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concerningthe terms of reference and rules of procedure of the Mines Safety Commission
(OJ A 28, 31.8.1957, p. 487)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Decision of 11 March 1965 L 46 698 22.3.1965
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern IrelandL 73 14 27.3.1972
(adapted by Council Decision of 1 January 1973) L 2 1 1.1.1973
►A2Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979
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DECISION
concerningthe terms of reference and rules of procedure of the
Mines Safety Commission
Having noted the recommendationsadopted by the Conference on
Safety in Coal Mines and the proposals submitted by the High
Authority in the light of the final report of thisConference, whichconstitute a useful basis for the improvement of safety in coal mines;
Having regard to their decisions taken at the 36th and 42nd Sessions of
the Council on 6 September 1956 and 9 and 10 May 1957 to create theMines Safety Commission;
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER
STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE SPECIAL COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,
— define the terms of reference of that Safety Commission as follows:
1. The Safety Commission shall follow developments in safety in
coal mines, including safety regulations made by the public authorities,and shall assemble the necessary information on progress made and
practical results obtained, particularly in the field of accident preven-
tion.
In order to obtain the necessary information, the Safety Commission
shall apply to the Governments concerned.
The Safety Commission shall make use of the information in its
possession, and shall submit proposals to the Governments for theimprovement of safety in coal mines.
2. The Safety Commission shall assist the High Authority in seeking
a method of compiling comparable statistics on accidents.
3. The Safety Commission shall ensure that the appropriate informa-
tion assembled by it is swiftly communicated to the quarters concerned
(in particular the administrative bodies in mines, and employers' andworkers' organisations).
4. The Safety Commission shall, by regular contact with the
Governments, keep itself informed of steps taken to follow up propo-sals made by the Conference on Safety in Coal Mines, and also thosedrawn up by itself.
5. The Safety Commission shall propose such studies and research
as seem to it to be most appropriate for improving safety, and shall
specify how best they may be put into effect.
6. The Safety Commission shall facilitate the exchange of informa-
tion and of experience between the persons responsible for safety, andshall propose measures appropriate to such end (e.g. study visits,setting up of documentation services).
7. The Safety Commission shall propose suitable measures for estab-
lishing the necessary liaison between the rescue services of the
Community countries.
8. The Safety Commission shall submit an annual report to the
Governmentsmeeting within the Council, and to the High Authority,on itsactivitiesand on developmentsin the field of s afety in the coalmines of the various Member States. At such time it shall in particularstudy the statistics compiled on the subject of accidents and incidentsin coal mines:1957D0831 — EN — 01.01.1981 — 003.001 — 2
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— lay down the rules of procedure for this Commission which are
annexed to the present Decision,
— request the High Authority to ensure that this Commission
commence work with the least possible delay.
This Decision was adopted at the 44th Session of the Council, held on
9 July 1957.
For the Council
The President
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ANNEX
RULES OF PROCEDURE
of the Mines Safety Commission
Chairmanship
Article 1
The chairmanship of the Mines Safety Commission shall be held by a member
of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community.
Article 2
The Chairman shall direct the work of the Safety Commission in conformity
with the present rules of procedure.
Composition
Article 3
The Safety Commission shall have ►A2forty◄membersappointed by the
Governments (i.e. for each country four members consisting of two representa-
tivesof the national governmentsand one repres entative of employersand
workersres pectively).
Each Government shall communicate, in writing, to the Chairman, the list of
names of the members whom it has appointed. Any alterations to that list shall
be notified to the Chairman.
For every meeting of the Safety Commission each Government may appoint one
or two advisers, whose names shall be communicated to the Chairman.
Participation of the International Labour Organisation
Article 4
Representatives of the International Labour Organisation shall be invited to
participate in the work of the Safety Commission in an advisory capacity.
Organisation
A. SELECT COMMITTEE
Article 6
A Select Committee is hereby set up, composed of the Government representa-
tives on the Safety Commission.
Article 7
The Chairman of the Safety Commission shall be Chairman of the Select
Committee.
Article 8
The task of the Select Committee shall be to ensure permanent liaison between
the governmentsof Member Stateson the one hand, and between the latter and
the Safety Commission on the other, particularly for the purpose of achieving a
useful exchange of information. It shall supervise the preparation of the work of
the Safety Commission.
Article 9
The Chairman shall convene the Select Committee.
The Select Committee shall be convened by the Chairman whenever at least
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B. WORKING PARTIES
Article 10
In order to examine certain questions of a technical nature, the Safety Commis-
sion or the Select Committee may set up working parties composed of experts.
Article 11
The working parties shall determine their own working methods.
Article 12
The results of the work of the working parties, presented in the form of reports,
shall be put before the SelectCommittee. It shall submit such reports to the
Safety Commission together with the opinions of the Committee members.
In the event of differences of opinion within the working parties, note shall be
taken of the opinions expressed together with the names of the experts expres-
sing them
Secretarial services
Article 13
The High Authority shall provide secretarial services for the Safety Commis-
sion, the Select Committee and the working parties.
The secretarial services shall be directed by an official of the High Authority,
appointed ass ecretary.
All documentss hall be drafted in the ►A2seven◄official languagesof the
Community.
Operation
Article 14
The Chairman shall draw up the draft agenda, and the dates of meetings, after
consultations with the members of the Select Committee.
Article 15
When requested, the Chairman shall grant leave to speak to the members of the
Safety Commission and to representatives of the International Labour Organisa-
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The Chairman may grant advisers leave to speak.
Article 16
The membersof the High Authority s hall be entitled to participate in, and to
speak at meetings of, the Safety Commission and of the Select Committee.
The Chairman may be accompanied by advisers, to whom he may grant leave to
speak.
Article 17
Should the Safety Commission or the Select Committee consider it advisable to
assemble information in the fields for which it is responsible, it shall address
requests to that and to the Governments of the Member States.
Article 18
Proceedings shall only be valid if at least ►A2twenty-seven ◄membersare
present. Resolutions shall be passed by a majority of the members present.
However, proposals from the Safety Commission made in conformity with para-
graph 1(3) of itstermsof reference s hall be approved by two-thirdsof the
members present; such proposals shall carry at least ►A2twenty-one ◄votes.
Any dissenting opinions shall be brought to the notice of the Governments,
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