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Section 4: Obligation to find a buyer in the event of the planned closure of an establishment

Article R1233-15 of the French Labour Code

An establishment within the meaning of Article L. 1233-57-9 is an economic entity subject to the obligation to set up an establishment social and economic committee. A closure within the meaning of article L. 1233-57-9 is the complete cessation of activity of an establishment when this results in the implementation of a job protection plan involving a collective redundancy project at establishment or company level. The merger of several establishments…

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Article R1233-15-1 of the French Labour Code

The administrative authority referred to in articles L. 1233-57-13 and L. 1233-57-21 is the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office. The information and reports referred to in articles L. 1233-57-12, L. 1233-57-17 and L. 1233-57-20 are sent to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment for the area in which the establishment in question is located and, where applicable, to the…

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Article R1233-15-2 of the French Labour Code

In the light of the reports referred to in articles L. 1233-57-17 and L. 1233-57-20, the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office, after having heard the company’s observations, if he decides to request reimbursement of the public aid referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 1233-57-21, notifies his decision within a maximum period of one month from his validation or approval decision…

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