Four years after the establishment of the European Company Committee, the latter shall examine whether it is appropriate to enter into negotiations with a view to concluding the agreement under the conditions defined in Chapter II. To this end, the manager of the European Company shall convene a meeting of the Committee within six months of the end of the four-year period.
To conduct these negotiations, the Committee acts as a special negotiating body.
The Committee remains in office until it is renewed or replaced.