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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-17

In the event of the absence or failure of employees' or employers' organisations to act, resulting in the persistent impossibility of concluding an agreement or arrangement in a given branch of activi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2314-1

…the number of delegation hours may be modified by agreement under the conditions set out in article L. 2314-7. The Social and Economic Committee appoints a Sexual Harassment and Sexist Conduct Officer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article L2316-1

The central company social and economic committee exercises the powers that concern the general running of the company and that exceed the limits of the powers of the heads of establishments.It alone…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation

Article L2315-19

The employee representatives on the Social and Economic Committee shall individually exercise the rights conferred on the Committee by this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article L2353-1

…pean Company Committee is set up when, at the end of the negotiation period provided for in Article L. 2352-9, no agreement has been reached and the special negotiating body has not taken the decision…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation

Article L2363-1

…tive Society Committee is set up when, at the end of the negotiation period provided for in Article L. 2362-4, no agreement has been reached and the special negotiation body has not taken the decision…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article L2373-1

…cross-border operation is set up when, at the end of the negotiation period provided for in Article L. 2352-9, no agreement has been reached and the special negotiation body has not taken the decision…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L3132-1

No employee may work more than six days a week.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Referee.

Article L2524-1

The collective bargaining agreement may provide for a contractual arbitration procedure and the establishment of a list of arbitrators drawn up by mutual agreement between the parties.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition

Article L3123-1

A part-time employee is an employee whose working time is less than : 1° The legal working time or, where this is less than the legal working time, the working time agreed for the branch or company or…

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