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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-4

…er-company agreements, as well as the documents accompanying the filing as provided for in articles D. 2231-6 and D. 2231-7, are filed on the Ministry of Labour's electronic filing platform.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose

Article D2372-4

…ablishments concerned do not have any form of representation, the information mentioned in articles D. 2372-1 and D. 2372-2 is communicated directly, by any means, to their employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Reimbursement by the employer.

Article D5424-27

…r the first six hours of compensation following the one-hour waiting period provided for in Article D. 5424-12, the employer is paid a uniform 10% of the amount obtained in Article D. 5424-25.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-11

…rules relating to advertising inside specialised sales outlets within the meaning of 3° of article L. 3323-2 of the Public Health Code are, as far as hotels are concerned, set out in articles R. 3323…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article D3142-66

In application of article L. 3142-107, the employer may defer the start of the leave or the beginning of the period of part-time work for the creation or takeover of a business, up to a limit of six m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Section D Central Council

Article D4233-21-1

…six regions with the highest number of assistant dispensing pharmacists, in accordance with article L. 4232-9, are designated by the national council, after consulting the board of the central council…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article D774-40

…rganic Law No 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Articles D. 561-4-1 to D. 561-54 are applicable by operation of law in French Polynesia.II. - For the applica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Installation

Article D1442-14

…13, the minutes of the taking of the oath are read out. The councillors mentioned in 1° of article D. 1442-11 take up their duties upon installation. The councillors mentioned in 2° of article D. 144…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

Article D7124-31

…in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3123-6 of the Labour Code and the legal weekly working time defined in article D. 7124-32 of this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7226-31

…in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3123-6 of the Labour Code, and the legal weekly working time defined in article D. 7226-32 of thi…

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