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Article L2261-17 of the French Labour Code

In the event of the absence or failure of employees’ or employers’ organisations to act, resulting in the persistent impossibility of concluding an agreement or arrangement in a given branch of activity or territorial sector, the Minister responsible for labour may, at the request of one of the representative organisations concerned or on his own initiative, unless opposed in writing and with reasons by the majority of the members of…

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Article L2261-18 of the French Labour Code

When a branch agreement has not been the subject of an amendment or appendix for at least five years or, in the absence of an agreement, it has not been possible to conclude agreements for at least five years, this situation may be assimilated to the case of absence or default of the organisations within the meaning of article L. 2261-17 and give rise to the application of the procedure…

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Article L2261-19 of the French Labour Code

In order to be extended, the branch agreement or the professional or interprofessional agreement, their riders or annexes, must have been negotiated and concluded within the joint committee mentioned in article L. 2232-9. This committee is made up of representatives of representative employers’ and employees’ trade unions in the field of application in question. In order to be extended, the branch agreement or the professional or interprofessional agreement, their amendments…

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Article L2261-20 of the French Labour Code

At the request of one of the representative employers’ and employees’ trade unions, or on its own initiative, the administrative authority may convene a joint committee meeting. When two of these organisations so request, the administrative authority will convene the joint committee.

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Article L2261-22 of the French Labour Code

I.-In order to be extended, the branch agreement concluded at national level must contain clauses relating to the determination of the rules for negotiation and conclusion, as provided for in articles : 1° L. 2222-1 and L. 2222-2, relating to the territorial and professional scope ; 2° L. 2222-5 and L. 2222-6, relating to the procedures for renewal, revision and termination; 3° L. 2232-3 and L. 2232-9, relating to the…

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Article L2261-23 of the French Labour Code

In the absence of an agreement at national level, the conditions for extension provided for in Article L. 2261-22 are applicable to branch agreements concluded at other territorial levels, subject to the adaptations required by the conditions specific to the territorial sectors in question.

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Article L2261-24 of the French Labour Code

The procedure for extending a branch agreement or a professional or cross-industry agreement is initiated at the request of one of the representative employers’ or employees’ organisations mentioned in article L. 2261-19 or at the initiative of the Minister responsible for labour, after receiving the reasoned opinion of the National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training. Upon receipt of this request, the Minister responsible for labour will immediately…

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Article L2261-25 of the French Labour Code

The Minister of Labour may exclude from extension, after a reasoned opinion has been given by the National Commission for Collective Bargaining, any clauses that conflict with legal provisions. The Minister may also refuse to extend a collective agreement on grounds of general interest, in particular on the grounds that it is excessively detrimental to free competition or to employment policy objectives. It may also exclude clauses that can be…

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