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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Documents to be given to the employee

Article R1221-9

When an employee is recruited, the employer must provide him/her with a copy of the declaration prior to recruitment or the acknowledgement of receipt.This obligation is deemed to have been met if the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-25

Entries relating to events subsequent to the employee's recruitment or the arrival of the trainee are entered in the single personnel register at the time they occur.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Proof of pre-employment declaration

Article R1221-7

The recipient body will send the employer a document acknowledging receipt of the declaration and mentioning the information recorded, within five working days of receipt of the declaration form.If th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article R1221-26

Entries in the single personnel register are kept for five years from the date on which the employee or trainee left the establishment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-24

A copy of the documents authorising foreign workers to be employed is attached to the single personnel register and made accessible to the members of the personnel delegation of the social and economi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-24-1

Acknowledgements of receipt of the secondment declarations referred to in articles R. 1263-3, R. 1263-4 and R. 1263-6 are appended to the single personnel register and made accessible to the members o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recipient organisation

Article R1221-4

The pre-recruitment declaration must be sent at the earliest eight days before the foreseeable date of recruitment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligation of dematerialisation

Article D1221-18

I. - Employers whose staff come under the general social security scheme, other than private individuals employing an employee in their service, who have made more than 50 pre-employment declarations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligation of dematerialisation

Article D1221-19

Failure to comply with the obligation to make a pre-recruitment declaration by electronic means will result in the application of a penalty equal to 0.5% of the monthly social security ceiling per emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monthly statement of employment contracts

Article D1221-30

The monthly statement of employment contracts contains the following information: 1° The name and address of the employer; 2° The nature of the company's activity; 3° The surname, first names, nationa…

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