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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Public holidays

Article R3164-2

…stores; 12° Establishments in other sectors whose principal activity is the manufacture of food products for immediate consumption or whose sole activity is the retail sale of foodstuffs; 13° Enterta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employees working the same shift pattern

Article D3171-4

A copy of this collective timetable and any corrections made to it is sent in advance to the labour inspector.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Access to documents and information

Article D3171-14

The right of access to personal information provided for in article 39 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties applies to documents recording e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3231-3

The minimum growth wage applicable to young workers under the age of eighteen is reduced by : 1° 20% Before the age of seventeen; 2° 10% Between the ages of seventeen and eighteen. This reduction is w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guaranteeing employees' purchasing power

Article D3231-6

The hourly wage to be taken into consideration for the application of article D. 3231-5 is that which corresponds to one hour's actual work, taking into account benefits in kind and various bonuses wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3233-1

The following is punishable by a fifth-class fine: 1° Wages lower than the minimum growth wage provided for in articles L. 3231-1 to L. 3231-12 ; 2° Wages lower than the minimum monthly wage provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article D3243-7

Where the employer decides to issue the pay slip in electronic form, the employer shall inform the employee by any means giving a date certain, one month before the first issue of the pay slip in elec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Obligations and financial responsibility of project owners and contractors

Article R3245-3

…loyees concerned in writing that if they fail to pay their wages, they may take their case to the industrial tribunal to recover the sums due.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3252-9

Individual records shall be kept at the registry of each judicial court, mentioning all acts of any kind, decisions and formalities to which the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter gives ris…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation

Article R3252-18

If the debtor fails to honour the commitments made at the hearing, the creditor may ask the court clerk to proceed with the seizure without further conciliation. The creditor must enclose a statement…

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