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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative and judicial control

Article R1322-1

The hierarchical appeals provided for in Articles L. 1322-1-1 and L. 1322-3 are lodged with the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, within two months of no…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Consumer rights

Article L217-6

…ersonal data is processed by the trader, a failure on his part to comply with his obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'inform…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-15

…processing is carried out by the trader, a failure on his part to comply with his obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, da…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L311-1

…this obligation, the visas required by international conventions and by Article 6(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Automatic processing of personal data known as "VISABIO

Article R142-8

…ication was submitted, under the conditions laid down respectively in Articles 13, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Articles 49 and 50 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 19…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-4

…ed after they have been submitted to the Social and Economic Committee for its opinion.The internal regulations shall indicate the date of their entry into force. This date must be one month after the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-3

The internal regulations may not contain : 1° Provisions contrary to the laws and regulations and to the stipulations of the collective labour agreements applicable in the company or establishment; 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-1

The internal regulations are a written document in which the employer exclusively lays down :1° The measures for applying health and safety regulations in the company or establishment, in particular t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-2-1

The internal regulations may contain provisions enshrining the principle of neutrality and restricting the expression of employees' beliefs if these restrictions are justified by the exercise of other…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-5

…igations in the matters mentioned in articles L. 1321-1 and L. 1321-2 are, where there are internal regulations, considered as additions to the latter. In any event, they are subject to the provisions…

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