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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance of the employment contract.

Article L1222-5

…ve to create or take over a business is extended under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 3142-111, L. 3142-117 and L. 3142-119, the provisions of the first paragraph apply until the end of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Export assignment contract.

Article L1223-5

A collective agreement at branch or company level determines the employment contracts concluded for the performance of an export assignment carried out for the most part outside national territory, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-5

…r at the door of the premises where recruitment takes place, the persons referred to in article L. 1153-2 shall be informed by any means of the text ofarticle 222-33 of the French Penal Code, as well…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L1221-5

Any jurisdiction clause included in an employment contract is null and void.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Harassment.

Article L1152-5

Any employee who engages in moral harassment is liable to disciplinary action.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-5

An employee's dismissal is cancelled if, within fifteen days of being notified of the dismissal, she sends her employer a medical certificate stating that she is pregnant, in accordance with the condi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior interview.

Article L1232-5

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1242-5

…t exempt the employer from respecting the priority of re-employment provided for in article L. 1233-45.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-5

…mply with the stipulations of a branch agreement or convention adopted in application ofarticle L. 1242-8 or, where applicable, the provisions of articles L. 1242-8-1 and L. 1242-8-2, relating to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-5

…nates automatically on expiry of the term. When it is concluded in application of 6° of article L. 1242-2, it terminates when the purpose for which it was concluded is achieved, after a notice period…

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