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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Minimum growth wage.

Article L3423-3

During the course of the year, the minimum growth wage in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin may be increased by regulation to a level higher…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Information to the judicial authorities by the Banque de France.

Article R131-38

The Banque de France may inform the Public Prosecutor and, at his request, provide him with information relating to cheque issues that have been reported to it as constituting a breach of a prohibitio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for negotiating and concluding sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-32

…null and void. The agreement shall be drawn up in French. Any clause drafted in a foreign language may not be invoked against a worker referred to in article L. 7341-1 who would be adversely affected…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation arrangements

Article D1271-3

…body that finances all or part of the special payment voucher referred to in B of article L. 1271-1 may, exceptionally, use a voucher that is not registered by name until it is allocated to the benefi…

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

Article D1272-3

The "chèque-emploi associatif" and the "titre emploi-service entreprise" may not be used by an association or a company to employ an employee who is covered by the "guichet unique du spectacle vivant"…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operating grants without earmarking.

Article D2335-3

The exceptional grants mentioned in article L. 2335-2 may be awarded within the limits of the appropriations allocated for this purpose in the budget of the Ministry of the Interior. The interminister…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and duration of judicial supervision

Article D147-39

…f the sentence reductions from which the person has benefited and which have not been withdrawn, it may fix in its decision the date on which judicial supervision will end and not the duration of this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Specific powers.

Article R4523-3

The Social and Economic Committee may call upon the expert in technological risks mentioned in article L. 4523-5 in the event of serious danger in connection with the classified installation. The expe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Occupational risk prevention workers in inter-company occupational health services.

Article R4623-37

…tional health and safety. They have the time and resources required to carry out their duties. They may not be discriminated against because of their prevention activities. They carry out their duties…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assistant pharmacists.

Article R5125-36

With the exception of pharmacists covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, an assistant pharmacist may only carry out this function if he is registered on the roll of the re…

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