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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7227-6

No dismissal, professional downgrading or disciplinary sanction may be imposed for absences resulting from the application of articles L. 7227-1 and L. 7227-2, on pain of nullity and damages to the el…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-6

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 122-6-1, the exploitation right belonging to the author of software includes the right to perform and authorise: 1° The permanent or temporary reproduction of s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-6

In the branches concerning exclusively agricultural activities mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 722-1 and in 2° of article L. 722-20 of the rural and maritime fishing code, the threshold set in 3°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-6

An employee whose ascendant, descendant, brother, sister or person sharing the same home is suffering from a life-threatening illness or is in the advanced or terminal stages of a serious and incurabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Establishment of social and economic committees and works councils

Article L2313-6

The loss of the status of separate establishment in the cases provided for in articles L. 2313-2 to L. 2313-5 entails the termination of the duties of the members of the staff delegation of the social…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-6

Without prejudice to articles L. 8222-1 to L. 8222-3, any legal entity governed by public law that has entered into a contract with a company, informed in writing by a monitoring officer of the irregu…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special conditions of secondment

Article L1262-6

Without prejudice to article L. 1262-3 and section 2 of this chapter, employers seconding one or more employees under the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of article L. 1262-1 for short-term services a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-6

When it intervenes under the conditions provided for in articles L. 424-1, L. 424-2 and L. 424-3, the compensation body shall obtain all relevant documents and information and shall take the necessary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-6

The grouping referred to in article L. 6122-1 consists of bringing together in one place all or some of the care activities previously authorised on separate sites within the same region or spread acr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity.

Article L3123-6

No dismissal or professional downgrading, no disciplinary sanction may be pronounced due to absences resulting from the application of the provisions of articles L. 3123-1 and L. 3123-2 on pain of nul…

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