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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single section: Infringements of market transparency

Article R465-2

When the AMF informs the Financial Public Prosecutor of its intention to issue a statement of objections pursuant to the first paragraph of III of Article L. 465-3-6, it shall send the Financial Publi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-2

…skills operators with cross-industry competence report to the skills operators with national and professional competence on the use of the funds they manage for companies falling within the professio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Presumption of salaried status.

Article L7313-2

The absence of clauses prohibiting either the exercise of another profession or the performance of personal commercial transactions may not prevent the application of the provisions of article L. 7313…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of performance times.

Article L7422-2

In the absence of an agreement or an extended collective labour agreement, the administrative authority will draw up a table of working hours.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of foreign employees.

Article L8252-2

The foreign employee is entitled, in respect of the period of unlawful employment : 1° To payment of salary and related benefits, in accordance with the legal provisions, collective bargaining agreeme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-2

I.-For the application of article L. 1235-4, when the judgment ordering the offending employer to reimburse all or part of the unemployment benefits is enforceable, Pôle emploi may give formal notice…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the case

Article R1454-2

…e parties fail to comply with the communication procedures laid down, the conciliation and referral office may strike out the case or refer it back to the judgment office at the earliest convenient da…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Title VII: Amicable settlement of disputes

Article R1471-2

The conciliation and referral office or the adjudication office may, at any stage of the proceedings: 1° After obtaining the agreement of the parties, appoint a mediator to hear them and compare their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prescription of physical activity

Article D1172-2

The doctor involved in the care of a patient suffering from a long-term condition or chronic disease, with risk factors or a loss of autonomy, for whom adapted physical activity has demonstrated benef…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Consultation of registered information

Article R521-29

In order to guarantee the publicity of registered information, the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce shall set up and manage the national portal referred to in Article R. 521-1.…

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