France: the law on the statute of the European Cooperative Society and the protection of employees in the event of insolvency was adopted

The national assembly approved, on January 16, 2008, the bill concerning the enforcement of the European legislation concerning the statute of the European Cooperative Society and the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer. There were two ongoing infringement procedures against France (see our article n° 070733). An article deletes the presumption of employment contract for artists. (Ref. 080077)
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The law implements Directive 2003/72/EC of July 22, 2003 supplementing the statute of the European Cooperative Society (ECS) with regard to the involvement of employees. The law determines information and consultation modes as well as employees’ involvement within these companies. It is important to note that the law amends the second paragraph of article L. 439-33 of the Labour Code (applicable both to the European Company and the ECS), which clarifies voting regulations within the special neg

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