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Showing 57515760 of 58366 articles for Art. Ord. 2014-86 of 30 January 2014 · Loi 2015-990 of 6 August 2015

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article L310-6-1

The offences provided for in this title or in the texts adopted for its application are investigated and recorded by the agents mentioned in II of article L. 450-1, under the conditions provided for i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-6

…uneration used to calculate contributions to the unemployment insurance scheme defined by Section I of Chapter I of Title V of Book III of this Code.The collection, control and litigation of these con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-6

…time during the procedure, make any observation or proposal to the employer concerning the conduct of the procedure or the social measures provided for in article L. 1233-32. It shall simultaneously…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-6-1

…nless there are medical contraindications.No one may be excluded from donating blood on the grounds of sexual orientation. The selection criteria for blood donors are defined by a decree of the Minist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-6-1

…biology tests, including genetic tests, constitutes a national health programme within the meaning ofarticle L. 1411-6. The procedures for organising this screening and the list of diseases covered b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Job search.

Article L5411-6-4

The provisions of this section and of 2° of Article L. 5412-1 may not oblige a jobseeker to accept: 1° A level of pay that is lower than the pay normally paid in the region and for the profession conc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Job search.

Article L5411-6-2

The nature and characteristics of the job(s) sought, the preferred geographical area and the expected salary, as mentioned in the personalised project for access to employment, make up the reasonable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Job search.

Article L5411-6-3

…cess project is updated periodically. When it is updated, the elements making up the reasonable job offer are revised, in particular to increase the prospects of a return to employment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Concealed employment.

Article L8221-6-1

A self-employed worker is one whose working conditions are defined exclusively by himself or by the contract defining them with his principal.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-6-1

The directors, managers and other members of staff of the undertaking or association of undertakings who have played a personal and decisive role in the design, organisation or implementation of the p…

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