An establishment within the meaning of Article L. 1233-57-9 is an economic entity subject to the obligation to set up an establishment social and economic committee.
A closure within the meaning of article L. 1233-57-9 is the complete cessation of activity of an establishment when this results in the implementation of a job protection plan involving a collective redundancy project at establishment or company level.
The merger of several establishments outside the employment zone in which they were located or the transfer of an establishment outside its employment zone also constitutes the closure of an establishment, where this results in the implementation of a job protection plan involving proposed collective redundancies.