council direct ec octob supplement statut european compani regard involv employe council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard amend propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe order attain object treati council regul ec establish statut european compani se regul aim creat uniform legal framework compani member state plan carri reorganis busi commun scale order promot social object commun special provis set notabl field employe involv aim ensur establish se entail disappear reduct practic employe involv exist compani particip establish se object pursu establish set rule field supplement provis regul object propos action outlin suffici achiev member state object establish set rule employe involv applic se reason scale impact propos action achiev commun level commun adopt measur accord principl subsidiar set articl treati accord principl proportion set articl direct achiev object great divers rule practic exist member state manner employe repres involv decis make compani make inadvis set singl european model employe involv applic se inform consult procedur transnat level ensur case creation se particip right exist compani establish se preserv transfer se establish parti decid concret procedur employe transnat inform consult applic particip appli se defin primarili mean agreement parti concern absenc thereof applic set subsidiari rule member state option appli standard rule relat particip case merger divers nation system employe involv exist system practic particip level particip compani case maintain adapt registr rule vote rule special bodi repres employe negoti purpos conclud agreement provid level particip lower exist particip compani proportion risk disappear reduct exist system practic particip risk greater case se establish transform merger creat hold compani common subsidiari absenc agreement subsequ negoti employe repres compet organ particip compani provis made standard requir appli se establish standard requir ensur effect practic transnat inform consult employe particip relev organ se particip exist establish particip compani provis made employe repres act framework direct enjoi exercis function protect guarante similar provid employe repres legisl practic countri employ subject discrimin result law exercis activ enjoi adequ protect dismiss sanction confidenti sensit inform preserv expiri employe repres term offic provis made compet organ se withhold inform harm subject public disclosur function se se subsidiari establish subject council direct ec septemb establish european work council procedur commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak purpos inform consult employe provis direct provis transpos nation legisl appli subsidiari establish special negoti bodi decid open negoti termin negoti open direct affect exist right involv affect exist represent structur provid commun nation law practic member state measur event failur compli oblig laid direct treati provid power commun adopt propos direct provid articl fundament principl state aim direct secur employe acquir right involv compani decis employe right forc establish se provid basi employe right involv se quot quot principl approach appli initi establish se structur exist se compani affect structur chang process member state provid repres trade union member special negoti bodi employe compani particip establish se member state context introduc case trade union repres member vote supervisori administr compani organ accord nation legisl member state employe involv area industri relat base nation legisl practic context understood cover collect agreement nation sector compani level adopt direct section gener articl object direct govern involv employe affair european public limit liabil compani societa europaea hereinaft refer quot se quot refer regul ec end arrang involv employe establish se accord negoti procedur refer articl circumst articl accord annex articl definit purpos direct quot se quot mean compani establish accord regul ec quot particip compani quot mean compani directli particip establish se quot subsidiari quot compani mean undertak compani exercis domin influenc defin accord articl direct ec quot concern subsidiari establish quot mean subsidiari establish particip compani propos subsidiari establish se format quot employe repres quot mean employe repres provid nation law practic quot repres bodi quot mean bodi repres employe set agreement refer articl accord provis annex purpos inform consult employe se subsidiari establish situat commun applic exercis particip right relat se quot special negoti bodi quot mean bodi establish accord articl negoti compet bodi particip compani establish arrang involv employe se quot involv employe quot mean mechan includ inform consult particip employe repres exercis influenc decis compani quot inform quot mean inform bodi repres employe employe repres compet organ se question concern se subsidiari establish situat member state exce power decis make organ singl member state time manner content employe repres undertak depth assess impact prepar consult compet organ se quot consult quot mean establish dialogu exchang view bodi repres employe employe repres compet organ se time manner content employe repres basi inform provid express opinion measur envisag compet organ account decis make process se quot particip quot mean influenc bodi repres employe employe repres affair compani elect appoint member compani supervisori administr organ recommend oppos appoint member compani supervisori administr organ section ii negoti procedur articl creation special negoti bodi manag administr organ particip compani draw plan establish se publish draft term merger creat hold compani agre plan form subsidiari transform se step includ provid inform ident particip compani concern subsidiari establish number employe start negoti repres compani employe arrang involv employe se purpos special negoti bodi repres employe particip compani concern subsidiari establish creat accord provis elect appoint member special negoti bodi ensur member elect appoint proport number employe emploi member state particip compani concern subsidiari establish alloc respect member state seat portion employe emploi member state equal fraction thereof number employe emploi particip compani concern subsidiari establish member state ii case se form merger addit member member state order ensur special negoti bodi includ member repres particip compani regist employe member state propos ceas exist separ legal entiti registr se number addit member exce number member design virtu point composit special negoti bodi entail doubl represent employe concern number compani higher number addit seat pursuant subparagraph addit seat alloc compani member state decreas order number employe emploi member state determin method elect appoint member special negoti bodi elect appoint territori measur ensur member includ member repres particip compani employe member state concern measur increas number member member state provid member includ repres trade union employe particip compani concern subsidiari establish prejudic nation legisl practic lai threshold establish repres bodi member state provid employe undertak establish employe repres fault elect appoint member special negoti bodi special negoti bodi compet organ particip compani determin written agreement arrang involv employe se end compet organ particip compani inform special negoti bodi plan actual process establish se registr subject paragraph special negoti bodi decis absolut major member provid major repres absolut major employe member vote result negoti lead reduct particip right major requir decis approv agreement vote third member special negoti bodi repres third employe includ vote member repres employe emploi member state case se establish merger particip cover number employe particip compani case se establish creat hold compani form subsidiari particip cover number employe particip compani reduct particip right mean proport member organ se mean articl lower highest proport exist particip compani purpos negoti special negoti bodi request expert choic repres commun level trade union organis assist work expert present negoti meet advisori capac request special negoti bodi promot coher consist commun level special negoti bodi decid inform repres extern organis includ trade union start negoti special negoti bodi decid major set open negoti termin negoti open reli rule inform consult employe forc member state se employe decis stop procedur conclud agreement refer articl decis provis annex appli major requir decid open termin negoti vote third member repres third employe includ vote member repres employe emploi member state case se establish transform paragraph appli particip compani transform special negoti bodi reconven written request employe se subsidiari establish repres earliest year abovement decis parti agre negoti reopen sooner special negoti bodi decid reopen negoti manag agreement reach result negoti provis annex appli expens relat function special negoti bodi gener negoti born particip compani enabl special negoti bodi carri task manner complianc principl member state lai budgetari rule oper special negoti bodi limit fund cover expert articl content agreement compet organ particip compani special negoti bodi negoti spirit cooper view reach agreement arrang involv employe se prejudic autonomi parti subject paragraph agreement refer paragraph compet organ particip compani special negoti bodi scope agreement composit number member alloc seat repres bodi discuss partner compet organ se connect arrang inform consult employe se subsidiari establish function procedur inform consult repres bodi frequenc meet repres bodi financi materi resourc alloc repres bodi negoti parti decid establish inform consult procedur repres bodi arrang implement procedur negoti parti decid establish arrang particip substanc arrang includ applic number member se administr supervisori bodi employe entitl elect appoint recommend oppos procedur member elect appoint recommend oppos employe right date entri forc agreement durat case agreement renegoti procedur renegoti agreement provis made subject standard rule refer annex prejudic articl case se establish mean transform agreement provid level element employe involv exist compani transform se articl durat negoti negoti commenc special negoti bodi establish continu month parti decid joint agreement extend negoti period refer paragraph total year establish special negoti bodi articl legisl applic negoti procedur provid direct legisl applic negoti procedur provid articl legisl member state regist offic se situat articl standard rule order achiev object articl member state prejudic paragraph lai standard rule employe involv satisfi provis set annex standard rule laid legisl member state regist offic se situat appli date registr se parti agre deadlin laid articl agreement conclud compet organ particip compani decid accept applic standard rule relat se continu registr se special negoti bodi decis provid articl standard rule fix nation legisl member state registr accord part annex appli case se establish transform rule member state relat employe particip administr supervisori bodi appli compani transform se case se establish merger registr se form particip appli particip compani cover total number employe particip compani registr se form particip appli particip compani cover total number employe particip compani special negoti bodi decid case se establish set hold compani establish subsidiari registr se form particip appli particip compani cover total number employe particip compani registr se form particip appli particip compani cover total number employe particip compani special negoti bodi decid form particip particip compani special negoti bodi decid form establish se member state fix rule applic absenc decis matter se regist territori special negoti bodi inform compet organ particip compani decis pursuant paragraph member state provid refer provis part annex appli case provid point paragraph section iii miscellan provis articl reserv confidenti member state provid member special negoti bodi repres bodi expert assist authoris reveal inform confid appli employe repres context inform consult procedur oblig continu appli person refer expiri term offic member state provid specif case condit limit laid nation legisl supervisori administr organ se particip compani establish territori oblig transmit inform natur object criteria harm function se case particip compani subsidiari establish prejudici member state make dispens subject prior administr judici authoris member state lai provis se territori pursu directli essenti aim ideolog guidanc respect inform express opinion condit date adopt direct provis exist nation legisl appli paragraph member state make provis administr judici appeal procedur employe repres initi supervisori administr organ se particip compani demand confidenti give inform procedur includ arrang design protect confidenti inform question articl oper repres bodi procedur inform consult employe compet organ se repres bodi work spirit cooper due regard reciproc right oblig appli cooper supervisori administr organ se employe repres conjunct procedur inform consult employe articl protect employe repres member special negoti bodi member repres bodi employe repres exercis function inform consult procedur employe repres supervisori administr organ se employe se subsidiari establish particip compani exercis function enjoi protect guarante provid employe repres nation legisl practic forc countri employ appli attend meet special negoti bodi repres bodi meet agreement refer articl meet administr supervisori organ payment wage member emploi particip compani se subsidiari establish period absenc perform duti articl misus procedur member state measur conform commun law view prevent misus se purpos depriv employe right employe involv withhold right articl complianc direct member state ensur manag establish se supervisori administr organ subsidiari particip compani situat territori employe repres case employe abid oblig laid direct se regist offic territori member state provid measur event failur compli direct ensur administr legal procedur enabl oblig deriv direct enforc articl link direct provis se commun scale undertak control undertak commun scale group undertak mean direct ec direct ec extend direct unit kingdom provis direct provis transpos nation legisl appli subsidiari special negoti bodi decid accord articl open negoti termin negoti open direct ec direct ec provis transpos nation legisl appli provis particip employe compani bodi provid nation legisl practic implement direct appli compani establish accord regul ec cover direct direct prejudic exist right involv employe provid nation legisl practic member state enjoi employe se subsidiari establish particip bodi se provis particip bodi laid nation legisl practic applic subsidiari se order preserv right refer paragraph member state measur guarante structur employe represent particip compani ceas exist separ legal entiti maintain registr se articl final provis member state adopt law regul administr provis compli direct octob ensur date latest manag labour introduc requir provis agreement member state oblig step enabl time guarante result impos direct forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state articl review commiss octob commiss consult member state manag labour commun level review procedur appli direct view propos suitabl amend council articl entri forc direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl addresse direct address member state luxembourg octob council presid onkelinx oj oj oj page offici journal oj direct amend direct ec oj oj annex standard rule refer articl part composit bodi repres employe order achiev object articl case refer articl repres bodi set accord rule repres bodi compos employe se subsidiari establish elect appoint number employe repres absenc thereof entir bodi employe elect appoint member repres bodi carri accord nation legisl practic member state lai rule ensur number member alloc seat repres bodi adapt account occur se subsidiari establish size warrant repres bodi elect select committe member compris member repres bodi adopt rule procedur member repres bodi elect appoint proport number employe emploi member state particip compani concern subsidiari establish alloc respect member state seat portion employe emploi member state equal fraction thereof number employe emploi particip compani concern subsidiari establish member state compet organ se inform composit repres bodi year repres bodi establish examin open negoti conclus agreement refer articl continu appli standard rule adopt accord annex articl appli mutati mutandi decis negoti agreement articl case term quot special negoti bodi quot replac quot repres bodi quot deadlin negoti end agreement conclud arrang initi adopt accord standard rule continu appli part standard rule inform consult compet power repres bodi set se govern rule compet repres bodi limit question concern se subsidiari establish situat member state exce power decis make organ singl member state prejudic meet held pursuant point repres bodi inform consult purpos meet compet organ se year basi regular report drawn compet organ progress busi se prospect local manag inform compet organ se provid repres bodi agenda meet administr manag supervisori organ copi document submit gener meet sharehold meet relat structur econom financi situat probabl develop busi product sale situat probabl trend employ invest substanti organis introduct work method product process transfer product merger cut back closur undertak establish import part thereof collect redund except circumst affect employe interest consider extent event reloc transfer closur establish undertak collect redund repres bodi inform repres bodi decid reason urgenc select committe meet request compet organ se level manag se power decis inform consult measur significantli affect employe interest compet organ decid act accord opinion express repres bodi bodi meet compet organ se view seek agreement case meet organis select committe member repres bodi repres employe directli concern measur question particip meet refer affect prerog compet organ member state lai rule chair inform consult meet meet compet organ se repres bodi select committe enlarg accord subparagraph paragraph entitl meet repres compet organ present prejudic articl member repres bodi inform repres employe se subsidiari establish content outcom inform consult procedur repres bodi select committe assist expert choic fulfil task member repres bodi entitl time train loss wage cost repres bodi born se provid bodi member financi materi resourc need enabl perform duti manner se agre bear cost organis meet provid interpret facil accommod travel expens member repres bodi select committe complianc principl member state lai budgetari rule oper repres bodi limit fund cover expert part standard rule particip employe particip se govern provis case se establish transform rule member state relat employe particip administr supervisori bodi appli registr aspect employe particip continu appli se point appli mutati mutandi end case establish se employe se subsidiari establish repres bodi elect appoint recommend oppos appoint number member administr supervisori bodi se equal highest proport forc particip compani concern registr se particip compani govern particip rule registr se requir establish provis employe particip repres bodi decid alloc seat administr supervisori bodi member repres employe member state se employe recommend oppos appoint member bodi proport se employe member state employe member state cover proport criterion repres bodi appoint member member state member state se regist offic member state determin alloc seat administr supervisori bodi member administr bodi supervisori bodi se elect appoint recommend repres bodi depend circumst employe full member right oblig member repres sharehold includ vote