During the election campaign preceding social and economic committee elections, employers are required to remain neutral. This obligation is an essential principle of electoral law. Irregularities that directly contradict the general principles of electoral law may result in the annulment of the elections, regardless of their impact on the outcome.

In this case, the Court of Cassation ruled that if a single trade union had benefited from special advantages during the election campaign, the elections must be cancelled.

Cass. Soc., 21 January 2026, No. 24-16.854