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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2321-2

The works council may be set up by a company agreement concluded under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 2232-12. This agreement is for an indefinite period. It may also be s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-20

The employee may, with the agreement of his employer, convert this leave into a period of part-time work or split it up. In this case, the employee must notify his employer at least forty-eight hours…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L3222-2

At the adjournment hearing and in the light of the measures defined and, where applicable, carried out by the employer, the court will consider whether to waive the penalty or impose the penalties pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principle.

Article L2211-2

The principle mentioned in article L. 2211-1 may not be infringed except where necessary and in accordance with the conditions defined by this Title. The teaching of this principle and its consequence…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-26

…rt on the management of the group sets out the position of the group made up of the undertakings included in the consolidation, its foreseeable development, the significant events that have occurred b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consumer mediation assessment and monitoring committee

Article L615-2

If a mediator does not meet the conditions required by this Title, the Commission d'évaluation et de contrôle de la médiation de la consommation shall refuse to include him on the list provided for by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Departmental Director of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training.

Article L4721-2

The formal notices issued by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, drawn up in accordance with the procedures laid down by regulation, set a deadline for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article L775-21

For the application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands of the articles of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-2

Insurance undertakings must include in the contracts referred to in article L. 125-1 a clause extending their cover to the losses referred to in the third paragraph of the said article.The cover provi…

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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 L311-2

A foreign national does not satisfy the conditions for entry into French territory when he is in the following situations:1° His presence in France would constitute a threat to public order ;2° He or…

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