How to consult a collective agreement?
Verified 23 October 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)
It is possible to consult or obtain a collective agreement in different ways:
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Consultation on Legifrance.gouv.fr
The procedure for consulting the collective agreement differs depending on whether the collective agreement is scope or not:
The collective agreement is extended
National collective agreements scopesand their addenda and annexes, are available on Legifrance, heading ‘ National law in force », « Collective agreements », « Industry Agreements and Collective Agreements » :
The collective agreement is not extended
Collective agreements not extended can be consulted in the Official Bulletin of Collective Agreements, available on the website Légifrance.gouv.fr, under the heading " Official Publications », « Official Bulletins of Collective Agreements » :
On-site consultation at the workplace or labor inspectorate
In the workplace
The method of informing employees (and employee representatives) about the applicable treaty law in the company is defined by industry agreement or professional agreement.
In the absence of other clauses in an agreement, the employer must:
- Give the employee an information leaflet on the conventional texts at the time of hiring
- Keep an up-to-date copy of the text of the collective agreement available to employees at the workplace
- Update 1 copy of this text on the intranet (if it exists in the company).
Reminder
The employer shall provide the employee, within 1 month of the date of employment, with a written document specifying in particular the collective agreements and agreements applicable in the company or establishment.
At the labor inspectorate
To the Departmental Directorate for Employment, Labor and Solidarity (DDETS: titleContent or DDETSPP: titleContent) on which the company depends.
Purchase of a pdf version on the Vie-publique.fr website
Collective agreements for Official journal of the French Republic editions published in PDF format can be purchased on the Vie-publique.fr website:
FYI
The title of the collective agreement applicable in the company must appear on the pay slip given to the employee.
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