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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation.

Article L2334-3

The Group Works Council meets for the first time, at the initiative of the parent company, as soon as it is set up and at the latest within six months of its creation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L2361-3

The procedures for employee involvement cover information, consultation and, where appropriate, participation. They are determined by agreement between the directors of the participating legal entitie…

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

Article L2344-3

For establishments or undertakings located in France, the seats are distributed between the colleges in proportion to the numerical importance of each of them. The seats allocated to each college are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2353-3

The competence of the Committee of the European Company shall be limited to matters concerning the European Company itself or any subsidiary or any establishment situated in another Member State, or e…

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

Article L2353-30

In the absence of an agreement by the special negotiating body on the choice of the form of participation, the directors determine the form of participation applicable. The applicable system is always…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegate and former trade union delegate.

Article L2411-3

Trade union delegates may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the Labour Inspector. This authorisation is also required for the dismissal of a former trade union delegate, during the twelve mo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation procedure.

Article L2522-3

The parties shall appear in person before the conciliation boards or, in the event of serious impediment, shall be represented by a person empowered to negotiate and conclude a conciliation agreement.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to reinstatement in employment or office.

Article L2422-3

The reinstatement of an employee representative on the supervisory board or board of directors of a public sector company in his job or an equivalent job entails reinstatement in his mandate, except i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Appointment of the mediator.

Article L2523-3

The lists of mediators are drawn up after consultation and examination of the suggestions of the representative employers' and employees' trade unions at national level, sitting on the National Commis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3123-35

The hours in excess of the minimum annual duration set in the intermittent employment contract may not exceed one third of this duration, unless the employee agrees.

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