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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R1253-28

The employers' group is informed in advance of the reasons for the proposed withdrawal of approval and invited to submit its observations within one month of receipt of the notice.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Substitution of the user undertaking in the event of default by the temporary employment undertaking

Article R1251-25

…tution of the user undertaking for the temporary employment undertaking, as provided for in article L. 1251-52, applies notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary and notwithstanding the insurance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R1253-21

…one best suited to the activity of its various members and to the jobs performed by its employees; 2° Its articles of association must define the geographical area in which the employment contracts o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Redundancy pay

Article R1234-2

Redundancy pay may not be less than the following amounts: 1° One quarter of a month's salary per year of seniority for years up to ten years; 2° One third of a month's salary per year of seniority fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-2

I.-For the application of article L. 1235-4, when the judgment ordering the offending employer to reimburse all or part of the unemployment benefits is enforceable, Pôle emploi may give formal notice…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article R1238-2

Any collective redundancy for economic reasons of less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period without informing the administrative authority of the redundancy or redundancies decided upo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Groups of employers falling within the scope of the same collective agreement

Article D1253-2

The information note, dated and signed by the person authorised for this purpose by the employers' group, is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portage salarial

Article R1254-2

With the exception of articles R. 1251-12, R. 1251-18 and R. 1251-25 to R. 1251-29, the procedures for setting up and implementing the financial guarantee provided for in paragraph 2 of the single sub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Substitution of the user undertaking in the event of default by the temporary employment undertaking

Article R1251-29

…n a social security body sues a user undertaking, substituted for a temporary employment contractor due to insufficient security, for the reimbursement of social security benefits for failure to pay t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R1253-27

…reasoned decision: 1° Where the legal provisions relating to employer groups are not complied with; 2° Where the stipulations of the collective agreement chosen are not complied with; 3° Where the gro…

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