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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Composition, election and term of office.

Article L2333-4

…lists other than trade union lists, the administrative authority in whose jurisdiction the head office of the dominant company is located shall distribute the seats among the elected representatives o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-4

If the employer fails to take the initiative, the procedure for setting up the special negotiating body shall be initiated at the written request of one hundred employees or their representatives, fro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2351-4

…ment body of the European Company to the body representing the employees on matters which either concern the European Company itself and any subsidiary or any establishment situated in another Member…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after registration of the European Company.

Article L2354-4

…European Company, changes occur in the structure of the company, the location of its registered office or the number of employees it employs, which are likely to substantially affect the composition o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2352-4

…ny is formed by means of a merger and at least one participating company loses its own legal existence and is not directly represented by a member of the special negotiating body, the latter shall inc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after the registration of the European Cooperative Society

Article L2364-4

Employee representatives sitting on the administrative or supervisory body, or taking part in the general meeting or section or branch meetings, are bound by the professional secrecy and duty of discr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation.

Article L2334-4

…e L. 2332-1. This expert is remunerated by the dominant undertaking. The Chartered Accountant has access to the same documents as the statutory auditors of the undertakings making up the Group, in ord…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation.

Article L2341-4

A European Works Council or an information and consultation procedure is set up in Community-scale undertakings or groups of undertakings in order to guarantee employees' right to information and cons…

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

Article L2374-4

Employee representatives sitting on the administrative or supervisory body, or participating in the general meeting or in the section or branch meetings of the company resulting from the cross-border…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2372-4

…solute majority of the employees of the participating companies, subsidiaries and establishments concerned. Each member has one vote.By way of derogation from the first paragraph, in the event of a cr…

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