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

Article R5424-3

When, during the period used for the application of article L. 5422-2, the periods of employment completed for one or more employers covered by article L. 5424-1 and for one or more employers affiliat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R5421-3

Foreign workers are entitled to the replacement income provided for in article L. 5421-1 under the same conditions as French workers if they are in compliance with the provisions regulating their paid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5423-3

…The increased solidarity allowance ; 3° Family benefits; 4° The exceptional back-to-work bonus introduced by decree no. 2005-1054 of 29 August 2005 creating an exceptional back-to-work bonus for certa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-30

The departments created within the paid leave funds with a view to allocating the daily bad weather allowance defined in Article L. 5424-12 have separate accounts from those of the other departments o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-32

The employer pays the contributions for bad weather insurance to the compensation fund on which it already depends for the application of the legislation on paid holidays.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-33

For the companies listed in 2° of article D. 5424-7 which, under the legislation on paid leave, are not required to join a compensation fund for building or public works, the employer pays its contrib…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-35

The affiliation provided for in articles D. 5424-32 and D. 5424-33 takes effect on the date on which the company begins to employ employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-36

…is set annually by a joint order of the ministers responsible for employment and the budget. This deduction may not be less than 8,000 times the hourly wage of a labourer in the construction industry.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Abolition of replacement income.

Article R5426-3

…to in article L. 5421-1 for a limited period or definitively in accordance with the following procedures: 1° In the event of a second breach mentioned in c of 3° of article L. 5412-1, the replacement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for jobseekers

Article R5524-3

Articles R. 5422-1 and R. 5422-2 do not apply to Mayotte.

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