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Country of headquarter

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Applicable law

  • Belgium
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany

Legal basis

  • art.13 EWC (pre-directive)

Agreement type

  • amendment to existing EWC agreement
  • original installation agreement
  • renegotiated (change of terms of agreement)
  • renegotiated (renewal or extension)

Reason for installation

  • installation from merger
  • installation from scratch

Reason for dissolution

  • acquisition
  • conversion into other legal basis
  • not confirmed

Geographical scope

  • EEA
  • EFTA (EEA + CH)
  • EU

Selected provisions

  • Constitutional issues: composition, coverage, establishment
    • EWC composition: institutional matters
      • seat distribution other than by country
      • threshold for seat allocation
      • rotation system
      • representation of different categories of employees
      • selection/appointment of EWC members
      • anti-domination & balanced representation clauses
      • guests/external parties
      • gender balance
    • EWC composition: personal matters
    • Coverage
    • legal constitutional matters
    • reference to subsidiary requirements, representative agent, etc.
  • information & consultation process
  • meetings
  • EWCs and the outside world
  • functioning and facilities/means for EWC
  • articulation between I&C levels
  • EWC's role
  • changes affecting EWC
    • adaptation clause (art.13 recast)
    • continuity in case of company split
    • country extension
    • economic/political crisis
    • new/revised (recast) directive prospect
    • recount of employees
    • adaptation clause: merger of EWCs (Recast)
    • renegotiation of EW agreement
  • co-operation with management
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 03.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 12 of 12
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
TotalEnergies SE (formerly Total) Total European Works Council not active 08/10/2012 France
Ahlstrom OYJ Ahlstrom Munksjö EWC active 22/01/2002 Finland
Credit Suisse Group Credit Suisse European Works Council active 18/01/2002 Belgium
Anheuser-Busch InBev AB InBev European Works Council active 18/09/1996 Belgium
Tessenderlo Group Tessenderlo Chemie European Works Council active 02/09/1996 Belgium
ITT-Industries ITT Automotive European Works Council not active 28/08/1996 Germany
Ahlstrom OYJ Ahlstrom Munksjö EWC active 03/06/1996 Finland
Tractebel - Suez Lyonnaise Des Eaux Tractebel European Social Dialogue Body not active 30/04/1996 Belgium
Vivendi SE CGE European Labour Relations Discussion Body not active 16/11/1995 France
Suez- Lyonnaise Des Eaux-Dumez Lyonnaise des Eaux European Social-Dialogue Committee not active 31/05/1995 France
Schneider Electric SE Schneider European Works Council not active 20/10/1993 France
Vivendi SE CGE European Labour Relations Discussion Body not active 21/09/1993 France
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