Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose

Within one month of the publication of the draft constitution of a European Company, the directors of the participating companies shall inform their trade union organisations and those of their subsidiaries and establishments which have representatives or elected representatives within the meaning of the first paragraph of article L. 2352-5:1° The identity of the companies, subsidiaries and establishments; 2° Where they are located; 3° Their legal status; 4° The nature…

The directors of participating companies shall inform their trade union organisations, their subsidiaries and their establishments that have representatives or elected representatives of: 1° The number of their employees, on the date of publication of the draft constitution, in France, college by college, and in the other Member States; 2° The forms of participation that exist within the meaning of Article L. 2351-6 ; 3° The number of seats on…

In the event of the formation of the European Company by way of merger and in the cases referred to in Article L. 2352-4, the managers shall determine the number of additional seats and indicate those allocated to companies having their registered office in France.

In the absence of representatives or elected representatives in the company, the information mentioned in articles D. 2352-1 and D. 2352-2 is communicated directly, by any means, to the employees of the companies, subsidiaries and establishments concerned.