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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supply of drinks

Article R4225-2

The employer shall provide workers with fresh drinking water.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-2-1

The list mentioned in Article L. 812-2 is divided into sections corresponding to the jurisdiction of each court of appeal.Where the mandataire judiciaire is an employee, it specifies that capacity and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-30-2

When the work integration aid provided for in sub-section 2 of this section has been awarded for the recruitment of an employee who was, prior to his or her recruitment, in receipt of the active solid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-23

…eement or arrangement defines the working hours during which employees may carry out their activity and provides for specific compensation taking into account the specific requirements of the activity…

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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
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-25

…certain companies, exceeding the maximum forty-six-hour working week provided for in Articles L. 3121-23 and L. 3121-24 may be authorised for specific periods, under conditions laid down by decree in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional hours by rider

Article L3123-22

…Determines the maximum number of amendments that may be concluded, up to a limit of eight per year and per employee, except in the case of replacement of a named absent employee; 2° May provide for a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-20

The maximum working week in any one week is forty-eight hours.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-21

In the event of exceptional circumstances and for the duration of such circumstances, the maximum working time defined in article L. 3121-20 may be exceeded by the administrative authority, under cond…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-24

…on of working hours. This period may not be less than three working days. In home help associations and companies, this period may be shorter in emergencies defined by an extended branch agreement or…

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