Chapter II: Organisation and operation

I. – The National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training comprises : 1° The Minister for Labour or his representative, Chairman ; 2° The Minister for Agriculture or his/her representative; and 3° The Minister for the Economy or his representative; 4° The President of the Social Section of the Council of State; 5° Six representatives of employers’ organisations and ten permanent representatives of employees’ trade union organisations, representative…

The full employee representatives are appointed by the Minister for Labour as follows: 1° Two representatives, nominated by the Confédération générale du travail (CGT) ; 2° Two representatives, nominated by the Confédération française démocratique du travail (CFDT); 3° Two representatives, nominated by the Confédération générale du travail – Force ouvrière (CGT – FO); 4° Two representatives, nominated by the Confédération française des travailleurs chrétiens (CFTC); 5° Two representatives, nominated by…

The full representatives of the employers are appointed by the Minister of Labour as follows: 1° Two nominated by the Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF); 2° Two nominated by the Confédération des petites et moyennes entreprises (CPME); 3° Two nominated by the Union des entreprises de proximité (U2P).

The full representatives of the local and regional authorities mentioned in 5° and 6° of II of article R. 2272-1 are appointed by the ministers responsible for employment and vocational training as follows: 1° On the proposal of the Régions de France association, for the representatives of the local authorities in 5° of II of article R. 2272-1 ; 2° On the proposal of the Association des départements de France,…

The persons chosen for their expertise and experience, mentioned in 2° of IV of article R. 2272-1, are appointed by the Minister for Labour for a period of three years. Travel and subsistence expenses may be allocated to them under the conditions laid down by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and the budget.

One alternate member is appointed, under the same conditions as the full members, for each organisation mentioned in articles R. 2272-2 and R. 2272-3, as well as for the local authorities mentioned in 6° of II of article R. 2272-1. For the local authorities mentioned in 5° of II of article R. 2272-1, four alternates are appointed under the same conditions as the full members.

The National Commission may set up working groups from among its members to study specific issues and call in experts.

Members of the National Commission must not have been disqualified, disqualified or disqualified from holding any civic rights.

The National Commission is convened by the ministers responsible for labour, employment or vocational training on their own initiative or at the request of the majority of its full members. It meets at least once a year. Opinions issued by the National Commission are valid if more than half or, when the Commission meets in its formation defined in II of article R. 2272-1, if more than one third of…

I. – The National Commission may be assisted in an advisory capacity by representatives of the ministerial departments concerned. II. – Employers’ representatives appointed by order of the Minister of Labour attend the National Commission, without the right to vote, as follows: 1° A representative of the agricultural professions, nominated by the Fédération nationale des syndicats d’exploitants agricoles (FNSEA); 2° A representative of employers in the social economy, nominated by…