All the negotiations provided for by this Code at company level may be initiated and concluded at group level under the same conditions, subject to the adaptations provided for in this section.
Where an agreement on the method provided for in article L. 2222-3-1 concluded at group level so provides, the commencement at this level of one of the compulsory negotiations provided for in Chapter II of Title IV of this Book exempts the undertakings belonging to this group from commencing these negotiations themselves. The agreement on the method defines the subjects for which this article is applicable.
Companies are also exempted from engaging in the compulsory negotiations provided for in Chapter II of Title IV of this book when an agreement on the same subject has been concluded at group level and fulfils the conditions provided for by law.