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Section 2: Groups of employers not falling within the scope of the same collective agreement

Article D1253-4 of the French Labour Code

The declaration of activity provided for in article L. 1253-17 is sent to the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment for the département in which the employers’ group has its registered office. Where several administrative authorities are responsible for monitoring compliance with employment legislation by the various members of the group, the declaration is sent to the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment. This…

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Article D1253-5 of the French Labour Code

The employers’ group’s declaration of activity includes: 1° The information mentioned in articles D. 1253-1; 2° The title of the collective agreement within the scope of which each of its members falls; 3° The collective agreement it wishes to apply; 4° The number and qualifications of the employees it plans to employ.

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Article D1253-6 of the French Labour Code

The employers’ group shall inform the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment of any changes made to the information mentioned in articles D. 1253-1, within one month of the change. The grouping must submit a new declaration if it intends to change its collective agreement.

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Article D1253-7 of the French Labour Code

Where the collective agreement chosen by the employers’ group does not appear to be appropriate to the professional classifications, the levels of employment of the employees or the activity of the various members of the group, or where the legal provisions relating to employers’ groups are not complied with at the time of the declaration, the administrative authority has a period of one month from receipt of the declaration to…

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Article D1253-8 of the French Labour Code

At any time, the administrative authority may, by reasoned decision, notify its opposition to the activity of the employers’ group: 1° Where such activity does not comply with the legal provisions relating to employers’ groups; 2° Where the stipulations of the collective agreement chosen are not complied with or where the agreement has been terminated; 3° Where the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of article D. 1253-7 are…

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Article D1253-9 of the French Labour Code

Where several administrative authorities are responsible for monitoring the application of employment legislation by the various members of an employers’ group, the Regional Director for Enterprise, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment may not oppose the group’s activity without the agreement of the other competent administrative authorities.

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Article R1253-12 of the French Labour Code

The decision to object may be appealed to the Regional Director of Enterprises, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment. Where the monitoring of compliance with labour regulations by members of the grouping is the responsibility of several administrative authorities, the appeal shall be lodged with the Regional Director of Enterprises, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, who shall take his decision with the agreement of these authorities.

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Article R1253-13 of the French Labour Code

The appeal provided for in Article R. 1253-12 shall be lodged within one month of notification of the disputed decision. The decision shall be notified to the applicant by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt within one month of receipt of the appeal. If no notification is received within this period, the appeal is deemed to have been rejected.

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