Section 2: European Works Council set up by agreement.

Where it opts to set up a European Works Council, the special negotiating body shall conclude an agreement which determines : 1° The establishments of the Community-scale undertaking or the member undertakings of the Community-scale group of undertakings concerned by the agreement ; 2° The composition of the European Works Council, in particular the number of its members, the distribution of seats in order to take into account the need…

The members of the European Works Council set up by agreement and the experts who assist them are bound : 1° to professional secrecy for all matters relating to manufacturing processes ; 2° To an obligation of discretion with regard to information of a confidential nature and given as such by the employer.

The members of the European Works Council set up by agreement inform the staff representatives of the establishments or undertakings of a Community-scale group of undertakings or, in the absence of representatives, all employees of the content and results of the information and consultation procedure implemented, in compliance with the provisions relating to professional secrecy and the obligation of discretion referred to in Article L. 2342-10.

The members of the European Works Council set up by agreement are entitled, without loss of salary, to the training necessary for the exercise of their mandate under conditions determined by the agreement.