Subsection 3: Operation of committees

In the event of recourse by the parties to the conciliation procedure, the most diligent party sends the chairman of the commission a request setting out the points of disagreement. When the Minister for Employment or the Prefect refers a matter to the National or Regional Conciliation Commission, the summons sent to the members of the Commission mentions the points of disagreement. These requests and communications are recorded on their…

Before conciliation boards, the parties may be assisted by a member of the employers’ or employees’ professional organisation to which they belong. When the parties are represented, the representative must belong to the same organisation as the party he represents or must actually work on a permanent basis in the company where the dispute is taking place. The representative is duly authorised and entitled to conclude a conciliation agreement on…

The parties to the dispute shall be summoned, at the request of the Chairman of the Commission, either by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or by notification delivered against a receipt signed by the party concerned. If one of the parties does not appear or is not represented before the Commission in accordance with the conditions set out in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2522-3, the…

If a party who has been duly summoned fails to appear at the next meeting without a legitimate reason, the Chairman will draw up a report on the failure to appear. These minutes indicate the points of disagreement specified by the party present or represented. The failure of the party that filed the request for conciliation to appear shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of the request.

When an agreement is reached before a conciliation commission, the chairman draws up and notifies the parties of the minutes. The minutes are sent within twenty-four hours to the Minister responsible for labour and to the regional or departmental prefect. It is filed in accordance with the provisions of article D. 2231-2 or article D. 2231-3 for the agricultural professions. When the parties fail to reach an agreement, a record…

The secretariat of the committees is provided by the departments of the Minister for Employment.

A joint order of the Ministers of Labour, Agriculture and Finance sets the conditions under which committee members’ travel allowances are allocated and, for members other than active civil servants, holiday allowances.