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Showing 54015410 of 59838 articles for Art. L. n° 2022-297 du 2 mars 2022

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for approval

Article R1253-20

…for approval must be accompanied by the information and documents listed at 1° to 5° of article D. 1253-1, as well as the collective agreement that the employers' group intends to apply. The applicati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Association employment vouchers and company service vouchers

Article D1272-2

The use of a simplified system by the employers mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 133-5-6 of the Social Security Code implies, with regard to the employees declared by means of this system, complia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General Meetings

Article R1423-23

The industrial tribunal shall convene a general meeting at the request of: 1° Either the first president of the court of appeal; 2° Or a majority of the members in office; 3° Either the president or t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-22

The activity of issuing the special payment voucher referred to in B of article L. 1271-1, for which issuers are authorised by the Minister responsible for personal services, is monitored and controll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Other financial provisions

Article D1271-29

The issuer sends the legal entity or individual entrepreneur who finances all or part of the special payment vouchers mentioned in B of article L. 1271-1 information to be sent to the beneficiary of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Establishment

Article R1422-2

The decrees establishing the industrial tribunal provided for in article L. 1422-3 determine the seat and jurisdiction of the tribunal and the date of appointment of the councillors.They are issued af…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General Meetings

Article R1423-24

The minutes of the general meeting are drawn up, under the responsibility of the chairman, by the registrar. The chairman sends them to the first president of the court of appeal and to the public pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-25

…s found that the authorised issuer does not comply with the provisions set out in 1° of Article D. 1271-13, authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn by decision of the Minister responsible for pers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R1423-2

Where the jurisdiction of a judicial court includes several industrial tribunals, a single agricultural section is set up for the entire jurisdiction of this court.This section is attached to the indu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Illness and accident

Article R1262-2

The declaration referred to in article L. 1262-4-4 shall be sent within two working days of the occurrence of the accident at work, by any means that can be relied upon to provide a date certain. The…

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