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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-23

…rom the actual date of childbirth to the start of the maternity leave periods mentioned in articles L. 1225-17 to L. 1225-19.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-2

No person who has suffered or refused to suffer acts of sexual harassment as defined in Article L. 1153-1, including, in the case mentioned in 1° of the same Article L. 1153-1, if the comments or beha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-26

…ctive agreement at branch or company level setting guarantees for the development of employees' pay during maternity leave and following such leave that are at least as favourable as those mentioned i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Prohibition on prenatal and postnatal use.

Article L1225-29

The employee may not be employed for a total of eight weeks before and after giving birth.The employee may not be employed for six weeks after giving birth.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Professional equality plan.

Article L1143-2

If, at the end of the negotiations, no agreement has been reached, the employer may implement the professional equality plan, subject to having first consulted and obtained the opinion of the social a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1154-2

…entative trade union organisations in the company may take all legal action resulting from articles L. 1152-1 to L. 1152-3 and L. 1153-1 to L. 1153-4. They may take such action on behalf of an employe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-20

…suspension of contract to which the employee is entitled, as applicable, in application of articles L. 1225-17 to L. 1225-19.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-2

A female job applicant or employee is not required to disclose her pregnancy, except where she requests the benefit of the legal provisions relating to the protection of pregnant women.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1144-2

…tional level or in the company may take any legal action resulting from the application of articles L. 3221-2 to L. 3221-7, relating to equal pay for men and women.They may take such action on behalf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-21

…be renewed once if an extended branch agreement so provides. This agreement sets the conditions and duration of renewals. The duration of the trial period, including renewals, may not exceed : 1° Four…

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