Annex I SUBSIDIARY REQUIREMENTS

United Kingdom

1. 1In order to achieve the objective set out in Article 1(1) and in the cases provided for in Article 7(1), the establishment, composition and competence of a European Works Council shall be governed by the following rules:
2. 2Division 2
3. 3Where there are exceptional circumstances or decisions affecting the employees’ interests to a considerable extent, particularly in the event of relocations, the closure of establishments or undertakings or collective redundancies, the select committee or, where no such committee exists, the European Works Council shall have the right to be informed. It shall have the right to meet, at its request, the central management, or any other more appropriate level of management within the Community-scale undertaking or group of undertakings having its own powers of decision, so as to be informed and consulted.
4. 4The Member States may lay down rules on the chairing of information and consultation meetings.
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6. 6The operating expenses of the European Works Council shall be borne by the central management.