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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of committees

Article R2522-16

Committee members must not have been disqualified, disqualified or disqualified from holding public office.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-15

When an authorisation is granted in application of articles R. 3121-13 or R. 3121-14, the company may only use it following a decision by the Labour Inspector, who rules on the principle and terms of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing staff representatives

Article R3123-1

The assessment of part-time work provided for in Article L. 3123-15 covers in particular : 1° The number, gender and qualifications of the employees concerned, as well as the part-time working hours a…

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

Article R2421-18

The request for authorisation for the individual or collective contractual termination of the employment contract of a trade union delegate, a mandated employee, a member of the inter-company social a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure

Article R2523-13

The mediator may, in agreement with the parties, suspend the drafting of his recommendation and make it conditional upon the resumption of discussions between them in a form and within a timeframe tha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure

Article R2523-15

In the case of a dispute with a national impact or a dispute whose impact extends to more than one region, or in the case provided for in Article R. 2523-5, the documents mentioned in the second parag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Arbitration procedure

Article R2524-12

…f attorney if he or she is not a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat or the Cour de Cassation, or a lawyer duly registered at a bar. The application is sent to the president of the court by registered letter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Arbitration procedure

Article R2524-19

Copies of decisions issued by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of the Superior Court of Arbitration shall bear the following enforcement formula: "The Republic hereby directs and orders the Minister…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-14

The occupational physician informs night workers, in particular pregnant women and ageing workers, of the potential impact of night work on their health. This information takes into account the specif…

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

Article R2421-19

The Labour Inspector will give the employee the opportunity to submit written observations and, at his request, oral observations. On this occasion, the employee may, at his request, be assisted by a…

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