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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Labour agreements concluded in the public sector.

Article L2233-1

In public undertakings and public establishments of an industrial or commercial nature and public establishments determined by decree which perform both an administrative and an industrial and commerc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Classifications

Article L2241-15

…s bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements, make it a priority to reduce it. During the review referred to in the first paragraph, the evaluation criteria used to defin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions common to annual and five-yearly negotiations

Article L2241-17

The annual and five-yearly negotiations provided for in Articles L. 2241-8 and L. 2241-15 also aim to define and plan measures to eliminate pay differentials between women and men.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2242-12

An agreement concluded in one of the areas listed in 1° and 2° of article L. 2242-1 and in article L. 2242-2 may set the frequency of its renegotiation, up to a limit of four years.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings.

Article L2262-13

It is up to the party challenging the legality of a collective agreement to show that it does not comply with the legal conditions governing it.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-1

…and L. 1223-9 of this Code; 9° Professional equality between men and women; 10° The conditions and duration of renewal of the trial period referred to in article L. 1221-21 of the Labour Code; 11° Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings.

Article L2262-15

…likely to have manifestly excessive consequences by reason both of the effects that this act has produced and the situations that may have arisen when it was in force and of the general interest that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-19

The negotiations provided for in article L. 2242-17 may also cover the prevention of the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors provided for in article L. 4161-1. An agreement reached on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Effective date.

Article L2261-1

Unless otherwise stipulated, agreements are applicable from the day following their filing with the relevant department, under conditions determined by regulation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article L2281-1

…hemselves directly and collectively on the content, conditions and organisation of their work.Individual access to the right of collective expression may be ensured through the use of digital tools, w…

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