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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of committees

Article R2522-11

…dispute concerns a branch of activity for which the departments of the ministers responsible for industry, public works and transport exercise, pursuant to a legislative provision, the functions norm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R2525-1

Failure by a duly summoned party to appear before the conciliation commission, without a legitimate reason, or to be represented under the conditions set out in the first and second paragraphs of arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R2623-12

…ves a request for conciliation or decides, on his own initiative, to initiate the conciliation procedure, he will send the members of the sections concerned a notice specifying the points in dispute a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining agreements and collective labour agreements

Article D2622-1

With a view to defining the essential elements used to determine professional classifications and qualification levels, the collective agreements concluded in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Staff representation-Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R2624-1

For the application in Mayotte of article R. 2315-20, the words: "at the rate of the second class railway fare" are replaced by the words: "at the rate shown in article 6B of appendix 4 of the general…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-14

In the event of serious misconduct, the employer may lay off the employee immediately pending the decision of the labour inspector. The Social and Economic Committee shall be consulted within ten days…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of committees

Article R2522-19

…s of article L. 2522-3, the Chairman, after noting the party's absence, will set a new meeting date during the meeting. The new meeting may not take place more than eight days after the date of the me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure

Article R2523-12

…set out in articles L. 2522-3 and R. 2522-18 .If, without a legitimate reason, a party who has been duly summoned does not appear or is not represented, the mediator will draw up a report, in accordan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Travel allowances and expenses

Article R2523-19

The rates and conditions for awarding the fixed allowances provided for in articles R. 2523-17 and R. 2523-18 and the holiday allowances are set by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-11

The Superior Court of Arbitration is based at the Council of State.

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