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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Teleworking

Article L1222-9

…nt by any means. When the request to use telework is made by a disabled worker mentioned in article L. 5212-13 or an employee caring for a child, a parent or a close relative, the employer shall give…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book V: Insurance distributors

Article L500

…oses of this Book, the words "insurance undertaking" refer to the undertakings mentioned in Article L. 310-2 of this Code, mutual insurers or associations governed by Book II of the Mutual Code, provi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-7

…its under Articles 42 and 43 of the same Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 and in accordance with Article L. 511-105 of this Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Social dialogue.

Article L3

…and Vocational Training for the coming year. For their part, the organisations mentioned in article L. 1 present the state of progress of current cross-industry negotiations as well as the timetable f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article L613-44-1

…sure compliance by the persons under its jurisdiction with the requirements set pursuant to Article L. 613-44 in coordination with the supervisory college. Where the resolution college, or the supervi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L785-3

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromArticleL. 613-20-1, with the exception of its Ia, II and IVOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-20-3 Order…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Activities, holidays.

Article L850

For the purposes of this provision, sick leave and the leave referred to in articles L. 880 and L. 881 are considered as service completed. The administration retains complete freedom to stagger leave…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-41

If a person referred to in 4° of B of I or II of Article L. 612-2 has breached a European, legislative or regulatory provision that the authority is responsible for ensuring compliance with, or an app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

…t or personal protective equipment that does not comply with the technical rules set out in article L. 4311-3 of this Code or with the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II to R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-14

…e skills operator covers the following costs under the financial section mentioned in 1° of article L. 6332-3: 1° Apprenticeship and professionalisation contracts at the level set by the branches or,…

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