Origins

The Council for Employment, Income and Social cohesion has been created by a Council of State decree, on April 7, 2000.

The replacement of the Center of Studies on Income and Costs (former Cerc) by the Superior Council for Employment, Income and Costs (Cserc), in application to the article 78 of the December 20, 1993 five-year law, upon work, employment and professional training, provoked several critics and demands to reexamine this case. To take these critics into account, a report to the Prime Minister in January 1998, by Mrs Join-Lambert, General Inspector for Social Affairs, suggested the creation of a new organization to succeed to the Cserc. Following this point of view, the law n°2000-175 on March 2, 2000, initiated by the Parliament, has repealed the article 78 of the December 20, 1993 law.
 

Missions

The Cerc is to contribute to the knowledge on income, social inequalities and links between employment, income and social cohesion. It is also up to the Cerc to draw up appraisals about social inequalities and redistribution mechanisms as well as to draw the government's attention and the public opinion to desirable changes and evolutions.

The Cerc is to publish periodically a report on changes concerning employment, income and social cohesion, as well as specific reports dealing with issues within its field of expertise. These specific reports are initiated by the Council itself or at the request of the Prime minister. The Economic and Social Council can also submit topics of studies to the Prime Minister to be assigned to the Cerc.

The Prime Minister, the Presidents of the National Assembly, of the Senate and of the Economic and Social Council receive the Cerc reports, and are then made public by the Council.

In accordance with the decision of the National Assembly, the President of the Cerc is to present its reports to the National Assembly and Senate commissions as well as to the Economic and Social Council sections, on their request, and hear their opinion about the Cerc schedule.

Decrees (in French)

Décret n° 2000-302 du 7 avril 2000 portant création du Conseil de l'emploi, des revenus et de la cohésion sociale
Rapport au Premier ministre

Décret n° 2004-520 du 9 juin 2004 modifiant le décret n° 2000-302 du 7 avril 2000