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Showing 29112920 of 61143 articles for Art. s. L. 214-1 & L. 214-1-1

French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-1

…nt of the one-off contribution to vocational training and work-linked training mentioned in article L. 6131-2 ; 3° Payment of the additional apprenticeship contribution referred to in article L. 6242-…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2643-1

…he application of the legislative provisions of Book III to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In Article L. 2313-2, the words: "or a public body of the European Union" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2313-3,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to insurance against the risks of invalidity or death

Article L133-1

…nce against the risks of disability or death is guaranteed under the conditions set out in articles L. 1141-1 to L. 1141-3, L. 1141-5 and L. 1141-6 of the French Public Health Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-11

…icies conducted on a joint basis by means of the contribution referred to in 1° of the I of article L. 2135-10 and, where applicable, voluntary contributions paid pursuant to 2° of the same I ;2° The…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L114-1

…carrying out its task of keeping cinema and audiovisual registers, as provided for in 4° of article L. 111-2; 4° Proceeds from the fee levied on the issue of the cinematographic exhibition licence pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Undeclared periods of activity

Article L5426-1-1

…h, are not taken into account for the purpose of opening or topping up insurance benefit entitlements. Remuneration corresponding to periods not declared is not included in the reference salary. II -W…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cases of force majeure.

Article L1234-12

…igation to respect the notice period and to pay the redundancy compensation provided for in article L. 1234-9.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cases of force majeure.

Article L1234-13

…s entitled to compensation equal to that which would have resulted from the application of articles L. 1234-5, relating to compensation in lieu of notice, and L. 1234-9, relating to compensation for d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Nomination labour tribunal

Article L1441-11

Persons covered by 1° of article L. 1441-6, with the exception of domestic employees and their employers, are candidates in the section of the industrial tribunal within whose jurisdiction they carry…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: College of candidates

Article L1441-12

…e persons and if they are not themselves candidates, the collaborating spouses mentioned in article L. 121-4 of the Commercial Code for craftsmen, traders and self-employed professionals and in articl…

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