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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-14/article-2",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2002/14",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-14",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "For the purposes of this Directive:\n(a) ‘undertaking’ means a public or private undertaking carrying out an economic activity, whether or not operating for gain, which is located within the territory of the Member States;\n(b) ‘establishment’ means a unit of business defined in accordance with national law and practice, and located within the territory of a Member State, where an economic activity is carried out on an ongoing basis with human and material resources;\n(c) ‘employer’ means the natural or legal person party to employment contracts or employment relationships with employees, in accordance with national law and practice;\n(d) ‘employee’ means any person who, in the Member State concerned, is protected as an employee under national employment law and in accordance with national practice;\n(e) ‘employees' representatives’ means the employees' representatives provided for by national laws and/or practices;\n(f) ‘information’ means transmission by the employer to the employees' representatives of data in order to enable them to acquaint themselves with the subject matter and to examine it;\n(g) ‘consultation’ means the exchange of views and establishment of dialogue between the employees' representatives and the employer.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/14/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:57.410948+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}