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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-59

Employees who so wish may, in agreement with their employer, give up part of their rest days in return for an increase in their salary. The agreement between the employee and the employer must be in w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article L326-5

The conditions under which members of collective management organisations may obtain, with due respect for the secrets protected by law, communication of documents or information, including of a nomin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-5

In carrying out their testing duties, the persons referred to in article L. 425-2 may only enter the premises referred to in article L. 425-4 between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. or at any time when these premis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-5

An employee's dismissal is cancelled if, within fifteen days of being notified of the dismissal, she sends her employer a medical certificate stating that she is pregnant, in accordance with the condi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acceptance and approval procedures

Article L2193-5

When the declaration of subcontracting is made when the tender is submitted, the tenderer must identify in his tender the subcontractors he intends to use and the nature and amount of the subcontracte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-5

The mayor may, by reasoned order, prohibit access to certain roads or sections of roads for vehicles transporting hazardous materials covered by Council Directive 82/501 of 24 June 1982 on the major a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6324-5

The training initiatives mentioned in article L. 6324-2 are financed in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in 5° of I of article L. 6332-14. The extended branch agreement referred to in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Communes of French Polynesia

Article L2573-58

I. - Articles L. 2411-1 to L. 2411-3 and L. 2411-4 to L. 2411-19 and articles L. 2412-1 and L. 2412-2 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-5

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 5212-2, the perimeter of the public intercommunal cooperation establishment may be set by order of the State representative in the department whe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Alert in the event of a breach of personal rights

Article L2312-59

If a member of the staff delegation on the Social and Economic Committee observes, in particular through the intermediary of an employee, that there is an infringement of the rights of individuals, th…

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