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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-114

The employer may postpone an employee's departure on leave if such departure would result in the number of employees simultaneously absent or the number of days absent on such leave and on sabbatical…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-107

The employer may defer the start of the leave or the beginning of the period of part-time work, up to a maximum of six months from the employee's request, without prejudice to the application of artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-113

In undertakings with less than three hundred employees, the employer may refuse the leave or the change to part-time work:1° If, after consulting the Social and Economic Committee, the employer consid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-115

In undertakings with at least three hundred employees, the employer may defer the start of the period of part-time work where this would have the effect of increasing the number of employees employed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-110

An employee who returns to work in the company at the end of his leave is entitled to retraining as necessary, particularly in the event of a change in working techniques or methods.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-15

The provisions applicable to revenue accounts and those applicable to imprest accounts shall apply to revenue and imprest accounts.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer of its tasks

Article R721-17

Decisions concerning the creation, characteristics, withdrawal or cancellation of banknotes and coins issued by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer are taken by the Supervisory Board.The Institut d'ém…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer of its tasks

Article R721-16

The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer has the exclusive right to issue banknotes and coins in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands. These banknotes and coins are legal tende…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-13

The first twenty points registered are reserved for the use referred to in 1° of I of article L. 4163-7, unless they are used for the professional retraining project referred to in 4° of I of the same…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-11

The points registered in the professional prevention account are used as follows: 1° One point entitles the holder to 500 euros towards all or part of the costs of vocational training actions carried…

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