Chapter II: Content and duration of agreements

Under the conditions laid down in Title IV of Book II of Part Two of this Code, the collective labour agreement or arrangement defines : 1° The timetable for negotiations ; 2° The procedures for taking into account, in the branch or company, requests relating to negotiation topics from one or more representative employee trade union organisations.

A collective agreement may define the method by which negotiations can be conducted in conditions of loyalty and mutual trust between the parties. This agreement or arrangement specifies the nature of the information shared between the negotiators, particularly at company level, based on the database defined in article L. 2323-8. This convention or agreement defines the main stages in the negotiations and may provide for additional or specific resources, in…

An agreement concluded at branch level defines the method applicable to negotiation at company level. This agreement is binding on companies which have not concluded an agreement or convention in application of article L. 2222-3-1. If an agreement mentioned in the same article L. 2222-3-1 is concluded, its stipulations replace the stipulations of this branch agreement. Unless the agreement provided for in the first paragraph of this article stipulates otherwise,…