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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Declaration

Article D1253-5

The employers' group's declaration of activity includes: 1° The information mentioned in articles D. 1253-1; 2° The title of the collective agreement within the scope of which each of its members fall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Declaration

Article D1253-4

The declaration of activity provided for in article L. 1253-17 is sent to the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment for the département in which the employers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Declaration

Article D1253-6

The employers' group shall inform the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment of any changes made to the information mentioned in articles D. 1253-1, within one…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Retirement

Article D1237-2

The salary to be taken into consideration for the calculation of the retirement indemnity is, depending on the formula most advantageous to the person concerned, either one-twelfth of the remuneration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue

Article D1271-6

The universal employment-service voucher, which has the nature of a special payment voucher, is called a "pre-financed universal employment-service voucher".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing.

Article D3323-3

If the participation scheme is set up at the initiative of the company, the decision specifying the terms and conditions of this unilateral subjection is filed with the minutes of the consultation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing.

Article D3323-4

When a group profit-sharing agreement is concluded, the documents filed on the remote-procedure platform mentioned in Article D. 2231-4 under the conditions provided for in that Article and in II of A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Name.

Article D2573-2

I. - Article R. 2111-1 is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article R. 2111-1, the words: "Minister of the Inter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Badges

Article D6222-3

The wearing of the official insignia of the President of the Territorial Council in the national colours, the use of which is optional, is reserved for the President of the Territorial Council in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Badges

Article D6222-2

The official badge of the President of the Territorial Council in the national colours conforms to the model below: On a background of blue, white and red enamel bearing "President of the Territorial…

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