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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L313-31

…e credit granted. Successive holders of these securities benefit from the rights listed in articles L. 313-32 and L. 313-33 on condition that the forms recording these loans have been made available t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L313-30

…inance company that assigns or pledges business receivables under the conditions set out in article L. 313-23 may, at any time, issue securities intended for the use of all or part of the loans grante…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L313-33

The rights attached to the mortgage notes relate to all the receivables designated on the notes; they also relate to all interest and ancillary costs, as well as to the collateral securing these recei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L1134-2

…ternship or a training period in a company, or an employee, under the conditions set out in Article L. 1134-1.The trade union organisation does not have to prove that it has a mandate from the person…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L1134-4

…here the employee refuses to continue to perform the employment contract, the provisions of article L. 1235-3-1 are applicable.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L1134-5

An action for damages resulting from discrimination must be brought within five years of the date on which the discrimination came to light. This period may not be modified by agreement. Damages and i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L1134-3

…ernship or a period of training in a company or an employee under the conditions set out in Article L. 1134-1, subject to the written agreement of the person concerned.The person concerned may always…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L1221-4

As electronic reverse auctions are forbidden in matters of salary setting, any employment contract stipulating a salary set as a result of such a procedure is automatically null and void.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Medical necessity.

Article L1225-7

A pregnant employee may be temporarily assigned to another job, on her own initiative or that of the employer, if her medically certified state of health so requires.In the event of disagreement betwe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L1221-2

An employment contract of indefinite duration is the normal and general form of employment relationship.However, an employment contract may include a term fixed with precision at the time of its concl…

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