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Showing 501510 of 59838 articles for Art. L. n° 2022-297 du 2 mars 2022

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 12: Dismissal of the Conseiller prud'homme.

Article L2411-22

…ace with the authorisation of the labour inspector.This authorisation is also required for :1° An industrial tribunal member who has ceased his duties for less than six months;2° An employee who is a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 13: Dismissal of a maritime assessor.

Article L2411-23

…abour inspector. This authorisation is also required for: 1° A maritime assessor who has ceased his duties for less than six months; 2° An employee who is a candidate for the position of maritime asse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 14: Dismissal of union representatives

Article L2411-24

Trade union representatives may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the labour inspector.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2411-20

In accordance withArticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the procedure for authorising dismissal and the periods and duration of protection for employee representatives in a C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining - Collective labour agreements.

Article L2622-2

…is agreement is concluded within the six-month period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 2222-1 or after the expiry of this period. Where a national collective labour agreement excludes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Group Committee.

Article L2632-2

The provisions relating to the Group Works Council set out in Articles L. 2331-1 to L. 2331-4 and L. 2331-6 apply to dominant undertakings whose registered office is located in a department of mainlan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-23

…shment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement extended or approved in application ofarticle L. 314-6 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles may define the distribution of working hour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-25

The collective agreement allowing the derogations provided for in articles L. 3123-20 and L. 3123-24 includes guarantees relating to the implementation, for part-time employees, of the rights granted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-23

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or arrangement may provide for the weekly working time of forty-four hours calculated over a period of twelve consecutive week…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-20

…pplicable, over the period provided for by a collective agreement concluded on the basis of article L. 3121-44.

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