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            DECISION            No 200

of 15 December 2004         

concerning the methods of operation and the composition of the Technical Commission on Data Processing of the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/324/EC)

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS,

Having regard to Article 81(d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community (1), under which the Administrative Commission shall foster and develop cooperation between Member States by modernising procedures for the exchange of information, in particular by adapting the information flow between institutions for the purpose of telematic exchange, taking account of the development of data processing in each Member State, with a view to expediting the award of benefits;

Having regard to Article 117c(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 fixing the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community (2), under which the Administrative Commission shall set up and determine the methods of operation and composition of a Technical Commission, which shall, pursuant to Articles 117, 117a and 117b, deliver reports and a reasoned opinion before decisions are taken;

Taking account of the consequences of the enlargement of the European Union on 1 May 2004 on the functioning of the Technical Commission,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1.   The Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers sets up the Technical Commission on Data Processing provided for in Article 117c(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72. It shall be called ‘the Technical Commission’.

2.   The Technical Commission shall have the functions laid down in Article 117c(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72.

3.   The mandate with regard to the specific tasks of the Technical Commission shall be set by the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers, who may modify these tasks as required.

Article 2

The Technical Commission shall adopt its reports and reasoned opinions where necessary on the basis of technical documents and studies. It can request from national administrations any information it deems necessary for appropriate accomplishment of its tasks.

Article 3

1.   The Technical Commission shall be composed of two members from each Member State, one of whom shall be nominated as the standing member, with the other designated as his deputy. The nominations from each Member State shall be forwarded to the Secretary-General of the Administrative Commission by the government representative for the Member State on the Administrative Commission.

2.   Reports and reasoned opinions shall be adopted by simple majority of all members of the Technical Commission, each Member State having a single vote that shall be cast by the standing member or in his absence by his deputy. The reports or reasoned opinions of the Technical Commission must indicate whether they were reached unanimously or by simple majority. They must, should there be a minority, set out conclusions or reservations of the minority.

3.   A representative of the Commission of the European Communities or a person designated by him shall act in a consultative capacity within the Technical Commission.

Article 4

The office of Chairman of the Technical Commission shall be held each half-year by either the standing member or another designated official belonging to the State whose representative on the Administrative Commission holds the office of Chairman of that Commission for the same period. The Chairman of the Technical Commission shall report on the activities of the Technical Commission as required by the Chairman of the Administrative Commission.

Article 5

The Technical Commission may set up ad hoc working groups to consider specific issues. The Technical Commission shall describe the tasks to be taken forward by such working groups, the timetable for completion of those tasks and the financial implications of its action in the work programme mentioned in Article 7.

Article 6

The Secretariat of the Administrative Commission shall prepare and organise the meetings of the Technical Commission and draw up the minutes thereof.

Article 7

The Technical Commission shall submit a detailed work programme to the Administrative Commission for its approval. The Technical Commission shall also report each year, to the Administrative Commission, on its activities and achievements in relation to the work programme and with any proposals for amending it.

Article 8

Any proposed action of the Technical Commission involving expenses to be borne by the Commission of the European Communities is subject to the approval of the representative of that institution.

Article 9

The languages of the Technical Commission shall be the same as those recognised as official languages of the Community institutions in accordance with the Article 290 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Article 10

The supplementary rules laid down in the attached Annex shall also apply to the Technical Commission.

Article 11

This Decision shall replace the Decision No 169 of the Administrative Commission (3).

Article 12

This decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 March 2005.

The Chairman of the Administrative Commission

C.-J. VAN DEN BERG            

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(1)OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 631/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 100, 6.4.2004, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 631/2004.

(3)OJ L 195, 11.7.1998, p. 46.

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ANNEX

SUPPLEMENTARY RULES OF THE TECHNICAL COMMISSION

1.   Attendance at meetings

2.   Voting

3.   Agenda

4.   Ad hoc working groups

5.   Administrative matters

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