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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6 - Financial monitoring of the unemployment insurance scheme

Article L5422-25

…Minister may ask the representative employers' and employees' organisations at national and cross-industry level to take the necessary measures to correct this difference by amending the agreement men…

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

Article L5424-12

The daily bad weather allowance is payable for each hour lost after expiry of a waiting period set by decree. This decree also determines : 1° The limit of compensation for hours lost based on the wag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions and allowances

Article L5424-20

…of their compensation conditions, the insurance allowance paid to unemployed workers in the film production, audiovisual or entertainment professions may, in addition to the employer contribution prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits.

Article L5426-8-3

…mploi is authorised to defer or abandon the recovery of allowances, grants and any other benefits unduly paid on its own behalf, on behalf of the State or on behalf of the employers mentioned in artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article L5427-7

In the absence of the agreement provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5427-1, a national public administrative establishment shall exercise the powers defined in the first paragraph of thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article L5522-2-1

For application in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Article L. 5134-19-3 reads as follows:"Art. L. 5134-19-3 -Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support for young people's initiative projects.

Article L5522-25

The aid provided for in Article L. 5522-23 is exempt from all social security contributions and taxes.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support for young people's initiative projects.

Article L5522-26

Young people who are receiving or have received aid for the young people's initiative project under this sub-section may also receive aid for setting up or taking over a business as provided for in Ti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-1

…e insurance allowance under 1° of this I if he was employed under an open-ended employment contract during the same period. This paragraph does not apply if the last offer made to the jobseeker does n…

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

Article L5422-9

…d by :1° Employers' contributions ;2° Where applicable, contributions from employees in the film production, audiovisual or entertainment professions mentioned in section 3 of the same chapter IV;3° W…

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