The extension of participation rights to employees of the company resulting from the cross-border merger employed in other Member States, referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2, shall not entail any obligation for Member States which choose to do so to take those employees into account when calculating the size of workforce thresholds giving rise to participation rights under national law.
Ní bheidh sé mar thoradh ar chearta rannpháirtíochta a shíneadh chuig fostaithe na cuideachta a thiocfaidh as an gcumasc trasteorann a bheidh fostaithe i mBallstáit eile, dá dtagraítear i bpointe (b) de mhír 2, go mbeidh oibleagáid ar na Ballstáit a roghnaíonn déanamh amhlaidh na fostaithe sin a chur san áireamh agus na tairseacha lucht saothair á ríomh as a dtiocfaidh cearta rannpháirtíochta faoin dlí náisiúnta.