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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Recruitment methods and means of monitoring employee activity

Article L2312-38

…itment of job applicants and of any changes thereto. It shall also be informed, prior to their introduction into the company, of any automated personnel management processes and of any changes thereto…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Mergers

Article L2312-41

…European Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) no. 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on mergers. During this meeting, the social and economic committee or, where applicable, the economic committee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-44

Within three days of publication of the offer, the offeror shall send the information memorandum referred to in III of Article L. 621-8 of the Monetary and Financial Code to the social and economic co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-45

…pointed pursuant to the last paragraph of Article L. 2312-42 shall draw up a report assessing the industrial and financial policy and the strategic plans that the bidder intends to apply to the compan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2312-84

In the event of a budgetary surplus, the members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee may decide, by deliberation, to transfer all or part of the amount of the annual surplus f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Establishment of social and economic committees and works councils

Article L2313-3

In the absence of an agreement concluded under the conditions referred to in Article L. 2313-2 and in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the Social and Econom…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-21

…months to be eligible to stand for election. These conditions are assessed by totalling the periods during which these employees have carried out wage portage services under employment contracts concl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-25

…seniority for eligibility to vote, in particular where their application would have the effect of reducing to less than two thirds of the workforce the number of employees fulfilling these conditions.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Voting procedure and election results.

Article L2314-27

The election takes place during working time. However, an agreement to the contrary may be reached between the employer and all the representative trade union organisations in the company, particularl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L2315-1

The conditions under which the social and economic committee operates must ensure that the interests of employees working outside the company or in dispersed units are effectively taken into account.

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