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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-2

…he offence was committed, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-27 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Exclusion from public contracts for a maximum of five years; 3° Confiscation of objects that were…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation through the employment of disabled workers

Article L5212-7

…a third party or the education allowance for a disabled child and who have a traineeship agreement; 2° By taking on the beneficiaries mentioned in the same article L. 5212-13 for periods of work exper…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-1

…ople who are furthest from employment and contributes to their social and professional integration; 2° It contributes to the certification policy implemented by the Minister for Employment; 3° It cont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-4

The Board of Directors comprises : 1° Five representatives of the State ; 2° Five employers' representatives and five employees' representatives; 3° Two qualified individuals chosen for their expertis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-3

…ld benefit as a priority from the interventions of the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 ; 2° The objectives for improving the services provided to jobseekers and businesses and, in particula…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-5

…may not engage in paid employment in France without first obtaining the work permit referred to in 2° of article L. 5221-2. A work permit is automatically granted to foreign nationals authorised to r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibitions.

Article L5331-3

…The existence, actual availability, origin, nature and description of the job or home-work offered; 2° The remuneration and fringe benefits offered; 3° The place of work.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Introduction of a foreign worker.

Article L5221-2

…nt : 1° The documents and visas required by the international conventions and regulations in force; 2° An employment contract approved by the administrative authority or a work permit.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

Article L5211-1

…bled workers includes : 1° Functional rehabilitation, possibly supplemented by exercise retraining; 2° Orientation ; 3° Re-education or vocational training, which may include re-education; 4° Placemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-68

…establishment has made an economic redundancy in the six months preceding the date of recruitment; 2° Where the recruitment is to replace an employee who has been made redundant for a reason other th…

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