French Commercial code
In forceCCI France is responsible for coordinating the entire network of chambers of commerce and industry.
In this capacity:
1° It draws up the national strategy for the network of chambers of commerce and industry;
2° It adopts the intervention standards for the network's member establishments and ensures compliance with these standards;
3° It develops a national range of services implemented, possibly with local adaptations, by each regional chamber of commerce and industry. It manages projects of national scope of interest to the network and may entrust the project management to another establishment in the network;
4° It offers support functions in the technical, legal and financial fields, as well as in that of institutional communication, to the territorial and departmental chambers of Ile-de-France and the regions;
5° It may award contracts or framework agreements on its own behalf or on behalf of all or some of the chambers in the network. It may act as a central purchasing body within the meaning of the public procurement code on behalf of all or some of the regional chambers and the territorial and departmental chambers of Ile-de-France;
6° It defines and monitors the implementation of the network's general policy on the management of the chambers' staff and implements forward-looking management of jobs and skills at national level. It coordinates and chairs the national staff representative body. Under the conditions set out in article L. 712-11 of this code and in the matters defined in article L. 2221-1 of the Labour Code, CCI France negotiates and signs the collective agreements and conventions applicable to the staff of the chambers of commerce and industry. CCI France may negotiate in matters covered by company agreements and by derogation, in those mentioned in articles L. 1242-2, L. 1251-6, L. 2253-1, L. 4625-2, L. 5121-4 and L. 6321-10 du même code. These collective agreements set out the subjects on which negotiations may be undertaken at regional level. They are subject to approval under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat if they have an impact on pay. It may set up a profit-sharing scheme as well as a voluntary savings scheme and a supplementary pension scheme with contributions defined and shared between the employer and the employee;
It determines the conditions for the recruitment and remuneration of general managers under private law contracts, the procedure and conditions for terminating their duties as well as the terms of their compensation in the event of termination of the employment relationship. For general managers who are public servants, these same rules are laid down by decree after consultation with CCI France;
Each general manager of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry or a regional chamber of commerce and industry is appointed after consultation with the president of CCI France, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The latter also issues a prior opinion on any decision to terminate the employment relationship of a General Manager at the initiative of the employer;
7° It may initiate or conduct audits, on its own initiative or at the request of a public establishment in the network, relating to the operation or financial situation of chambers in the network, the conclusions of which are sent to the chambers concerned and to the supervisory authority. Some of the recommendations made, subject to an adversarial procedure, may be binding on the audited chambers, under conditions laid down by decree in the Council of State;
8° It coordinates the actions of the network with those of the French chambers of commerce and industry abroad. To this end, based in particular on the economic data collected by the various chambers in the network, it identifies the companies with the best prospects in terms of exports and, as a result, helps them specifically to develop their international activities in partnership with the agency mentioned in article 50 of law no. 2003-721 of 1 August 2003;
9° It may set up, at the request of the chambers in the network, a conciliation body for disputes between several chambers prior to legal action. This conciliation function is carried out free of charge;
10° It distributes among the regional chambers of commerce and industry the proceeds of the tax provided for in Article 1600 of the General Tax Code, after deducting the share required to finance its operation, its missions and projects of national scope. The minimum amount of this share is set by order of the Minister responsible. Once this share has been determined and deducted, the distribution between the regional chambers of commerce and industry takes into account the objectives set as part of the agreements on objectives and resources mentioned in article L. 712-2 of this code and the results of their performance, the decisions taken by the General Meeting of CCI France and their implementation, the needs of the chambers to carry out their missions, their economic weight as defined in article L. 713-13 and ensuring the necessary equalisation between the chambers of commerce and industry, in particular to take account of specific local features. This distribution is adopted each year by the General Meeting of CCI France by a simple majority of the members present or represented;
11° It draws up an inventory and a definition of the property strategy of the network of chambers of commerce and industry. This inventory is monitored on a regular basis.
A decree in the Council of State specifies the conditions of application of this article.
