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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2352-17

If, in the course of negotiations, the parties decide to lay down participation arrangements, the agreement shall determine the content of these arrangements including, where applicable, the number of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Group membership

Article 849-17

…ney for the purposes of compensation given to the plaintiff in the action by virtue of the interested party's membership of the group shall constitute authority to carry out on behalf of the latter al…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-17

The employer informs and consults the social and economic committee on the conditions of implementation of the redeployment leave at the meetings provided for in articles L. 1233-8, in the event of re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-17

The remuneration provided for in Article R. 663-22 is allocated to the plan execution commissioner in respect of the claims that he includes on the list provided for in Article R. 622-15.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-17

The handover is recorded in a report drawn up jointly by the representatives of the local authority that owns the property and the representatives of the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4.…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Groups of employers not falling within the scope of the same collective agreement.

Article L1253-17

Persons who do not fall within the scope of application of the same collective agreement may form an employers' group provided that the collective agreement applicable to the group is determined.The g…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-17

Member States shall recognise a European Investigation Order without any formality and shall execute it in the same way and according to the same procedures as if the request had come from a national…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-17

Within two months of the end of the agreement, the employer or the branch shall send the competent administrative authority mentioned in article R. 5212-15: 1° The annual reports and the summary repor…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Employee representatives on company boards of directors or supervisory boards.

Article L2411-17

The dismissal of an employee representative on the board of directors or supervisory board of public-sector companies, limited companies and partnerships limited by shares may only take place with the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7227-17

To qualify for the reimbursement provided for in article L. 7227-14, the elected representative must justify to the local authority that he or she has suffered a reduction in income as a result of exe…

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