Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-04-Speech-2-097"

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lpv:document identification number	"en.20010904.6.2-097"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-09-04-Speech-2-0982
lpv:speaker	lp:Gérard Caudron2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2002-07-09)3 member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; PES (1999-07-20--2002-01-16)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3
lpv:translated text	". I believe that it is important to mention the background to this proposal for a directive, which seeks to supplement the regulation on the European Company with regard to the involvement of workers. The first proposal for a European Commission regulation dates back to 1970 and was presented to the European Parliament at the end of the 1980s. Some of the core elements of this directive are the binding provisions concerning the participation of employees’ representatives, the information and consultation requirements within the administrative or supervisory bodies and the obligation to obtain authorisation before implementing decisions such as shutting down or relocating establishments, cutting back or expanding establishments, changing establishments, the establishment of subsidiaries or holding companies. Election procedures and the working methods of employees’ representatives should follow normal practice in the Member State concerned. These proposals have failed on the issue of participation. A great deal more negotiating was needed before the Nice European Council reached agreement on 20 December 2000. The proposal for a directive governing information and consultation of workers specifies that the scale of participation will be decided through free negotiations between the companies concerned and the workers represented by a special negotiating body. Should the result of the negotiations lead to a reduction of participation rights, the majority required for a decision to approve such an agreement shall be the votes of two thirds of the members of the special negotiating body representing at least two thirds of the employees. In the event of a breakdown of negotiations, a safety clause is provided to protect participation rights. The purpose of the amendments made by the European Parliament is to establish minimum requirements for information, participation and consultation of employees; to harmonise the national implementing provisions of the Member States, since acquired rights are not called into question; to ensure that even in the case of substantial structural changes after an SE has been created, negotiations on employee participation are planned to take place at a later date; to lay down clear rules on management’s obligation to provide information, specifying areas to which this obligation applies; to ensure that the election or appointment of workers’ representatives to the SE’s administrative or surveillance body shall take place according to the legal provisions of the Member States. I must conclude by saying that I voted in favour of the amendment to change the legal basis of this proposal. In my view, the European Parliament must use the co-decision procedure for a piece of legislation that concerns 75% of European workers."@en1

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