Processed complaints
The complaint was registered on 15 January 2020 and relates to Article 6§2 (right to bargain collectively) of the Revised European Social Charter. CFDT alleges that the French legislation relating to the implementation of "collective agreements" in small companies is in breach with Article 6§2 of the Charter in that it introduces the possibility for the employer to set up a "collective agreement" in the company without any bargaining with the trade union organisations of workers.
Case-document No. 1, Complaint registered on 15 January 2020
Case-document No. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility (French only)
Case-document No. 3, Government's submissions on the merits (French only)
Case-document No. 4, Observations by the European Trade Union Confederation
Case-document No. 5, Response by the Government to the ETUC's observations (French only)
Case-document No. 6, Response by CFDT to the Government's submissions on the merits (French only)
Case-document No. 7, Further response from the Government (French only)
The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 6 July 2020.
Decision on admissibility of Complaint No. 189/2020
Decision on the merits of the Complaint No. 189/2020
Resolution CM/ResChS(2023)9 adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 13 December 2023
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