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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of committees

Article R2522-21

When an agreement is reached before a conciliation commission, the chairman draws up and notifies the parties of the minutes. The minutes are sent within twenty-four hours to the Minister responsible…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Appointment of the mediator

Article R2523-2

The list of mediators to be appointed by the Minister responsible for labour for a dispute with a national impact or whose impact extends to more than one region shall include at least thirty names of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-2

The request for authorisation to exceed the maximum daily working time, accompanied by the relevant supporting documents, the opinion of the social and economic committee, if any, and the minutes of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Arbitration procedure

Article R2524-20

Copies of the decisions of the Superior Court of Arbitration and all procedural acts to which the application of this section gives rise shall bear the mention that they are made in execution of Chapt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-27

…orking time of the company or establishment may be organised in the form of work periods, each of a duration at most equal to the durations laid down in Article L. 3121-45.The employer draws up the in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, member of the staff delegation to the inter-company social and economic committee and employee adviser

Article R2421-2

When one or more of the employees mentioned in article L. 2421-1 is to be made redundant for economic reasons affecting ten or more employees within the same thirty-day period , the employer must atta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article D3141-2

An employee who performs paid work during his paid leave period, thereby depriving jobseekers of work that could have been assigned to them, may be the subject of an action before the court for damage…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-20

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-32, the departure on sabbatical leave may be deferred by the employer under the conditions mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 31…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-27

In the event of a dispute, the industrial tribunal (Conseil de prud'hommes), to which the matter has been referred pursuant to Article L. 3142-39, shall have final jurisdiction.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Closure decisions

Article R3132-23

Only events lasting no more than three weeks and organised by public establishments, recognised as being of public interest or having obtained the sponsorship of the Minister for Trade for five consec…

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