88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
10.1.64 OFFICIALJOURNALOFTHEEUROPEAN ■COMMUNITIES 25/64
COMMISSION DECISION
of19December1963
settingupanAdvisoryCommitteeonSocialQuestionsAffectingFarmers
(64/18/EEC)
socialquestionsaffectingagriculturalemployersand
paidagriculturalworkersasthetwosidesofthe
industryshouldbediscussedwithinajoint
CommitteesetupbytheCommissionDecisionof17
May19631andthatsocialquestionsaffectingfarmers
andmembersoftheirfamiliesworkingonthefarm
canmoresuitablybediscussedwithinaCommittee
setupspeciallyforthatpurposeonwhichseats
wouldbeapportioned differently,thetwo
Committeesbeingrequiredtoconsiderquestions
bothinthemselvesandinrelationtotheireffecton
theagriculturalpopulationasawhole;
Whereasthevariousrepresentative bodiesinthe
agriculturalindustryandthoseofruralfamilieshave
formedorganisationsatCommunitylevel;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITIES ,
WhereasunderpointVofitsfinalresolution,the
AgriculturalConferenceofMemberStateswhichmet
atStresafrom3Julyto12July1958notedwith
satisfaction 'theintentionexpressedbythe
Commission tomaintaincloseandcontinuous
co-operation with...tradeorganisations ,in
particularfortheimplementation ofthetasks
providedforinthisresolution';
Whereasunderpoint4ofitsOpinionof6May1960
theEconomicandSocialCommitteerequestedthe
Commission toensuretheactiveandregular
participationofinterestedtradeorganisationsinthe
formulationandimplementation ofthecommon
agriculturalpolicyasregardsitstheoryandpractice,
andinparticularofagriculturalsocialpolicy:'HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
1.ThereshallbeattachedtotheCommission an
AdvisoryCommitteeonSocialQuestionsAffecting
Farmers(hereinaftercalledthe'Committee').
2.Farmers,paidagriculturalworkersandrural
familiesshallberepresentedontheCommittee .WhereasitisnecessarythattheCommissionobtain
theviewsofthevarioussectionsoftheindustryon
socialquestionsarisinginagricultureandwhereasall
sectionsdirectlyaffectedbythosequestionsshould
havethepossibilityofparticipating inthe
formulation ofopinionsrequestedbythe
Commission ;
WhereastheAdvisoryConferenceonSocialAspects
oftheCommonAgriculturalPolicy,organisedbythe
CommissioninRomefrom28Septemberto4
October1961,adoptedtheconclusionsproposedby
itsWorkingPartiesandinparticularthoseof
WorkingPartyIIrequestingtheCommissiontorefer
'socialquestionsarisinginagriculturetoanAdvisory
Committeeconsistingofequalnumbersof
representatives oforganisationssetupatEuropean
levelbyagriculturalemployersandpaidagricultural
workers'andto'discusswiththeinterested
organsiations theworktobedonebysuch
Committee';Article2
TheCommitteemaybeconsultedbytheCommission
onanysocialquestionaffectingfarmersandmembers
oftheirfamiliesworkingonthefarm,allsuch
questionsbeingconsideredbothinthemselvesandin
relationtotheireffectontheagriculturalpopulation
asawhole.
TheChairmanoftheCommitteemay,inparticularat
therequestofatleastfivemembersofthe
Whereastheoutcomeofthisdiscsiisionbetweenthe
Commissionandthetradeorganisations wasthat 1OJNo80,29.5.1963,p.1534/63.

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 89
Article6 Committee,indicatetotheCommission the
desirabilityofconsultingtheCommitteeonany
matterwithinthelatter'scompetencebutonwhich
itsopinionhasnotbeensought.
Article31.TheCommitteeshallbeconvenedbythe
Commission andshallmeetatCommission
headquarters .
2.Representatives oftheCommissiondepartments
concernedshalltakepartinmeetingsofthe
Committee .1.TheCommitteeshallconsistoftwenty-three
members.
Article72.SeatsontheCommitteeshallbeapportionedas
follows:
—seventeentofarmers'representatives ;
—fivetorepresentatives ofpaidagricultural
workers;
—onetoarepresentative ofruralfamilies.1.EveryyeartheCommitteeshall,byatwo-thirds
majorityofmemberspresent,electaChairmanand
Vice-Chairman .
2.Secretarialservicesshallbeprovidedforthe
CommitteebytheCommission .
Article4Article8
TheCommitteeshalldiscussmattersonwhichthe
Commissionhasrequestedanopinion.Novoteshall
betaken.
Theviewsexpressedbyeachofthegroups
representedshallbeincludedinareportofthe
proceedingsforwardedtotheCommission .
Intheeventofunanimousagreementbeingreached
intheCommitteeontheopiniontobegiven,the
Committeeshallformulatejointconclusionsand
attachthemtothereport.1.MembersoftheCommitteeshallbeappointed
bytheCommissiononproposalsfromthefollowing
organisationssetupatCommunitylevel:
CommitteeofAgriculturalOrganisations inthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity (COPA),Working
PartyoftheEuropeanFederationofAgricultural
WorkersoftheEuropeanTUSecretariatofthe
International Confederation ofFreeTradeUnions
(IFCTU),WorkingPartyon'AgricultureandFood'
oftheInternational FederationofChristianTrade
Unions(IFCTU),EuropeanSecretariatofthe
InternationalUnionofFamilyOrganisations ,'Rural
Families'Section.
2.ThetermofofficeforaCommitteemember
shallbethreeyears.Hisappointment maybe
renewed.Thedutiesperformedshallbe
unremunerated .
3.Thelistofmembersshallbepublishedbythe
CommissionforinformationpurposesintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .•Article9
WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle214of
theTreaty,wheretheCommissioninformsthemthat
theopinionrequestedisonamatterofaconfidential
nature,personsattendingmeetingsoftheCommittee
shallnotdiscloseinformation whichhascometo
theirknowledgethroughtheworkoftheCommittee .
Insuchcases,onlyCommitteemembersandthe
representatives oftheCommissiondepartmentsshall
bepresentatthemeetings.Article5
Article10
AfterhearingtheCommittee,theCommissionmay
amendthisDecisioninthelightof.experience .Attherequestofanyofthegroupsrepresented,the
Chairmanmayinvitearepresentative ofthecentral
bodyofoneoftheorgansiationsrepresentedtobe
presentatmeetings.Hemaylikewiserequestany
personwithspecialqualifications inasubjectonthe
agendatotakepartinanexpertcapacityinmeetings
oftheCommittee .
Expertsshallbepresentonlyatthediscussionof
thosequestionsonaccountofwhichtheywere
invited.DoneatBrussels,19December1963.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
WalterHALLSTEIN