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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Denunciation by one of the signatory employers or employees.

Article L2261-12

When the denunciation of a branch agreement or a professional or interprofessional agreement comes from a single signatory organisation, either for the employers' side or for the employees' side, conc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-12

The Social and Economic Committee formulates, on its own initiative, and examines, at the employer's request, any proposal likely to improve employees' working, employment and vocational training cond…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation.

Article L2341-12

The use of videoconferencing to convene meetings of the European Works Council may be authorised by agreement between the head of the dominant undertaking in the group and the employee representatives…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-12

The staff delegation of the European Works Council shall inform the staff representatives of the establishments or undertakings of a Community-scale group of undertakings or, in the absence of represe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Dismissal of a member of the special negotiating body, a representative on the committee of the European Company, a representative on the committee of the European Cooperative Society or a representative on the committee of the company resulting from a cross-border merger.

Article L2411-12

The dismissal of a member of the special negotiating body, of a representative on the committee of the European Company, of a representative on the committee of the European Cooperative Society or of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Public companies and public industrial and commercial establishments.

Article L2522-12

In the absence of special procedures instituted in accordance with Article L. 2522-9, collective labour disputes in public undertakings and public industrial and commercial establishments with statuto…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-12

In the case of activities that are necessary, in whole or in part, to satisfy the needs of the population on a daily basis or which are particularly evident on Sundays and public holidays, the adminis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3133-12

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement concluded in application of article L. 3133-11, the arrangements for the Solidarity Day are defined by the employer, after consultation with the Social…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deferral of paid leave

Article L3142-120

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement referred to in article L. 3142-117, the annual paid leave due to the employee in excess of twenty-four working days may be carried over, at his request…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Guaranteed minimum.

Article L3231-12

A guaranteed minimum is determined on the basis of changes in the national consumer price index by application of the provisions of article L. 3231-4. It is used in particular to assess benefits in ki…

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