Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

The conciliation commission provided for in article L. 2623-1 may hear any collective labour dispute arising in the department or collectivity in which it sits, with the exception of collective labour disputes concerning seagoing personnel.

The conciliation commission comprises two sections. One section deals with collective labour disputes in the agricultural professions and the other with other collective labour disputes.

Cases may be referred to the Conciliation Commission: 1° By the earliest of the parties, who shall send the Chairman of the Conciliation Commission a written request setting out the points in dispute; 2° By the Prefect.

Referrals to the conciliation commission remain available to interested parties either at the Direction du travail, de l’emploi et de la formation professionnelle (Directorate of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training) or at the Service des entreprises, de la concurrence, de la consommation, du travail et de l’emploi (Department of Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment) in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.The Directorate or Department provides the secretariat for the conciliation commission.