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Legal basis

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Selected provisions

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    • EWC composition: institutional matters
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    • Coverage
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      • industrial peace clause
      • post 1996 agt making ref. to art.13
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  • articulation between I&C levels
  • EWC's role
  • changes affecting EWC
  • co-operation with management
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 03.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 18 of 18
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
Colt Technology Services Group Limited Colt European Works Council active 30/03/2012 Luxembourg
AGEAS Ageas EWC active 12/10/2010 Belgium
MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari MOL EWC active 02/04/2009 Hungary
Carmeuse Carmeuse European Communication Forum active 26/11/2007 Belgium
GE Water & Process Technologies GE Water & Process Technologies European Works Council active 01/04/2006 Belgium
UTC Fire & Security Chubb EWC active 09/03/2005 United Kingdom
Flowserve Flowserve European Employee Forum active 12/05/2004 United Kingdom
Rexam Rexam European Forum (REF) not active 28/04/2004 Ireland
Credit Suisse Group Credit Suisse European Works Council active 18/01/2002 Belgium
Essent Essent European Works Council not active 14/09/2001 Netherlands
Basell Basell European Works Council not active 26/06/2001 Netherlands
AGEAS Ageas EWC, formerly Fortis EWC not active 15/11/2000 Belgium
Eastman Kodak Company European Kodak Forum not active 01/07/1999 Belgium
Coca-Cola Enterprises Coca-Cola Enterprises active 24/02/1998 Belgium
Anheuser-Busch InBev AB InBev European Works Council active 18/09/1996 Belgium
Algroup Alusuisse-Lonza EWC not active 18/09/1996 Netherlands
Freudenberg & Co. Freudenberg Euro Forum not active 17/09/1996 Germany
Unisource Unisource Euro Council active 11/09/1996
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