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Showing 35313540 of 58651 articles for Art. Décret 2002-120 du 30-1-2002

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-14

…icle L. 2135-10; 9° Setting the terms and conditions for carrying over appropriations not committed during a financial year to the following financial year, under the conditions set out in article R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Representativeness criteria

Article R2151-1

For the application of 4° to 6° of article L. 2151-1, a professional employers' organisation resulting from the grouping of pre-existing professional employers' organisations may rely on all the eleme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-1

…they belong or of a statutory regional structure of this organisation, and in accordance with procedures ensuring that they are informed of the organisation to which the membership fee is paid. Where…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R2146-1

…e same profession, similar or related professions, contributing to the establishment of specific products or the same liberal profession, is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-16

…employers' organisation wishing to have its representativeness established at national and cross-industry level pursuant to article L. 2152-4: 1° The certificates of the statutory auditor(s) defined…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R2263-1

Failure to implement the obligation provided for in article R. 2262-3 or to send the employee the document provided for in article R. 2262-4 is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-14

The declaration of candidacy of a professional employers' organisation wishing to have its representativeness established at the level of the professional sector pursuant to article L. 2152-1 must be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation

Article R2234-1

…fairs, Competition, Labour and Employment. The members of the Observatory draw up the rules of procedure, which stipulate in particular the duration of the members' terms of office, whether or not the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R2242-1

When no agreement has been reached at the end of the compulsory negotiations within the company, the minutes of disagreement drawn up are filed under the conditions set out in article D. 2231-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-10

…g of professional branches analyses the situation of the branches with a view to bringing about a reduction in the number of branches by agreement and, where necessary, on the basis of the provisions…

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