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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-9

…oring of activities contributing to the development and exercise of the missions defined in article L. 2135-11, shall be created by an agreement concluded between the representative organisations of e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Representation at national and multi-industry level

Article L2152-2

…tive at national and multi-sector level:1° Which meet the criteria mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 2151-1 ; 2° Which are representative or whose member organisations are representative on the basi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Job and career management

Article L2242-21

The negotiations provided for in Article L. 2242-20 may also cover :1° The matters referred to in articles L. 1233-21 and L. 1233-22 in accordance with the procedures laid down in these same articles;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Mergers

Article L2312-41

When a company is involved in a merger operation, as defined inarticle L. 430-1 of the French Commercial Code, the employer shall convene a meeting of the social and economic committee at the latest w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2315-39

…esentative of the second college, or where applicable the third college, as provided for in Article L. 2314-11.The members of the health, safety and working conditions committee are appointed by the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Employee member of a joint health, safety and working conditions committee in agriculture.

Article L2412-9

…also applies to the former representative or candidate during the periods provided for in articles L. 2411-8 and L. 2411-10. When the contract is concluded on the basis of 3° of article L. 1242-2, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Local representative

Article L2412-4

…esentative or to the candidate for local representative during the periods provided for in articles L. 2411-8 and L. 2411-9. When the contract is concluded on the basis of 3° of article L. 1242-2, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obstacles to the legal termination of pregnancy.

Article L2223-2

…mation about a voluntary interruption of pregnancy or the prior procedures provided for by articles L. 2212-3 to L. 2212-8 by any means, including electronically or online, in particular by disseminat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-3

…be requested from the departmental maternal and child protection service" are deleted from article L. 2132-1 . II - For its application in Wallis and Futuna, the first sentence of the second paragrap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article L3135-4

Notwithstanding 4° of article L. 4211-1, in the event of a nuclear accident or terrorist act constituting a serious health threat requiring them to be dispensed or distributed as a matter of urgency,…

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