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Article L2312-8 of the French Labour Code

I. – The task of the Social and Economic Committee is to ensure that employees are able to express their views collectively so that their interests are taken into account on an ongoing basis in decisions relating to the management and economic and financial development of the company, the organisation of work, vocational training and production techniques, particularly with regard to the environmental consequences of these decisions.

II. – The Committee is informed and consulted on issues relating to the organisation, management and general running of the company, in particular on:

1° Measures likely to affect the size or structure of the workforce;

2° Changes to the economic or legal organisation of the company;

3° Employment and working conditions, in particular working hours, and vocational training;

4° The introduction of new technologies, any major changes to health and safety conditions or working conditions;

5° Measures taken with a view to facilitating the entry, return or continued employment of people injured in the course of work, war invalids, civilian invalids, people suffering from chronic progressive illnesses and disabled workers, particularly with regard to the adaptation of workstations.

III. – The committee is informed and consulted on the environmental consequences of the measures mentioned in II of this article.

IV. – The social and economic committee set up in undertakings with at least fifty employees also exercises the powers provided for in section 2.

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Article L2312-8

I. – Le comité social et économique a pour mission d’assurer une expression collective des salariés permettant la prise en compte permanente de leurs intérêts dans les décisions relatives à la gestion et à l’évolution économique et financière de l’entreprise, à l’organisation du travail, à la formation professionnelle et aux techniques de production, notamment au regard des conséquences environnementales de ces décisions.


II. – Le comité est informé et consulté sur les questions intéressant l’organisation, la gestion et la marche générale de l’entreprise, notamment sur:


1° Les mesures de nature à affecter le volume ou la structure des effectifs ;


2° La modification de son organisation économique ou juridique ;


3° Les conditions d’emploi, de travail, notamment la durée du travail, et la formation professionnelle ;


4° L’introduction de nouvelles technologies, tout aménagement important modifiant les conditions de santé et de sécurité ou les conditions de travail ;


5° Les mesures prises en vue de faciliter la mise, la remise ou le maintien au travail des accidentés du travail, des invalides de guerre, des invalides civils, des personnes atteintes de maladies chroniques évolutives et des travailleurs handicapés, notamment sur l’aménagement des postes de travail.

III. – Le comité est informé et consulté sur les conséquences environnementales des mesures mentionnées au II du présent article.

IV. – Le comité social et économique mis en place dans les entreprises d’au moins cinquante salariés exerce également les attributions prévues à la section 2.

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