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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Restructuring and downsizing

Article L2312-39

…ts implementation procedures under the conditions and within the timeframes provided for in article L. 1233-30, when it is subject to the obligation to draw up a job protection plan. This opinion is s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to European Cooperative Societies not initially subject to the formation of the Special Negotiating Body

Article L2363-15

…located in France are appointed in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 2352-5 or, where applicable, of Article L. 2352-6. The members of the Committee of the European C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article L2373-1

…cross-border operation is set up when, at the end of the negotiation period provided for in Article L. 2352-9, no agreement has been reached and the special negotiation body has not taken the decision…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-49

The employees mentioned in 1° to 4° and 9° to 11° of Article L. 5212-13 benefit, at their request, under the appropriate measures provided for in Article L. 5213-6, from individualised timetable adjus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-34

In the seasonal branches of activity mentioned in Article L. 3132-7, a company or establishment agreement concluded in application of Article L. 1244-2 or, failing that, a branch agreement or a profes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing procedures.

Article L3232-3

…is equal to the product of the amount of the minimum growth wage as set in application of articles L. 3231-2 to L. 3231-12, multiplied by the number of hours corresponding to the legal weekly working…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-1

The powers devolved to the département by article L. 1423-1 and article L. 2111-2 are exercised, under the authority and responsibility of the president of the département council, by the departmental…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article L2441-3

For the application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia of Article L. 2131-4 : 1° In the third paragraph, the words: "A doctor practising in a multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis centre as defined…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for the authorisation and operation of health establishments, medical biology laboratories and other organisations

Article L2142-3

…will result in the temporary or definitive withdrawal of the authorisations provided for in Article L. 2142-1, under the conditions set out in Article L. 6122-13. The authorisation may also be withdra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article L236-30

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 236-29, it may be stipulated that the companies benefiting from the contribution will only be liable for that part of the liabilities of the company con…

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