Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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Article R6523-25

French Labour CodeIn force

Updated 1 Nov 2023

In addition to the representative of the State in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the President of the Conseil territorial, the Comité de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelle is made up of members appointed by order of the representative of the State:

1° Four representatives of the State:

a) The Head of the National Education Department ;

b) The Director of Social Cohesion, Labour, Employment and Population;

c) The correspondent for women's rights and equality ;

d) The prison governor;

2° Three representatives of the overseas collectivity appointed by the president of the territorial council;

3° A number between four and six, under both a and b, of representatives appointed by their respective organisations:

a) Trade union organisations representing employees at national and cross-industry level, trade union organisations representing employees at regional and cross-industry level and trade union organisations representing employees working in sectors corresponding to those of the interested organisations mentioned in III of article R. 2272-9;

b) The most representative professional employers' organisations at national and cross-industry level, trade union organisations representing employees at regional and cross-industry level, in the region at cross-industry or multi-professional level, as well as the Chamber of Agriculture, Commerce, Industry and Trades ;

4° Representatives of the main local employment, training and vocational guidance operators, including the regional director of Pôle emploi, the head of the information and guidance centre and the director of the public interest grouping Expertise, mobilisation et valorisation des initiatives vers l'emploi (EMVIE) ;

5° Personalities qualified in the field of ecological transition, after consultation with the president of the regional council and the regional economic, social, environmental and cultural council.

The representatives appointed under 2° include at least one person of each gender.

Each member of the council issues an opinion, with the exception of the members mentioned in 4° and 5° of this article. They may, where appropriate, be heard to enlighten the discussions.

For the application of this article, the State representative draws up the list of the most representative organisations at local level mentioned in a and b of 3° in application of the provisions of Chapter II of Title II of Book I of Part Two and of Chapter II of Title V of the same book.

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