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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-18

Time spent negotiating is paid as normal working time.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-16

…be concluded at the level of an establishment or a group of establishments under the same conditions.The present article is applicable to the revision and denunciation of the agreement or arrangement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-20

…sations in the company, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2222-3 and L. 2222-3-1 and without prejudice to the provisions provided for in articles L. 2242-1 et seq. relating to compulsor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Collective redundancies for economic reasons

Article L2312-40

When the employer plans to proceed with mass redundancies for economic reasons, the Social and Economic Committee is consulted under the conditions set out in Title III of Book II of Part One of this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Annual consultation on the company's strategic orientations

Article L2312-24

…organisation of work, the use of subcontracting, temporary work, temporary contracts and internships. This consultation also covers forward-looking management of jobs and skills, vocational training…

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

Article L2312-36

…taff delegation of the central company social and economic committee and to the trade union delegates.The information contained in the database covers the following topics:1° Investments: social inves…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Alert in the event of a breach of personal rights

Article L2312-59

…newal of contract, sanction or dismissal. The employer shall immediately carry out an investigation with the member of the staff delegation on the committee and take the necessary steps to remedy the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Restructuring and downsizing

Article L2312-39

…sues an opinion on the planned operation and its implementation procedures under the conditions and within the timeframes provided for in article L. 1233-30, when it is subject to the obligation to dr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Restructuring and downsizing

Article L2312-58

In the absence of an agreement, when the proposed restructuring and downsizing submitted to the Social and Economic Committee is likely to affect the volume of activity or employment of a subcontracti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Expertise within the framework of consultation on the company's strategic orientations

Article L2315-87

The Social and Economic Committee may decide to use the services of a Chartered Accountant with a view to the consultation on the company's strategic orientations provided for in 1° of article L. 2312…

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