# Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE), Article 43

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The administrative organ shall manage the UK Societas. ...
2. Subject to regulation 64 of the 2004 Regulations the number of members of the administrative organ or the rules for determining it shall be laid down in the UK Societas's statutes. ...
The administrative organ shall, however, consist of at least three members where employee participation is regulated in accordance with
a) for England and Wales and for Scotland, the 2009 Employee Involvement (GB) Regulations;
b) for Northern Ireland, the 2009 Employee Involvement (NI) Regulations.
3. The member or members of the administrative organ shall be appointed by the general meeting. The members of the first administrative organ may, however, be appointed by the statutes. This shall apply without prejudice to Article 47(4) or to any employee participation arrangements determined pursuant to
a) Part 3 of the 2004 Regulations, as they had effect at the time those arrangements were determined;
b) for England and Wales and for Scotland, the 2009 Employee Involvement (GB) Regulations;
c) for Northern Ireland, the 2009 Employee Involvement (NI) Regulations.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/2157/article/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-2157/article-43
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