The interview prior to dismissal takes place before the Social and Economic Committee is consulted in application of article L. 2421-3.
If the opinion of the Social and Economic Committee is not required under the conditions defined in article L. 2431-3, this interview takes place before the application for authorisation to dismiss is submitted to the Labour Inspector.
If there is no social and economic committee, this interview takes place before the application for authorisation to dismiss is submitted to the labour inspector.