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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-8

Failure by the user to comply with the provisions relating to the conditions for renewal of the contract, as laid down by the stipulations of the agreement or industry-level agreement concluded pursua…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application requirements

Article L1441-6

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 1441-7, the following may stand for election: 1° Employees and employers ; 2° Job seekers registered on the list of job seekers; 3° Persons who have ceased all…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative control.

Article L1322-3

The Labour Inspector's decision may be appealed to a higher authority, under conditions determined by regulation. The decision taken on this appeal is notified to the employer and communicated, for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1441-2

Industrial tribunal members are appointed during the year following each cycle of measurement of the trade union audience defined in 5° of article L. 2121-1 for the college of employees and of the emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedural safeguards.

Article L1332-2

When the employer is considering imposing a penalty, he will summon the employee and specify the purpose of the summons, unless the penalty being considered is a warning or a penalty of the same natur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1441-3

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative control.

Article L1322-2

The labour inspector's decision is substantiated. The employer is notified and the members of the social and economic committee are informed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application requirements

Article L1441-7

Candidates must 1° Be of French nationality ; 2° They must not have any entries in bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record that are incompatible with the exercise of industrial tribunal functions and mu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedural safeguards.

Article L1332-3

When the acts of which the employee is accused have made it essential to take a precautionary measure of immediate dismissal, no definitive sanction relating to these acts may be taken unless the proc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application requirements

Article L1441-8

The candidacy conditions defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 1441-7 are assessed on the date of appointment.The candidacy conditions defined in 3° and 4° of article L. 1441-7 and those relating to the…

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