(1) The representation on a special negotiating body of the employees in the State of the participating companies is allocated as specified in this Regulation.

(2) Where the number of seats on the special negotiating body allocated to the State is equal to the number of participating companies which have employees in the State, there shall be at least one seat for each of the participating companies, and each member elected or appointed to fill such a seat shall be considered as representing the employees of the participating company that elected or appointed them.

(3) Where the number of seats on the special negotiating body allocated to the State is greater than the number of participating companies which have employees in the State, there shall be one seat for each of the participating companies, and additional seats shall be allocated to participating companies in decreasing order of the number of employees they employ, and each member elected or appointed to fill a seat in accordance with this paragraph shall be taken to represent those employees of the companies that elected or appointed them.