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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article D1265-1

The employee is informed of the legal action envisaged by the representative trade union organisation in application of article L. 1265-1 by any means capable of conferring a date certain. This inform…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1440-1-1

The information enabling the natural persons mentioned in the decision to be identified, where they are parties or third parties, shall be blacked out by the court clerk before the decision is handed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-1

In companies with fifty or more employees, a collective agreement may determine the content of the job protection plan mentioned in articles L. 1233-61 to L. 1233-63 , as well as the procedures for co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Breaches of the rules on charges or discounts for the use of a given payment instrument

Article L171-1

Any breach of the obligation mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 112-12 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and up to €375,000 for a legal entity.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R*717-1-1

Article R. * 712-23-2 shall apply to the international trademark registrations referred to in Article R. 717-1, within the same limit and subject to the same reservation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5-1-1

The operations provided for by articles 55-1 and 706-56 may be carried out, on the instructions of a judicial police officer, by a judicial police officer, or by a specialised agent, technician or eng…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-13

The head of the user undertaking posts the list of the names of the representatives of the external undertakings on the extended health, safety and working conditions committee in the same place as th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-10

Within thirty days of the decision to select the external companies being sent, the head of each external company selected must: 1° Organise the appointment of representatives of the employees or, as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-12

The head of the user undertaking shall, at the request of the labour inspector, provide the latter with the names of the representatives of the external undertakings designated in accordance with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-11

The representatives of the employees of the external undertakings are appointed from among those who have worked regularly on or near the user undertaking's installation during the previous twelve mon…

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