Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

When a dispute arises relating to the application of Articles L. 1152-1 to L. 1152-3 and L. 1153-1 to L. 1153-4, the applicant for a job, an internship or a period of training in a company or the employee presents evidence suggesting the existence of harassment. In the light of this evidence, the onus is on the defendant to prove that the conduct does not constitute harassment and that its…

The representative trade union organisations in the company may take all legal action resulting from articles L. 1152-1 to L. 1152-3 and L. 1153-1 to L. 1153-4. They may take such action on behalf of an employee of the undertaking under the conditions set out in article L. 1154-1, provided that they have the written agreement of the person concerned. The person concerned may always intervene in the proceedings initiated…