(1) The special negotiating body and the management or administrative organs of the participating company or companies shall negotiate and determine, by written agreement, arrangements for the involvement of employees within the resulting company or companies in accordance with the principles set out in Regulation 82.

(2) With a view to concluding that agreement, the management or administrative organs of the participating company or companies shall -

(a) convene a meeting with the special negotiating body and shall inform local managements accordingly, and

(b) inform the special negotiating body of the plan, the expected timetable, and the actual process of carrying out the cross-border operation, up to its registration.

(3) The management or administrative organs of the participating company or companies shall convene regular meetings as necessary with the special negotiating body in order to facilitate the negotiation of a written agreement referred to in paragraph (1).