer who posts one or more employees, under the conditions set out in 1° of article L. 1262-1, must submit a declaration containing the following information: 1° The name or business name as we…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation between sections

Article R1423-6

Cases are divided between the sections of the industrial tribunal in accordance with : 1° For the management section, article L. 1423-1-2 ; 2° For the other sections, the allocation table provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General Meetings

Article R1423-23

The industrial tribunal shall convene a general meeting at the request of: 1° Either the first president of the court of appeal; 2° Or a majority of the members in office; 3° Either the president or t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Association employment vouchers and company service vouchers

Article D1272-2

The use of a simplified system by the employers mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 133-5-6 of the Social Security Code implies, with regard to the employees declared by means of this system, complia…

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