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Societas Europaea
SE Statute Regulation: EC 2157/2001
SE Directive (2001/86/EC)
Employee involvement
Implication des travailleurs
Beteiligung der Arbeitnehmer
Jean-Claude Le Douaron
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United Steel AB
United Steel AS
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United Steel AG
United Steel SA
United Steel ltd
United Steel SA
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United Steel SE
United Steel SE
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United Steel SE
United Steel SE
United Steel SE
United Steel SE
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SE
•Council Regulation on the Statute for a
European Company Nr 2157/2001
•Council Directive supplementing the
Statute for a European Company with
regard to the involvement of employees
2001/86/CE
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Involvement – Implication
–Beteiligung - inflytande
=Information, consultation &
participation
=Information, Anhörung &
Mitbestimmung
=Information, samråd &
medverkan
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Involvement of employees
•Means any mechanism, including
information, consultation and participation,
through which employees’ representatives
may exercise an influence on decisions to
be taken within the company;
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Avis
Opinion
Stellungnahme
Information
Consultation
Time
Temps
Zeit
Content
Contenu
Inhalt
Fashion
Manière
Weise
Impact?
Rep Body
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Information
•Means the informing of the body of representative of
the employees and/or employees’ representatives by
the competent organ of the SE on questions which
concern the SE itself and any of its subsidiaries or
establishments situated in another Member State or
which exceed the powers of decision-making organs in
a single Member State at a time, in a manner and with
a content which allows the employees’ representatives
to undertake an in-depth assessment of the possible
impact and, where appropriate, prepare consultations
with the competent organ of the SE;
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Consultation
•Means the establishment of dialogue and
exchange of views between the body
representative of the employees and/or the
employees’ representatives and the competent
organ of the SE, at a time, in a manner and with
a content which allows the employees’
representatives, on the basis of information
provided, to express an opinion on measures
envisaged by the competent organ which may
be taken into account in the decision-making
process within the SE;
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Participation
Means the influence of the body representative
of the employees and/or the employees’
representatives in the affairs of a company by
way of:
- the right to elect or appoint some of the
members of the company’s supervisory or
administrative organ; or
- the right to recommend and/or oppose the
appointment of some or all of the members of
the company’s supervisory or administrative
organ
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1. Merger SA
AB
+
AG
 SE
SE
Holding
2. Holding
AS
GMBH
SA
3. Subsidiary
4. Transformation
ltd
SE
AG
SE
SE Statute
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SE Statute
SE
SNB
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Constitution of a special
negotiating body


5%
12%
Central
management
Special
negotiating
body

55%
28 %

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SNB
Experts
0 % > 1 rep ≦ 10%
10 % < 2 rep ≦ 20%
AB
+
AG

SE
+ 20 %
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Negotiations Verhandlungen
Involvement
of employees
SNB
Implication
des travailleurs
Beteiligung
der
Arbeitnehmer
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SE
Negotiations on involvement
•Member States should be able to provide that
representatives of TU may be members of a
SNB
•SNB may request experts of its choice (also
EIFs), present at negotiation meetings in
advisory capacity
•SNB shall take decisions by an absolute
majority (representing an absolute majority of
the employees)
•2/3 majority to terminate or not open
negotiations
•6 months + (6 months)
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Article 4
Content of the agreement
•…shall negotiate in a spirit of cooperation with
a view to reaching an agreement
•scope
•composition of the representative body
•procedure for the information and consultation
•frequency of meetings
•resources allocated to the RB
•alternative procedures for information and
consultation
•participation level
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Standard rules (Art 7)
•The parties so agree; or
•No agreement (6 + 6
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Standard rules
Information Consultation
•Representative body (1 – 10%)
•Select committee
•Information and consultation on
RB
Strategy
Investme
nts
Working
methods
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Standard rules
Information Consultation
•Regular written reports from
management
•Agenda of administrative or supervisory
organ
•Copies of all documents submitted to the
general meeting of its shareholders
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Exceptional circumstances
•…affecting the employees interests to a
considerable extent
•If the management doesn’t take in to
account the opinion of the workers ⃗ a
further meeting with a view to seeking an
agreement. Part 2 c
= negotiations ?
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Standard rules - Participation
SE
AG
AB
+
AG
 SE
If participation
rights exist
If > 25% of the employees
are covered by participation
rights
If < 25% of the employees
are covered and the SNB
decides so
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Standard rules - Participation
SE
Holding
AS
GMBH
SA
ltd
SE
Subsidiary
If > 50% of the
employees are covered
by participation rights
If < 50% of the
employees are covered
and the SNB decides so
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Opting out in case of merger
•Member States may provide that the standard
rules referred to in Part 3 of the Annex shall not
apply in the case referred to in paragraph 2,
point (b) of an SE established by means of
merger
•But Article 12.3 in the Regulation
•In order for an SE to be registered in a Member State which has
made use of the option referred to in Article7(3) of Directive 2001/
/EC, either an agreement pursuant to Article 4 of the Directive must
have been concluded on the arrangements for employee
involvement, including participation, or none of the participating
companies must have been governed by participation rules prior to
the registration of the SE.
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How does it fit why other directives?
European Works Councils (Dir. art.13.1):
•The directive 94/45/CE doesn’t apply unless
there is an agreement not to set up a RB
•The provisions on RB apply otherwise
Provisions on participation (Dir. art.13.2-3):
•National provisions on participation do not
apply to the SE (but would apply to
subsidiaries)
•Provision on participation foreseen in the
agreement or by the standard rules replace
apply to the
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Other provisions
National representation bodies (Dir. art.13.3):
•No impact on national involvment and participation rights in
subsidiaries
•opening for national provisions to insure that national
representation bodies would be maintained in cases of merger
implying that companies would disapair
National collective agreements and representation rights
(Reg. art.29.4 et 37..9):
•The rights and obligations of the participating companies on
terms and conditions of employment arising from national law,
practice and individual employment contracts or employment
relationships and existing at the date of the registration shall,
by reason of such registration be transferred to the SE upon
its registration.
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Other provisions
Misuse of procedures (Dir. art.11):
•Member States shall take appropriate
measures in conformity with Community law
with a view to preventing the misuse of an SE
for the purpose of depriving employees of
rights to employee involvement or withholding
such rights. s
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Confidentialité
Vis à vis des tiers (Dir. art.8.1):
•non communication d’informations communiquées à titre
confidentiel
•.pour les représentants et les experts, même après expiration
du mandat
Non communication d’informations (Dir. art.8.2):
•conseil d’administration ou de surveillance n’est pas obligé
de communiquer des informations lorsque leur nature est telle
que, selon des critères objectifs, leur divulgation entraverait
gravement le fonctionnement de la SE, de ses filiales ou d’une
société participante, ou leur porterait préjudice
•cas et conditions selon dispositions nationales
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Confidentialité
« Tendenzschutz » (Dir. art.8.3):
•possibilité de dispositions particulières pour les SE à
orientation idéologique, d’information et d’expression
d’opinions lorsque ces dispositions existent déjà
dans le droit national
Recours (Dir. art.8.4):
•instauration de procédures de recours sur l’exigence
de
confidentialité
et
la
non-communication
d’informations
•possibilité d’instaurer un recours sur la sauvegarde
de la confidentialité