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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L1146-1

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to professional equality between men and women, as set out in articles L. 1142-1 and L. 1142-2, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 3,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-14

The following provisions do not apply to the dismissal of an employee who has been with the company for less than two years and to dismissals carried out by an employer who usually employs less than e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-18

A decree in the Council of State sets out: 1° The conditions under which the reports establishing the state of abandonment are drawn up; 2° The methods of publicity that must be used to bring the repo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-14

The employees' trade union organisations that are representative at national and cross-industry level and those whose statutory vocation is of a national and cross-industry nature and which have recei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint local committees.

Article L2234-1

Joint professional or cross-industry committees may be set up at local, departmental or regional level, by agreement concluded under the conditions provided for in Article L. 2231-1. Agreements conclu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Annual negotiations

Article L2241-10

When the national professional minimum wage for employees without qualifications within the meaning of 4° of II of article L. 2261-22 is lower than the interprofessional minimum growth wage, the organ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-1

The placing on the market or sale, by a manufacturer or importer of alcoholic beverages, in France or in a territory subject to French authority, of beverages from the third, fourth or fifth group wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: CCI France

Article L711-16

CCI France is responsible for coordinating the entire network of chambers of commerce and industry.In this capacity:1° It draws up the national strategy for the network of chambers of commerce and ind…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-12

The preparatory operations for the ballot, the voting operations, the vote count and the announcement of the results are carried out under the conditions laid down in Chapter VI of Title I of Book I o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-12

Provided they apply within three months of entering France, the spouse of a foreign national holding long-term EU resident status in another EU Member State and a temporary residence permit issued und…

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