The Macron law extensively reworked and easily passed in the Senate – The World

Le Monde | 05/12/2015 at 11:22 • Updated 05/12/2015 at 19:47 | By Patrick Roger

The key

• Already adopted by the Assembly without a vote through the use of Article 49-3, the bill was “profoundly” altered by the senators.

• It now pass before a joint committee – which will bring together seven deputies and seven senators, May 28

• The discussion in the National Assembly will resume on the text. voted by the Senate

The Senate -. Finally – voted by 185 votes with 44 counters, Bill on growth and activity, known as “Macron law.” A text decidedly unconventional, which required 133 hours of debate in plenary – MEPs there had devoted 111 hours -., Twice postponed the final vote, with 1,801 amendments tabled and adopted 627

the National Assembly, given the risk of no majority, Manuel Valls had decided to engage the responsibility of the government. In the Senate, it is a majority UMP-IDUs who adopts the bill from the debates, but a text substantially revised compared to those who had been sent to it.

“The text changed dramatically but we stayed in a Senate perspective, that is to say, contribute to changing the law , Vincent Capo-Canellas ensures (IDUs, Seine-Saint-Denis), the Chairman of the Committee Special responsible for the study. The Senate has made concrete proposals that are in the debate. “ The Senate right denies having wanted to dismember the Macron law but, on the contrary, says strive to ” save “. “Intellectually, we are not far from Macron. Beyond the froth, we try to help modernize “, said the senator.

” I think Macron understood “

For example, the regulated professions. “The work of the Senate is a chance for reform , says the president of the commission. Macron would crash. François Pillet [the rapporteur to the legal part] did mediation work. He was offered the opportunity to come out on top. “

The Senate adopted the rapporteur’s proposal on the regulation of tariffs for public or ministerial officers and certain legal professions. Only the Minister of Justice will have jurisdiction.

The originally planned inter-fund was replaced by a fund’s profession, which will no longer be used to fund legal aid. “I think Macron realized he would have to move a little if he wants to save part of the reform and make it more operational “, is convinced Mr. Capo-Canellas. Not sure it is understood. “The bill aims to open opportunities. The text of the Senate is more conservative. The overall balance achieved in the National Assembly was assigned , deplores the ministry. together Added together, the measures adopted by the Senate diminish the overall effects of the reform. “

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Specialized Courts

Ditto on the specialization of commercial courts, another point of friction that led Monday a massive strike of said jurisdictions, protesting against the provision of the bill that plans to entrust litigation to specialized courts concerning businesses, the threshold to be fixed by decree. The Senate, however, has set a threshold at 250 employees. The Minister was content to reiterate its willingness to work with professionals, regretting that “they challenge the thresholds are not set,” .

Another important aspect, that on labor law. Essentially, the Senate majority adopted provisions under its sensitivity, expanding Sunday opening of shops, including stores of cultural goods – an amendment requested by Fnac – and providing small businesses counterparties ; noting current social thresholds of 10 to 20 employees and 50 to 100; by restricting the right to information of employees in case of transfer; by introducing “mirror” of the defensive job retention agreements offensive agreements

. “Our line is the same: it is to consider the schedule with the social partners” , repeat Ministry, which refers to meetings scheduled on May 20 on the draft law on social dialogue and missions established to develop new proposals, as the mission entrusted to the member (PS) of Hérault-Dombre Fanny Coste, which could be the basis for new proposals on informing employees on second reading in the Assembly.

Conversely, the Senate booked favorably with New Investment announced by the government in early April. “This work was not easy. We had to convince some of our colleagues that we should not reverse any “, says the Chairman of the Committee. The challenge, indeed, after the Senate vote, it is following the legislative procedure and for possible compromise. “The Senate is available to an agreement provided that there is substantial bougers of Government says Mr. Capo-Canellas, but it seems that government arbitration is not clear. “

The Government appreciates that the Senate, on certain points, has helped to enrich the text. From there that an agreement is reached in joint committee – which will bring together seven deputies and seven senators, May 28 – this remains unlikely. Optimism and good will of the Chairman of the Committee may shatter the “realpolitik” of bicameralism when majorities are divergent. The discussion in the National Assembly will resume on the text of the Senate.