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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Industries dealing with perishable materials or having to respond to an extraordinary increase in workload.

Article L3132-5

In certain industries dealing with perishable materials or having to respond at certain times to an extraordinary increase in work, employees' weekly rest may be suspended twice a month at the most, w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Permanent derogation as of right.

Article L3132-12

…ertain establishments, the operation or opening of which is made necessary by the constraints of production, activity or the needs of the public, may as of right derogate from the rule of Sunday rest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Referee.

Article L2524-2

Where the collective bargaining agreement does not provide for a contractual arbitration procedure, the parties concerned may decide by mutual agreement to submit to arbitration any disputes that rema…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L3111-1

…of this book shall apply to private-law employers and their employees. They also apply to public industrial and commercial establishments.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-45

In the absence of an agreement as referred to in Article L. 3121-44, the employer may, under conditions laid down by decree, introduce a system whereby working time is spread over several weeks, up to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-47

In the absence of stipulations in the agreement mentioned in article L. 3121-44, the notice period for employees in the event of a change in working hours or hours of work is set at seven days.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Time limits

Article L3121-56

Any employee may enter into an individual agreement for a fixed number of hours per week or per month. An individual agreement for a fixed number of hours over the year may be concluded, within the li…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-2

Any work performed during a period of at least nine consecutive hours, including the period between midnight and 5 a.m., is considered to be night work. The period of night work begins at 9 p.m. at th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-6

…g time of a night worker may not exceed eight hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-17 or where Articles L. 3132-16 to L. 3132-19 apply.In addition, in exceptional circumstances,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-9

For the activities referred to in Article L. 3122-3, when the actual duration of night work is less than the legal duration set in application of Article L. 3121-27, the compensation referred to in Ar…

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