Employment & Labor

#TRST2606674ADecree of 26 March 2026 extending an amendment to the national collective bargaining agreement for industrial and commercial valuation expertise companies (No. 915)

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🇬🇧 English

This French decree makes Amendment No. 73 (dated 19 November 2024) to the 1976 national collective agreement for valuation and expertise companies mandatory for all employers and employees in the sector. The extension is granted with numerous reservations and partial exclusions to ensure compliance with the French Labour Code. Key reservations address rules on collective bargaining invitations, gender equality reporting, presence of representative organizations in joint bodies, trade union rights, working time forfait arrangements, annual leave, seniority-based benefits, and dismissal indemnities. Several provisions on forfait-jours, working time, and leave are only extended if supplemented by company-level agreements. The measure takes effect upon publication in the Official Journal.

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Key Changes

  • Extension of Amendment 73 dated 19 Nov 2024 to the 1976 collective agreement for all employers and employees in industrial/commercial valuation sector
  • Multiple provisions extended only subject to compliance with specific Labour Code articles (L.2231-1, L.2261-7, L.2232-9, L.2261-19, L.2143-20, L.2142-11, L.2253-1 to L.2253-3)
  • Exclusion of terms limiting rights to 'company employees applying the agreement' in Article 8 and limiting union delegate movement in Article 10

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

All representative trade union organizations must be invited to participate in collective bargaining negotiations and agreement revisions; agreements cannot be concluded or revised without their invitation

Employers and branch-level bargaining representatives
operational
high

The annual activity report established by the permanent joint negotiation and interpretation commission must include a balance sheet of the branch's actions in favor of professional equality between women and men

Permanent joint negotiation and interpretation commission (CPPNI)
reporting
high

Representative trade union organization representatives and representative employer organization representatives must be present in joint bodies as specified in applicable labor code provisions

Joint bodies and branch representatives
operational
high

All employees participating in negotiations and joint body meetings must benefit from provisions regarding absence rights, salary compensation or maintenance, and reimbursement of travel expenses

Employers in the sector
operational
high

Company-level agreements must supplement the branch agreement by specifying conditions for accounting for absences, arrivals, and departures during reference periods for day-based forfait (fixed day) arrangements

Employers applying day-based forfait arrangements
operational

Affected Parties

Employers and employees in industrial and commercial valuation and expertise companiesTrade unions and employer organizations in the sector+1 more…

Tags

collective bargaining,labor code compliance,working time