When a titular delegate ceases to perform his duties for one of the reasons indicated in the present section or is temporarily absent for any reason whatsoever, he is replaced by a substitute elected on a list presented by the same trade union organisation as that of the titular delegate. Priority is given to the elected substitute from the same category.
If there is no elected substitute on a list presented by the trade union organisation that presented the titular member, the replacement is ensured by a non-elected candidate presented by the same organisation.
In this case, the candidate selected is the one who comes on the list immediately after the last elected full member or, failing that, the last elected substitute.
Failing this, the replacement is provided by the elected substitute who does not belong to the organisation of the full member to be replaced, but who belongs to the same category and who has obtained the highest number of votes.
The substitute becomes the full member until the member he replaces returns or until the institution is renewed.