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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-56

…or convention mentioned in article L. 3142-73, the employee shall inform the employer by any means capable of providing a date certain, at least thirty days or 48 hours in the event of an emergency b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Leave for employees elected or standing for election to parliament or local government

Article D3142-59

In the case mentioned in article L. 3142-83, the suspension of the employment contract takes effect fifteen days after the employer is notified, at the employee's request, by registered letter with ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-5

…pend his employment contract for this reason, of the date of his departure on leave and, where applicable, of his request for the leave to be split up or converted into part-time leave. He shall also…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3165-5

…rest period, in breach of the provisions of article L. 3164-7 and the decrees issued for their application, is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Supplementary provisions

Article D3154-5

…time savings account, converted into monetary units, the sums are transferred by the latter to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations. The transfer is accompanied by a written request from the employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work

Article R3163-5

…s of the activity justifying the exemption. If no response is received within one month of the application being submitted, the authorisation is deemed to have been granted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employees working the same shift pattern

Article D3171-5

…nder the conditions laid down in article L. 3121-44, or in article D. 3121-27, the notice shall indicate the number of weeks comprising the reference period set by the agreement or decree and, for eac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of public transport costs

Article R3261-5

…c establishment, public authority, company or person mentioned in article R. 3261-2, or, where applicable, by the person responsible for managing the public bicycle hire service. If the pass for a pub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monitoring weekly rest periods

Article R3172-5

The special register is made available to the Labour Inspectorate, which checks it during its visit. It is made available to employees on request.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guaranteeing employees' purchasing power

Article D3231-5

…when their contractual hourly wage has fallen below the minimum growth wage in force, a supplement calculated so as to bring their remuneration up to the amount of this minimum growth wage.

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