When a company mentioned in Article L. 1233-87makescollective redundancies, the Prefect(s) in the department(s) of the employment area(s) concerned shall assess whether the scale of the redundancies affects the balance of the employment area(s) concerned, taking into account in particular the number and characteristics of the jobs likely to be lost, the unemployment rate and the socio-economic characteristics of the employment area(s) and the effects of the redundancies on the other companies in the employment area(s) concerned, and shall inform the company accordingly.
In this case, if the company’s head office is not located in the employment area(s) concerned, the company appoints a person to represent it before the Prefect(s).