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Showing 25412550 of 58651 articles for Art. Décret 2002-120 du 30-1-2002

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2521-1

…y to private-law employers and their employees. They also apply to 1° Public establishments of an industrial and commercial nature ; 2° Public establishments providing both an administrative and an in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L2522-13

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
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article L2373-1

A committee of the company resulting from a cross-border operation is set up when, at the end of the negotiation period provided for in Article L. 2352-9, no agreement has been reached and the special…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, employee adviser and member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2421-1

…ny social and economic committee is addressed to the labour inspector.In the event of serious misconduct, the employer may lay off the person concerned immediately pending the final decision.The Labou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Procedure applicable in the event of interruption or non-renewal of a temporary work assignment.

Article L2421-10

…gency of the assignment of an employee referred to in Article L. 2413-1 is subject to the same procedure as that provided for in Section 1, applicable in the event of dismissal.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Maritime assessors

Article L2439-1

…s than six months, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative authorisation procedure set out in this book, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Dismissal of a member of the special negotiating body or a member of the European works council.

Article L2411-11

The dismissal of a member of the special negotiating body or a member of the European works council may only take place after authorisation from the labour inspector.

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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
Subsection 4: Employee member of the board of directors of a mutual association, union or federation.

Article L2411-19

Article L. 114-24 of the French Mutual Code sets out the procedure for authorising dismissal and the periods and duration of protection for employees who are members of the board of directors of a mut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after registration of the company resulting from the cross-border transaction

Article L2374-1

When a company resulting from a cross-border merger is registered, the agreement referred to in Article L. 2372-6 or a collective agreement concluded at the appropriate level may decide to abolish or…

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