PART 2E+W+SREGISTRATION OF SEs AND THE REGISTRAR ETC.

[F1Employee involvement statementE+W+S

10D.(1) The employee involvement statement required to be delivered to the registrar under regulations 6 to 9 must contain either a statement under paragraph (2) or a statement under paragraph (3) of this regulation.

(2) An employee involvement statement under this paragraph is a statement that—

(a)there are no outstanding disputes concerning employee involvement under the Great Britain Regulations or, where applicable, the Northern Ireland Regulations, or any equivalent legislation of any other relevant Member State implementing the EC Directive; and

(b)where applicable, the relevant entities have fulfilled their obligations in accordance with the Great Britain Regulations or the Northern Ireland Regulations as appropriate, and that—

(i)an employee involvement agreement has been reached in accordance with regulation 15 of the Great Britain Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 15 of the Northern Ireland Regulations;

(ii)the special negotiating body established under regulations 8 to 41 of the Great Britain Regulations or, as the case may be, regulations 8 to 39 of the Northern Ireland Regulations, has taken the decision in accordance with regulation 17 of the Great Britain Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 17 of the Northern Ireland Regulations, not to open, or to terminate, the negotiations but instead to rely upon national rules for information and consultation; or

(iii)it has been agreed to apply the standard rules on employee involvement in accordance with regulation 19 of the Great Britain Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 19 of the Northern Ireland Regulations.

(3) An employee involvement statement under this paragraph is a statement that—

(a)there are no outstanding disputes concerning employee involvement under the Great Britain Regulations, Northern Ireland Regulations, or any equivalent legislation of any other relevant Member State implementing the EC Directive;

(b)the relevant companies or SEs have fulfilled their obligations under these Regulations;

(c)no employee involvement agreement has been reached in the timeframe specified in regulation 14 of the Great Britain Regulations, or as the case may be, regulation 14 of the Northern Ireland Regulations, and no decision has been taken in accordance with regulation 17 of the Great Britain Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 17 of the Northern Ireland Regulations, not to open, or to terminate, negotiations; and

(d)that the standard rules on employee involvement in accordance with regulation 19 of the Great Britain Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 19 of the Northern Ireland Regulations, will therefore apply.

(4) In this regulation—

(a)Great Britain Regulations” means the European Public Limited-Liability Company (Employee Involvement) (Great Britain) Regulations 2009; and

(b)Northern Ireland Regulations” means the European Public Limited-Liability Company (Employee Involvement) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009.]