European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 come into force

Implementation date: 9 October 2004

The Regulations make provision for employee involvement in a new form of public limited-liability company, the European Company or 'Societas Europaea'. The Regulations cover: the establishment of a special negotiating body; election or appointment of UK members of the special negotiating body; negotiation of an employee involvement agreement; standard rules on employee involvement; compliance and enforcement; treatment of confidential information; and employee protection. The Regulations can be viewed on the OPSI website.