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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-26

…sual workforce of at least fifty employees without a trade union delegate where, following the procedure defined in article L. 2232-25-1, no member of the staff delegation of the social and economic c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Relationship between collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts.

Article L2254-2

…ay in which they are organised and distributed ;- adjust remuneration within the meaning of article L. 3221-3 in compliance with the minimum hierarchical wages mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 2253-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-24

The procedure for extending a branch agreement or a professional or cross-industry agreement is initiated at the request of one of the representative employers' or employees' organisations mentioned i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2311-2

…en employees for twelve consecutive months.Staff numbers are calculated in accordance with articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1251-54.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-25

…severed from the agreement without altering its structure, but which do not meet the needs of the industry or industries in the scope in question.It may, under the same conditions, extend, subject to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2312-2

…m of office of the works council is less than one year, this period runs from the date of its renewal. Where the company does not have a social and economic committee, if the number of employees in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance obligations.

Article L2262-2

…collective labour agreement itself, provided that the conditions for membership set out in Article L. 2261-3 are met.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-27

…cree:1° When the text has not been signed by all of the most representative organisations concerned;2° Where the agreement does not include all the mandatory clauses listed in Article L. 2261-22;3° Wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article L2281-2

…plemented to improve their working conditions, the organisation of activities and the quality of production in the work unit to which they belong and in the company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public sector companies and establishments.

Article L2282-2

…ch workshop or office constituting a work unit have the right to meet in a workshop or office council. Employees meet in each workshop or office at least once every two months and for at least six hou…

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