40In that regard, the Commission quite rightly cites recital 18 in the preamble to the SE Directive under which it is a fundamental principle and the stated aim of that directive to secure employees’ acquired rights as regards involvement in company decisions. That recital also states that ‘[e]mployee rights in force before the establishment of SEs should provide the basis for employee rights of involvement in the SE (the “before and after” principle)’.
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