BLER

Board Level Employee Representation

Commission

Commission of the European Communities

Council

Council of the European Union

CBI

Confederation of British Industry

CFE

Confédération Fiscale Européenne

DTI

Department of Trade and Industry (UK)

ECS

European Company Statute

ECJ

European Court of Justice

EEC

European Economic Community

EP

European Parliament

ESC

Economic and Social Committee

ETUC

European Trade Union Confederation

EU

European Union

EWC

European Works Council

EWCs

European Works Councils

GM

General Meeting

GMs

General Meetings

IBFD

International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation

MS

Member State

MSs

Member States

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

QMV

Qualified Majority Voting

SE

European Company or Societas Europaea

SEs

European Companies

SNB

Special Negotiating Body

UNICE

Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe

WC

Works Council

WCs

Works Councils

WP

Worker Participation

WR

Worker Representation

WRs

Worker Representatives

www

World Wide Web