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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-2

The full employee representatives are appointed by the Minister for Labour as follows:1° Two representatives, nominated by the Confédération générale du travail (CGT) ;2° Two representatives, nominate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D2242-12

…ur inspection officer mentioned in article L. 8112-1 observes a breach of the obligation defined in 1° of article L. 2242-1, he sends a report on this breach to the regional director of companies, com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-15

…shed at national and multi-professional level pursuant to article L. 2152-2 must be accompanied by: 1° A copy of its articles of association and of the receipt for filing them; 2° The information and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-1

…The National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training comprises : 1° The Minister for Labour or his representative, Chairman ; 2° The Minister for Agriculture or his/…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Repeal

Article D2261-13

…may, at the request of one of the representative organisations concerned or on his own initiative: 1° Repeal the extension order with a view to terminating the extension of the agreement or agreement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-2

…ent which may be extended may contain, without this list being exhaustive, stipulations concerning: 1° Specific working conditions: a) Overtime; b) Shift work; c) Night work; d) Sunday work; e) Work o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-4

…272-1 are appointed by the ministers responsible for employment and vocational training as follows: 1° On the proposal of the Régions de France association, for the representatives of the local author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Branch agreements and professional agreements

Article R2232-1-4

…lication of the second paragraph of article L. 2232-8, for the exercise of its mission mentioned in 1° of article L. 2135-11, is deducted from the amount of credits due to the employees' trade union o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-3

The full representatives of the employers are appointed by the Minister of Labour as follows: 1° Two nominated by the Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF); 2° Two nominated by the Confédération…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Restructuring of branches

Article R2261-15

I.-The criterion provided for by 2° of I of article L. 2261-32 is assessed with regard to: 1° The low number of agreements concluded over the last two years, in particular those ensuring a national mi…

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