council direct ec septemb establish european work council procedur commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak purpos inform consult employe council european union regard agreement social polici annex protocol social polici annex treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur refer articl treati basi protocol social polici annex treati establish european commun kingdom belgium kingdom denmark feder republ germani hellen republ kingdom spain french republ ireland italian republ grand duchi luxembourg kingdom netherland portugues republ hereinaft refer member state desir implement social charter adopt agreement social polici articl agreement author council adopt minimum requir mean direct pursuant articl agreement object commun member state promot dialogu manag labour point commun charter fundament social right worker inter alia inform consult particip worker develop line take account practic forc member state charter state appli compani group compani establish compani member state council exist broad consensu major member state unabl act propos council direct establish european work council commun scale undertak group undertak purpos inform consult employe amend decemb commiss pursuant articl agreement social polici consult manag labour commun level direct commun action informt consult worker commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak commiss consult commun action advis consult manag labour content plan propos pursuant articl agreement manag labour present opinion commiss phase consult manag labour inform commiss initi process lead conclus agreement provid articl agreement function intern market involv process concentr undertak cross border merger over joint ventur transnation undertak group undertak econom activ develop harmoni fashion undertak group undertak oper member state inform consult repres employe affect decis procedur inform consult employe embodi legisl practic member state gear transnat structur entiti take decis affect employe lead unequ treatment employe affect decis undertak group undertak provis adopt ensur employe commun scale undertak properli inform consult decis affect member state emploi order guarante employe undertak group undertak oper member state properli inform consult set european work council creat suitabl procedur transnat inform consult employe definit concept control undertak relat sole direct prejudg definit concept group control adopt text draft futur mechan inform consult employe undertak group encompass establish case group undertak locat member state undertak group control undertak central manag insid territori member state accord principl autonomi parti repres employe manag undertak group control undertak determin agreement natur composit function mode oper procedur financi resourc european work council inform consult procedur suit circumst accord principl subsidiar member state determin employe repres provid balanc represent categori employe provis made subsidiari requir appli parti decid event central manag refus initi negoti absenc agreement subsequ negoti employe repres decid seek set european work council parti concern decid procedur transnat inform consult employe prejudic possibl parti decid european work council set absenc agreement parti order fulfil object direct inform consult activ undertak group undertak assess impact employe interest member state end undertak control undertak requir commun employe appoint repres gener inform interest employe inform relat specif aspect activ undertak group undertak affect employe interest european work council deliv opinion end meet decis signific effect interest employe subject inform consult employe appoint repres 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 inform consult provis laid direct implement case undertak group control undertak central manag territori member state repres agent design member state absenc agent establish control undertak emploi greatest number employe member state special treatment accord commun scale undertak group undertak exist time direct brought effect agreement cover entir workforc provid transnat inform consult employe member state measur event failur compli oblig laid direct adopt direct section gener articl object purpos direct improv inform consult employe commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak end european work council procedur inform consult employe establish commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak request manner laid articl purpos inform consult employe term manner effect laid direct notwithstand paragraph commun scale group undertak mean articl compris undertak group undertak commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak mean articl european work council establish level group agreement refer articl provid wider scope provid agreement refer articl power compet european work council scope inform consul procedur establish achiev purpos paragraph case commun scale undertak cover establish locat member state case commun scale group undertak group undertak locat member state member state provid direct appli merchant navi crew articl definit purpos direct commun scale undertak mean undertak employe member state employe member state group undertak mean control undertak control undertak commun scale group undertak mean group undertak characterist employe member state group undertak member state group undertak employe member state group undertak employe member state employe repres mean employe repres provid nation law practic central manag mean central manag commun scale undertak case commun scale group undertak control undertak consult mean exchang view establish dialogu employe repres central manag level manag european work council mean council establish accord articl provis annex purpos inform consult employe special negoti bodi mean bodi establish accord articl negoti central manag establish european work council procedur inform consult employe accord articl purpos direct prescrib threshold size workforc base averag number employe includ part time employe emploi previou year calcul nation legisl practic articl definit control undertak purpos direct control undertak mean undertak exercis domin influenc undertak control undertak virtu ownership financi particip rule govern abil exercis domin influenc presum prejudic proof contrari relat undertak directli indirectli hold major undertak subscrib capit control major vote attach undertak issu share capit appoint half member undertak administr manag supervisori bodi purpos paragraph control undertak right vote appoint includ right control undertak person bodi act behalf control undertak control undertak notwithstand paragraph undertak deem control undertak respect undertak hold undertak compani refer articl council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak domin influenc presum exercis sole virtu fact offic holder exercis function law member state relat liquid wind insolv cessat payment composit analog proceed law applic order determin undertak control undertak law member state govern undertak law govern undertak member state law applic law member state territori repres undertak absenc repres central manag group undertak emploi greatest number employe situat case conflict law applic paragraph undertak group satisfi criteria laid paragraph undertak satisfi criterion laid point thereof regard control undertak prejudic proof undertak exercis domin influenc section ii establish european work council employe inform consult procedur articl respons establish european work council employe inform consult procedur central manag respons creat condit mean set european work council inform consult procedur provid articl commun scale undertak communuti scale group undertak central manag situat member state central manag repres agent member state design respons refer paragraph absenc repres manag establish group undertak emploi greatest number employe member state responsiibl refer paragraph purpos direct repres repres absenc repres manag refer subparagraph paragraph regard central manag articl special negoti bodi order achiev object articl central manag initi negoti establish european work council inform consult procedur initi written request employe repres undertak establish member state purpos special negoti bodi establish accord guidelin member state determin method elect appoint member special negoti bodi elect appoint territori member state provid employe undertak establish employe repres throguh fault elect appoint member special negoti bodi subparagraph prejudic nation legisl practic lai threshold establish employe represent bodi special negoti bodi minimum maximum member elect appoint ensur firstli member state commun scale undertak establishb commun scale group undertak control undertak control undertak repres member supplementari member proport number employe work establish control undertak control undertak laid legisl member state territori central manag situat central manag local manag inform composit special negoti bodi special negoti bodi task determin central manag written agreement scope composit function term offic european work council arrang implement procedur inform consult employe view conclus agreement accord articl central manag conven meet special negoti bodi inform local manag purpos negoti special negoti bodi assist expert choic special negoti bodi decid third vote open negoti accord paragraph termin negoti open decis stop procedur conclud agreement refer articl decis provis annex appli request conven special negoti bodi made earliest year abovement decis parti concern lai shorter period expens relat negoti refer paragraph born central manag 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 central manag special negoti bodi negoti spirit cooper view reach agreement detail arrang implement inform consult employe provid articl prejudic autonomi parti agreement refer paragraph central manag special negoti bodi determin undertak commun scale group undertak establish commun scale undertak cover agreement composit european work council number member alloc seat term offic function procedur inform consult european work council venu frequenc durat meet european work council financi materi resourc alloc european work council durat agreement procedur renegoti central manag special negoti bodi decid write establish inform consult procedur european work council agreement stipul method employe repres meet discuss inform convei inform relat transnat question significantli affect worker interest agreement refer paragraph provis made subject subsidiari requir annex purpos conclud agreement refer paragraph special negoti bodi act major member articl subsidiari requir order achiev object articl subsidiari requir laid legisl member state central manag situat appli central manag special negoti bodi decid central manag refus commenc negoti month request refer articl year date request unabl conclud agreement laid articl special negoti bodi decis provid articl subsidiari requir refer paragraph adopt legisl member state satisfi provis set annex section iii miscellan provis articl confidenti inform member state provid member special negoti bodi european work council expert assist author reveal inform expressli provid confid appli employe representatitv framework inform consult procedur oblig continu appli person refer subparagraph expiri term offic member state provid specif case condit limit laid nation legisl central manag situat territori oblig transmit inform natur object criteria harm function undertak concern prejudici member state make dispens subject prior administr judici author member state lai provis central manag undertak territori pursu directli essenti aim ideolog guidanc respect inform express opinion condit date adopt direct provis exist nation legisl articl oper european work council inform consult procedur worker central manag european work council work spirit cooper due regard reciproc right oblig appli cooper central manag employe repres framework inform consult procedur worker articl protect employe repres member special negoti bodi member european work council employe repres exercis function procedur refer articl exercis function enjoi protect guarante provid employe repres nation legisl practic forc countri employ appli attend meet special negoti bodi european work council meet framework agreement refer articl payment wage member staff commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak period absenc perform duti articl complianc direct member state ensur manag establish commun scale undertak manag undertak form part commun scale group undertak situat territori employe repres case employe abid oblig laid direct central manag situat territori member state ensur inform number employe refer articl made undertak request parti concern applic direct member state provid measur event failur compli direct ensur adequ administr judici procedur enabl oblig deriv direct enforc member state appli articl make provis administr judici appeal procedur employe repres initi central manag requir confidenti give inform accord articl procedur includ procedur design protect confidenti inform question articl link direct provis direct appli prejudic measur pursuant council direct eec februari approxim law member state relat collect redund council direct eec februari approxim law member state relat safeguard employe right event transfer undertak busi part busi direct prejudic employe exist right inform consult nation law articl agreement forc prejudic paragraph oblig aris direct appli commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak date laid articl implement direct date transposit member state question earlier abovement date agreement cover entir workforc provid transnat inform consult employe agreement refer paragraph expir parti agreement decid jointli renew case provis direct appli articl final provis member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct septemb 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 septemb commiss consult member state manag labour european level review oper examin workforc size threshold view propos suitabl amend council articl direct address member state brussel septemb council presid bluem oj oj opinion deliv june publish offici journal opinion european parliament oj council common posit juli oj oj oj oj oj regul amend direct eec oj oj annex subsidiari requir refer articl direct order achiev object articl direct case provid articl direct establish composit compet european work council govern rule compet european work council limit inform consult matter concern commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak establish group undertak situat member state case undertak group undertak refer articl compet european work council limit matter establish group undertak situat member state establish group undertak situat member state european work council compos employe commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak elect appoint number employe repres absenc thereof entir bodi employe elect appoint member european work council carri accord nation legisl practic european work council minimum member maximum size warrant elect select committe member compris member adopt rule procedur elect appoint member european work council ensur firstli member state commun scale undertak establish commun scale group undertak control undertak control undertak repres member supplementari member proport number employe work establish control undertak control undertak laid legisl member state territori central manag situat central manag level manag inform composit european work council year european work council establish examin open negoti conclus agreement refer articl direct continu appli subsidiari requir adopt accord annex articl direct appli mutati mutandi decis negoti agreement articl direct case special negoti bodi replac european work council european work council meet central manag year inform consult basi report drawn central manag progress busi commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak prospect local manag inform meet relat structur econom financi situat probabl develop busi product sale situat probabl trend employ invest substanti organ 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 closur establish undertak collect redund select committe committe exist european work council inform meet request central manag level manag commun scale undertak group undertak power decis inform consult measur significantli affect employe interest member european work council elect appoint establish undertak directli concern measur question particip meet organ select committe inform consult meet place basi report drawn central manag level manag communityscal undertak group undertak opinion deliv end meet reason time meet affect prerog central manag member state lai rule chair inform consult meet meet central manag european work council select committe enlarg accord paragraph point entitl meet manag concern present prejudic articl direct member european work council inform repres employe establish undertak communityscal group undertak absenc repres workforc content outcom inform consult procedur carri accord annex european work council select committe assist expert choic carri task oper expens european work council born central manag central manag concern provid member european work council financi materi resourc enabl perform duti manner cost organ meet arrang interpret facil accomod travel expens member european work council select committe met central manag agre complianc principl member state lai budgetari rule oper european work council limit fund cover expert