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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article D2621-2

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Prefect determines the representativeness of the employers' and employee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Labour Advisory Commission

Article D2621-5

The Director of Enterprise, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment or his representative attends meetings of the Committee in an ex officio advisory capacity, and acts as secretary to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-19

…of calculating the employee's entitlement. It gives rise to compensation that does not entail any reduction in remuneration compared with what the employee would have received if he had performed his…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of collective bargaining

Article D3123-4

Pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 3123-38, the live and recorded entertainment sector is included on the list of sectors in which the nature of the activity does not allow the working per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Introduction of part-time working arrangements

Article D3123-3

In the absence of the agreement provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 3123-26, the employee's request to work part-time is sent to the employer by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article D2621-1

…as provided for in sub-section 2 of section 2 of chapter I of title IV of book II;6° Three-yearly industry and professional negotiations on disabled workers, as provided for in sub-section 3 of sectio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-4

…icular for one of the following reasons: 1° Work that must be completed within a specific timeframe due to its nature, the burdens imposed on the company or the commitments entered into by the company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-17

Failure by the employee to request the mandatory time off in lieu cannot result in the loss of the right to time off. In this case, the employer will ask the employee to actually take the time off wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-27

…orking time of the company or establishment may be organised in the form of work periods, each of a duration at most equal to the durations laid down in Article L. 3121-45.The employer draws up the in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article D3141-2

An employee who performs paid work during his paid leave period, thereby depriving jobseekers of work that could have been assigned to them, may be the subject of an action before the court for damage…

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