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Selected provisions

  • Constitutional issues: composition, coverage, establishment
    • EWC composition: institutional matters
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      • personal eligibility of EWC members
      • deputy EWC members
      • no discrimination/favouring clause
      • mandate execution
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  • changes affecting EWC
  • co-operation with management
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 18.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
Novartis Novartis Euroforum active 01/02/2013 Austria
BMT Group BMT Group European Works Council active 08/11/2011 Belgium
Elcoteq SE (formerly Elcoteq Network Corporation) Elcoteq Representative Body not active 17/08/2005 Finland
Forbo Forbo Forum active 21/11/2003 Germany
RTL Group RTL European Works Council active 22/10/2001 Luxembourg
Von Roll Von Roll European Forum not active 08/12/1998 Germany
Barry Callebaut Barry Callebaut European Works Council active 14/09/1998 Belgium
Novartis Novartis Euroforum active 25/02/1998 Austria
Novartis Ciba Euroforum not active 25/02/1998 Austria
Keramik Laufen Laufen Euro-Forum not active 19/09/1996 Germany
Algroup Alusuisse-Lonza EWC not active 18/09/1996 Netherlands
Liebherr-International AG Liebherr Europe Forum active 16/09/1996 Germany
Helvetia Helvetia European Forum active 17/07/1996 Germany
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