council direct ec juli supplement statut european cooper societi regard involv employe council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion european econom social committe order attain object treati council regul ec establish statut european cooper societi sce regul aim creat uniform legal framework cooper entiti natur person member state plan carri reorganis busi cooper form commun scale order promot social object commun special provis set notabl field employe involv aim ensur establish sce entail disappear reduct practic employe involv exist entiti particip establish sce object pursu establish set rule field supplement provis regul ec object propos action outlin suffici achiev member state object establish set rule employe involv applic sce 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 cooper make inadvis set singl european model employe involv applic sce inform consult procedur transnat level ensur case creation sce adapt sce form novo justifi size measur term employ particip right exist entiti establish sce principl preserv transfer sce establish parti decid concret procedur employe transnat inform consult applic particip appli sce 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 entiti case maintain adapt registr rule vote rule special bodi repres employe negoti purpos conclud agreement provid level particip lower exist particip entiti proportion risk disappear reduct exist system practic particip risk greater case sce establish transform merger creat novo sce absenc agreement subsequ negoti employe repres compet organ particip entiti provis made standard rule appli sce establish standard rule ensur effect practic transnat inform consult employe particip relev organ sce particip exist establish particip entiti applic abovement procedur entiti particip novo sce justifi small size measur term employ sce subject nation rule involv employe forc member state establish regist offic member state subsidiari establish prejudic oblig sce establish implement procedur signific number employe request specif provis appli employe particip gener meet nation law applic provis preclud applic form particip provid direct member state ensur provis case structur creation sce arrang involv employe renegoti provis made employe repres act framework direct enjoi exercis function protect guarante provid employe repres legisl practic countri employ subject discrimin includ harass result law exercis activ enjoi adequ protect dismiss sanction confidenti sensit inform preserv expiri term offic employe repres provis made compet organ sce withhold inform harm subject public disclosur function sce sce 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 direct provid articl fundament principl state aim direct secur employe acquir right involv compani decis employe right forc establish sce provid basi employe right involv sce quot quot principl approach appli initi establish sce structur exist sce entiti affect structur chang process regist offic sce transfer member state level employe involv right continu appli threshold employe involv reach exceed registr sce right appli manner appli threshold reach exceed registr member state provid repres trade union member special negoti bodi employe entiti particip establish sce 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 sectori compani level adopt direct section gener articl object direct govern involv employe affair european cooper societi hereinaft refer sce refer regul ec end arrang involv employe establish sce accord negoti procedur refer articl circumst articl accord annex articl definit purpos direct quot sce quot mean cooper societi establish accord regul ec quot particip legal entiti quot mean compani firm mean paragraph articl treati includ cooper legal bodi form govern law member state directli particip establish sce quot subsidiari quot particip legal entiti sce mean undertak legal entiti sce exercis domin influenc defin accord articl direct ec quot concern subsidiari establish quot mean subsidiari establish particip legal entiti propos subsidiari establish sce 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 sce subsidiari establish situat commun applic exercis particip right relat sce quot special negoti bodi quot mean bodi establish accord articl negoti compet organ particip legal entiti establish arrang involv employe sce quot involv employe quot mean mechan includ inform consult particip employe repres exercis influenc decis undertak quot inform quot mean inform bodi repres employe employe repres compet organ sce question concern sce 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 sce quot consult quot mean establish dialogu exchang view bodi repres employe employe repres compet organ sce time manner content employe repres basi inform provid express opinion measur envisag compet organ account decis make process sce quot particip quot mean influenc bodi repres employe employe repres affair legal entiti elect appoint member legal entiti supervisori administr organ recommend oppos appoint member legal entiti supervisori administr organ section ii negoti procedur applic sce establish legal entiti transform articl creation special negoti bodi manag administr organ particip legal entiti draw plan establish sce step includ provid inform ident particip legal entiti subsidiari establish number employe start negoti repres legal entiti employe arrang involv employe sce purpos special negoti bodi repres employe particip legal entiti concern subsidiari establish creat accord provis elect appoint member special negoti bodi ensur member elect appoint proport number employe emploi member state particip legal entiti concern subsidiari establish alloc respect member state seat portion employe emploi member state equal fraction thereof number employe emploi member state ii case sce form merger addit member member state order ensur special negoti bodi includ member repres particip cooper regist employe member state propos ceas exist separ legal entiti registr sce number addit member exce number member design virtu point composit special negoti bodi entail doubl represent employe concern number cooper higher number addit seat pursuant subparagraph addit seat alloc cooper 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 legal entiti employe member state concern measur increas number member method nomin appoint elect employe repres seek promot gender balanc member state provid member includ repres trade union employe particip legal entiti 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 legal entiti determin written agreement arrang involv employe sce end compet organ particip legal entiti inform special negoti bodi plan actual process establish sce 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 sce establish merger particip cover number employe particip cooper case sce establish particip cover number employe particip legal entiti reduct particip right mean proport member organ sce mean articl lower highest proport exist particip legal entiti 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 subparagraph open negoti termin negoti open reli rule inform consult employe forc member state sce 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 sce establish transform paragraph appli particip cooper transform special negoti bodi reconven written request employe sce 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 legal entiti 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 legal entiti special negoti bodi negoti spirit cooper view reach agreement arrang involv employe sce prejudic autonomi parti subject paragraph agreement refer paragraph compet organ particip legal entiti special negoti bodi scope agreement composit number member alloc seat repres bodi discuss partner compet organ sce connect arrang inform consult employe sce 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 sce 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 includ event structur sce subsidiari establish occur creation sce agreement provis made subject standard rule refer annex prejudic articl case sce establish mean transform agreement provid level element employe involv exist cooper transform sce agreement arrang entitl employe particip gener meet section sectori meet accord articl direct articl regul ec 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 sce situat articl standard rule order achiev object articl member state lai standard rule employe involv satisfi provis set annex standard rule laid legisl member state regist offic sce situat appli date registr sce parti agre deadlin laid articl agreement conclud compet organ particip legal entiti decid accept applic standard rule relat sce continu registr sce special negoti bodi decis provid articl standard rule fix nation legisl member state registr accord part annex appli case sce establish transform rule member state relat employe particip administr supervisori bodi appli cooper transform sce case sce establish merger registr sce form particip appli particip cooper cover total number employe emploi registr sce form particip appli particip cooper cover total number employe emploi special negoti bodi decid case sce establish registr sce form particip appli particip legal entiti cover total number employe emploi registr sce form particip appli particip legal entiti cover total number employe emploi special negoti bodi decid form particip particip legal entiti special negoti bodi decid form establish sce member state fix rule applic absenc decis matter sce regist territori special negoti bodi inform compet organ particip legal entiti decis pursuant paragraph member state lai standard rule refer part annex appli case provid paragraph section iii rule applic sce establish exclus natur person singl legal entiti natur person articl case sce establish exclus natur person singl legal entiti natur person emploi employe member state provis articl appli case sce establish exclus natur person singl legal entiti natur person emploi fewer employe emploi employe member state employe involv govern sce provis member state sce regist offic applic entiti type appli subsidiari establish provis member state situat applic entiti type appli case transfer member state regist offic sce govern particip level employe particip right continu appli registr sce refer paragraph total number employe sce subsidiari establish member state request total number employe reach exce employe member state provis articl appli mutati mutandi case word quot particip legal entiti quot quot concern subsidiari establish quot replac word quot sce quot quot subsidiari establish sce quot section iv particip gener meet section sectori meet articl subject limit laid articl regul ec employe sce repres entitl particip gener meet exist section sectori meet vote circumst parti decid agreement refer articl cooper govern system transform sce case sce establish mean transform particip cooper govern system parti reach agreement refer articl deadlin laid articl ii articl part annex appli iii particip cooper govern system highest proport particip mean articl forc particip cooper concern registr sce section 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 sce particip legal entiti establish territori oblig transmit inform natur object criteria harm function sce case particip legal entiti subsidiari establish prejudici member state make dispens subject prior administr judici authoris member state lai provis sce 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 sce particip legal entiti demand confidenti give inform procedur includ arrang design protect confidenti inform question articl oper repres bodi procedur inform consult employe compet organ sce repres bodi work spirit cooper due regard reciproc right oblig appli cooper supervisori administr organ sce 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 sce employe sce subsidiari establish particip legal entiti 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 legal entiti sce subsidiari establish period absenc perform duti articl misus procedur member state measur conform commun law view prevent misus sce purpos depriv employe right employe involv withhold right articl complianc direct member state ensur manag establish sce supervisori administr organ subsidiari particip legal entiti situat territori employe repres case employe abid oblig laid direct sce regist offic territori member state provid measur event failur compli direct ensur administr legal procedur enabl oblig deriv direct enforc articl link direct provis sce commun scale undertak control undertak commun scale group undertak mean direct ec council direct ec decemb 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 sce articl appli direct prejudic exist right involv employe provid nation legisl practic member state enjoi employe sce subsidiari establish particip bodi sce provis particip bodi laid nation legisl practic applic subsidiari sce sce articl appli order preserv right refer paragraph member state measur guarante structur employe represent particip legal entiti ceas exist separ legal entiti maintain registr sce articl final provis member state adopt law regul administr provis compli direct august 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 august commiss consult member state manag labour commun level review applic appli direct view propos suitabl amend council articl entri forc direct enter forc date public offici journal european union articl addresse direct address member state brussel juli council presid alemanno 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 sce 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 sce subsidiari establish method nomin appoint elect employe repres seek promot gender balanc 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 sce subsidiari establish alloc respect member state seat portion employe emploi member state equal fraction thereof number employe emploi member state compet organ sce inform composit repres bodi year establish repres bodi examin open negoti conclus agreement refer articl continu appli standard rule adopt accord annex articl 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 sce govern rule compet repres bodi limit question concern sce subsidiari establish situat member state exce power decis make organ singl member state prejudic meet held pursuant paragraph repres bodi inform consult purpos meet compet organ sce year basi regular report drawn compet organ progress busi sce prospect local manag inform compet organ sce provid repres bodi agenda meet administr manag supervisori organ copi document submit gener meet member meet relat structur econom financi situat probabl develop busi product sale initi regard corpor social respons 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 sce level manag sce power decis inform consult measur significantli affect employe interest compet organ decid act accord opinion express repres bodi bodi meet compet organ sce 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 sce repres bodi select committe enlarg accord subparagraph paragraph entitl meet repres compet organ present prejudic articl member repres bodi inform repres employe sce 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 sce provid bodi member financi materi resourc need enabl perform duti manner sce 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 sce govern provis case sce establish transform rule member state relat employe particip administr supervisori bodi appli registr aspect employe particip continu appli sce paragraph appli mutati mutandi end case sce establish employe sce subsidiari establish repres bodi elect appoint recommend oppos appoint number member administr supervisori bodi sce equal highest proport forc particip compani concern registr sce particip legal entiti govern particip rule registr sce requir establish provis employe particip repres bodi decid alloc seat administr supervisori bodi member repres employe member state sce employe recommend oppos appoint member bodi proport sce employe member state employe member state cover proport criterion repres bodi appoint member member state member state sce regist offic member state determin alloc seat administr supervisori bodi member administr bodi supervisori bodi sce elect appoint recommend repres bodi depend circumst employe full member right oblig member repres member cooper includ vote