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Showing 321330 of 59838 articles for Art. L. n° 2022-297 du 2 mars 2022

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-27

…to appointments apply to additional appointments, with the exception of the provisions of articles L. 1441-19, L. 1441-20 and L. 1441-21.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-2

…al or the user company is liable to an administrative fine, under the conditions set out in article L. 1264-3 : 1° In the event of failure to comply with one of the obligations mentioned in I of artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of secondment.

Article L1262-2

…temporary employment undertaking and the employee and that their employment relationship continues during the period of secondment, an undertaking carrying out temporary employment activities establi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Establishment.

Article L1422-2

Aerodromes whose boundaries extend over the jurisdiction of several industrial tribunals may be attached by decree to the jurisdiction of one of them for the application of the provisions concerning t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-23

…his company who has been appointed as a list representative in the context of the renewal of the industrial tribunal mandate the time required to carry out his duties. This time is treated as actual…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-29

…st includes fewer candidates than the number of seats remaining to be filled, in such a way as to reduce the difference between the number of councillors of each sex.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-2

The nature of the information that may be disclosed and the conditions under which the protection of personal data is ensured are specified by decree in the Council of State.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1311-2

…nths from the date on which the threshold of fifty employees is reached, in accordance with article L. 2312-2. Special provisions may be established for a category of personnel or a division of the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction by reason of subject matter.

Article L1411-2

The industrial tribunal (Conseil de prud'hommes) settles disputes involving public service employees who are employed under private law.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-20

No list may include more candidates than the number of posts allocated per section and industrial tribunal.

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