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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Continuous work.

Article L3132-15

The working hours of employees working on a permanent basis in successive shifts in a continuous cycle must not exceed an average of thirty-five hours per week worked over one year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Superior Court of Arbitration.

Article L2524-8

The Superior Court of Arbitration is presided over by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat or by an active or honorary president of a section of the Conseil d'Etat. It is composed equally of servi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L2524-11

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2621-2

A consultative labour commission is set up under the authority of the representative of the State in Mayotte. This commission comprises an equal number of employer and employee members appointed by th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L3111-2

Senior executives are not subject to the provisions of Titles II and III. The following are considered to be senior managers: managers who are entrusted with responsibilities the importance of which i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-4

Time spent travelling to and from the place of performance of the employment contract does not constitute actual working time. However, if it exceeds the normal commuting time between home and the usu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-38

…absence of an agreement, the compulsory counterpart in the form of time off mentioned in article L. 3121-30 is set at 50% of the overtime hours worked in excess of the annual quota mentioned in the sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-63

Fixed annual rates in hours or days over the year are introduced by a collective agreement at company or establishment level or, failing that, by a branch agreement or convention.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementing provisions

Article L3121-68

Those provisions of the decrees provided for in article L. 3121-67 relating to the organisation and distribution of working hours within the week, rest periods, the conditions for recourse to standby…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conversion to part-time or full-time work

Article L3123-3

Part-time employees who wish to take up or return to a job of at least the same duration as that mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 3123-7 or a full-time job and full-time employees who wi…

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