The new agreement puts in place an SE Works Council and three divisional committees corresponding to Airbus, Defense & Space, and Airbus Helicopters.
The new agreement reaffirms the principle of transnationality (comprising a minimum of two countries) in order to trigger information and consultation procedures between the relevant bodies. At the same time however whenever a project that concerns just one Member State seriously impacts employment, health, safety, or working conditions and is beyond the responsibility and competency of local management, then the agreement allows for the committee concerned to request management hold an information meeting- to be held within 15 days. The agreement states that committee can put forward alternative proposals, which should be forwarded under national procedures to local Management and to the representatives of the affected employees.