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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Calculation and payment procedures.

Article L5422-5

An action for repayment of an insurance allowance that has been wrongly paid is time-barred after three years. In the event of fraud or misrepresentation, the limitation period is ten years. These per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-10

Employees are entitled to compensation for bad weather, regardless of the amount and nature of their pay.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules for negotiating unemployment insurance agreements

Article L5424-22

I.-In order to take into account the specific methods used in the film production, audiovisual or entertainment professions, the agreements relating to the unemployment insurance scheme mentioned in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Combining replacement income with other income.

Article L5425-1

…deprived of employment as a result of bad weather, may be combined with income from occasional or reduced activity and with social security or social assistance benefits under the conditions and withi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Voluntary work.

Article L5425-8

Any jobseeker may engage in voluntary work. This activity may not be carried out with a previous employer, nor replace salaried employment, and must remain compatible with the obligation to seek emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5511-1

The general provisions of article L. 1511-1 also apply to the provisions of this book.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article L5411-5

…enefit linked to total incapacity for work, may not be registered on the list of jobseekers for the duration of their incapacity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-1-1

…ned in article L. 6111-6, with the exception of Pôle emploi and the bodies mentioned in article L. 5314-1, under the conditions set out in article L. 6111-6. Where applicable, the institution, body or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-2-1

…ious periods of compensation are taken into account, in whole or in part, in the calculation of the duration and amount of rights when a new period of compensation is opened, under the conditions defi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-12

…guarantee the financial equilibrium of the scheme. The contribution rate for each employer may be reduced or increased depending on : 1° The number of terminations of employment contracts and secondme…

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