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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-6

Any foreigner guilty of the offences defined in article L. 8256-2 may be banned from French territory for up to ten years or permanently, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles 131-30 t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Professional equality plan

Article D1143-6

The Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment may object to the professional equality plan, pursuant to Article L. 1143-3. He will issue a written and reasoned op…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-6

The enforcement officers referred to in Article L. 8271-1-2, as well as the authorities responsible for coordinating their actions, may exchange any information and documents required to carry out the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-6

The list of employee advisers is revised every three years. It may be supplemented at any time if necessary.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident

Article D1226-6

When social security benefits are reduced, in particular as a result of hospitalisation or a sanction by the fund for non-compliance with its internal regulations, they are deemed to have been paid in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment certificate

Article D1234-6

The work certificate contains only the following information: 1° The date on which the employee entered the company and the date on which he left; 2° The nature of the job or jobs successively held an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Declaration

Article D1253-6

The employers' group shall inform the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment of any changes made to the information mentioned in articles D. 1253-1, within one…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue

Article D1271-6

The universal employment-service voucher, which has the nature of a special payment voucher, is called a "pre-financed universal employment-service voucher".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-67

The number of compensable hours that an industrial tribunal member may claim to have devoted to drafting decisions that are clearly linked, in particular because of the identity of a party, the subjec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Continuing training

Article D1442-6

The government provides financial support for innovative training initiatives for employment tribunal members undertaken by approved bodies.

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