Subsection 6: Applications from trade unions and associations

Applications from the organisations referred to in Article L. 7343-2 shall be submitted electronically. An organisation that applies in two sectors of activity submits two separate applications. In each sector of activity, associations and trade unions affiliated to the same trade union organisation at cross-industry level declare themselves as candidates under the name of that organisation alone. Each candidate organisation appoints a proxy to represent it throughout the various stages…

An order by the Minister for Labour sets the procedures and period for the submission of applications by candidate organisations, as well as the model documents required for the submission of applications.

Any declaration of candidacy by an organisation must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° A declaration on honour by the representative of this organisation certifying that his candidacy meets the requirements laid down in article L. 7343-6 and specifying the sector(s) of activity in which the organisation is standing as a candidate; 2° A copy of its articles of association; 3° A copy of the receipt for filing its…

The Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d’emploi, which is responsible for examining the declaration of candidacy, will issue an electronic receipt to the representative of the candidate organisation as soon as the declaration complies with the deadline set by the order referred to in Article R. 7343-23. If the applicant organisation does not meet the conditions laid down in Article L. 7343-6, the Authority will notify the applicant organisation’s…

The Director General of the Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d’emploi shall publish the list of admissible applications on the website provided for in Article R. 7343-10 fifteen days after expiry of the application period referred to in Article R. 7343-23.

Decisions relating to the validation of one or more candidacies may be contested, on pain of inadmissibility, by application to the judicial court within seven days of the publication referred to in article R. 7343-26. It may be lodged by any elector or any representative of a candidate organisation under the conditions laid down in articles 54 and 57 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

The court shall give its decision without costs or formality within ten days from the date of referral. The decision is notified to the parties within three days by the court registry, which sends a copy within the same time limit to the Director General of the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority.

The decision of the court of first instance may be appealed within ten days of its notification. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure for professional elections. The parties are exempted from the requirement to appear before the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de Cassation.

The time limits set by articles R. 7343-27 to R. 7343-29 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.