71. The association certified to represent the employees referred to in section 85 of the Act respecting labour relations, vocational training and workforce management in the construction industry (chapter R-20) as it reads on 1 September 2011 succeeds, where applicable, to the rights and obligations of the certified association representing those employees on 31 August 2011. The first paragraph does not apply to rights and obligations toward an organization with which the association whose rights and obligations are succeeded to is affiliated.
The assets of the association whose rights and obligations are succeeded to are transferred, in proportion to the number of employees it no longer represents, to the successor association.