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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose

Article D2372-3

In the cases referred to in Article L. 2352-4, the directors set the number of additional seats and indicate those allocated to companies with their registered office in France.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose

Article D2372-2

The directors of the participating companies shall inform their trade union organisations, their subsidiaries and their establishments that have representatives or elected representatives of: 1° The n…

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

Article D2372-12

When an additional seat is allocated to a participating company in application of article L. 2372-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, this seat is allocated: 1° If there is a social and econo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining agreements and collective labour agreements

Article D2622-4

For the application of Article L. 2234-7, the powers vested in the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment and the Departmental Unit Manager are exercised…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-23

An employee whose employment contract is terminated before he or she has been able to benefit from the mandatory compensatory rest to which he or she is entitled or before he or she has acquired suffi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-25

Pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article L. 3121-41 and the seventh paragraph of article L. 3121-44, overtime means hours worked : 1° More than thirty-nine hours per week. 2° Over and above the ave…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article D3121-36

The request of an employee who has entered into a fixed number of days agreement to work reduced hours, in application ofarticle L. 3121-60-1, shall be sent to the employer by registered letter with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Labour Advisory Commission

Article D2621-6

The Labour Advisory Committee meets at least once a year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining agreements and collective labour agreements

Article D2622-2

The vocational training certificate issued in the adapted military service units corresponds to any document signed by the commanding officer certifying successful completion of the vocational trainin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Labour Advisory Commission

Article D2621-4

The Commission Consultative du Travail is convened by the Representative of the State in Mayotte on his own initiative or at the request of the majority of its full members.

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