The complaint, lodged on 18 November 2003, relates to Articles 5 (right to organise) and 6 (right to collective bargaining) of the Revised European Social Charter. It is alleged that the prohibition on non-representative professional organisation from presenting candidates in professional elections violates these provisions.

• Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 18 November 2003  
• Case Document no. 2, Observations from the French Government on the admissibility (French only)
• Case Document no. 3, Observations from the Belgian Government on the merits (French only)
• Case Document no. 4, Observations from the European Trade Union Confederation on the merits
• Case Document no. 5, Observations from the French Government on the merits
• Case Document no. 6, Additional information from the Syndicat occitan de l'éducation on the merits

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 13 February 2004.

The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was no violation of Articles 5 and 6§1 of the Revised European Social Charter and transmitted its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 8 September 2004.

 The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution ResChS(2004)6 on 17 November 2004.
 

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 23/2003

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 23/2003

 Resolution ResChS(2004)6 of the Committee of Ministers on 17 November 2004