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Article L1142-4 of the French Labour Code

The provisions of articles L. 1142-1 and L. 1142-3 do not prevent the adoption of temporary measures for the sole benefit of women aimed at establishing equal opportunities between women and men, in particular by remedying de facto inequalities affecting women’s opportunities.

These measures result from :

1° regulatory provisions in the areas of recruitment, training, promotion, organisation and working conditions;

2° Or stipulations in extended branch agreements or extended collective agreements;

3° Or the application of the plan for professional equality between women and men.

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Article L1142-4

Les dispositions des articles L. 1142-1 et L. 1142-3 ne font pas obstacle à l’intervention de mesures temporaires prises au seul bénéfice des femmes visant à établir l’égalité des chances entre les femmes et les hommes, en particulier en remédiant aux inégalités de fait qui affectent les chances des femmes.

Ces mesures résultent :

1° Soit de dispositions réglementaires prises dans les domaines du recrutement, de la formation, de la promotion, de l’organisation et des conditions de travail ;

2° Soit de stipulations de conventions de branches étendues ou d’accords collectifs étendus ;

3° Soit de l’application du plan pour l’égalité professionnelle entre les femmes et les hommes.

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