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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1111-3

…number of employees in the company:1° Apprentices ;2° Holders of an initiative-employment contract, during the period of allocation of the financial aid mentioned in article L. 5134-72;3° (Repealed) ;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Authorised differences in treatment.

Article L1133-6

Measures taken in favour of people who are vulnerable because of their economic situation and designed to promote equal treatment do not constitute discrimination.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L1134-2

Representative trade union organisations at national level, at departmental level or at local authority level in Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Social dialogue.

Article L3

Each year, the Government's policy guidelines in the areas of individual and collective labour relations, employment and vocational training, as well as the timetable envisaged for their implementatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Authorised differences in treatment.

Article L1133-4

The measures taken in favour of the disabled and designed to promote equal treatment, as provided for in Article L. 5213-6, do not constitute discrimination.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-7

…ds listed in article L. 1132-1 and attributable to the same employer. An association which has been duly registered for at least five years and which is active in the fight against discrimination or i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-8

The action may seek the cessation of the breach and, where appropriate, in the event of a breach, compensation for the damage suffered. Except in the case of applicants for a job, an internship or a p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-10

Where the action seeks compensation for the harm suffered, it shall be brought under the individual compensation procedure defined in Chapter I of Title V of Law 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Authorised differences in treatment.

Article L1133-2

Differences of treatment on grounds of age do not constitute discrimination where they are objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim, in particular by a concern to protect the health or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3

…nalised, dismissed or subjected to a discriminatory measure for having witnessed or reported the conduct defined in Articles L. 1132-1 and L. 1132-2.

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