Employment & Labor

#TSST2420826AOrder of July 24, 2024 Extending an Agreement on the Merger of Professional Branches

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law mandates the application of a collective agreement regarding the merger of professional branches in France. It specifies the exclusions and conditions under which certain terms of the agreement are extended or not extended for various associations related to fishing and aquatic protection. Additionally, it ensures that any extensions comply with existing labor laws to avoid contradictions with other collective agreements.

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Key Changes

  • Mandatory application of the collective agreement for specified employers and employees.
  • Exclusions specified which contradict labor law provisions.
  • Conditions for agreement extension align with existing labor regulations.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

All employers and employees within the scope of the February 9, 2023 collective inter-branch agreement for merger of professional branches (ÉCLAT, Familles Rurales, and Fishing and Aquatic Protection Associations) must apply the stipulations of this collective agreement.

All employers and employees in the specified professional branches
operational
high

Exclude from extension the terms 'affiliated with the Familles Rurales movement' and the list of fishing organizations (SNSAPL, FNPF, departmental federations, reciprocity groups, migrator associations, regional associations, basin unions, and Fishermen's Foundation) as these contravene article L. 2261-2 of the French Labor Code regarding membership mechanisms for determining applicable collective agreements.

The Minister responsible for labor (in executing extension)
prohibition
high

Apply other stipulations of Article 3.1, paragraph 5 of the agreement only in compliance with articles L. 2222-1 and L. 2261-2 of the French Labor Code, whereby the applicable collective agreement is determined by the principal economic activity of the structure.

All employers and employees in the specified professional branches
operational
high

Exclude from extension the terms 'Activities and professions exercised by associative structures as referenced in paragraph 2' from Article 3.1, paragraph 20, as this contravenes combined provisions of articles L. 2222-1, L. 2261-2, L. 2261-23, L. 2261-15, and L. 2261-25 of the French Labor Code.

The Minister responsible for labor (in executing extension)
prohibition
high

Before extending the collective agreement, verify whether the professional field defined by economic activities is not already covered by another extended collective agreement or convention within the same professional and territorial scope.

The Minister responsible for labor
operational

Affected Parties

Employers within the specified professional branchesEmployees involved in the fishing and aquatic protection sectors

Tags

collective agreement,merger,professional branches