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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1238-2

…the consultations of the social and economic committee provided for in Articles L. 1233-29, L. 1233-30, L. 1233-34 and L. 1233-35 are punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros, imposed as many times as ther…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1238-4

Dismissal without notifying the administrative authority in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 1233-46 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros, imposed as many times as there are empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1242-5

In the six months following a redundancy for economic reasons, it is forbidden to conclude a fixed-term employment contract for a temporary increase in activity, including for the performance of an oc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment protection plan.

Article L1233-63

The job protection plan determines the procedures for monitoring the effective implementation of the measures contained in the redeployment plan provided for in article L. 1233-61. This monitoring is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-72-1

Reclassification leave may include periods of work during which it is suspended. These periods of work are carried out for any employer, with the exception of private individuals, under fixed-term emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Adaptation measures.

Article L1233-91

…may determine the adaptation measures necessary for the application of the provisions relating to redundancies for economic reasons in undertakings required to set up a social and economic committee o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-16

The following are entitled to six weeks' notice1° Teachers and persons employed in private homes ;2° Commercial clerks mentioned in article L. 1226-24;3° Employees whose remuneration is fixed and who…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-17

During the notice period, the employer grants the employee a reasonable period of time in which to look for a new job, if he so requests.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-6

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information to be communicated to the judge.

Article L1235-9

In the event of an appeal relating to redundancy for economic reasons, the employer shall provide the court with all the information provided to the staff representatives pursuant to Chapter III or, i…

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