Part Two: Collective labour relations

When a European Cooperative Society is registered, the agreement referred to in article L. 2362-10 or a collective agreement concluded at the appropriate level may decide to abolish or to adjust the operating conditions, possibly in the form of a redefinition of their national scope of intervention, of the staff representative bodies which would disappear as a result of the loss of legal autonomy of one or more participating companies…

Four years after the establishment of the Committee of the European Cooperative Society, the latter shall examine whether it is appropriate to enter into negotiations with a view to concluding the agreement under the conditions defined in Chapter II of this Title. In order to conduct these negotiations, the committee of the European Cooperative Society acts as a special negotiation body as provided for in articles L. 2362-1 and L….

Articles L. 2354-3 and L. 2354-4 relating to the rules applicable after registration of the European Company apply to European Cooperative Societies.

Employee representatives sitting on the administrative or supervisory body, or taking part in the general meeting or section or branch meetings, are bound by the professional secrecy and duty of discretion provided for in Article L. 2325-5.

Employee representatives on the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, as well as employee representatives taking part in the general meeting or in section or branch meetings, benefit from the protection instituted by Article L. 2411-1.