Title IV: Transport and telecommunications.

For the application of Chapter III of Title II of Book V of this Code, the powers devolved to the Regional Director of Labour and Employment are exercised by the Regional Director of Maritime Affairs. Collective labour disputes concerning seagoing personnel which have not been subject to the conventional conciliation procedure provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 523-1 of this Code may be referred to the head…

The National Conciliation Commission, which has its headquarters at the Ministry of the Merchant Navy, has jurisdiction over collective disputes affecting the entire national territory or several Directorates of Maritime Affairs. Any regional or local dispute may be referred to it directly by the Minister responsible for the Merchant Navy, either on his own initiative or on the proposal of any Director of Maritime Affairs, or at the request of…

A regional conciliation committee shall be set up at the head office of each maritime affairs directorate, whose territorial jurisdiction shall extend to the whole of the district of the said directorate. Subject to the provisions of article R. 742-8, the regional committee has jurisdiction over all collective labour disputes arising within its area.

The National Conciliation Commission comprises : – The Minister in charge of the Merchant Navy or his representative, Chairman ; – A representative of the Minister of Labour; – Six representatives of shipowners for commercial shipping and sea fishing respectively; – Six representatives of seafaring personnel, for commercial shipping and sea fishing respectively.

Each of the regional conciliation commissions comprises : – The Director of Maritime Affairs or his representative, who chairs the commission; – Six representatives of shipowners, for commercial shipping and sea fishing respectively; – Six representatives of seafaring personnel for commercial shipping and sea fishing respectively.

The members of the national conciliation commission representing shipowners and seagoing personnel are appointed for three years by order of the Minister responsible for the Merchant Navy, on the proposal of the most representative trade union organisations at national level. The members of the regional conciliation commissions are appointed under the same conditions, on the proposal of the most representative trade union organisations at regional level. To this end, these…

When the parties concerned take the initiative to have recourse to the regulatory conciliation procedure, the most diligent party sends the Minister or the Director of Maritime Affairs concerned a request for conciliation drawn up on plain paper and setting out the points to which the dispute relates. The Director of Maritime Affairs will forward the request to the Secretary of the relevant Commission. When the Minister or the Director…

For the application of article R. 523-14 to the merchant navy, the documents referred to in the said article shall be sent to the Minister responsible for the merchant navy. A copy of the agreement is filed with the Minister.

The secretariat of the commissions is provided by the departments of the Ministry of the Merchant Navy.

Committee members must be of French nationality and enjoy their civil and political rights.