Article D1233-45 of the French Labour Code
When a company mentioned in Article L. 1233-87makescollective redundancies, the Prefect(s) in the department(s) of the employment area(s) concerned shall assess whether the scale of the redundancies affects the balance of the employment area(s) concerned, taking into account in particular the number and characteristics of the jobs likely to be lost, the unemployment rate and the socio-economic characteristics of the employment area(s) and the effects of the redundancies on the…