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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Relationship between group agreements, inter-company agreements, company agreements and establishment agreements

Article L2253-6

When an agreement concluded at company level expressly provides for this, its stipulations replace the stipulations having the same object in agreements or conventions concluded previously or subseque…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-21

In the event of a dispute over the size of the delegations making up the joint committee, they shall be convened in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-31

The provisions of this sub-section do not apply to : 1° Agreements relating to unemployment insurance as provided for in article L. 5422-20; 2° Agreements concluded within the framework of a conventio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L2263-1

When, in application of an express legislative provision in a given matter, an agreement or an extended collective labour agreement derogates from legal provisions, infringements of the derogatory sti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation.

Article L2272-2

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat determines the organisation and operation of the Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article L2281-10

…right of expression includes stipulations on : 1° The level, method of organisation, frequency and duration of meetings allowing employees to express themselves; 2° The digital tools available in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2301-1

For the application of this book and by way of derogation from article L. 1111-3, the employees mentioned in 2° and 4° of the same article L. 1111-3 are taken into account when calculating the company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Job and career management

Article L2242-20

…es and jobs to which the plan is to be given priority, the skills and qualifications to be acquired during the period of validity of the agreement and the criteria and procedures for the employer topp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-2

…ubstitution agreement or arrangement provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2261-14. The duration of this agreement may not exceed three years. The agreement or arrangement comes into force…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-20

At the request of one of the representative employers' and employees' trade unions, or on its own initiative, the administrative authority may convene a joint committee meeting. When two of these orga…

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