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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2344-8

The members of the special negotiating body and the members of the European works council set up under the provisions of article L. 2343-1, as well as the experts who assist them, are bound : 1° to pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

Article L2363-8

Where no agreement has been concluded and the special negotiation body has not taken the decision provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2362-7, employee participation in the European Coop…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation.

Article L2341-8

The competence of the European Works Council or the procedure mentioned in article L. 2341-4 concerns transnational issues. Transnational issues are those which concern the entire Community-scale unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-8

The decision to conclude an agreement shall be taken by the special negotiating body by a majority of its members. The group may decide, by at least two-thirds of the votes cast, not to open negotiati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2352-8

Disputes relating to the appointment of the members of the special negotiating body and the employee representatives on the committee of the European Company whose registered office is in France, as w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition.

Article L2353-8

The number of seats on the European Company Committee is set in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 2352-3.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-8

The European Works Council adopts rules of procedure which set out its operating procedures. These rules of procedure may provide for consideration to be given to the repercussions on the European Wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2373-8

Once the number of seats on the administrative or supervisory body has been determined under the conditions provided for in Article L. 2373-7, the committee of the company resulting from the cross-bor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Public companies and public industrial and commercial establishments.

Article L2522-8

In public undertakings and public industrial and commercial establishments employing statutory staff, collective labour disputes may be submitted to conciliation procedures under the conditions define…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2372-8

The management of the participating companies and the special negotiating body may decide, by agreement, to apply Chapter III of this Title.

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