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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementation

Article L7332-6

…industrial tribunal has sole jurisdiction to hear disputes relating to the contract referred to in 2° of Article L. 7331-2. Any clause conferring jurisdiction included in a contract concluded between…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Status and missions of Pôle emploi

Article R5312-3

Pôle emploi reports to the Minister for Employment, the regional and departmental prefects and the regional directors of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment on the public employ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-7

…entities which meet one of the following criteria: 1° It constitutes the head of the conglomerate ; 2° Its parent undertaking is a mixed financial holding company which has its registered office in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article L7227-6

No dismissal, professional downgrading or disciplinary sanction may be imposed for absences resulting from the application of articles L. 7227-1 and L. 7227-2, on pain of nullity and damages to the el…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3141-23

…least twelve working days is allocated during the period from 1st May to 31st October of each year; 2° The fractioning of leave beyond the twelfth day is carried out under the following conditions: a)…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the national body responsible for managing the professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector

Article R8291-6

Amendments to the articles of association of the union of funds referred to in article R. 8291-2 required for the issue, updating and management of the card are approved by the Minister of Labour.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-29

…ng elements where they have been observed: 1° Professional relations with the judicial authorities; 2° Quality of the coordination of the department's judicial police activities; 3° The quality of pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2315-80

…the absence of any indicator relating to professional equality provided for in article L. 2312-18 ; 2° By the committee, out of its operating budget, up to 20%, and by the employer, up to 80%, concern…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-5

The investigating judge, the judicial police officer assigned by him or her, or the judicial police officer or investigative assistant acting under the control of that officer, shall transcribe corres…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-2-1

…for the establishments mentioned in 1°, 3° and 5° of article L. 5 of the general civil service code;2° The representative of the State in the department for the establishments mentioned in 4° and 6° o…

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