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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-2

…mpany or establishment agreement or of a branch agreement contrary to the provisions of articles L. 3121-27 to L. 3121-33 and L. 3121-35 to L. 3121-40 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. As many fin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining agreements and collective labour agreements

Article D2622-1

With a view to defining the essential elements used to determine professional classifications and qualification levels, the collective agreements concluded in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Staff representation-Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R2624-1

For the application in Mayotte of article R. 2315-20, the words: "at the rate of the second class railway fare" are replaced by the words: "at the rate shown in article 6B of appendix 4 of the general…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-3

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 3121-11, the employer communicates, by any means giving a date certain, to the employees concerned the individual scheduling of on-call per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-5

The request to exceed the maximum daily working time, accompanied by the relevant supporting documents and the opinion of the social and economic committee, if any, is sent by the employer to the labo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-24

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in I of Article L. 3121-33, the annual overtime quota is set at two hundred and twenty hours per employee. The first paragraph does not apply to the empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Introduction of part-time working arrangements

Article D3123-2

The opinion of the social and economic committee provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 3123-26 for the implementation of part-time working hours is communicated, at its request, to the lab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Functioning of committees

Article R23-113-4

…by the employer employee representative.The professional organisation pays the employer the amount due within three months of receipt of the complete application by the organisation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-14

In the event of serious misconduct, the employer may lay off the employee immediately pending the decision of the labour inspector. The Social and Economic Committee shall be consulted within ten days…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional commission, departmental or interdepartmental section

Article R2522-7

Where several regions or neighbouring departments are involved in a dispute, the parties may agree to refer the dispute to one or other of the competent commissions or sections. The minister responsib…

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