Article R5122-16 of the French Labour Code
In the event of safeguard or receivership proceedings or compulsory liquidation, or of financial difficulties on the part of the employer, the Prefect, or by delegation the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, may arrange for the payment of the partial activity allowance to be made by the Agency for Services and Payment: 1° Directly to the employees ; 2° Or, where applicable, to the court-appointed agent…