Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Within one month of the publication of the draft constitution of a European Cooperative Society, the directors of the legal entities or natural persons participating in the creation of a European Cooperative Society shall inform their trade union organisations, those of their subsidiaries and establishments which have representatives or elected representatives within the meaning of the first paragraph of article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-5:…

The directors of legal entities or natural persons shall inform their trade union organisations, their subsidiaries and their establishments that have representatives or elected representatives: 1° The number of their employees at the date of publication of the draft constitution, in France college by college and in the other Member States ; 2° Where the European Cooperative Society is not composed exclusively of natural persons, the forms of participation existing…

In the event of the formation of the European Cooperative Society by merger and in the cases mentioned in article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, the managers of the legal entities determine the number of additional seats and indicate those allocated to the companies having their registered office in France.

When the employees of the legal entities or natural persons, subsidiaries and establishments concerned do not have any form of representation, the information mentioned in articles D. 2362-1 and D. 2362-2 is communicated directly to them by any means.