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KOMMISSIONEN FORDEEUROPAEISKE FAELLESSKABER
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MEDDELELSE FRA KOMMISSIONEN TIL
RÅDET OMDETEUROPÆISKE FAOPORENUfOSINSTITOT
1«Kommissionen har idetsociale handlingsprogram ,ogRådet iresolutionen
af21.januar 1974 »givet udtryk forpolitisk vilje tilblandt foranstalt­
ninger medhenblik påatsikre øget deltagelse forarbejdsmarkedets parter
iFællesskabets økonomiske samt socialpolitiske beslutninger atvedtags de
nødvendige foranstaltninger medhenblik på"hjælp tildefaglige organisa *-
tioner ,derdeltager iFællesskabets arbejde ,medoprettelse afuddannel­
ses–ogoplysningst jenester vedrørende europæiske forhold ,såvel sommed
skabelsen afeteuropæisk fagforeningsinstitut ".
2.Deneuropæiske faglige Samorganisation hariværksat enrække indledende
arbejder medhenblik påoprettelse afinstituttet *Disse arbejder vedrørte
S
instituttets opbygning ,dets sandsynlige opgaver iforbindelse med oplys­
ning oguddannelse ,samt dets forbindelser medFællesskabets myndigheder .
Endvidere hardertogange ,inovember 1974 iJuan-les –Pins ogiseptem­
ber1973 iHamburg ,fundet indgående drøftelser sted mellem deansvarlige
foruddannelse ogforskning iorganisationer under EFS .
Iøvrigt harEFS'sforretningsudvalg gentagne gange behandlet sagen ,bl.a .
pådetsidste møde den21.og22.april 1977 *Disse forskellige arbejder
harført tilaffattelse afetudkast tilvedtægt forinstituttet ,derover­
sendes tilorientering ,ogsomKommissionen endnu ikke hartaget stilling
til .
3.Detmåerindres ,atderpårådsmødet (budgetspørgsmål )den16.december
blev bevilget Kommissionen enoverførsel på30000REpåbudgettet for
1976 tilfinansiering afindledende arbejder medhenblik påoprettelse
afinstituttet (konto 307"Deteuropæiske Fagforenings institut ").Dervar
idetvæsentlige tale omatdeltage ideudgifter ,somvarafholdt ifor­
bindelse medudarbejdelse afvedtægterne ,deindledende møder ogsekret a–
riats -ogoversættelseeudgifter .

Iøvrigt erderopført 100000REsomreserve under kapitel 100for1977 »
ogdevilkunne overføres tilart .307 »såsnart Rådet hartruffet Le-
slutning herom .
Instituttets opbygning ogvirksomhed
4.Instituttets opbygning ogvirksomhed kan ,således somdefremgår af
detudkast tilvedtægt^ler erudarbejdet afdenadhoc–gruppe ,derer
nedsat afforretningsudvalget forEPS ,sammenfattes således s
–Deteuropæiske Pagforeningsinstitut skal stååbent fordefagliga orga–
nisationer ialle lande ,der ermedlemmer afDen europæiske faglige Sam-
organisation ,nemlig 18europæiske lande (EF-landene ,EFTA–'landene ,
Spanien ,Finland ,Malta ,Grækenland );
–Bruxelles foreslås somsæde ,eftersom EPSogdets sekretariat allerede
ligger dérj
«»instituttet skal have status sominternationalt selskab (medanerkendel­
seidenbelgiske lovgivning «lovaf25.oktober 1919 ændret vedlov
af6.december 1954 )*D®tskal administreres afenbestyrelse bestående
afrepræsentanter fororganisationer ,derermedlem afEFS ,hvor der
vilblive nedsat enforvaltningskomité ,derskal overvåge ,atbesty­
relsens afgørelser gennemføres .Direktøren skal udnævnes afbestyrelsen .
Forbindelsen mellem instituttet igKommissionen sikres vedenOverenskomst ;
-foruden direktøren skal instituttet have etpassende stort peraonalej
ansættelserne skal skeover etlængere tidsrum ,ogefter treårsvirk­
somhed skal antallet nåoppå14mand .Instituttets organisationsplan
skal afspejle deforskellige virkefelten uddannelse ,dokumentation og
forskning .Forsåvidt angår lønningerne skal disse fastsættes pågrund­
lagaffagforeningernes lønsatser (f.eks .dem,deranvendes iEFS)ogik­
kepågrundlag afdesatser ,dergælder fordeansatte iFællesskaberne .
Forholdet mellem instituttet ogKommissionen forDeeuropæiske Fællesska­
bergøres tilgenstand forenkonvention .
(l)Sebilag 1

–Instituttets virksomhed vilvæsentligst omfatte i
a) iværksættelse afstudier ogforskning på.forskellige områder af
særlig interesse forarbejdstagere ogderes fagforeninger ,
-ydelse afdentekniske bistand ogdeøkonomiske midler tildena­
tionale organisationer ,derernødvendige forenforbedring eller
udvidelse afderes uddannelsesvirksomhed ,
-udarbejdelse afetsystem forvedvarende udveksling afoplys­
ninger ,
-udarbejdelse eller udførelse afprogrammer påeget initiativ el­
lerefter anmodning fraandre organisationer ."
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b)indsamling afdokumentationsmateriale ,derskal udgøre grundlaget for
forskningsvirksomheden (arkiver ,bibliotek ogpublikationer );
c)afholdelse afseminarer omresultaterne afforskningsvirksomheden .
Dette arbejde vilblive udført isamarbejde medspecialister fraEPS' s
medlemsorganisationer ,fraEFS' ssekretariat ogfraandre internationa­
lefagforeningsorganisationer .
Finansiering afinstituttet
5.Debudgetoverslag ,dereropstillet afDeneuropæiske faglige Samorgani -
sation udviser etsamlet beløb på37337000bfr .(904044EHE)for1978
og41798000bfr.(1012058EHE)for1979 *Forslaget tilbudget for1978
og1979 vedlagt ibilsig2.
Tilsikring afenstabil udvikling forinstituttet anmoder Deneuropæiske
faglige Samorganisation omi

–tilskudfraDeeuropæiskeFællesskaberienperiodepå10år(tilmulig­
gøreIseafenindkøringsperiode på2til3årogtilsikringufetnor­
maltaktivitetsniveau i7til8år);
–attilskuddetfraFællesskaberne fastsættesårligtiforbindelse medud­
arbejdelsenafbudgettet,foratderkantageshensyntiludviklingeni
leveomkostningerne .
Kommissionenvilikkedestomindreforeslå,atFællesskabernes andelbli­
verpåhøjst55deforventedeudgifter,dogsåledesatdetnøjagtige
beløbfastsættesiforbindelse medbudgetbehandlingen .
For1978harKommissionentilhensigtatforeslåRådet,atderoverføres
500000EREalleredevedinstituttets oprettelse,idetderdogikkeafsæt­
tesnogetbeløbunderartikel307ioverslagetoverudgifter.
EFSharklarttilkendegivet ,atinstituttets levedygtighed ogsuccesime­
getstorudstrækningvilværeafhængigafbistandfraFællesskabet .EFS
erindstilletpåselvatbidragetilinstituttets budgetudenathavepræ­
ciseretstørrelsenafdettebidrag.EPSudfolderiøjeblikketandtrengelser
foratfåfinansieret endelafbudgettetviabidragfraandreeuropæiske
organisationer ,bl.a.fraEFTAogfraEuroparådet .
6.DeterKommissionens opfattelse,atderveddeforhandlinger ,derse­
nereskalføresmedDeneuropæiskefagligeSamorganisation medhenblikpå
indgåelseafenoverenskomst omreguleringafforholdetmellemfagforenings'
instituttet ogDeeuropæiskeFællesskabers institutioner ,isærbørtages
hensyntili
–enafbalanceret deltagelseafsamtligefagforeningsorganisationer }
–finansieringen afinstituttet ogkontrollenhermed;
–formåletmedinstituttet .
Konklusioner
7.Udfraalleovenforfremførtebetragtninger anmoderKommissionen om«

a)atFællesskabetbekræftersininteresseienhurtigoprettelseafDet
europæiskeFagforeningsinstitut $
t>)atdergivesprincipielttilsagnomdeltagelseifinansieringen afDet
europæiskeFagforeningsinstitut ;
o)atderindgåsenoverenskomst omforholdettilDeteuropæiskeFagfore-
ningsinstitut •

AFNEX I
CONFÉDÉRATION EUROPÉENNE DESSYNDICATS
EUROPÂISCHER GEWERKSCHAFTSBUND
EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFÉDÉRATION
DENEUROPEISKE FAGLIGE SAMORGANISASJON
DRAFT STATUTES
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Ofthe "European Trade Union Institute "–International Association
TITLE I
NAME AND REGISTERED OFFICE OFTHE INSTITUTE -
Art# 1The International Association shall beknown asthe "European Trade
Union Institute "*Itshall bedescribed inthe present statutes na
"the Institute ".
Art#2Theregistered office oftheInstitute isestablished inaborough
mfGreater Brussels end ,initially ,intheCity ofBrussels *
TITLE II
0BJECT
Art#3Theobject oftheInstitute istopromote European trade unionism .
Isthis spirit ,theInstitute shall devote itsefforts toinforming
trade union organisations onthevarious prospects .fortrade union
policy ,onthemeans forpromoting itand ontheforms ofaction
andintervention tobeadopted *
TheInstitute shall make every effort toachieve anyobjective
which would have afavourable influence onincreased co-operation
andtheprogressive integration ofnational trade union organisations *
TheInstitute shall devote special attention toallspecifically
European aspects ofitsobject *

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Art .4Inorder ofpriority and within the scope ofits objectives ,the *
activities ofthe Institute shall beconcerned with t
a)undertaking studies orresearch inthedifferent fields of *
particular interest toworkers and their unions )
b)providing national confederations with technical assitance and
financial aid necessary for improving orexpanding their training
programmes ;
c)establishing theregular exchange ofinformation ;
d)planning orcarrying outprogrammes ,either onits owninitiative
oratthe request ofother organisations
The Institute may entrust any qualified person ,whether anatural
orlegal person ,tocarry out any mission designed toachisve the
abovementioned objectives .
Inaddition ,itmay ,within the scope ofits objectives ,use all
mean9 ofinformation anddissemination ,organise courses ,lectures ,
seminars ,and day study courses *
This list isgiven byway ofindication and isnotexhaustive .
TITLE III
MEMBERS
Art .5Members ofthe Institute are national trade union organisations
affiliated tothe European Trade Union Confederation .
Onthe decision ofthe Board ofDirectors according tothe terms
andconditions ofArt .2B,anytrade union organisation which cari
contribute towards themission ofthe Institute may beadmitted
asamember .
Art .6Member organisations areliable for thepayment ofanannual
subscription ,theamount ofwhich shall bofixed bytheBoard
ofDirectors .

Art# 7TheBoard ofDirectors mayexpel amember organisation under the
terms and conditions laid down inArt .20.
Art .0Anymember organisation maywithdraw from membership after giving
oneyear 'snotice -torunfrom themonth following thedate of
«
giving "such notice tothe Board ofDirectors .
TITLE IV
ADMINISTRATION
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Chapter I-The Board ofDirectors
Art# 9The Institute isadministrated byaBoard ofDirectors composed
ofinembers who arenominated bytrade unions which aremembers of
the European Trade Union Confederation and appointed bythe Board
ofDirectors#
The Board shall becomposed ,initially ,bypersons designated
inArt# 32 jother members may berecruited byco-option .
Art#10 Theduties carried outbydirectors cease ondeath ,resignation ,
incapacity ,expiry ofthe term ofoffice ,oratthe request of
the organisations which nominated thedirectors inquestion .
Art.11Members areappointed tothe'Board for aterm ofthree years .
Intheevent ofabsence ,forwhatever reason ,theduties .:.Of..the
member concerned areassumed bytheother directors remaining
inoffice .
Members may bereappointed .
Art#12 TheManaging Director ofth^Institute orhisrepresentative
attends meetings ofthe Board inenadvisory capacity# .The
Board may also invite arepresentative from theEuropean
Commission ,from theEuropean Free Trade Association andfrom
theCouncil ofEurope toattend itsmeetings .

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Art#13 The Board ofDirectors represents the Institute# The Board
possesses the widest powers for undertaking oil acts of
administration and disposal ofinterest tothe Institute . *
Art .14The -Chairman andVice-Chairman areappointed bytheBoard and *
selected from among its members .
Art#15 The Board may only deliberate validly ifthemajority ofits
members are present orrepresented .
Should the Board not have asufficient number ofmembers tobeable
todeliberate ,the Chairman orVice-Chairman sh^ll have the option
ofadjourning themeeting and reconvening itspecially atalater
date# When this further meeting isheld ,the Board shall beable
todeliberate validly regardless ofthenumber ofmembers present
orrupresented ,subject tothe provisioriS __D.fAjct-i .-£8below# Each
mumber may have himself represented byanother member ofthe Board |
nevertheless ,amember may not hold more than two powers ofattorney
Art# 16Decisions ofthe Board are taken onamajority vote bythemembers
present orrepresented ,subject totheprovisions ofArt# 2Bbelow#
Art ,17The Board ofDirectors may ,onits ownresponsibility ,delegate some
ofits powers ofadministration ?nddisposal totheManagement
Committee .The Board shall draw upits internal rules ofprocedure .
Art#l8 Minutes ofBoard meetings shall besent after every session to
members ,aswell astotheEuropean Commission ,theEuropean Free
Trade Association and theCouncil ofEurope ,inaccordance with
the provisions laid down inArt .22below#

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Chapter II-The Management Committee
»
Art .19The Board ofDirectors constitutes aManagement Committee from
among itsmembers .
The Chairman ofthe Board also presides over theCommittee *
TheManaging Director oftheInstitute orhisrepresentative
attends meetings oftheCommittee inanadvisory capacity *
Art .20The Committee implements decisions taken bythe Board ofDirectors
andmayundertake acts ofadministration anddisposal forwhich
"powers hive been conferred upon it,asspecified inArt *17*
"TheCommittee studies andsubmits allquestions tothe Board ,either
atthe latter 'srequest ,oronits owninitiative *
MinutBs ofCommittee meetings are SEnt tomembers ofthe Board
after every session .
Chapter III -Management
Art*21 TheBoard ofDirectors engages themembers ofthemanagement ofthe
Institute ontheproposal oftheManagement Committee }thepowers
and duties ofthese members shall bespecified ininternal rules of
procedure drawn upbytheBoard ofDirectors *
TITLE V
RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS
Art#22 Relations with thbEuropean Community ,theEuropean Tree Trade
Association and the "Council ofEurope shall begoverned by
convention *

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TITLE VI
BUDGET AND ANNUAL ACCOUNTS OFTHE INSTITUTE "'
I
Art .23Every year ,the Board ofDirectors shall draw upits budget for the
4
following year ,together with its accounts for the previous financial
year .AnAuditing Committee appointed jointly bythe Board of
Directors and theEuropean Community ,theEuropean Free Trade
Association and the Council ofEurope shall participate inthe
' i •
establishing ofthe budget and inthe auditing ofaccounts ,in
accordance with the provisions ofthe convention referred toin
Art .22
I *
TITLE VII
t
SIGNATURES
Art .24Alldocuments which commit the Institute ,other than those -of
day-to-dayadministration ,must bear thesignatures of ,twodirectors
who shall not have toanswer toany third parties for aprior
decision taken bythe Board ofDirectors ,orthesignature ofa
person specially delegated todothis bythe Board ofDirectors .
Art ,25Current correspondance anddocuments concerned with day-to-day
management maybear thesignature either oftheChairman "fifthe Bonr r
orofamember ofthemanagement ,without prejudice toanydelegatio'
ofauthority tosign on .behalf ofthe Institute which these persona
may wish tomake ,
TITLE VIII
ACTION ATLAW
Art.26 Action atlaw ,whether taken asplaintiff ordefendant ,shall be
followed onbehalf oftheInstitute byitsBoard ofDirectors ,the
proceedings tobeinstituted bytheChairman orbyamember ofthe
management delegated todosobythe Board .

TITLE IX
AMENDMENTS TOTHE STATUTES
Art.27 All amendments to Liestatutes shall beproposed bythe Board ,in
a ••
•- accordance with the terms and conditions ofArt .28, *'
Art.28 Should anyamendments tothestatutes beenvisaged ,these'must be
included inthe agenda ofameeting ofthe Board# The Board may
validly deliberate onsuch matters only ifthree quarters ofthe
members ofthe Board are present atthemeeting .
Themajority vote required isthat ofthree quarters ofserving
members ofthe Board .
y
Should three quarters ofthemembers not bepresent orrepresented
atthis meeting ,nsecond meeting' may beconvened ,within thesame
month ,which may validly deliberate regardless ofthe .•number of
members present orrepresented .
Themajority vote required onthis occasion shall bethat of
"• •r •three quarters ofthemembers present orrepresented ,provided that
this majority ishotless than themajority vote ofserving members .
•••*.. •/' ,
TITLE X
WINDING-UP •
Art.29Anyproposal forthewinding-up oftheAssociation emanating from
atleast twomember organisations ,must becommunicated toall
member organisations atleast six months before the Board of
Directors ,which shall becalled ontodeliberate onthematter .
The Board ofDirectors shall deliberate onthis proposal under the
terms andconditions laic ?dbwrVih Art .28.
Art.30Inthecase ofthewinding-up oftheInstitute ,thenetassets ,
aswell asallmovable andimmovable property , .shall beallocated
bythe Board ofDirectors toone ormore organisations ,associations
orfoundations designated bythe Board andpursuing objectives
similar tothose ofthe Association .

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TITLE XI
OTHER PROVISIONS
Art«3l Allmatters not covered bythepresent statutes shall betreated
inaccordance with tieprovisions ofthe law oftwenty-fifth of
October nineteen hundred and nineteen ,granting alegal status
tointernational associations pursuing philantropic ,religious ,
scientific ,artistic oreducational aims .
TITLE XII
Art«32 The following persona have been initially appointed directors
ofthe Institute t

CONFÉDÉRATION EUROPÉENNE DÇSSYNDICATS
EUROPXISCHER GEWERKSCHAFTSBUND
EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFÉDÉRATION
DENEUROPEISKE FAGLIGE SAMORGANISASJON
RPJIJION DUCO!HTE EXECTJTIP
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-Leprésent projet debudget aétéélaboré .surbase desconclusions du
groupe adhoc ,outerme desaréunion duTmars 19T7 .
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-Cette proposition debudget aétéétablie pour uneannée entière .
Ilesttoutefois possible quel'Institut necoraraence tfonctionner
qu'assez tard dans l'année encours »
-Encequiconcerne lepersonnel proposé ,uneéquipe detraducteurs
permanents n'apasétéprévue .Unepartie substantielle des'montants
indiqués sous leposte "frais opérationnels "estdonc destinée à
couvrir les frais detraduction .

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RECAPITULATIF
1970
FB1979
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Personnel
Fonctionnement
Dépensas opération­
nelles
seit enUC
soit enUCE417.762.000
4.475.000
15,000.000
37.337.000
746.740
904.04419.478.000
4.620.000
17.700.000
41,795.000
835.960
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1)Rémunérations brutea 12.320.C00 13.552.000
2)Charges sociales
patronales.2.200 .G00 2.420.000
3)Assurances accidents 160,000 . . 19Θ.000
4)Assurance pension
extra -légale.-*'.»
950.000
►1.000.000
S)Indexation -hausses
annuElles ■ 462.000 508.000
6)Prestations d'appoint 550.000 600.000
7)Frais demission etde
déplacement 1.100.000 *r,
1.200.000
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Df:ponses dt<fonctionnement
edministretif
Layers 500.000 -550.000
Assurances 55.000 60.000
Ecu ,E°*»électricité tt
cheuffege 440.000 480.000
Nettoyage etentretien 300.000 360*000
Autres dépenses de
fonctionnement 120.000 150.000
Macnines debureeu t
(premier équipement 200.000
•■renouvellement ) 50.000
* •'x
Entretien 55.000 60.000
nobilier ¿
(premier équipement .300.000
renouvellement • 50.000
Mfítírlel etinste llat lona
techniques
Matériel detransport .'• ''
Lccaticn etindemnité Km 350*000 400.000
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Papeterie etfournitures 350.000 400.000
dabureau
Affranchissement ettélé - 500.000 550.000
communications
Menues dépenses 50.000 50.000
•Frais deréception etdo
représentation 55.000 60.000
*Frais defonctionnement du
Conseil d'Administration
(réunions ) 1.200.000 1.400.000
4.475 000 4.620.000

Intitulé Crédit * •Crédits
1978 1979
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Cécerises 'opérationnelles
Recherches -Documentation
Contrats derecherchas 2.200.000 3.000.000
Réunions des groupes
d'experts 1.600.000 '2*200.000
Constitution d'une
documentation spécialisée 3.000*000 ' 1.000.000
Formation -Infcrmctlgn
Présentation etutilisât - „
Icn des résultats de
recherches 4.000.000 6.000.000
Olffuslen deconsistances
(Recherches ) 2.200.000 ** 3.000.000
Publication et «
vulgarisation 2.C00.000 2.500.000
15.000.000 17.700.000