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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-52

In order to implement an employee's entitlement to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-48, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall dete…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-5

In order to encourage young people mentioned in article L. 5131-3 to enter into a contractual support scheme for employment and independence mentioned in article L. 5131-4 or who are monitored by Pôle…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to apprenticeships

Article L6522-5

For the application of article L. 6235-1 in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the border countries are: 1° For Gu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-5

At the request of the public prosecutor, officers of the judicial police and, on their orders or under their responsibility, the officers of the judicial police and deputy officers of the judicial pol…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L2392-5

A pooled solution, made available by the State and known as the "public invoicing portal", enables invoices to be submitted, received and transmitted electronically. The following shall use the public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5

Court-appointed representatives may form legal entities among themselves for the joint exercise of their profession, with the exception of legal forms that confer the status of trader on their partner…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning companies not subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-53

In undertakings with fewer than fifty employees, the administrative authority shall verify, within twenty-one days from the date of notification of the proposed redundancy, that: 1° Staff representati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-5

This chapter does not apply to damage for which compensation is governed by the provisions of Chapter I of Title VI of Book III of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.Also excluded from the sco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure.

Article L2523-5

After attempting, where necessary, to reconcile the parties, the mediator submits to them, in the form of a reasoned recommendation, proposals for the settlement of the points in dispute, within one m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-57

Notwithstanding the provisions of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the communication of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural…

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