In companies with at least fifty employees, where there are no trade union representatives in the company or establishment, the full members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee may negotiate, conclude, revise or terminate collective labour agreements if they are expressly authorised to do so by one or more trade union organisations which are representative in the branch to which the company belongs or, failing that, by one or more trade union organisations which are representative at national and inter-professional level. The same organisation may appoint only one employee.
The employer shall inform the representative trade union organisations in the branch to which the company belongs or, failing that, the representative trade union organisations at national and cross-industry level of its decision to enter into negotiations.
The validity of the revision agreements or endorsements concluded in application of this article is subject to their approval by the employees by a majority of the votes cast, under conditions determined by decree and in compliance with the general principles of electoral law.