The secretary and the members of the European Company Committee and its Bureau are entitled to the time necessary for the performance of their duties up to a limit which, save in exceptional circumstances, may not exceed one hundred and twenty hours per year for each of them.
This time is considered as working time and is paid at the normal rate.
The manager of the European Company who wishes to contest the use made of the time thus allocated shall bring the matter before a court.
The time spent by the secretary and the members of the committee and its bureau at meetings of the European Company committee and at meetings of the bureau is not deducted from these one hundred and twenty hours.