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Showing 29412950 of 58651 articles for Art. Décret 2002-120 du 30-1-2002

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract

Article L5134-127

The remuneration paid for a job as a teacher of the future may be combined with any higher education grants that the person concerned may also be receiving. At his or her request, the beneficiary of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

Article L5211-1

…1° Functional rehabilitation, possibly supplemented by exercise retraining; 2° Orientation ; 3° Re-education or vocational training, which may include re-education; 4° Placement.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: International agreements.

Article L5221-1

The provisions of this Title shall apply subject to those of treaties, conventions or agreements duly ratified or approved and published, and in particular the Treaties establishing the European Commu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12

Disputes relating to benefits provided by the institution on behalf of the body responsible for managing the unemployment insurance scheme or on behalf of the State are subject to the litigation arran…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for publication and dissemination of job offers.

Article L5332-1

All job offers published or broadcast are dated.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation through payment of an annual contribution.

Article L5212-11

…workers which is not its responsibility by virtue of a legislative or regulatory provision may be deducted from the amount of the annual contribution.The benefit represented by this deduction cannot b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L5215-1

In the event of failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5213-5 relating to retraining for work and vocational rehabilitation of sick and injured persons, the provisions of articles L. 4741…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-10

…makes rulings in the cases provided for by these agreements in accordance with the examination procedures they define and is consulted on the programming of interventions at territorial level.In addit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation through payment of an annual contribution.

Article L5212-10

The methods for calculating the annual contribution, which may not exceed the limit of 600 times the minimum hourly growth wage per beneficiary not employed, are determined by decree. For companies th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Legal proceedings.

Article L5212-16

Associations whose main object is to defend the interests of the beneficiaries of this chapter may bring a civil action based on non-compliance with the provisions of this chapter, where such non-comp…

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