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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter X: Trade union representatives

Article L243-10-1

…n employee included on the list drawn up by the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 1453-4, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative authorisation procedure provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Employee adviser

Article L2437-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee registered on a list drawn up by the representative of the State in the département, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative autho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-3

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the special negotiating body or of an employee who is a member of the committee of the European Cooperative Society, in disregard of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employee representatives on company boards of directors or supervisory boards.

Article L2421-5

…ctor responsible for the establishment in which the employee is employed, as defined in article L. 2421-3. In the event of serious misconduct, the employer may lay off the employee immediately pending…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: External company employee representative on the health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L2412-8

…o applies to the former representative or candidate during the periods provided for in articles L. 2411-8 and L. 2411-10. When the contract is concluded on the basis of 3° of article L. 1242-2, the em…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after registration of the company resulting from the cross-border transaction

Article L2374-1

When a company resulting from a cross-border merger is registered, the agreement referred to in Article L. 2372-6 or a collective agreement concluded at the appropriate level may decide to abolish or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a partial transfer of undertaking or establishment.

Article L2421-9

…Labour Inspector receives a request for authorisation of a transfer, in application of article L. 2414-1, on the occasion of a partial transfer of an undertaking or establishment, he shall ensure tha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable to employees with fixed-term employment contracts.

Article L2421-7

Termination of the fixed-term employment contract of an employee referred to in Article L. 2412-1 is subject to the same procedure as that provided for in Section 1, applicable in the event of dismiss…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee member of the board of directors of a mutual association, union or federation.

Article L2411-19

Article L. 114-24 of the French Mutual Code sets out the procedure for authorising dismissal and the periods and duration of protection for employees who are members of the board of directors of a mut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure.

Article L2523-4

The mediator shall summon the parties in accordance with the conditions set out in Article L. 2522-3.

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