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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-10

…ments of the Conseil d'Etat. In the event of surplus activity, the secretarial service is provided: 1° Either by specially recruited civil servants; 2° Or by civil servants made available to the Court…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-15

When an authorisation is granted in application of articles R. 3121-13 or R. 3121-14, the company may only use it following a decision by the Labour Inspector, who rules on the principle and terms of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing staff representatives

Article R3123-1

The assessment of part-time work provided for in Article L. 3123-15 covers in particular : 1° The number, gender and qualifications of the employees concerned, as well as the part-time working hours a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-11

The Superior Court of Arbitration is based at the Council of State.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-14

The request for an overrun concerning a sector of activity at local, departmental or interdepartmental level is sent by the employers' organisation concerned to the Regional Director of Companies, Com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-13

The request to exceed the limit for an entire sector of activity at national level is sent by the employers' organisation concerned to the Minister responsible for labour.The Minister makes his decisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article D2621-1

…uiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° The criteria for trade union representativeness, set out in Chapter I of Title II of Book I ;2° T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3121-10

Authorisation to exceed the absolute maximum weekly working time provided for in Article L. 3121-21 is granted by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment. I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-16

…loyer who does not come under a sector covered by one of the decisions provided for in articles R. 3121-13 and R. 3121-14 may, in order to deal with exceptional situations specific to his company, req…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-12

Authorisation to exceed the maximum average weekly working time provided for in article L. 3121-25 may be granted in one of the following ways: 1° If the average weekly working time of forty-six hours…

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