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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to disabled workers employed in an ordinary working environment.

Article L323-21

…e said statutes or collective labour agreements may provide for derogations from the above provisions. In the event of an accident or illness other than a disabling condition, the persons concerned ma…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-2

…an and an estimate of the work planned. In the case provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 311-1, the landlord has two months to inform the tenant of his acceptance or refusal in the same…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-2

…Agency may enter into agreements with the authorities of New Caledonia and French Polynesia.Article L. 5311-1 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article L3332-25

Except in the cases listed in the Conseil d'Etat decree provided for in article L. 3324-10, shares or units acquired on behalf of employees and former employees are delivered to them at the end of a m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and purpose of sector collective agreements

Article L7343-28

…llective agreements", may be concluded at the level of the sectors of activity mentioned in article L. 7343-1. In particular, they may cover all working conditions, remuneration and the exercise of pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training

Article L2145-2

…irectly attached to representative trade union organisations; 2° or by institutes within universities. However, organisations whose specialisation, in whole or in part, is provided in agreement with t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article L113-2

If the transmission to the consumer of information, pursuant to article L. 113-1, is such as to seriously compromise the strategic or industrial interests of the manufacturer, producer or distributor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice and compensation in lieu of notice.

Article L1234-2

…loyment contract setting a shorter notice period than that resulting from the provisions of article L. 1234-1 or a longer service requirement than that set out in those same provisions is null and voi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L5321-2

…employment or to an employer on the basis of one of the grounds of discrimination listed in Article L. 1132-1. No offer of employment may contain any reference to one of the characteristics mentioned…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-264

Each participant has one vote at the general meeting of the workers' cooperative. The articles of association may, however, allocate several votes to participants, depending on the amount of their sal…

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