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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-20

…present it with a report, which shall be sent to the administrative authority. This report indicates1° The steps taken to find a buyer ;2° The takeover offers received and their characteristics;3° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Unilateral employer document

Article L1233-24-4

…ommittee sets out the content of the job protection plan and specifies the elements provided for in 1° to 5° of article L. 1233-24-2, within the framework of the legal and contractual provisions in fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-2

…nt of the job protection plan referred to in articles L. 1233-61 to L. 1233-63. It may also cover : 1° The procedures for informing and consulting the social and economic committee, in particular the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-58

…social and economic committee under the conditions set out in article L. 2323-31 and in articles : 1° L. 1233-8, for collective redundancies of less than ten employees ; 2° L. 1233-29, first paragrap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-3

…a collective agreement or in the event of an agreement not covering all of the points mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 1233-24-2, the administrative authority shall approve the document drawn up b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-31

…oyee representatives all relevant information about the proposed mass redundancies.It shall indicate1° The economic, financial or technical reasons for the proposed redundancies;2° The number of redun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Criteria for ordering redundancies.

Article L1233-5

…after consulting the social and economic committee.These criteria take into account in particular:1° Family responsibilities, in particular those of single parents ;2° Length of service in the estab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employer's obligations

Article L1233-57-14

…and economic committee of a plan to close a plant must look for a buyer. The employer is required to1° Inform potential buyers, by any appropriate means, of its intention to sell the business;2° Immed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-23

The agreement provided for in Article L. 1233-21 may not derogate from : 1° from the general rules of information and consultation of the social and economic committee provided for in articles L. 2323…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for consulting employee representatives specific to collective redundancies.

Article L1233-10

…loyee representatives all relevant information on the proposed mass redundancies. It shall indicate 1° The economic, financial or technical reasons for the proposed redundancies ; 2° The number of red…

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