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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-7

Appeals against the decisions provided for in articles D. 3121-5 and D. 3121-6 may be lodged with the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment within one month o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-18

The right to compulsory time off in lieu is deemed to have arisen as soon as the duration of this time off, calculated in accordance with article L. 3121-38, reaches seven hours. The day or half-day d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-22

The length of time during which the employer may defer the mandatory time off may not exceed two months.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3121-26

In establishments or parts of industrial establishments where work is carried out in successive shifts on a continuous cycle, the assignment of an employee to two successive shifts is prohibited, exce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-30

In the case of individualised working hours, in the absence of an agreement as provided for in 1° of Article L. 3121-51, the number of hours carried over from one week to another may not exceed three,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3121-32

In the event of extraordinary and prolonged unemployment occurring in a profession, the right to recovery is suspended for that profession: 1° By order of the Minister responsible for labour, either f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Default provisions

Article R3122-10

The hierarchical appeal against the decision of the Labour Inspector shall be made to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, and shall be lodged within on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, member of the staff delegation to the inter-company social and economic committee and employee adviser

Article R2421-7

The Labour Inspector and, in the event of an appeal through the hierarchy, the Minister shall examine in particular whether the proposed dismissal is related to the mandate held, applied for or previo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National Conciliation Commission

Article R2522-4

Any dispute with a regional, departmental or local impact may be referred to the National Commission, taking into account its importance, the particular circumstances in which it arose and the number…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Appointment of the mediator

Article R2523-4

The mediation procedure is initiated: 1° Either after a conciliation procedure has failed, by the Minister responsible for labour or by the chairman of the regional conciliation commission, at the req…

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