Court of Justice 11 July 2002, C-440/00 (Gesamtbetriebsrat der Kühne & Nagel AG & Co. KG v Kühne & Nagel AG & Co. KG.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. By order of 27 June 2000, the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Federal Labour Court), Germany, referred to the Court of Justice under Article 234 EC two questions for a preliminary ruling regarding the interpretation of Council Directive 94/45/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings