Medmindre der er fastsat et bredere anvendelsesomraade i de i artikel 6 omhandlede aftaler, vedroerer de europaeiske samarbejdsudvalgs befoejelser og kompetenceomraader og omfanget af de procedurer med henblik paa information og hoering af arbejdstagerne, som indfoeres for at virkeliggoere det i stk. 1 omhandlede formaal, hvis der er tale om en faellesskabsvirksomhed, alle bedrifterne i medlemsstaterne og, hvis der er tale om en faellesskabskoncern, alle koncernens virksomheder i medlemsstaterne.
Unless a wider scope is provided for in the agreements referred to in Article 6, the powers and competence of European Works Councils and the scope of information and consulation procedures established to achieve the purpose specified in paragraph 1 shall, in the case of a Community-scale undertaking, cover all the establishments located within the Member States and, in the case of a Community-scale group of undertakings, all group undertakings located within the Member States.