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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29

Investment firms shall have: 1° Sound governance arrangements including, in particular, a clear organisation ensuring a well-defined, transparent and consistent division of responsibilities, effective…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2352-20

The management of the participating companies and the Special Negotiating Body may decide, by agreement, to apply the reference provisions relating to the establishment of the European Company Committ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-23

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or arrangement may provide for the weekly working time of forty-four hours calculated over a period of twelve consecutive week…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3131-2

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an industry-level agreement or arrangement may derogate from the minimum daily rest period provided for in article L. 3131-1, under conditions de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-22

If, in application of a legal provision, an employee's working hours are counted on an annual basis, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an industry agreement may provide that leave…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-21

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention sets the period during which the continuous portion of at least twelve working days is allocated and the rules f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-26

In order to implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-16, a branch agreement or convention or, failing that, a company agreement or convention shall determine:1° The ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Weekly and Sunday rest.

Article L3164-2

Young workers are entitled to two consecutive days off per week.Where justified by the particular characteristics of the activity, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mandatory registers and documents.

Article L3171-2

When all the employees working in a department or workshop do not work according to the same collective timetable, the employer draws up the documents needed to calculate the working hours, the compen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operating grants without earmarking

Article L2335-2

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1524-4, exceptional grants may be awarded by ministerial order to communes in which abnormal circumstances lead to particular financial difficulties.These grant…

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