D-2 - Act respecting collective agreement decrees

Section 6 Disposition versions

1996-12-23

6. At the expiry of the time specified in the notice, the Minister may recommend that the Government issue a decree ordering the extension of the agreement, with such changes as are deemed expedient, if he considers

(1)  that the proper field of activity is defined in the application;

(2)  that the provisions of the agreement

(a)  have acquired a preponderant significance and importance for the establishment of conditions of employment;

(b)  may be extended without any serious inconvenience for enterprises competing with enterprises established outside Québec;

(c)  do not significantly impair the preservation and development of employment in the defined field of activity; and

(d)  do not result, where they provide for a classification of operations or for various classes of employees, in unduly burdening the management of the enterprises concerned.

For the purposes of subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, the Minister shall have regard to the nature of the work, the products and services and the characteristics of the market to which the application applies as well as the fields of activity defined as the scope of other decrees.

The Minister shall, where applicable, give proper consideration to the particular conditions prevailing in the various regions of Québec.

R. S. 1964, c. 143, s. 6; 1996, c. 71, s. 6.

1977-12-31

6. At the expiration of the delay, or after the holding of the inquiry contemplated in section 5, the Minister, if he deems that the provisions of the agreement have acquired a preponderant significance and importance for the establishing of conditions of labour, without serious inconvenience resulting from the competition of outside countries or the other provinces, may recommend the approval of the petition by the Government, with such changes as are deemed expedient, and the passing of a decree for such purpose.

The economic conditions peculiar to the various regions of Québec must be taken into consideration.

R. S. 1964, c. 143, s. 6.