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Showing 54415450 of 69677 articles for Art. s. 1845 to 1870-1 · decree 78-704 of 3 July 1978 · C. civ. Art. 1105

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-37

The amount of the daily leave allowance is equal to the average daily remuneration received by the person concerned in the undertakings in which he/she was employed during the period taken into consid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-32

The employer shall issue to the employee whom he ceases to employ or who may benefit from his annual leave a certificate justifying his entitlement to leave in duplicate. This certificate shall indica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-34

If, at the time of the employee's departure, the employer has not issued the certificate proving the employee's entitlement to leave, the employee may request it within six months of his or her depart…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of application of the Code in the local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L711-3

For the application of the provisions of Books I to VI of this Code in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the adaptations in this Book :1° References to the provis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-3

The retirement savings plan and the French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product may provide additional guarantees:1° In the event of the death of the insured before or…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Concession contracts related to security or the protection of essential State interests

Article L3212-3

When concluded by granting authorities, the rules defined in Title II apply to concession contracts which require secrecy or the performance of which must be accompanied by special security measures i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-3

…tablishments, building and civil engineering sites and shipyards, employees are given a rest period of : 1° Twenty-four hours for each Sunday or public holiday ; 2° Thirty-six hours for a consecutive…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article L731-3

The commercial chamber is composed of a member of the judicial court, the president, two elected assessors and a court clerk. The assessors are elected under the conditions set out in articles L. 723-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L634-3

III of Article 8 and Articles 10-1 and 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life are applicable to any natural…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plan giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article A142-3

Supplementary cover in the event of loss of autonomy is the subject of a separate section of a policy common to the retirement savings plan, with an indication of the content of the cover and the corr…

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