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Article L2315-43 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

Apart from the cases provided for in Articles L. 2315-36 and L. 2315-37, the company agreement defined in Article L. 2313-2 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the social and economic committee, adopted by a majority of the elected full members of the committee’s staff delegation, may set the number and scope of the health, safety and working conditions committee(s) and…

Article L2315-44 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Articles L. 2315-41 and L. 2315-42, the internal rules of procedure of the social and economic committee set out the arrangements referred to in 1° to 6° of Article L. 2315-41. In the absence of an agreement under Article L. 2315-43, the employer may set the number and scope of one or more health, safety and working conditions committees. The…

Article L2315-44-1 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

A contracts committee is created within the social and economic committee which exceeds, for at least two of the three criteria mentioned in II of article L. 2315-64, thresholds set by decree.

Article L2315-44-2 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

For contracts where the value exceeds a threshold set by decree, the Social and Economic Committee, acting on a proposal from the Contracts Committee, determines the criteria used to select the Committee’s suppliers and service providers and the procedure for purchasing supplies, services and works. The contracts committee chooses the committee’s suppliers and service providers. It reports on these choices to the Committee at least once a year, in accordance…

Article L2315-44-3 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The members of the Contracts Committee are appointed by the Social and Economic Committee from among its full members. The rules of procedure of the social and economic committee set out the committee’s operating procedures, the number of its members, the procedures for appointing them and their term of office.

Article L2315-44-4 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The Contracts Committee draws up an annual activity report, which is appended to the report referred to in Article L. 2315-69.

Article L2315-45 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

A company agreement concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 may provide for the creation of additional committees to examine particular problems. Where appropriate, the employer may add to these committees, in an advisory capacity, experts and technicians belonging to the company and chosen from outside the committee. The provisions of article L. 2315-3 relating to professional secrecy and the obligation of discretion…

Article L2315-46 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2315-45, in undertakings with at least one thousand employees, an economic committee is set up within the social and economic committee or the central social and economic committee. This committee is responsible in particular for studying the economic and financial documents collected by the committee and any questions submitted to it by the latter.

Article L2315-47 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The committee is chaired by the employer or his representative. The Economic Committee comprises a maximum of five employee representatives, including at least one representative from the management category. They are appointed by the Social and Economic Committee or the Central Social and Economic Committee from among their members.

Article L2315-48 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The Economic Committee meets at least twice a year. It may ask to hear any senior manager or director of the company with the agreement of the employer. It may be assisted by the Chartered Accountant who assists the Social and Economic Committee and by experts chosen by the Committee under the conditions set out in sub-section 10.

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Article L2315-43 of the French Labour Code

Article L2315-44 of the French Labour Code

Article L2315-44-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L2315-44-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L2315-44-3 of the French Labour Code

Article L2315-44-4 of the French Labour Code

Article L2315-45 of the French Labour Code

Article L2315-46 of the French Labour Code

Article L2315-47 of the French Labour Code

Article L2315-48 of the French Labour Code

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