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Article L2372-5 of the French Labour Code

No employee may be penalised or dismissed for taking part in the taking of a decision pursuant to Article L. 2372-4. Any decision or act contrary to this prohibition is automatically null and void. The other operating procedures of the special negotiating body are governed by articles L. 2352-9 to L. 2352-12 and L. 2352-15.

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Article L2372-6 of the French Labour Code

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 2372-4, the managers of each of the companies participating in the cross-border operation negotiate with the special negotiating body with a view to reaching an agreement which determines : 1° The participating companies, establishments and subsidiaries concerned by the agreement ; 2° The terms and conditions of participation, including, where applicable: a) The number of members of the administrative…

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Article L2372-7 of the French Labour Code

Where several forms of shareholding exist within the companies involved in the transaction, the special negotiating body which decides to implement the procedures provided for in 2° of Article L. 2372-6 shall first choose, under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2372-4, which of these forms shall be applied within the company resulting from the cross-border transaction.

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Article L2373-1 of the French Labour Code

A committee of the company resulting from a cross-border operation is set up when, at the end of the negotiation period provided for in Article L. 2352-9, no agreement has been reached and the special negotiation body has not taken the decision provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 2372-4 or when the managers of the companies participating in the cross-border operation choose, without prior negotiation, to set…

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Article L2373-2 of the French Labour Code

In the case provided for in Article L. 2373-1, the company resulting from a cross-border operation may only be registered if the parties decide to apply the provisions of this Chapter and Chapter IV or if the directors of the participating companies undertake to apply them.

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Article L2373-3 of the French Labour Code

The provisions relating to the powers, composition and operation of the committee of the European Company, set out in Articles L. 2353-3 to L. 2353-27-1, are applicable to the committee of the company resulting from the cross-border operation for the implementation of the employee shareholding arrangements as defined in Article L. 2351-6.

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Article L2373-4 of the French Labour Code

Where the participation of employees within the companies participating in the cross-border operation concerns at least one third of the total number of employees employed by these companies, or where this threshold is not reached and the special negotiating body so decides, the form of employee participation in the administrative or supervisory body of the company resulting from the operation shall be determined after examination of the different national systems…

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Article L2373-5 of the French Labour Code

If only one form of employee participation exists within the participating companies, this system shall be applied to the company resulting from the cross-border merger, taking into account, for its implementation, the proportion or, as the case may be, the highest number of members concerned by participation rights in the administrative or supervisory body. If several forms of employee participation exist within the participating companies, the special negotiating body shall…

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