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Showing 10111020 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Local representative

Article L2412-4

The fixed-term employment contract of a local works council representative may only be terminated before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by the occupational physici…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-5

The administrative authority of the place where the company concerned by the agreement on forward-looking management of jobs and skills is established is informed by the employer of terminations under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-2

The collective agreement determines :1° The duration of the mobility leave ;2° The conditions that the employee must meet in order to benefit from it;3° The terms and conditions for the employee's acc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-1

…application of 1° ofarticle L. 1242-3 within a limit set by the collective agreement. In the latter case, the mobility leave is suspended and resumed at the end of the contract for the remaining durat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18

Mobility leave may be offered by the employer either as part of an agreement on the collective termination of employment concluded under the conditions set out in articles L. 1237-19 to L. 1237-19-8,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-4

…r Inspector under the conditions laid down in Chapter I of Title II of Book IV of Part Two. In this case, the employment contract may only be terminated on the day following the date of authorisation.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-3

…123-2. For the first twelve months of the leave, which may be extended to twenty-four months in the case of retraining, this remuneration is subject to the same social security regime as the allowance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article D1237-5

For the application of article L. 1237-18-5, the employer sends the administrative authority an information document on the terminations pronounced as part of the mobility leave, set by order of the M…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article D1237-4

The administrative authority referred to in article L. 1237-18-5 is the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment for the place where the registered office of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of aid

Article R5141-5

In the case provided for in article R. 5141-4, the beneficiary pays the social security bodies concerned the contributions from which he has been exempted, in application of articles L. 161-1-1 and L.…

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