Article 371 Bis Federal Labor Law

The elections of the boards of the labor unions shall be subject to a system of verification of compliance with the requirements provided in section IX of Article 371 of this Law, in accordance with the following:

I.The labor unions may request the assistance of the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration (Centro Federal de Conciliación y Registro Laboral) or of the Federal Labor Inspection of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, in order that they certify compliance with the aforementioned requirements. Upon conclusion of the election, the authority that attends the verification must draw up a record in which the result of the election and the manner in which it was carried out are stated, of which a copy shall be delivered to the requesting labor union;

II.The request shall be made by the union directors or by at least thirty percent of the affiliates of the labor union, and

III.The Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration may conduct this system of verification of the election of the union boards so that the constitutional principles of certainty, reliability and legality are complied with, as well as those set forth in Article 364 Bis of this Law. In case of reasonable doubt about the veracity of the documentation presented, the Center may convene and organize a recount to consult, by personal, free, direct and secret vote of the employees, the direction of their decision.