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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Skills and resources

Article D8322-1

Labour inspectors working in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin have the same powers as the labour inspectors mentioned in Article L. 8112-1 wor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Interministerial Commission for the Recognition of the State of Natural Disaster

Article D125-3-2

The Commission is set up by the Minister for Civil Protection, who pays the costs of its operation and secretariat. The commission's secretariat is responsible in particular for communicating the repo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-3

The categories of personal data relating to the departmental representative of the trade union or professional organisation that may be recorded in the automated processing are as follows: 1° Surnames…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-4

I. - The personal data recorded relating to the candidate presented by the trade union or professional organisation is as follows: 1° His or her surname at birth and in use, forenames, sex ; 2° Date,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-7

The regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment informs the employer of the registered employee of the acquisition and withdrawal of the status of trade union repre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-9

…responsible for the course will issue the employee with a certificate stating that he/she has attended the course. This certificate is given to the employer when the employee returns to work.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-5

The list of union representatives is reviewed every four years. It may be amended at any time if necessary, by addition or removal. A person may be removed from the list of trade union representatives…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-3

The list of trade union representatives referred to in article L. 1453-4 is drawn up in each region by the regional prefect and published in the regional prefecture's recueil des actes administratifs.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-4

Inclusion on this list enables you to act as a trade union representative.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-6

The trade union representative may be struck off the list by the regional prefect, under the conditions set out in article L. 1453-8. They are automatically struck off the list by the regional prefect…

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