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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

Article L2363-10

…aph of Article L. 2353-32, the State in which the registered office of the European Cooperative Society is situated shall in any event have at least one registered office.

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

Article L2522-10

…f the trade unions representing the staff. When the dispute concerns the remuneration of active or retired personnel, the representatives of the ministers responsible for labour, the budget and the ec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L2523-10

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-10

…onal physician is consulted, in accordance with the procedures specified by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, before any major decision is taken concerning the introduction or modification of the organisa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Superior Court of Arbitration.

Article L2524-10

Documents drawn up in accordance with the provisions of this chapter are exempt from stamp duty and registration fees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-10

…ded for in article L. 3131-1 and the weekly rest periods provided for in articles L. 3132-2 and L. 3164-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-10

Refusal to work the overtime proposed by the employer beyond the limits set by the contract does not constitute misconduct or grounds for dismissal. The same applies, within these limits, if the emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-10

…the end of the leave or the period of part-time work mentioned in Article L. 3142-8, the employee returns to his job or a similar job with at least equivalent pay.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Claims covered by the insurance.

Article L3253-10

Also covered, when they take the form of a claim on the company, are sums due in respect of profit-sharing, employee profit-sharing or an employee fund.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L3221-10

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

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