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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizures and assignments.

Article L3252-12

…tachment relating to remuneration in respect of which an assignment has previously been granted and duly notified, the assignee shall be deemed to be the distraining creditor in respect of the sums st…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: National service.

Article L3142-100

…paragraph, the injured party shall be entitled to damages fixed by the court, in addition to the redundancy payment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-117

…collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention determines : 1° The maximum duration of the leave or period of part-time work; 2° The number of times the leave or period may be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules for taking leave and going part-time

Article L3142-119

…of an agreement referred to in Article L. 3142-117, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of the leave or period of part-time work is one year. It may be extended by a maximum of on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary provisions

Article L3153-1

In the absence of a collective agreement as referred to in Article L. 3152-3, a guarantee system is set up by decree. Pending the implementation of a guarantee scheme, when the acquired rights, conver…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L3222-1

The provisions of articles 132-58 to 132-62 of the French Penal Code relating to deferment of sentencing are applicable in the case of prosecutions for breaches of the provisions of articles L. 3221-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L3232-1

Any employee whose working hours are at least equal to the legal weekly working hours shall receive, if he is not an apprentice, remuneration at least equal to the minimum fixed under the conditions p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishment and liquidation of claims.

Article L3253-19

…3253-4, within ten days of the judgment opening the proceedings; 2° For other claims that are also due and payable on the date of the judgement opening the proceedings, within three months of the dat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-112

An employee whose employment contract is amended to provide for part-time work may not invoke any right to be re-employed on a full-time basis before the end of this amendment. At the end of the perio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-114

The employer may postpone an employee's departure on leave if such departure would result in the number of employees simultaneously absent or the number of days absent on such leave and on sabbatical…

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