Section 3: Membership.

Any representative trade union organisation of employees and any trade union organisation or association of employers or individual employers may join an agreement. However, if the activity in which they or their members engage does not fall within the scope of the agreement, their membership is subject to the provisions of articles L. 2261-5 or L. 2261-6, as applicable. Membership is notified to the signatories of the convention or agreement…

When a trade union or employers’ organisation that is representative within the scope of the agreement adheres to all the clauses of a branch agreement or a professional or inter-professional agreement, this organisation has the same rights and obligations as the signatory parties. In particular, it may sit on joint bodies and participate in the management of institutions created by the branch agreement or the professional or cross-industry agreement, as…

If the purpose of accession is to make the branch agreement or the professional or interprofessional agreement applicable in a territorial or professional sector not included in its scope, it must take the form of a collective agreement between the interested parties in accordance with the provisions of article L. 2231-1 and the signatory parties of this agreement or this agreement. The scope is modified accordingly.

Where the company does not fall within the territorial or professional scope of application of either a branch agreement or a professional or inter-professional agreement, the employer’s adherence to such an agreement is subject to the approval of the organisations mentioned in article L. 2232-16, after negotiations on the matter.