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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-56

…oup agreement may provide that the specific consultations and information mentioned in Articles L. 2312-8 and L. 2312-37 are carried out at group works council level. It sets out the procedures for fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consultation deadlines

Article R2312-5

…ble in the economic, social and environmental database under the conditions set out in articles R. 2312-7 et seq.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-5

As part of the strategic guidelines defined in article R. 5131-4, the local missions and Pôle emploi implement the right to support, in conjunction with all the bodies likely to contribute to it, as p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liens and insurance

Article D3253-5

The maximum amount of the guarantee provided for in Article L. 3253-17 is set at six times the monthly ceiling used to calculate contributions to the unemployment insurance scheme. This amount is set…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57

The administrative authority may submit any proposal to complete or modify the job protection plan, taking into account the economic situation of the company.These proposals are formulated before the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article D612-57

…le opinion or the opinion with reservations by letter sent in the manner provided for in Article R. 612-9 . A copy of this opinion is sent to the regional company of which the statutory auditor is a m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances.

Article L5432-5

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in this chapter shall incur, in addition to the fine set out…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-50

…ctor are appointed before they are discharged, in accordance with the provisions of the articles R. 3711-8 and R. 3711-17 of the Public Health Code. If the person is placed under mobile electronic sur…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-5

…ing may provide for it to be open to bodies in the following categories:1° Bodies governed by Title 3 of Book 9 of the Social Security Code or by II of Article L. 727-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Design studies

Article D2171-5

The purpose of the design studies is to :1° To propose one or more overall solutions, reflecting the major elements of the programme, and to indicate the timescales for completion;2° To check the feas…

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