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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-19

The negotiations provided for in article L. 2242-17 may also cover the prevention of the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors provided for in article L. 4161-1. An agreement reached on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-19

An agreement or an extended branch agreement sets the minimum working time referred to in Article L. 3123-7. Where it is less than that provided for in Article L. 3123-27, it shall determine the guara…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-19

A company agreement, concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the So…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L1442-19

…ance of the duties of labour councillor and participation in the activities referred to in articles L. 1442-2 and L. 1442-5 may not be a reason for sanction or termination of the employment contract.D…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-19

…ting to the Minister responsible for Sport, the persons approved by the Agency mentioned in article L. 232-11 and the persons authorised to carry out investigations mentioned in article L. 232-18-1 ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article L642-19

…her orders the sale by public auction or authorises, at the price and under the conditions that he determines, the sale by mutual agreement of the debtor's other assets where this is likely to safegua…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2352-19

…negotiating body which decides to implement the participation arrangements provided for in Article L. 2352-17 first chooses, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 2352-13, which of these fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-19

A decree in the Council of State shall set: 1° The conditions for application of the measures provided for in Articles L. 521-14 to L. 521-17-3; 2° The conditions under which the destruction of goods…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 sexies

(Paragraph not applicable)The additional payment made by cooperative production societies pursuant to the article 40 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of these companies, on the occasion…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-19

Any person, other than those mentioned in Article L. 131-18, who has used one of the names referred to in that same article shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article 433-17 of the Penal…

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