EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES PART I GENERAL Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EC Directive and EC Regulation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II REGISTRATION OF SEs AND THE REGISTRAR ETC. The registrar 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of an SE formed by merger in accordance with Article 2(1) 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of the formation of a holding SE in accordance with Article 2(2) 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of the formation of a subsidiary SE in accordance with Article 2(3) 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of an SE by the transformation of a public company in accordance with Article 2(4) 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of an SE formed as the subsidiary of an SE in accordance with Article 3(2) 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of an SE on the transfer of its registered office to Northern Ireland in accordance with Article 8 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certificate of the competent authority under Article 8(8) 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of an SE 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Documents sent to the registrar 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of the 1986 Order to the registration of SEs 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . False statements in documents sent to the registrar or the Department 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART III EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT CHAPTER 1 interpretation of part iii Interpretation of Part III 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 participating companies and the special negotiating body Circumstances in which certain provisions of this Part apply 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty on participating company to provide information 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Complaint of failure to provide information 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Function of the special negotiating body 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Composition of the special negotiating body 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Complaint about establishment of the special negotiating body 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 election or appointment of uk members of the special negotiating body Ballot arrangements 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conduct of the ballot 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment of UK members by a consultative committee 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Representation of employees 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4 negotiation of the employee involvement agreement Negotiations to reach an employee involvement agreement 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The employee involvement agreement 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decisions of the special negotiating body 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision not to open or to terminate negotiations 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Complaint about decisions of the special negotiating body 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 5 standard rules on employee involvement Standard rules on employee involvement 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 6 compliance and enforcement Disputes about operation of an employee involvement agreement or the standard rules on employee involvement 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Misuse of procedures 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusivity of remedy 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 7 confidential information Breach of statutory duty 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withholding of information 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 8 protection for members of the special negotiating body, etc. Right to time off for members of the special negotiating body, etc. 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right to remuneration for time off under regulation 39 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right to time off: complaints to tribunals 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unfair dismissal 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subsidiary provisions relating to unfair dismissal 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detriment 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detriment: enforcement and subsidiary provisions 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conciliation 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 9 miscellaneous Industrial Court proceedings 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour Relations Agency 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on contracting out: general 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on contracting out: Chapter 8 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing employee involvement rights 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV EXERCISE OF MEMBER STATE'S OPTIONS UNDER THE EC REGULATION Participation in the formation of an SE by a company formed under the law of a Member State whose head office is not in the Community (Article 2(5)) 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional forms of publication of transfer proposal (Article 8(2)) 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extension of protection given by Article 8(7) to liabilities incurred prior to transfer (Article 8(7)) 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of the competent authorities of a Member State to oppose a transfer on public interest grounds (Article 8(14)) 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of the management or administrative organ of an SE to amend statutes where in conflict with employee involvement arrangements (Article 12(4)) 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of the competent authorities of a Member State to oppose the participation of a merging company governed by its law on public interest grounds (Article 19) 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum number of members of the management organ (Article 39(4)) 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum number of members of the supervisory organ (Article 40(3)) 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Members of the supervisory organ to be entitled to require the management organ to provide certain information (Article 41(3)) 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum number of members of an administrative organ (Article 43(2)) 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timing of the first general meeting of an SE (Article 54(1)) 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proportion of shareholders of an SE who may require one or more additional items to be put on the agenda of any general meeting (Article 56) 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEs subject to law on public limited liability companies as regards the expression of their capital (Article 67(1)) 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART V PROVISIONS REQUIRED BY THE EC REGULATION Publication of terms of transfer, formation and conversion (Articles 8(2), 32(3) and 37(5)) 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of completion of merger (Article 28) 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of fulfilment of conditions for the formation of a holding SE (Article 33(3)) 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of other documents or information (Articles 8(12), 15(2), 59(3) and 65) 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of creditors and others on a transfer (Article 8(7)) 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of the Department where an SE no longer complies with the requirements of Article 7 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of decisions of a competent authority (Articles 8(14) and 19) 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VI PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF THE EC REGULATION Competent authorities 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement of obligation to amend statutes in conflict with arrangements for employee involvement 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records of an SE transferred under Article 8(11) or a public company ceasing to exist under Article 29(1) and (2) 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of statutory provisions to members of supervisory, management and administrative organs 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Register of members of supervisory organ 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Particulars of members to be registered under regulation 77 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The SE as a body corporate 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of amendments to statutes of an SE and insolvency events (Articles 59(3) and 65) 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting reference period and financial year of transferring SE 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties for breach of Article 11 (use of SE in name) 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VII PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE CONVERSION OF AN SE TO A PUBLIC COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 66 OF THE EC REGULATION Registration of a public company by the conversion of an SE 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of draft terms of conversion 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration under the 1986 Order 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of registration 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records of a converting SE 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .