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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-5

…ations, no agreement has been reached, a statement of disagreement is drawn up in which the respective proposals of the parties and the measures that the employer intends to apply unilaterally are rec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Information and communication.

Article L2262-5

The conditions for informing employees and staff representatives about the collective bargaining law applicable in the company or establishment are defined by branch agreement or professional agreemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Information provided at the time of implementation

Article L2312-57

…f an agreement, one month after each election of the social and economic committee, the employer provides it with economic and financial documentation specifying: 1° The legal form of the company and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Restructuring and downsizing

Article L2312-58

…restructuring and downsizing submitted to the Social and Economic Committee is likely to affect the volume of activity or employment of a subcontracting company, the ordering company immediately infor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2321-5

Time spent negotiating is automatically considered as working time and paid at the normal rate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Composition, election and term of office.

Article L2333-5

The Group Works Council shall be set up at the initiative of the dominant undertaking, as soon as the configuration of the group is defined in application of the provisions of this chapter, either fol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-5

…taking or the head of the dominant undertaking in the Community-scale group of undertakings shall invite and convene the special negotiating body to a meeting.He shall inform the heads of the establis…

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

Article L2344-5

…undertaking is located in France, where there is no trade union organisation, the staff representatives on the special negotiating body or the European social and economic committee are elected direct…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition.

Article L2343-5

…he dominant undertaking in the Community-scale group, assisted by two persons of his choice in an advisory capacity; 2° Staff representatives from the establishments of the undertaking or undertakings…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-5

The expenses necessary for the proper performance of the task of the special negotiating body shall be borne by the participating parties.

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