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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Posting and distribution of union communications.

Article L2142-3

Trade union communications are freely posted on boards reserved for this purpose, separate from those allocated to communications from the social and economic committee.A copy of the union communicati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Trade union premises.

Article L2142-9

The terms and conditions for the fitting out and use by the trade union sections of the premises made available to them are set by agreement with the employer.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-12

…2135-11: 1° Employees' and employers' organisations that are representative at national and cross-industry level, their territorial organisations, employers' professional organisations that are repres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-14

The employees' trade union organisations that are representative at national and cross-industry level and those whose statutory vocation is of a national and cross-industry nature and which have recei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-2

People who have ceased their professional activity may join or continue to join a professional union of their choice.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-9

Trade unions that are representative in the company benefit from the provisions applicable to the trade union section and the trade union delegate set out in Chapters III and IV.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Posting and distribution of union communications.

Article L2142-4

Publications and leaflets of a trade union nature may be freely distributed to company employees within the company premises when they are entering and leaving work.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Posting and distribution of union communications.

Article L2142-6

A company agreement may define the terms and conditions for disseminating trade union information using the digital tools available in the company. In the absence of an agreement, the trade union orga…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-6

Employers are prohibited from deducting union dues from their employees' salaries and paying them in their place.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-13

The Minister for Labour publishes a report on employees in very small companies who are not covered by a collective agreement, a branch agreement, a set of agreements or a special status, and sets up…

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