I.-The representativeness of professional employers’ organisations is determined according to the following cumulative criteria:
1° Respect for republican values ;
2° Independence ;
3° Financial transparency;
4° A minimum seniority of two years in the professional and geographical field covering the negotiation level. This seniority is assessed from the date of legal filing of the articles of association;
5° Influence, characterised primarily by activity and experience;
6° Audience, which is measured on the basis of the number of voluntarily member companies or their employees subject to the French social security system and, depending on the level of negotiation, in application of 3° of articles L. 2152-1 or L. 2152-4.
II – For the purposes of this Title, the professional employers’ unions mentioned in Article L. 2131-1 and the employers’ associations mentioned in Article L. 2231-1 are deemed to be professional employers’ organisations.