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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal proceedings.

Article L5214-4

Associations whose main object is to defend the interests of the beneficiaries of this chapter may bring a civil action based on non-compliance with the provisions of this chapter, where such non-comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employment obligation.

Article L5212-4

Any company with at least twenty employees when it is set up has five years in which to comply with the employment obligation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article L5411-4

When a foreign person is registered on the list of jobseekers, Pôle emploi checks the validity of their residence and work permits.Pôle emploi may have access to the files of State services to obtain…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Calculation and payment procedures.

Article L5422-4

…ce allowance taken by Pôle emploi mentions, on pain of nullity, the deadlines and channels for appeal.The action for payment is preceded by the submission of the claim for payment. It is time-barred a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-4

The rate of the specific solidarity allowance in Mayotte is increased by decree, with a view to reducing the difference between the rate of the allowance and that applied in mainland France, Guadeloup…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-4

The apprenticeship contract is a written contract containing mandatory clauses and information. It is signed by both contracting parties before the apprentice is taken on.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Training commitments.

Article L6223-4

The employer undertakes to ensure that the apprentice follows the training provided by the centre and to take part in activities designed to coordinate this training with the in-company training. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-4

The general conditions for the reception and training of apprentices are the subject of an opinion from the Technical Committee or any other competent body on which staff representatives sit. This bod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-44

The content of the contractual relationship between the apprentice, the employer in France, the employer abroad, the training centre in France and the training centre abroad is laid down by decree in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of apprentice training centres

Article L6231-4

All apprentice training centres are required to set up cost accounting systems. The rules for implementing this cost accounting system and the threshold above which this obligation applies are set by…

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