NoL185/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.7.74
COUNCILDECISION
of27June1974
onactionbytheEuropeanSocialFundformigrantworkers
(74/327/EEC)
conditionsofmigrantworkersandmembersoftheir
families;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatactiontoassist
migrantworkersintheCommunityismorefullyeffec­
tiveandremainsuninterruptedthroughoutthevarious
stagesofmigration,itisnecessarythatoperations
whicharetobenefitfromtheFund,formpartofinte­
gratedprogrammeshavingregardbothtothelabour
requirements ofthehostcountryandthedevelop­
mentrequirements ofthecountryoforigin;
Whereasoperationsfacilitatingthereceptionandinte­
grationintothesocialandvocationalenvironmentof
thehostcountryofpersonswhohavelefttheir
countryoforiginshouldalsoqualifyforassistance
fromtheFund;
Whereasoperationsfacilitatingthetrainingofwelfare
workersandteachingstaffshouldalsoqualifyforassis­
tancefromtheFund;
WhereasthereformoftheEuropeanSocialFund
decidedonbytheCouncilenablesacontributionto
bemadetothecostsresultingfromplansunderdeve­
lopmentortobedevelopedintheMemberStates
withtheaimofstimulatingtheemploymentand
geographical andprofessionalmobilityofmigrant
workers,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof1February
1971(')onthereformoftheEuropeanSocialFund,
andinparticularArticle4thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(2);
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ;
Whereasthemeansofactionandoperationofthe
FundaredefinedbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2396/71(3)of8November1971implementing the
CouncilDecisionof1February1971onthereform
oftheEuropeanSocialFund;
Whereas,initsresolutionof21January1974(4)
concerning asocialactionprogramme ,theCouncil
consideredthat,toachievetheproposedactions
successfullyinthesocialfield,thenecessaryresources
shouldbeprovided,inparticularbystrengthening the
roleoftheEuropeanSocialFund;
Whereastheaforesaidresolutionprovidesforan
actionprogrammeformigrantworkersandmembers
oftheirfamilies;
Whereas,attheCouncilmeetingheldon12June
1972,theCouncilandtherepresentatives ofthe
Governments oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithin
theCounciladoptedcertainconsiderations and
conclusionsconcerningemployment policyand
invitedtheCommissiontoexaminethepossibilityof
actionbytheEuropeanSocialFundtoimprovethe
conditionsofthefreemovementofworkers;
Whereasthecostofmeasuresformigrantworkers
mustbeborneprimarilybythehostcountry;
Whereastheimbalancenotedinthefieldofemploy­
mentwithintheCommunityrevealstheneedfor
specificjointactiontoassistmigrantworkersand
membersoftheirfamilies;
Whereasthepurposeofsuchspecificjointaction
mustbe,inparticular,toimprovethesocialandlivingHASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
Integratedprogrammes
1.Operationsformingpartofanintegrated
programmedesignatedtofacilitatetheemployment
andgeographicalandprofessionalmobilityofpersons,
otherthanfrontierworkers,movingorhavingmoved
fromoneCommunitycountrytoanotherinorderto
takeupemploymentthereinshallbeeligibleto
receiveassistancefromtheFundunderArticle4of
theCouncilDecisionof1February1971.
Anintegratedprogrammeshallbetakentomeanall
themeasuresnecessarytoensuretheeffectivenessand
continuityofactionthroughoutsuccessivephasesof
migration,whichmayrunfrompreparationfor
emigrationtoreturntothecountryoforigin.(')OJNoL28,4.2.1971,p.15.
(2)OJNoC23,8.3.1974,p.15.
(3)OJNoL249,10.II.1971,p.54.h)OJNoC13,12.2.1974,p.1.

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forintegrationcoursesformigrantworkersortheir
childrenshallalsobeeligibletoreceiveassistance
fromtheFundunderArticle4oftheCouncilDeci­
sionof1February1971.
2.AidsA10toA23andB10toB22providedfor
inRegulation (EEC)No2397/71mayreceiveassis­
tancefromtheFundunderparagraph 1.
Article4
Finalprovisions
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceonthefifthday
followingthatofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplytooperationsofwhichthedrafthas
receivedtheapprovaloftheCommission ,beforethe
expiryofaperiodofthreeyearsaftertheentryinto
forceofthisDecision .Integratedprogrammesmustbeconsistentwiththe
objectivesofindustrialandregionaldevelopment
policylaiddowninthejointactionsdecideduponby
theCommunity .
2.Thoseaidswhichfeatureonthelistestablished
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2397/71(')of8
November1971onaidwhichmayqualifyforassis­
tancefromtheEuropeanSocialFund,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1761/74(2),mayreceiveassis­
tancefromtheEuropeanSocialFundunderpara­
graph1.
Article2
Integrationmeasures
1.Operationswhich,althoughnotpartofaninte­
gratedprogramme ,areintendedtofacilitatetherecep­
tionandintegrationintotheirsocialandworking'envi­
ronmentofpersons,otherthanfrontierworkers,who
havelefttheircountryoforigintotakeupemploy­
mentinaCommunitycountry,andofmembersof
theirfamiliesshallalsobeeligibletoreceiveassis­
tancefromtheFundunderArticle4oftheCouncil
Decisionof1February1971.
2.AidsB20toB24providedforinRegulation
(EEC)No2397/71mayreceiveassistancefromthe
Fundunderparagraph 1.
Article3
Welfareworkersandteachers
1.Operationstofacilitatethebasicandadvanced
trainingofwelfareworkersandteachersresponsibleDoneatLuxembourg ,27June1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.GSCHEIDLE
(')OJNoL249,10.11.1971,p.58.
(2)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.