1. In cases falling within Regulation 15, a representative body shall be set up in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

2. The representative body shall be composed of employees of the SE and its subsidiaries and establishments elected or appointed from their number by the employees' representatives or, in the absence thereof, by the entire body of employees.

3. The members of the representative body shall be elected or appointed in proportion to the number of employees employed in each Member State by the participating companies and concerned subsidiaries and establishments, by allocating in respect of a Member State one seat per portion of employees employed in that Member State which equals 10% or a fraction thereof, of the number of employees employed by the participating companies and concerned subsidiaries or establishments in all the Member States taken together.