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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L2312-22

…as provided for in article L. 2312-19, the social and economic committee is consulted each year on: 1° The strategic orientations of the company under the conditions defined in sub-paragraph 1; 2° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Balanced representation of women and men

Article L2314-30

…ult in a whole number of candidates to be designated for each of the two sexes, the following arithmetical rounding is applied: 1° Rounding up to the nearest whole number if the decimal is greater tha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-22

…or stand for election. However, these conditions of electorate and eligibility no longer apply to: 1° Employees who have informed the temporary employment agency that they no longer wish to benefit f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local representatives

Article L2313-7

The company agreement defined in article L. 2313-2 may set up local representatives. The agreement also defines: 1° The number of local representatives; 2° The duties of the local representatives, in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-54

…e with the provisions of article L. 661-10 of the French Commercial Code, shall be heard by the competent court: 1° During safeguard proceedings in the situations provided for in articles L. 621-1, L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-27

…the consultation on social policy, the employer also presents to the Social and Economic Committee: 1° An annual written report reviewing the general situation regarding health, safety and working con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-19

…e first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the Social and Economic Committee, adopted by a majority of the full members…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: The economic, social and environmental database

Article L2312-36

…or in article L. 2312-21, a regularly updated economic, social and environmental database brings together a range of information that the employer makes available to the social and economic committee.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-21

…e first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the social and economic committee, adopted by a majority of the full members…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2314-3

I.- The following attend the meetings provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 2315-27 in an advisory capacity on agenda items relating to health, safety and working conditions an…

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