The termination of the fixed-term employment contract of a member of the special negotiating body or of a representative on the committee of the European Company, of a representative on the committee of the European Cooperative Society or of a representative on the committee of the company resulting from the cross-border merger, before the expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by the occupational physician, or on expiry of the term when the employer does not intend to renew a contract containing a renewal clause, may only take place after authorisation by the labour inspector.