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Showing 631640 of 36396 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-1437 du 5 novembre 2015

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5

…of: 1° The provisions of articles L. 1132-1 to L. 1132-4 of the Labour Code and those of article 225-2 of the Criminal Code, relating to discrimination ; 2° The provisions of articles L. 1142-1 and L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Concealed employment.

Article L8221-5

Any employer is deemed to have engaged in concealed work by concealing the employment of a salaried employee: 1° Intentionally fails to comply with the formalities set out in article L. 1221-10, relat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8224-5

…conditions set out inarticle 131-38 of the French Penal Code ; 2° The penalties mentioned in 1° to 5°, 8° and 12° of article 131-39 of the same code. The ban provided for in 2° of article 131-39 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal settlements

Article L8114-5

The proposed settlement is determined on the basis of the circumstances and seriousness of the offence, the personality of the offender and the offender's resources and liabilities. It specifies the a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention engineers.

Article L8123-5

…manufacturing secrets and operating processes of which they may become aware in the course of their duties. Failure to comply with these prohibitions is punishable in accordance witharticle 226-13 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties.

Article L8272-5

…and in articles L. 8272-2 or L. 8272-4 is punishable by two months' imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-5

…ed to in Book I of Part Three any information or documents that may be useful in carrying out their duties with regard to illegal employment. They shall forward to these bodies, which must make a writ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-5

Natural persons convicted of the offence provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 8256-2 shall be liable to the additional penalty of forfeiture of all or part of their assets, whatever thei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-5

…is also sent to the services of the Minister responsible for labour using a remote declaration procedure defined by order of the Minister responsible for labour.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Study agreement

Article D1143-5

The Social and Economic Committee is consulted on the study carried out under the conditions set out in article R. 1143-1 and on the action to be taken. The study is also communicated to the trade uni…

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