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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Time limits

Article L3121-57

…icable, if the fixed number of hours includes overtime, by the supplements provided for in articles L. 3121-28, L. 3121-33 and L. 3121-36.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L3121-53

Working hours may be converted into hours or days under the conditions set out in sub-sections 2 and 3 of this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-5

…tion from the duly informed data subjects, to the individual data strictly necessary for this control. They are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions defined by articles 226-13 and 226-…

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

Article L2312-59

…fication, qualification, professional promotion, transfer, renewal of contract, sanction or dismissal. The employer shall immediately carry out an investigation with the member of the staff delegation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-58

…r may be concluded, within the limit of the number of days set in application of 3° of I of article L. 3121-64: 1° Managers who have autonomy in the organisation of their working hours and whose dutie…

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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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L519-5

…and payment services intermediaries engage in canvassing activities within the meaning of Articles L. 341-1 and L. 341-2, they are subject to the provisions of this section and to Article L. 341-10,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L752-5

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 313-1 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-2 Order no. 2014-947 of 20 August 2014 L. 31…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L753-5

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-1 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-2 Order no. 2014-947 of 20 August 2014 L. 31…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Investment rules

Article L214-24-55

…ose investment fund include :1° Financial securities within the meaning of 1 and 2 of II of article L. 211-1, referred to as: eligible financial securities ;2° Money market instruments normally traded…

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