Directive 94/45/EC
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Directive 94/45/EC is a European Union directive that established the framework for setting up European Works Councils to ensure employees are informed and consulted in companies operating in multiple EU member states.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Directive 94/45/EC canonical | 2 |
| Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 | 1 |
| Directive 97/74/EC | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8328983 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Directive 94/45/EC Context triple: [Council Directive 2001/86/EC, relatedTo, Directive 94/45/EC]
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A.
Council Directive 92/43/EEC
Council Directive 92/43/EEC is a key European Union law on the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora, forming one of the main pillars of EU nature protection policy.
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B.
Directive 2004/24/EC
Directive 2004/24/EC is a European Union law that created a simplified registration and regulatory framework for traditional herbal medicinal products across EU member states.
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C.
Directive 2004/23/EC
Directive 2004/23/EC is a key European Union law that sets quality and safety standards for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage, and distribution of human tissues and cells for medical use.
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D.
Directive 2001/82/EC
Directive 2001/82/EC is a key European Union law that sets out the rules for the authorization, supervision, and pharmacovigilance of veterinary medicinal products across EU member states.
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E.
Directive 2003/41/EC
Directive 2003/41/EC was the original EU framework setting prudential and supervision rules for institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) before being updated and replaced by the IORP II Directive.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Directive 94/45/EC Target entity description: Directive 94/45/EC is a European Union directive that established the framework for setting up European Works Councils to ensure employees are informed and consulted in companies operating in multiple EU member states.
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A.
Council Directive 92/43/EEC
Council Directive 92/43/EEC is a key European Union law on the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora, forming one of the main pillars of EU nature protection policy.
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B.
Directive 2004/24/EC
Directive 2004/24/EC is a European Union law that created a simplified registration and regulatory framework for traditional herbal medicinal products across EU member states.
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C.
Directive 2004/23/EC
Directive 2004/23/EC is a key European Union law that sets quality and safety standards for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage, and distribution of human tissues and cells for medical use.
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D.
Directive 2001/82/EC
Directive 2001/82/EC is a key European Union law that sets out the rules for the authorization, supervision, and pharmacovigilance of veterinary medicinal products across EU member states.
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E.
Directive 2003/41/EC
Directive 2003/41/EC was the original EU framework setting prudential and supervision rules for institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) before being updated and replaced by the IORP II Directive.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
EU labour law instrument
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European Union directive ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Council of the European Union ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Directive 97/74/EC
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linked to:
Directive 94/45/EC
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| appliesTo |
Community-scale groups of undertakings
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Community-scale undertakings ⓘ |
| category |
1994 in European Union law
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European Union labour law ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1994-09-22 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1994-09-30 ⓘ |
| establishes |
Special Negotiating Body for European Works Councils
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linked to:
European Works Councils
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| extendedTo | United Kingdom by Directive 97/74/EC ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | European Economic Area ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | multinational companies operating in multiple EU Member States ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
European Economic Area States
ⓘ
linked to:
European Economic Area
Member States of the European Union ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| languageVersion | all official languages of the European Union ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Treaty establishing the European Community
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Rome
|
| legalNature | minimum harmonisation directive ⓘ |
| officialName |
Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994
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linked to:
Directive 94/45/EC
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| OJCitation | OJ L 254, 30.9.1994, p. 64–72 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
information and consultation of workers
ⓘ
social policy ⓘ |
| protects | rights of employees to information and consultation at transnational level ⓘ |
| providesFor | subsidiary requirements where no agreement is reached ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
Official Journal of the European Communities
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linked to:
Official Journal of the European Union
|
| purpose |
to ensure employees are informed and consulted at transnational level
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to establish a framework for setting up European Works Councils ⓘ |
| recastBy | Directive 2009/38/EC ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Directive 2002/14/EC
ⓘ
European Works Council ⓘ
linked to:
European Works Councils
|
| repealDate | 2011-06-05 ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Directive 2009/38/EC ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Recast European Works Council Directive
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linked to:
European Works Councils
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| requires |
establishment of a European Works Council or an information and consultation procedure
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negotiation between central management and employees’ representatives ⓘ |
| scopeCondition |
at least 1000 employees in the EU or EEA
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at least 150 employees in each of at least two Member States ⓘ |
| setsMinimumRequirements |
composition and functioning of European Works Councils
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frequency of information and consultation meetings ⓘ |
| shortName |
European Works Council Directive
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linked to:
European Works Councils
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| subjectMatter |
employee participation in multinational companies
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transnational information and consultation of employees ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
central management of multinational companies
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employees in Community-scale undertakings and groups ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Directive 94/45/EC Description of subject: Directive 94/45/EC is a European Union directive that established the framework for setting up European Works Councils to ensure employees are informed and consulted in companies operating in multiple EU member states.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
European Works Councils
linked to: Directive 94/45/EC
linked to: Directive 94/45/EC