Chapter II: Representative unions.

In professional sectors, trade union organisations are representative if they : 1° Satisfy the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 ; 2° Have a balanced territorial coverage within the branch; 3° Have received at least 8% of the votes cast resulting from the addition at branch level, on the one hand, of the votes cast in the first round of the most recent elections of holders to the social and economic…

In the branches concerning exclusively agricultural activities mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 722-1 and in 2° of article L. 722-20 of the rural and maritime fishing code, the threshold set in 3° of article L. 2122-5 of this code is assessed with regard to the votes cast in the elections of members representing employees in agricultural production to the departmental chambers of agriculture mentioned in article L….

For the staff mentioned inarticle L. 123-2 of the Social Security Code and, in Mayotte, inarticle 25-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, to sickness, maternity, invalidity and death insurance, to the financing of social security in Mayotte and to the Social Security Fund in Mayotte, who do not have representation arrangements applicable to their specific circumstances, the threshold set in…

Trade union organisations that are affiliated to a national cross-industry trade union confederation and that meet the conditions of article L. 2122-5 in these colleges are representative at branch level with regard to the staff covered by the electoral colleges in which their statutory rules entitle them to put forward candidates.

Once the representativeness of the trade union organisations has been established, they determine, in conjunction with the employers’ organisations, the list of subjects to be covered by collective bargaining at branch level, as well as the procedures for its organisation.