Section 3: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

The following documents must be attached to a trade union organisation’s nomination paper: 1° A declaration on honour by the representative of this organisation certifying that his candidacy meets the requirements set out in article L. 2122-10-6; 2° A copy of its articles of association; 3° A copy of the receipt for the filing of its articles of association; 4° Evidence and documents proving the independence and financial transparency of…

The administrative authority responsible for examining the declaration of candidacy issues a receipt to the trade union organisation’s representative by electronic means, provided that this declaration satisfies the conditions and deadlines laid down in Articles R. 2122-34 and R. 2122-36. If the application does not meet the conditions laid down in Article L. 2122-10-6, it notifies the trade union organisation’s representative of its refusal to validate the application. Validation of…

In each region, the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment publishes the list of admissible applications in the Recueil des actes administratifs fifteen days after the expiry of the application period mentioned in article R. 2122-34. The applications are also published on the website of the Ministry of Labour.

Decisions concerning the validation of one or more candidacies may be contested by petition, on pain of inadmissibility, within fifteen days of the publication referred to in article R. 2122-38, before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the administrative authority referred to in article R. 2122-37 has its registered office. An appeal may be lodged by any elector or any representative of a candidate organisation under the conditions laid down…

The Tribunal Judiciaire shall give its decision without charge or formality within ten days from the date of referral. The parties are notified of the decision within three days by the court registry, which sends a copy within the same timeframe to the relevant regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment or, where applicable, to the minister responsible for labour.

The decision of the judicial tribunal may be appealed to the Court of Cassation within ten days of its notification. When it overturns a decision of the judicial tribunal made pursuant to article R. 2122-39, the Court of Cassation may rule on the merits under the conditions mentioned in Article L. 411-3 of the Code de l’organisation judiciaire. The appeal is heard under the conditions set out in articles 999…

The time limits set by articles R. 2122-39 to R. 2122-41 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640, 641 and 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.