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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collective bargaining - Collective labour agreements.

Article L2631-1

The collective labour agreements of a company whose head office is located in a department of mainland France, in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Permanent derogation as of right.

Article L3132-12

…ertain establishments, the operation or opening of which is made necessary by the constraints of production, activity or the needs of the public, may as of right derogate from the rule of Sunday rest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L3111-1

…of this book shall apply to private-law employers and their employees. They also apply to public industrial and commercial establishments.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-11

All night workers benefit from regular individual monitoring of their state of health under the conditions set out in Article L. 4624-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Caretakers of industrial and commercial establishments.

Article L3132-11

Caretakers and caretakers of industrial and commercial establishments who cannot be given a weekly rest period are entitled to compensatory rest. This derogation does not apply to young workers under…

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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
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-14

If the night worker's state of health, as ascertained by the occupational physician, so requires, he shall be permanently or temporarily transferred to a daytime position corresponding to his qualific…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-15

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-14, the equivalence system may be instituted by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-18

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention may, where justified by the specific characteristics of a sector's activity, provide for the maximum weekly work…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Collective disputes.

Article L2623-1

Instead of the regional conciliation commissions provided for in Articles L. 2522-1 and L. 2522-7 of this Code and inArticle L. 718-8 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, a conciliation commission…

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