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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Minutes.

Article L8113-7

…n of the public prosecutor, send a report to the competent administrative authority, under the procedure provided for in Chapter V of this Title.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Minutes.

Article L8113-8

The provisions of article L. 8113-7 do not apply to the State, local authorities and their public administrative establishments. A decree in the Council of State shall determine the conditions under w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy.

Article L8113-11

…manufacturing secrets and operating processes of which they may become aware in the course of their duties. Failure to comply with these prohibitions is punishable in accordance witharticle 226-13 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Professional ethics of labour inspection staff

Article L8124-1

…r rights in respect of the prerogatives and guarantees granted to them for the performance of their duties as defined in particular by Conventions No. 81 and No. 129 of the International Labour Organi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L8221-2

The prohibitions set out in this chapter do not apply to emergency work whose immediate execution is necessary to prevent imminent accidents or to organise rescue measures.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-6

Without prejudice to articles L. 8222-1 to L. 8222-3, any legal entity governed by public law that has entered into a contract with a company, informed in writing by a monitoring officer of the irregu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8231-1

Bargaining, defined as any profit-making supply of labour that has the effect of causing prejudice to the employee concerned or evading the application of legal provisions or the stipulations of a col…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of foreign employees.

Article L8252-3

…f Chapter III of Title V of Book II of Part Three relating to wage insurance and liens for the sums due to him pursuant to this Article.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supply and delivery of works.

Article L7421-2

A copy of the form or booklet is given to the worker. One copy is kept for at least five years by the principal and, where applicable, his intermediary, and presented by them at any request from the l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of salary.

Article L7422-6

…uest of the employers or workers concerned, where changes in wages have occurred generally in the industry concerned.

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