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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R2146-2

Failure by a director or manager of a trade union or union of trade unions to file the articles of association in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 2131-3 is punishable by a fine fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-2

Also counted as member companies are those which, in accordance with the procedures laid down by a decision of the competent body of the organisation or of the statutory territorial structure of this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation

Article R2234-2

…publishes the list of representative employee trade union organisations at departmental and cross-industry level.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-2

I.-Branch agreements and professional or cross-industry agreements, as well as their riders and appendices, are filed by the most diligent party with the services of the Minister of Labour. Two copies…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Equal opportunities for women and men in the workplace

Article D2241-2

The three-yearly negotiations on professional equality are based on a report presenting the comparative situation of women and men in the areas mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 2241-11. It is also…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-2

…remuneration for performance work for the categories concerned, except in the case of dangerous, arduous or unhealthy work; 3° Seniority and attendance bonuses; 4° Allowances for professional or simi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Information and communication

Article R2262-2

The employer bound by a collective labour agreement provides a copy of this text to the social and economic committee and the establishment social and economic committees, as well as to the union dele…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-2

…the Minister for Labour as follows:1° Two representatives, nominated by the Confédération générale du travail (CGT) ;2° Two representatives, nominated by the Confédération française démocratique du t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-2

I. - The Institut National du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle (National Institute for Work, Employment and Vocational Training) will draw up general specifications to be met by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated by mandated employees or in application of Article L. 2232-12

Article D2232-2

…L. 2232-12, L. 2232-23-1, L. 2232-24 and L. 2232-26 are as follows:1° The consultation takes place during working hours, by secret ballot in an envelope or by electronic means under the conditions se…

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