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Legal basis

  • art.13 EWC (pre-directive)
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Reason for installation

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Reason for dissolution

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Geographical scope

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Selected provisions

  • Constitutional issues: composition, coverage, establishment
    • EWC composition: institutional matters
    • EWC composition: personal matters
      • personal eligibility of EWC members
      • deputy EWC members
      • no discrimination/favouring clause
      • mandate execution
      • protection of EWC members
    • Coverage
    • legal constitutional matters
  • information & consultation process
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  • functioning and facilities/means for EWC
  • articulation between I&C levels
  • EWC's role
  • changes affecting EWC
  • co-operation with management
Last update EWCdb: 18.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 16 of 16
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
Sauer-Danfoss Sauer-Danfoss European Works Council not active 29/11/2007 Denmark
British Airways (IAG) British Airways European Works Council not active 06/05/2006 Belgium
Aventis Aventis European Works Council not active 11/09/2002 France
Hypovereinsbank Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank Euro Council not active 19/04/2002 Germany
AGEAS Ageas EWC, formerly Fortis EWC not active 15/11/2000 Belgium
Atradius NV (formerly: Gerling NCM) NCM European Works Council not active 01/01/2000 Netherlands
Novartis Ciba Euroforum not active 25/02/1998 Austria
Unilever Bestfoods CPC European Employees Council not active 14/01/1997 Belgium
Babcock Borsig Power Deutsche Babcock European Circle not active 05/12/1996 Germany
British Airways (IAG) British Airways European Works Council not active 18/09/1996 Belgium
Behr Gmbh & Co. Behr European Works Council not active 17/09/1996 Germany
Bayerische Vereinsbank Vereinsbank Euro Council not active 11/09/1996 Germany
Umicore Union Minière European Works Council not active 09/09/1996 Belgium
JAB Holding Company Benckiser Europe Body not active 01/09/1996 Germany
VEBA VEBA European Works Council not active 01/07/1996 Germany
Thyssen Thyssen Euro Works Council not active 04/03/1996 Germany
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