The document outlining a separation of Germany's Adam Opel GmbH from its parent company, General Motors Corp. (GM), is "ready to be signed," Opel works council chief Klaus Franz said in a TV interview with German ZDF television late Tuesday.

"I saw the document... it looks good and is going in the right direction," Franz said.

Television Web site: www.heute.de

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