Common use of External objection processing Clause in Contracts

External objection processing. If a satisfactory solution is not found in the opinion of the Employee through the route followed as specified in the prior points, the Employee may submit his/her objection to the Permanent Committee that shall act as a central appeals committee. This appeal option shall apply to both Employees belonging to a Trade Union as those that do not belong to a Trade Union. The full text of the appeal procedure can be found in the Collective Agreement for the Horticultural Seed Companies, article 20. ANNEX VI REGULATION RELATED TO THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE MEMBERSHIP COSTS OF AN EMPLOYEES’ ORGANISATION FOR EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE HORTICULTURAL SECTOR‌ Article 1 The Employee may submit a request to the Employer to have the gross wage components specified in the Collective Agreement reduced by the amount of the costs that are paid by him/her in the relevant calendar year for membership in an Employees' organisation. The Employer shall consent to this request in exchange for an expense allowance that is the same as the amount that is deducted from the aforementioned gross wage components insofar as this does not mean that the gross wage drops below the minimum wage as a result of the Dutch Minimum Wage and Minimum Holiday Allowance Act and also as further determined in these regulations. 1. The Employee must report in writing the actual costs of membership. To this end, he/she must fully complete and sign the “Declaration form to be reimbursed for the membership costs related to an Employees’ organisation’’. 2. To be entitled to reimbursement of the membership costs related to the Employees’ organisation, the Employee must submit to the Employer the declaration form as specified in paragraph 1 on 25 November of the relevant calendar year. Copies of proof of payment of the membership costs in January and October of the relevant year must be enclosed with this. In relation to bank statements, data that is not the name, address and the deducted membership costs may be made illegible. If the aforementioned date should be exceeded, the Employee shall be excluded from participation. 3. The expense allowance as referred to in article 1 shall be determined based on the information specified by the Employee on the declaration form and the applicable tax and contribution legislation and regulations. 4. If the Employee has met what is specified in paragraph 2, the payment as referred to in article 1 shall be paid by the Employer to the Employee. Article 3 When employment ends, the right to payment as referred to in article 1 shall also end regardless of the reason why employment ended. Article 4 If it is shown during the inspection by the tax inspector or the inspector of the Uitvoeringsinstituut werknemersverzekeringen (UWV; Dutch Employee Insurance Agency) that the taxes related to a contribution-free allowance has been paid incorrectly or the amount has been too high and, as a result, an additional tax assessment is imposed on the Employer, this additional tax assessment (including any interest and penalties) shall be at the expense of the Employee.

External objection processing. If a satisfactory solution is not found in the opinion of the Employee through the route followed as specified in the prior points, the Employee may submit his/her objection to the Permanent Committee that shall act as a central appeals committee. This appeal option shall apply to both Employees belonging to a Trade Union as those that do not belong to a Trade Union. The full text of the appeal procedure can be found in the Collective Agreement for the Horticultural Seed Companies, article 20Article 24. ANNEX VI REGULATION RELATED TO THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE MEMBERSHIP COSTS OF AN EMPLOYEES’ ORGANISATION FOR EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE HORTICULTURAL SECTOR‌ Article 1 The Employee may submit a request to the Employer to have the gross wage components specified in the Collective Agreement reduced by the amount of the costs that are paid by him/her in the relevant calendar year for membership in an Employees' organisation. The Employer shall consent to this request in exchange for an expense allowance that is the same as the amount that is deducted from the aforementioned gross wage components insofar as this does not mean that the gross wage drops below the minimum wage as a result of the Dutch Minimum Wage and Minimum Holiday Allowance Act and also as further determined in these regulations. 1. The Employee must report in writing the actual costs of membership. To this end, he/she must fully complete and sign the “Declaration form to be reimbursed for the membership costs related to an Employees’ organisation’’. 2. To be entitled to reimbursement of the membership costs related to the Employees’ organisation, the Employee must submit to the Employer the declaration form as specified in paragraph 1 on 25 November of the relevant calendar year. Copies of proof of payment of the membership costs in January and October of the relevant year must be enclosed with this. In relation to bank statements, data that is not the name, address and the deducted membership costs may be made illegible. If the aforementioned date should be exceeded, the Employee shall be excluded from participation. 3. The expense allowance as referred to in article 1 shall be determined based on the information specified by the Employee on the declaration form and the applicable tax and contribution legislation and regulations. 4. If the Employee has met what is specified in paragraph 2, the payment as referred to in article 1 shall be paid by the Employer to the Employee. Article 3 When employment ends, the right to payment as referred to in article 1 shall also end regardless of the reason why employment ended. Article 4 If it is shown during the inspection by the tax inspector or the inspector of the Uitvoeringsinstituut werknemersverzekeringen (UWV; Dutch Employee Insurance Agency) that the taxes related to a contribution-free allowance has been paid incorrectly or the amount has been too high and, as a result, an additional tax assessment is imposed on the Employer, this additional tax assessment (including any interest and penalties) shall be at the expense of the Employee.