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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of neutrality and impartiality

Article R8124-18

…out their duties impartially, without expressing any prejudices in their behaviour, words or actions. They ensure that users in identical situations, whatever their status, geographical location or a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Respective rights and duties of management and staff under their authority

Article R8124-12

Employees of the labour inspection system are free to exercise their right to organise under the conditions defined by the laws and regulations governing the exercise of this right in the civil servic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duty to devote oneself to one's duties

Article R8124-17

…tivity to the duties entrusted to them. Combined activities are only possible under the conditions set out in article 25 septies of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983. These activities must not hi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-10

The elections take place on the same date for all electricity and gas companies. An industry-wide agreement sets the date of the elections. Members of works councils or works councils and staff repres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-13

…e for personnel in the electricity and gas industries relating to the management of social activities.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-11

The term of office for employee representatives on health, safety and working conditions committees is set at three years.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-14

…e union organisations at company level and made up of full or alternate members of the works councils. In companies which have joint departments in application of article 5 of the law of 8th April 194…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-18

The constitutive agreement sets out the procedures for coordinating the continuing education and professional development plans for the staff of the institutions that are members and associates of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Territorial Committee of Local Elected Officials

Article R6132-13

…nes the composition and operating rules of the territorial committee of local elected representatives. The mayors of the municipalities in which the establishments belonging to the grouping have their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Group Nursing, Rehabilitation and Medico-Technical Care Commission

Article R6132-12

I.-The constituent agreement provides for the setting up of a grouping nursing, re-education and medico-technical care commission. This commission is made up of the chairmen and, in a number determine…

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