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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-24

…o enter into negotiations.The validity of the revision agreements or endorsements concluded in application of this article is subject to their approval by the employees by a majority of the votes cast…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-24

…request of one of the representative employers' or employees' organisations mentioned in article L. 2261-19 or at the initiative of the Minister responsible for labour, after receiving the reasoned op…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Annual consultation on the company's strategic orientations

Article L2312-24

…cts and internships. This consultation also covers forward-looking management of jobs and skills, vocational training guidelines and the skills development plan. The committee issues an opinion on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Internal regulations

Article L2315-24

The Social and Economic Committee shall determine, in its internal regulations, the terms and conditions of its operation and of its relations with the employees of the undertaking, for the performanc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-24

…the employee representatives with the financial and material resources necessary to enable them to carry out their duties in an appropriate manner. The European Company shall also bear the costs of o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 14: Dismissal of union representatives

Article L2411-24

Trade union representatives may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the labour inspector.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-24

In the absence of an agreement, a decree may set the list of sectors for which the maximum working week is set at between forty and forty-four hours.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-24

A decree shall determine the conditions for the application of this paragraph, in particular the criteria for assessing the disability or loss of autonomy of the person assisted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-24

…time of issue of the authorisation to practise or the declaration of provision of services, the medical regulation assistant must possess the language skills required to practise the profession and th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the insurance of vehicles in international traffic and certain other vehicles.

Article R211-24

…ing out of this insurance is recorded, subject to payment of the corresponding premium, by a certificate, the model for which is laid down by the French central office.When the insurance is taken out…

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