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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2315-17

The training is provided either by a body appearing on a list drawn up by the administrative authority under conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, or by one of the bodies mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2315-16

…vided for in this chapter is taken from working time and is paid as such. It is not deducted from delegation hours.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Setting up.

Article L2343-1

A European Works Council shall be established in accordance with the provisions of this chapter in the following cases: 1° Where the head of the Community-scale undertaking or dominant undertaking ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation procedure.

Article L2522-1

All collective labour disputes may be submitted to conciliation procedures. Disputes which, for whatever reason, have not been submitted to a conventional conciliation procedure established either by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-13

A night worker who wishes to take up or return to a day job and an employee in a day job who wishes to take up or return to a night job in the same establishment or, failing that, in the same company,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-1

Effective working time is the time during which the employee is at the employer's disposal and complies with the employer's instructions, without being free to pursue personal interests.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-10

The occupational physician is consulted, in accordance with the procedures specified by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, before any major decision is taken concerning the introduction or modification of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-11

All night workers benefit from regular individual monitoring of their state of health under the conditions set out in Article L. 4624-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-14

If the night worker's state of health, as ascertained by the occupational physician, so requires, he shall be permanently or temporarily transferred to a daytime position corresponding to his qualific…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-18

The actual daily working time per employee may not exceed ten hours, except : 1° In the event of a derogation granted by the labour inspector under conditions determined by decree ; 2° In emergencies,…

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