8. In regulation 16 (negotiation procedure)—
(a)after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) Within a reasonable time both before and after any meeting with the central management, the members of the special negotiating body are entitled to meet without the central management or its representatives being present, using any means necessary for communication at those meetings.”; and
(b)in paragraph (5) after “choice” insert—
“(which may include representatives of European trade union organisations) who may, at the request of the special negotiating body, attend in an advisory capacity any meeting convened in accordance with paragraph (1)”.