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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article L2352-1

A special negotiating body is set up as soon as possible after the publication of the draft terms of merger or the draft terms of incorporation of the holding company or after the adoption of the draf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose

Article L2362-1

A special negotiating body shall be set up as soon as possible after the publication of the draft terms of merger or transformation or, in the case of a European Cooperative Society formed by any mean…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-1

…shall set up a special negotiating body made up of representatives of all the employees, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 2344-1, with a view to concluding an agreement intended to impl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Allocation of seats.

Article L2344-1

…umber of seats on the Special Negotiating Body and on the European Works Council set up in the absence of an agreement, as well as the minimum and maximum number of employee representatives on the Eur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…m the protection against dismissal provided for in this chapter, including during a safeguarding, receivership or compulsory liquidation procedure: 1° Délégué syndical ; 2° Membre élu à la délégation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article L2372-1

Employee participation is implemented in accordance with Articles L. 225-28 to L. 225-56 and L. 225-79 to L. 225-93, L. 22-10-8 to L. 22-10-17 and L. 22-10-23 to L. 22-10-30 of the French Commercial C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2412-1

…g code; 13° Conseiller prud'homme ;14° Maritime assessor referred to inarticle 7 of the law of 17 December 1926 relating to repression in maritime matters;15° Défenseur syndical (trade union represent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2521-1

…Public establishments providing both an administrative and an industrial and commercial public service, when they employ staff under private law conditions.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Continuous work.

Article L3132-14

…continuous basis for economic reasons and allocating the weekly rest period by rotation.In the absence of an agreement or an extended collective labour agreement or a company agreement, a derogation m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Continuous work.

Article L3132-15

The working hours of employees working on a permanent basis in successive shifts in a continuous cycle must not exceed an average of thirty-five hours per week worked over one year.

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