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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article L5411-1

A jobseeker is anyone who is looking for work and applies to Pôle emploi to be registered on the list of jobseekers.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-10

Employees are entitled to compensation for bad weather, regardless of the amount and nature of their pay.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Combining replacement income with other income.

Article L5425-1

…deprived of employment as a result of bad weather, may be combined with income from occasional or reduced activity and with social security or social assistance benefits under the conditions and withi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5511-1

The general provisions of article L. 1511-1 also apply to the provisions of this book.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-12

…guarantee the financial equilibrium of the scheme. The contribution rate for each employer may be reduced or increased depending on : 1° The number of terminations of employment contracts and secondme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations to insure and declare remuneration.

Article L5422-13

Except in the cases provided for in Article L. 5424-1, in which the employer itself is responsible for the cost and management of the insurance allowance, all employers shall insure all employees, inc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations to insure and declare remuneration.

Article L5422-14

…to calculate the contributions mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5422-9.These contributions are due from the date of recruitment of each employee.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article L5424-1

…ational register of companies in which the State has a majority shareholding, employees of public industrial and commercial establishments of local authorities, or of semi-public companies in which th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-1

With the exception of the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 5221-7, the provisions of Title II of Book II relating to foreign workers are applicable in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, M…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Collection and control of contributions.

Article L5422-15

…21, L. 5422-22 and L. 5422-24 and those of Chapter IV, shall be preceded by formal notice. The procedures for applying this article are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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