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Showing 21812190 of 36396 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-1437 du 5 novembre 2015

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-54-1

…1 of article 200 of the General Tax Code, and to any employee performing managerial or supervisory duties on a voluntary basis within such an association; 2° Any employee who is a member of a citizen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-5

Articles L. 3132-25 and L. 3132-25-1 do not apply to food retailers who benefit from the provisions of article L. 3132-13. Food retail outlets located in the areas referred to in article L. 3132-24 or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-58-1

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-54-1, a company agreement or convention or, failing that, a branch agreement may set the conditions for maintaini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-5

…ebt statements. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, the advance payment of contributions due by the employer under the Contrat de Securisation Professionnelle mentioned in 1° of article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Setting up.

Article L3334-5-1

A collective retirement savings plan may provide for default membership by the company's employees, unless the latter advise otherwise. Employees are informed of this clause under conditions laid down…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-5

The period of vocational retraining leave is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the employee's seniority rights. The employee retains the benefit of all the advantages…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-5-2

…established that the termination is not related to the performance of the occupational physician's duties and does not constitute a discriminatory measure. The employer must notify the labour inspect…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4622-5-1

Without prejudice to the third paragraph of Article L. 1251-22, where a company has its own occupational health and prevention service, this service may, under conditions laid down by agreement, ensur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-5-3

…will ensure that the transfer is not related to the performance of the occupational health doctor's duties and does not constitute a discriminatory measure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-5-1

…yment contract of an occupational health physician may only be terminated before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or medical unfitness, or on expiry of the term when the employer does not…

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