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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the special negotiating body for the establishment of a European Works Council or a consultation body, or of an employee who is a mem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Dismissal of an employee who is a member of a joint committee for health, safety and working conditions in agriculture.

Article L2411-15

An employee who is a member of a joint health, safety and working conditions committee in agriculture may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the Labour Inspector. This authorisation is also r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local representative

Article L2433-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee local representative, candidate for this position or former local representative in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative authorisa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Employee member of the board of directors or supervisory board of a company

Article L2436-1

Dismissal of an employee representative on the board of directors or supervisory board of a public-sector undertaking, a public limited company or a partnership limited by shares, in disregard of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L2375-1

Obstructing either the establishment of a special negotiating body or a committee of the company resulting from the cross-border merger, whether or not set up by agreement, or the free appointment of…

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

Article L2522-10

The conciliation procedure involves, under the chairmanship of the minister responsible for the public company or public establishment, the management of the public company or public establishment and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Elected member of the social and economic committee staff delegation or trade union representative on the social and economic committee

Article L2432-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is an elected member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee, a candidate for the staff delegation to the social and economic c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 15: Trade union representatives

Article L2412-15

The fixed-term employment contract of a trade union representative may only be terminated before the end of its term, due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by the occupational physician, or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Members of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2434-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee, a candidate for this position or a former member of the staf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Dismissal of a member of the special negotiating body, a representative on the committee of the European Company, a representative on the committee of the European Cooperative Society or a representative on the committee of the company resulting from a cross-border merger.

Article L2411-12

The dismissal of a member of the special negotiating body, of a representative on the committee of the European Company, of a representative on the committee of the European Cooperative Society or of…

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