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

Article L5523-3

The work permit granted to the foreign national entitles him/her to carry out any salaried professional activity of his/her choice within the territory of the département or local authority, in accord…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-16

Failure to comply with the formalities prescribed by Article L. 6352-12 when advertising a declaration of activity is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €4,500.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R2623-18

A joint order of the Ministers of Labour, Agriculture and Finance sets the conditions for the allocation of travel allowances to committee members and, for members other than active civil servants, ho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of committees

Article R2522-23

A joint order of the Ministers of Labour, Agriculture and Finance sets the conditions under which committee members' travel allowances are allocated and, for members other than active civil servants,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for certain categories of employees

Article R3232-10

Reductions in the working hours of establishments employing seasonal workers, which occur for the third consecutive year at the same time, are considered to be outside the normal period of activity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4213-3

Premises intended to be used for work must have transparent windows at eye level giving onto the outside, unless this is incompatible with the nature of the planned activities.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-83

When the court appoints a company, it shall designate from among its members one or more partners exercising the activity of judicial administrator or judicial representative to represent it in the pe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Calculation and payment of the allowance

Article R5123-30

While the employee's employment contract is suspended, the company will pay the employee an early retirement allowance, the minimum amount of which is determined by the professional agreement.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Retraining for work

Article R5213-24

The occupational physician and the social and economic committee are consulted on the means best suited to the operating conditions and the nature of the professional activities aimed at re-training f…

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

Article D5424-29

Unemployment and bad weather compensation expenses are covered by a contribution payable by companies carrying out one or more of the professional activities mentioned in article D. 5424-7.

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