Any reform project envisaged by the Government that relates to individual and collective labour relations, employment and vocational training and that falls within the scope of national and cross-industry negotiations is subject to prior consultation with representative employee and employer trade unions at national and cross-industry level with a view to the possible opening of such negotiations.
To this end, the Government provides them with a policy document setting out the diagnosis, objectives and main options.
When they make known their intention to enter into such negotiations, the organisations shall also indicate to the Government the period of time they consider necessary to conduct the negotiations.
This article shall not apply in the event of an emergency. When the Government decides to implement a reform project in the absence of a consultation procedure, it shall inform the organisations mentioned in the first paragraph of this decision and state the reasons for it in a document that it shall send to these organisations before taking any measures required by the urgency.