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Article L3322-1 of the French Labour Code

The purpose of profit-sharing is to guarantee employees the collective right to share in the company’s results.

It takes the form of a deferred financial participation, calculated on the basis of the company’s net profit, constituting the special participation reserve.

It is compulsory in the companies mentioned in this chapter. The obligation applies from the first financial year opened after the period of five consecutive calendar years mentioned in the first paragraph of II of article L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code.

It contributes to the implementation of participative management in the company.

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Article L3322-1

La participation a pour objet de garantir collectivement aux salariés le droit de participer aux résultats de l’entreprise.

Elle prend la forme d’une participation financière à effet différé, calculée en fonction du bénéfice net de l’entreprise, constituant la réserve spéciale de participation.

Elle est obligatoire dans les entreprises mentionnées au présent chapitre. L’obligation s’applique à compter du premier exercice ouvert postérieurement à la période des cinq années civiles consécutives mentionnées au premier alinéa du II de l’article L. 130-1 du code de la sécurité sociale.

Elle concourt à la mise en œuvre de la gestion participative dans l’entreprise.

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