Within the meaning of Article 410 c.p.c. (Civil Procedure Code), “ Workers wishing to file a claim related to Labour relations under article 409 and do not intend to benefit from conciliation procedures set out by collective contracts and agreements are required to lodge a conciliation attempt with the conciliation board, by means of the trade union that they belong to or that they have appointed, according to the criteria set down by article 413 c.p.c. ”. The following art. 411 c.p.c. sets out that if a conciliation attempt fails, the minutes, to be issued and signed by the president of the Arbitration Committee, shall certify the authenticity of the subscription or the impossibility for the parties to subscribe them. The minutes are lodged with the Court Registry by the party concerned or by the office in charge, in the area of jurisdiction where the judge was trained, at the request of the claimant. The formal regularity of the minutes of conciliation is ascertained and declared enforceable by decree.

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