Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

In companies with at least fifty employees, where there are no trade union representatives in the company or establishment, the full members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee may negotiate, conclude, revise or terminate collective labour agreements if they are expressly authorised to do so by one or more trade union organisations which are representative in the branch to which the company belongs or, failing that,…

In undertakings with at least fifty employees, in the absence of a member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee mandated in application of article L. 2232-24, the full members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee who have not been expressly mandated by an organisation mentioned in article L. 2232-24 may negotiate, conclude, revise or terminate collective labour agreements. These negotiations only concern…

For the application of articles L. 2232-24 and L. 2232-25, the employer informs the members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee of its intention to negotiate by any means that can be relied upon to give a date certain. Elected representatives who wish to negotiate shall make this known within a period of one month and indicate, where applicable, whether they are mandated by an organisation…

In undertakings with a usual workforce of at least fifty employees without a trade union delegate where, following the procedure defined in article L. 2232-25-1, no member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee has expressed a wish to negotiate, company or establishment agreements may be negotiated, concluded, revised or terminated by one or more employees expressly authorised by one or more trade union organisations representative in…