In transposing Directive 2001/86/EC, EU member states were granted quite a number of choices. This section looks at the ways in which the SE Directive has been transposed in the different EEA member states and provide information on key aspects, such as the selection of the national representatives on the special negotiating body and the standard rules. The Comparison Tool enables you to make individualised comparisons between countries and criteria.

• Austria (June 2004)
• Belgium (October 2004)
• Bulgaria (July 2007)
• Cyprus (December 2004)
• Czech Republic (November 2004)
• Denmark (April 2004)
• Estonia (January 2005)
• Finland (August 2004)
• France (July 2005)
• Germany (December 2004)
• Greece (May 2006)
• Hungary (May 2004)
• Iceland (May 2004)
• Ireland (January 2007)
• Italy (August 2005)
• Latvia (March 2005)
• Liechtenstein (November 2005)
• Lithuania (May 2005)
• Luxembourg (August 2006)
• Malta (October 2004)
• Netherlands (March 2005)
• Poland (March 2005)
• Portugal (October 2005)
• Romania (March 2007)
• Slovak Republic (September 2004)
• Slovenia (March 2006)
• Spain (October 2006)
• Sweden (May 2004)
• United Kingdom (September 2004)

The full text of the transposition laws and (for most countries) unofficial translations into English can be downloaded from the EU Commission website.