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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2136-1

Any director or administrator of a professional trade union or union of trade unions who fails to comply with the provisions of article L. 2131-1, relating to the purpose of trade unions, is liable to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Age and seniority requirements.

Article L2143-1

…disqualified, disqualified or disqualified from holding any civic rights. This one-year period is reduced to four months in the event of the creation of a company or the opening of an establishment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-18

Unless otherwise provided, the conditions for the application of this section shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-1

The professional trade unions and their unions mentioned in articles L. 2131-2, L. 2133-1 and L. 2133-2 relating to the creation of professional trade unions and the associations of employees or emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-11

For the purposes of this Title, the methods for calculating the number of employees are those set out in Articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1251-54.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-10

…tions and the employers' professional organisations that are representative at national and cross-industry level or by an extended branch agreement. II - The contribution referred to in 1° of I of thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Trade union meetings.

Article L2142-10

…may meet once a month within the company, outside the working premises, in accordance with the procedures laid down by agreement with the employer. The trade union sections may invite prominent trade…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Constitution.

Article L2142-1

As soon as they have several members in the company or establishment, each trade union which is representative there, each trade union affiliated to a representative trade union organisation at nation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Trade union meetings.

Article L2142-11

…place outside participants' working hours, with the exception of staff representatives who may meet during their delegation time.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-15

…de unions and professional employers' organisations that are representative at national and cross-industry level. Within this board, each professional employers' organisation has a number of votes pro…

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