Section 3: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least fifty employees

In companies, two members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee, one belonging to the category of managerial, technical and supervisory staff and the other to the category of white-collar and blue-collar staff, attend all meetings of the board of directors or the supervisory board, as the case may be, in an advisory capacity. In companies with three electoral colleges, in application of article L. 2314-11, the…

The members of the staff delegation on the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board are entitled to the same documents as those sent or given to the members of these bodies at their meetings. They may submit the wishes of the Social and Economic Committee to the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, which shall give a reasoned opinion on such wishes.

In the companies referred to inArticle 1 of Law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 on the democratisation of the public sector, with the exception of those listed in Annex III of this law, and in the companies covered by I of Article 7 of Order no. 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 on the governance and capital transactions of companies with public shareholdings, the social and economic committee is represented…

In sociétés anonymes and sociétés en commandite par actions in which the board of directors or supervisory board includes at least one director or one member elected or appointed by the employees under Articles L. 225-27, L. 225-27-1, L. 225-79, L. 225-79-2 and L. 226-5-1 of the French Commercial Code, the Social and Economic Committee is represented on these boards by a full member of the Social and Economic Committee…

In simplified joint stock companies, the Articles of Association shall specify the corporate body to which the members of the staff delegation of the Social and Economic Committee shall exercise the rights defined by this sub-section.

In companies, the social and economic committee may apply to the courts for the appointment of an agent to convene the general meeting of shareholders in an emergency. It may also request the inclusion of draft resolutions on the agenda of general meetings. Two members of the Board, appointed by the Social and Economic Committee, one from the category of managerial, technical and supervisory staff, the other from the category…