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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article R2261-4-7

If the Minister responsible for labour remains silent for more than six months on a request for enlargement or extension, in application of Articles L. 2261-17 or L. 2261-24, this will be deemed to be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-8

The National Commission is convened by the ministers responsible for labour, employment or vocational training on their own initiative or at the request of the majority of its full members. It meets a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employer representation at national and cross-industry level

Article D2152-9-1

The threshold provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 2152-4 is set at 10%.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-12

Applications from professional employers' organisations are submitted to the central services of the Ministry of Labour under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister of Labour. In particular…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Derogations in undertakings without a trade union delegate. - Provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated by mandated employees

Article D2232-9

…ed for in Article D. 2232-8 and the decision shall be taken in accordance with the accelerated procedure on the merits and in the final instance.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D2242-15

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment shall send the employer, by any means that provides a date certain of its receipt by the addressee, notification of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D2242-16

…nsible for collecting social security contributions for the scheme to which it belongs on the first due date for the social security contributions for which it is liable to this body at the end of a p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint committees

Article D2261-9

The Minister for Labour may, in application of Article L. 2261-20, call a joint committee meeting.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Restructuring of branches

Article D2261-15

The proposal referred to in the tenth paragraph of I and the third paragraph of II of article L. 2261-32 is sent to the Minister responsible for labour within fifteen days of the date of the first con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R2263-2

Failure to record, within one month of their effective date, amendments to a collective labour agreement on the notice or document provided for in articles R. 2262-3 and R. 2262-4 is punishable by the…

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