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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-4

It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros for any person to oppose the exercise by customs officers of the powers they have under article L. 524-7.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-4

As long as the negotiations referred to in articles L. 2242-1 and L. 2242-2 are underway, the employer may not take unilateral decisions concerning the employees as a whole, except in cases of urgency…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Cross-industry agreements.

Article L2232-4

Inter-professional agreements set up joint interpretation committees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation

Article L2234-4

An observatory to analyse and support social dialogue and negotiation is set up at departmental level by decision of the competent administrative authority. It promotes and encourages the development…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Determining the duration of agreements.

Article L2222-4

The agreement is concluded for a fixed or indefinite period.In the absence of any stipulation in the agreement as to its duration, the duration is set at five years. When the agreement expires, it cea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance obligations.

Article L2262-4

Employees' organisations and employers' organisations or groupings, or individual employers, bound by an agreement or arrangement are required not to do anything likely to jeopardise its faithful perf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2253-3, the wage clauses of a company or establishment agreement may provide for specific terms and conditions for the application of wage increases d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2321-4

The agreement provided for in article L. 2321-2 sets the number of delegation hours from which the elected members of the works council participating in negotiations benefit. This number may not, save…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2343-4

When exceptional circumstances arise or decisions are taken which considerably affect the interests of employees, in particular in the event of relocation, closure of undertakings or establishments or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2344-4

For establishments or undertakings located in one of the States mentioned in Article L. 2341-1, other than France, the members of the special negotiating body and the employee representatives on the E…

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