Subsection 3: Operation

The directors of the participating companies convene the members of the special negotiating body to an initial meeting. The invitation sets the date of the meeting. It is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The six-month period referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 2352-9 runs from the date of this first meeting.

The members of the special negotiating body shall be kept informed of : 1 The method of incorporation of the European Company and its effects on the participating companies and their subsidiaries and establishments; 2 The procedures for information, consultation and participation instituted within these companies, subsidiaries and establishments, whether their place of business is in France or in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic…

For the calculation of the employee majorities referred to in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 2352-13, each member holding a seat on the special negotiating body allocated to a Member State represents a number of employees equal to the total number of employees employed in the participating companies, subsidiaries and establishments located in that Member State, divided by the number of seats allocated to that Member State,…

The information provided, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-3 of the Commercial Code, by the company, subsidiary or establishment involved in the merger to certify that the arrangements for employee involvement have been determined in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 2351-1 to L. 2352-13, L. 2352-16 to L. 2353-25, L. 2353-27 to L. 2353-32 and L. 2354-1, shall be forwarded to the Labour Inspectorate.