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I am being imposed a non-compete clause.
The non-competition clause must be in writing, limited in time, space and type of business (art. 340 CO). It may not exceed 3 years (art. 340a al. 1 CO). It is only valid if the employee had access to the clientele or trade secrets and the use of these…
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# Applicable Legal Provisions
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving: - All protected tokens (__JB_KEEP_*__) - All URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders - Using your preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text to translate is only "CO 340" which appears to be a protected token placeholder rather than actual content. Please provide the full Swiss legal text you would like me to translate. — Non-competition clause — conditions
- I notice you've provided a glossary and translation instructions, but the actual text to translate appears to be just a protected token: `CO 340a` Since the text to translate consists only of this protected token, here is the result following your instructions to preserve all protected tokens exactly: CO 340a Please provide the actual Swiss legal text you'd like translated, and I'll apply the glossary preferences and preserve all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations and placeholders as instructed. — Prohibition — limits
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving the glossary preferences you've provided: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text to translate contains only "CO 340c" which is a protected token placeholder. Please provide the actual text you would like me to translate, and I will: 1. Apply your preferred glossary 2. Preserve all protected tokens (__JB_KEEP_*__) exactly as they appear 3. Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders unchanged 4. Return only the English translation I'm waiting for the text to translate. — Prohibition — end
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