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Article L5141-1 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

The following may benefit from aid for setting up or taking over a business, under the conditions laid down in this chapter, when they set up or take over an economic, industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or liberal profession, either as individuals or in the form of a company, provided that they actually exercise control, or undertake the exercise of another self-employed profession: 1° Claimant jobseekers ; 2° Jobseekers not receiving…

Article L5141-2 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Persons fulfilling one of the conditions mentioned in 3° to 7° of article L. 5141-1 as well as persons aged fifty and over registered on the jobseekers’ list may benefit from financial assistance from the State. The decision to grant this aid implies a decision to grant the rights mentioned inarticle L. 131-6-4 of the Social Security Code.

Article L5141-3 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

People who meet one of the conditions mentioned in 1° to 9° of article L. 5141-1 and who receive the specific solidarity allowance or the widowhood allowance provided for in article L. 356-1 of the Social Security Code receive State aid, granted for a period running from the date on which they set up or take over a business.

Article L5141-4 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

People who fulfil one of the conditions mentioned in 1° to 9° of article L. 5141-1 and who receive the insertion allowance or the widowhood allowance are entitled to continued payment of their allowance under conditions laid down by decree.

Article L5141-5 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

The region participates, by agreement, in the financing of support and advice actions organised before the creation or takeover of a business and during the following three years. These initiatives benefit people who are unemployed or experiencing difficulties in finding long-term employment, and for whom setting up or taking over a business is a means of accessing, maintaining or returning to employment.

Article L5141-6 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular the conditions under which the decision to grant aid may be delegated to bodies authorised by the State.

Article L5142-1 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

A natural person bound by a business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity, under the conditions set out inarticle L. 127-1 of the French Commercial Code, benefits from the provisions of Part Four relating to health and safety at work, excluding those set out in Title IV of Book VII, as well as the provisions of Title II of Book IV relating to guaranteed…

Article L5142-2 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

State and local authority aid can be used to support and prepare the creation or takeover of an economic activity as defined inarticle L. 127-1 of the French Commercial Code.

Article L5142-3 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall specify the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

Article L5143-1 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Any employer of a company with fewer than three hundred employees has the right to obtain precise information within a reasonable timeframe when he or she contacts the authorities on a question relating to the application of a provision of employment law or the stipulations of the collective agreements and conventions applicable to him or her. This right to information may relate to the legal steps and procedures to be…

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Article L5141-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L5141-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L5141-3 of the French Labour Code

Article L5141-4 of the French Labour Code

Article L5141-5 of the French Labour Code

Article L5141-6 of the French Labour Code

Article L5142-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L5142-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L5142-3 of the French Labour Code

Article L5143-1 of the French Labour Code

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