Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the special negotiating body or of an employee who is a member of the committee of the European Cooperative Society, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative authorisation procedure provided for in this Book, is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros.
Any transfer of the employment contract of an employee referred to in the first paragraph who is included in a partial transfer of an undertaking or establishment, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative authorisation procedure, is punishable by the same penalties.