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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3133-3-1

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention defines the public holidays.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L812-2-1

The list mentioned in Article L. 812-2 is divided into sections corresponding to the jurisdiction of each court of appeal.Where the mandataire judiciaire is an employee, it specifies that capacity and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Apprenticeship contract preparing for the vocational baccalaureate

Article L6222-22-1

An apprentice preparing for a vocational baccalaureate may, at his own request or that of his employer, at the end of the first year of the contract, continue his training with a view to obtaining a v…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9-1

I.-The possession, without a duly justified medical reason, of one or more substances or methods prohibited by the list mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 425-1-1, for which Appendix 1 to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Powers of investigation in public health matters

Article L1544-8-1

I. - The agents performing the same duties in French Polynesia and New Caledonia as those performed by the agents mentioned in Article L. 1421-1 have the prerogatives mentioned in Articles L. 1421-2 t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-3

At the end of a period which may not be less than eighteen months following the entry into force ofOrder no. 2022-1075 of 29 July 2022 on the development of climate risk management tools in agricultur…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-1

I.-It is forbidden for any athlete or any other person to use directly or indirectly, in the context of their professional or sporting activity, the services or advice of a member of the athlete suppo…

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

Article L143-11-7

The mandataire judiciaire shall draw up statements of claims as follows: 1. For the claims mentioned in articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15, within ten days of the judgment opening t…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-4

The validity of the agreements mentioned in articles L. 2261-14-2 and L. 2261-14-3 is assessed under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2232-12 and L. 2232-13. The rates mentioned in the same…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L7123-4-1

The presumption of salaried employment provided for in articles L. 7123-3 and L. 7123-4 does not apply to models who are recognised as service providers established in a Member State of the European U…

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