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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Telephone information

Article L224-58

When they offer to provide a connection following the provision of a telephone number, directory enquiry providers are obliged to inform the consumer of the tariff for this connection. This informatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-59

Employees returning to their original job are entitled to vocational training, particularly in the event of a change in techniques or working methods.The employee may also benefit from this right befo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-55

At the end of the parental education leave or the period of part-time work, or within one month of the reasoned request to resume the initial activity mentioned in Article L. 1225-52, the employee ret…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-50

The employee shall inform his employer of the starting point and duration of the period during which he intends to take either parental leave or a reduction in his working hours.Where this period imme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-57

The employee who returns to his initial activity at the end of parental education leave or a period of part-time work to raise a child is entitled to the professional interview mentioned in I of artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-52

In the event of the death of the child or a significant reduction in household resources, the employee has the right:1° If he/she is on parental education leave, either to return to his/her original j…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-51

When the employee intends to extend or modify his parental leave or his period of part-time work, he shall notify the employer at least one month before the end of the period initially planned and inf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-54

Half of the period of full-time parental leave is taken into account in determining the employee's seniority rights. When an employee reduces his working hours as part of parental leave, the period of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Serious illness.

Article L1226-5

Any employee suffering from a serious illness within the meaning of 3° and 4° of Article L. 160-14 of the Social Security Code is entitled to leave of absence to undergo the medical treatment made nec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative expulsion decisions

Article L722-5

The administrative authority may not automatically enforce an administrative ban from French territory when the foreign national is a minor.

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