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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-19

…ed, at the apprentice's initiative, before the term initially set, provided the employer has been informed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-21

Termination during the period provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 6222-18 may not give rise to compensation unless otherwise stipulated in the contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Succession of contracts.

Article L6222-15

…ualifications. If the apprentice has already signed two successive contracts at the same level, he must obtain authorisation from the director of the last apprentice training centre he attended to sig…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18

…d by both parties. Failing this, the contract may be terminated in the event of force majeure, serious misconduct on the part of the apprentice, unfitness certified by the occupational physician under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18-1

…ntice permanently, the employer may initiate dismissal proceedings against the apprentice. This exclusion constitutes real and serious grounds for dismissal, which is decided under the conditions laid…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Termination of indivision.

Article L5222-4

…alue exceeds the share to which it is entitled when, for their proper management, these properties must not be subdivided or when they are necessary for the development of the commune's facilities or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Termination of indivision.

Article L5222-6

Decrees in the Council of State shall, where necessary, lay down the detailed rules for the application of this chapter.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Termination of indivision.

Article L5222-5

…L. 5222-3 or resulting from the withdrawal of a commune from the joint ownership concerns property used for pastoral or forestry purposes, the communes concerned are obliged to create a public establ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident

Article D1226-4

…riod, account is taken of the indemnities already received by the person concerned during the previous twelve months, so that if several absences due to illness or accident have been compensated durin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Accident at work or occupational disease

Article R1226-9

The conversion of a post carried out in application of article L. 1226-10 may give rise to the allocation of the financial aid provided for in article L. 5213-10.

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