Unless there are special legislative provisions, the agreement defined in Article L. 2312-19 and Article L. 2312-55 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the social and economic committee or, where applicable, the central social and economic committee, adopted by a majority of the full members of the personnel delegation of the committee, or, in the absence of an agreement, a decree in the Conseil d’Etat sets the deadlines within which the opinions of the social and economic committee or, where applicable, the central social and economic committee are to be issued in the context of the consultations provided for in this code.
These deadlines enable the social and economic committee or, where applicable, the central social and economic committee to exercise its powers effectively, depending on the nature and importance of the issues submitted to it.
On expiry of these periods or of the period mentioned in the fifth paragraph of article L. 2312-15, the committee or, where applicable, the central committee, is deemed to have been consulted and to have given a negative opinion.