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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-4

When the threshold of eleven employees has been crossed under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2311-2, the employer informs the personnel every four years of the organ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Economic Commission

Article L2315-48

The Economic Committee meets at least twice a year. It may ask to hear any senior manager or director of the company with the agreement of the employer. It may be assisted by the Chartered Accountant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Economic Commission

Article L2315-46

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2315-45, in undertakings with at least one thousand employees, an economic committee is set up within the social and economic committee or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Economic Commission

Article L2315-47

The committee is chaired by the employer or his representative. The Economic Committee comprises a maximum of five employee representatives, including at least one representative from the management c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-4

If the employer fails to take the initiative, the procedure for setting up the special negotiating body shall be initiated at the written request of one hundred employees or their representatives, fro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L4022-4

A Conseil d'Etat decree defines:1° The conditions under which certain categories of professionals, within each of the professions mentioned in Article L. 4022-3, may be wholly or partially exempt from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-4

I.-For the application of articles L. 442-1, L. 442-2, L. 442-3, L. 442-7 and L. 442-8, the action is brought before the competent civil or commercial court by any person proving an interest, by the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-4

…r of goods or services, is deemed not to have passed on the extra cost to its direct contractors, unless the defendant, the perpetrator of the anti-competitive practice, proves to the contrary that it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-4

When the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 du code du travail refuse for any reason whatsoever to settle a claim appearing on a statement of claims arising from an employment contract, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article L628-4

Where the debtor is not subject to the obligation to constitute classes of affected parties provided for in Article L. 626-29, the opening of accelerated safeguard proceedings is subject to such const…

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