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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-8

Where there is no social and economic committee, the employer shall initiate the procedure defined in Article L. 2314-5 at the request of an employee or a trade union organisation within one month of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-10

…esented or if the number of full members of the Social and Economic Committee staff delegation is reduced by half or more, unless these events occur less than six months before the end of the term of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electoral colleges.

Article L2314-14

Where no representative trade union organisation in the company has taken part in the negotiations, the employer will allocate staff and seats to the various electoral colleges.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electoral colleges.

Article L2314-16

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles L. 2314-11 and L. 2314-12, in temporary employment undertakings, the distribution of seats may be the subject of a pre-electoral agreement, concluded in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Term of office and termination.

Article L2314-37

When a titular delegate ceases to perform his duties for one of the reasons indicated in the present section or is temporarily absent for any reason whatsoever, he is replaced by a substitute elected…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-19

…the full members of the Committee's staff delegation, may define:1° The content, frequency and procedures for the recurring consultations of the Social and Economic Committee referred to in article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-27

…some of the measures provided for by the employer or requested by the committee have not been taken during the year covered by the programme, the employer shall state the reasons for this in an append…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-42

…convenes a meeting of the social and economic committee under the conditions set out in Article L. 2312-49. During the meeting of the social and economic committee of the company that is the subject o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-50

If the takeover bid is made by a company that does not have a social and economic committee, the employer informs the employees directly. Similarly, if there is no social and economic committee in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-54

…sions of article L. 661-10 of the French Commercial Code, shall be heard by the competent court: 1° During safeguard proceedings in the situations provided for in articles L. 621-1, L. 622-10, L. 626-…

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