The complaint registered on 7 February 2007 relates to Articles 6§§1-2 (the right to bargain collectively), 21 (the right to information and consultation) and 22 (the right to take part in the determination and improvement of the working conditions and working environment) of the Revised European Social Charter. It is alleged that in practice police officers do not enjoy these rights in Portugal.

• Case document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 7 February 2007
• Case document no. 2, Observations from the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
• Case document no. 3, European Council of Police Trade Unions (CESP) v. Portugal
• Case document no. 4, response of the CESP on the submissions from the Government on the merits
• Case document no. 5, Further response of the Government to the response of the CESP to the Government’s written submissions

The European Committee on Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 21 May 2007

The European Committee on Social Rights concluded that there was no violation of Articles 6§§1 and 2, 21 and 22 and transmitted  its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 10 October 2008.

The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution CM/ResChS(2009)1 on 21 January 2009.
 

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 40/2007

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 40/2007

 Resolution ResChS(2009)1 of the Committee of Ministers on 21 January 2009