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Article L2143-5 of the French Labour Code

In companies with at least two thousand employees and at least two establishments with at least fifty employees each, each representative trade union in the company may appoint a central company trade union delegate, separate from the establishment trade union delegates.

This central trade union delegate is appointed by a trade union which received at least 10% of the votes cast in the first round of the most recent elections of members of the social and economic committee, whatever the number of voters, by adding together the votes from all the establishments included in these companies.

All the provisions relating to the company trade union delegate apply to the central trade union delegate.

In companies with less than two thousand employees and at least two establishments with at least fifty employees each, each representative trade union may appoint one of its establishment trade union delegates to also perform the duties of central company trade union delegate.

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Article L2143-5

Dans les entreprises d’au moins deux mille salariés comportant au moins deux établissements d’au moins cinquante salariés chacun, chaque syndicat représentatif dans l’entreprise peut désigner un délégué syndical central d’entreprise, distinct des délégués syndicaux d’établissement.

Ce délégué syndical central est désigné par un syndicat qui a recueilli au moins 10 % des suffrages exprimés au premier tour des dernières élections des titulaires au comité social et économique, quel que soit le nombre de votants, en additionnant les suffrages de l’ensemble des établissements compris dans ces entreprises.

L’ensemble des dispositions relatives au délégué syndical d’entreprise est applicable au délégué syndical central.

Dans les entreprises de moins de deux mille salariés comportant au moins deux établissements d’au moins cinquante salariés chacun, chaque syndicat représentatif peut désigner l’un de ses délégués syndicaux d’établissement en vue d’exercer également les fonctions de délégué syndical central d’entreprise.

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