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Article L2333-5 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The Group Works Council shall be set up at the initiative of the dominant undertaking, as soon as the configuration of the group is defined in application of the provisions of this chapter, either following an agreement between the interested parties or, failing this, by a court decision. This constitution takes place at the latest within six months of the conclusion of this agreement or the intervention of the court…

Article L2333-6 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

When an employee representative on the Group Works Council ceases to perform his duties, his replacement, for the remainder of his term of office, is appointed by the trade union organisations in the case provided for in Article L. 2333-2 or by the administrative authority in the case provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 2333-4.

Article L2334-1 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The Group Works Council is chaired by the head of the parent company. It appoints a secretary.

Article L2334-2 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The Group Works Council meets at least once a year and is convened by its Chairman. The agenda for the meeting is drawn up by the Chairman and the Secretary and communicated to the members at least fifteen days before the meeting. Time spent by staff representatives at meetings of the Group Works Council is paid as working time. The use of videoconferencing to convene a Group Works Council meeting…

Article L2334-3 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The Group Works Council meets for the first time, at the initiative of the parent company, as soon as it is set up and at the latest within six months of its creation.

Article L2334-4 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The Group Works Council may be assisted by a chartered accountant in carrying out the tasks set out in Article L. 2332-1. This expert is remunerated by the dominant undertaking. The Chartered Accountant has access to the same documents as the statutory auditors of the undertakings making up the Group, in order to carry out any checks or controls that fall within the scope of these tasks.

Article L2335-1 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

Failure to set up and convene a group committee for the first time in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles L. 2333-5 and L. 2334-3 or obstructing the appointment of group committee members is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €7,500. Obstructing the regular operation of this committee is punishable by a fine of €7,500.

Article L2341-1 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

For the purposes of this Title, a Community-scale undertaking means an undertaking or body which employs at least one thousand employees in the Member States of the European Community or the European Economic Area and which has at least one establishment employing at least one hundred and fifty employees in at least two of those States.

Article L2341-2 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

For the purposes of this Title, a Community-scale group of undertakings means a group, within the meaning of Article L. 2331-1, which satisfies the conditions relating to the number of employees and the nature of the business mentioned in Article L. 2341-1 and which includes at least one undertaking employing at least one hundred and fifty employees in at least two of the States mentioned in that same Article.

Article L2341-3 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The provisions of this Title apply to 1° to a Community-scale undertaking or group of undertakings whose registered office or that of the parent undertaking is in France ; 2° To the Community-scale undertaking or group of undertakings whose registered office or that of the dominant undertaking is located in a State other than those mentioned in Article L. 2341-1 and which has appointed a representative in France for the…

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Article L2333-5 of the French Labour Code

Article L2333-6 of the French Labour Code

Article L2334-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L2334-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L2334-3 of the French Labour Code

Article L2334-4 of the French Labour Code

Article L2335-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L2341-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L2341-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L2341-3 of the French Labour Code

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