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Article L3261-1 of the French Labour Code

The provisions of this chapter apply to the employers mentioned in article L. 3211-1. They also apply, under conditions and according to procedures laid down by decree, to magistrates and civil and military personnel of the State, local authorities and their public establishments, establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and public interest groups.

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Article L3261-2 of the French Labour Code

The employer shall pay, in a proportion and under conditions determined by regulation, the price of season tickets taken out by its employees for travel between their usual place of residence and their place of work using public passenger transport or public bicycle hire services.

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Article L3261-3 of the French Labour Code

Under the conditions set out in Article L. 3261-4, the employer may cover all or part of the cost of fuel and the cost of powering electric, rechargeable hybrid or hydrogen vehicles used by employees to travel between their usual place of residence and their place of work: 1° Whose usual place of residence or workplace is located in a commune not served by a regular public transport service or…

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Article L3261-3-1 of the French Labour Code

The employer may pay, under the conditions laid down for fuel costs in article L. 3261-4, all or part of the costs incurred by its employees travelling between their usual place of residence and their place of work on their personal pedal-assist cycle or motorised personal transport device or as a driver or passenger in a car-sharing scheme, or on public transport, with the exception of the season ticket costs…

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Article L3261-4 of the French Labour Code

The amount, terms and conditions and criteria for payment of the costs mentioned in articles L. 3261-3 and L. 3261-3-1 are determined by company agreement or by inter-company agreement, and failing that by branch agreement. In the absence of an agreement, the reimbursement of these expenses is implemented by unilateral decision of the employer, after consultation of the social and economic committee, if any.

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Article L3261-5 of the French Labour Code

The payment referred to in articles L. 3261-3 and L. 3261-3-1 may take the form of a specific, dematerialised, prepaid payment solution called a “titre-mobilité”. These vouchers are issued by a specialised company, which transfers them to the employer in return for payment of their settlement value and, where applicable, a commission.

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Article L3261-6 of the French Labour Code

The issuer of the mobility voucher opens a bank or post office account into which are paid only the funds it receives in return for the transfer of these vouchers. The amount of the payments is equal to the settlement value of the vouchers put into circulation. Funds from other sources, in particular any commissions received by issuers, may not be paid into the accounts opened pursuant to this article.

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Article L3261-7 of the French Labour Code

The accounts provided for in article L. 3261-6 are cash deposit accounts entitled “mobility voucher accounts”. Subject to the same article L. 3261-6 and to this article, as well as to the decree provided for in article L. 3261-10, they may only be debited to pay for specific goods or services relating to the movement of employees between their usual place of residence and their place of work, provided or…

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Article L3261-8 of the French Labour Code

In the event of the issuer being placed under a safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation procedure, employees holding unused but still valid and exchangeable securities on the date of the declaratory judgment may, in priority to any other claim, whether preferential or not, be reimbursed immediately from the funds deposited in the accounts opened in application of article L. 3261-6, the amount of the sums paid for the acquisition of…

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Article L3261-9 of the French Labour Code

Vouchers which have not been presented for reimbursement by an organisation mentioned in article L. 3261-7 before the end of the second month following the expiry of their period of use are definitively expired. Subject to deductions authorised by the decree provided for in article L. 3261-10, the equivalent value of expired vouchers is paid into the social and cultural activities budget of the companies from which the employees obtained…

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