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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure.

Article L2523-8

When a party duly summoned in accordance with the conditions laid down in article L. 2523-4 fails to appear before the mediator for a legitimate reason or is not represented, the mediator shall draw u…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article L2372-1

…panies involved in the cross-border operation applies rules on employee profit-sharing and employs, during the six-month period preceding publication of the draft terms of merger, an average number of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article L2372-2

The special negotiating body shall determine with the managers of the companies involved in the cross-border operation or their representatives, by means of a written agreement, the terms and conditio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2372-6

…rder operation whom the employees have the right to elect, appoint, recommend or oppose;b) the procedures to be followed so that employees can elect, appoint or recommend such members or object to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2373-4

Where the participation of employees within the companies participating in the cross-border operation concerns at least one third of the total number of employees employed by these companies, or where…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after registration of the company resulting from the cross-border transaction

Article L2374-2

Where an employee participation system exists in the company resulting from the cross-border operation, that company shall be required, for a period of four years after the cross-border operation, to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L23-111-1

…r geographical scope covers an entire region, by means of a branch agreement or a national, cross-industry or multi-sector agreement concluded under the terms of this title: 1° Exercising at least the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Member and former member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2411-10

…only take place with the authorisation of the labour inspector. This authorisation is also required during the six months following the expiry of the term of office as a member of the staff delegation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Dismissal of a member of the special negotiating body, a representative on the committee of the European Company, a representative on the committee of the European Cooperative Society or a representative on the committee of the company resulting from a cross-border merger.

Article L2411-12

The dismissal of a member of the special negotiating body, of a representative on the committee of the European Company, of a representative on the committee of the European Cooperative Society or of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2412-1

…code; 10° Employee appointed under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2232-23-1 and L. 2232-26 in companies without a trade union representative;11° Member of the board or administrator of a s…

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