OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29
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COMMISSION DECISION
of17May1963
settingupaJointAdvisoryCommitteeonSocialQuestionsaffectingPaidAgricultural
Workers
(63/326/EEC)
ofequalnumbersofrepresentatives ofagricultural
employersandpaidagriculturalworkers',andto
'discusstheworktobedonebysuchCommitteewith
therepresentative bodiesconcerned';'
Whereastheoutcomeofsuchdiscussionwasthatthe
JointCommitteeshouldenabletheCommissionto
obtaintheviewsoftherepresentative bodiesof
agriculturalemployersandpaidagriculturalworkers
onsocialquestionsofconcerntothemonthetwo
sidesofindustry;
Whereasthevariousrepresentative bodiesinthe
agriculturalindustryhaveformedorganisationsat
Communitylevel;
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ,
WhereasunderpointVofitsfinalresolution,the
AgriculturalConferenceofMemberStateswhichmet
atStresafrom3Julyto12July1958notedwith
satisfaction 'theintention ■expressedbythe
Commission tomaintaincloseandcontinuous
co-operation withrepresentative bodiesinthe
agricultural industry,inparticularforthe
implementation ofthetasksprovidedforinthis
resolution';
Whereasunderpoint22ofitsresolutiononthesocial
conditionsofpaidagriculturalworkers,adoptedon
8March1961,theEuropeanParliamentrequested
thatanAdvisoryCommitteeonSocialQuestions
arisinginAgriculturebesetupandorganisedona
jointbasis;
WhereasinitsOpinionof6May1960,underpoint
9concerningpaidagricultural workers,the
EconomicandSocialCommittee mentioneda
numberofsocialquestionswhichmakeconsultation
withrepresentatives ofpaidagriculturalworkersand
agriculturalemployersessential;
WhereasitisnecessarythattheCommissionobtain
theviewsofrepresentative bodiesintheagricultural
industryonsocialquestionsarisinginagricultureand
thatthetwosidesdirectlyconcernedtherewith
shouldbeabletoparticipateinformulatingtheviews
requestedbytheCommission ;
WhereastheAdvisoryConferenceonSocialAspects
oftheCommonAgriculturalPolicy,organisedbythe
Commission inRomefrom28Septemberto
4October1961,adoptedtheconclusionsproposed
byitsWorkingPartiesandinparticularthoseof
WorkingPartyIIrequestingtheCommissiontorefer
'socialquestionsarisinginagriculturetoanAdvisory
CommitteeorganisedonaEuropeanlevelconsisting1.ThereshallbeattachedtotheCommission a
JointAdvisoryCommitteeonSocialQuestions
affectingPaidAgriculturalWorkers,hereinafter
called'theCommittee'.
2.Paidagriculturalworkersandagricultural
employersshallberepresentedontheCommittee .
Article2
TheCommitteemaybeconsultedbytheCommission
onallsocialquestionsofconcerntothetwosides,
employersandemployees,oftheagricultural
industry.
TheChairmanandVice-Chairman oftheCommittee
'actingjointlymaydrawtheattentionofthe
Commissiontothedesirabilityofconsultingthe
Committeeonanymatterwithinthelatter's
competenceonwhichitsopinionhasnotbeen
sought.

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Article3 Article7
1.TheCommitteeshallconsistofthirty-four
members.
2.SeatsontheCommitteeshallbeapportionedas
follows:EveryyeartheCommitteeshall,byatwo-thirds'
majorityofmemberspresent,electaChairmananda
Vice-Chairman fromamongitsmembers.The
ChairmanandVice-Chairman maynotbothcome
fromthesamesideoftheindustry;theyshallbe
chosenalternatelyfromthetwosidesrepresented .
TheCommissionshallprovidesecretarialservicesfor
theCommittee .—topaidagriculturalworkers,17;
—toagriculturalemployers,17.
Article4
Article8
AnOpiniondeliveredbytheCommitteeshallnotbe
validunlesstwo-thirdsofthemembersarepresent.
TheCommitteeshalldiscussonlymattersonwhich
theCommissionhasrequestedanOpinion.Where
theOpinionsoughtisunanimouslyagreedbythe
Committee,thelattershallformulatejoint
conclusionsandattachthemtothereportofits
proceedingsforwardedtotheCommission .
Otherwise,theopinionsexpressedbybothsides
representedshallbeincludedinthatreport.1.MembersoftheCommitteeshallbeappointed
bytheCommission ,onproposalsfromthefollowing
representative bodiessetupatCommunitylevel:
CommitteeofAgriculturalOrganisations inthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity (COPA),Working
PartyoftheEuropeanFederationsofAgricultural
WorkersoftheEuropeanTUSecretariatofthe
International Confederation ofFreeTradeUnions
(ICFTU),WorkingPartyon'AgricultureandFood'
oftheInternational FederationofChristianTrade
Unions(IFCTU).
2.ThetermofofficeforaCommitteemember
shallbethreeyears.Hisappointment maybe
renewed.Thedutiesperformedshallbe
unremunerated .
3.Thelistofmembersshallbepublishedfor
informationbytheCommission intheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .Article9
Article5WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle214of
theTreaty,personspresentatthemeetingsofthe
Committeeshallnotdiscloseinformationwhichhas
cometotheirknowledgethroughtheworkofthe
Committee,wheretheCommission informsthe
CommitteethattheOpinionrequestedisonamatter
ofaconfidentialnature.
Insuchcases,onlymembersoftheCommitteeand
representatives ofthedepartmentsoftheCommission
shallbepresentatthemeetings.Attherequestofoneoftheorganisations
represented,theChairmanmayinvitearepresentative
ofthecentralbodyofoneoftherepresentative bodies
intheagriculturalindustrytoattendmeetings.He
mayalsoinviteanypersonwithspecialqualifications
inasubjectontheagendatoattendinanexpert
capacity.
Expertsshallbepresentonlyatthediscussionof
thosequestionsonaccountofwhichtheywere
invited.Article10
AfterhearingtheCommittee,thisDecisionmaybe
amendedbytheCommissioninthelightof
experience .
Article6
1.TheCommitteeshallmeetwhenconvenedby
theCommission .
2.Representatives oftheCommissiondepartment^
concernedshalltakepartintheCommittee's
meetings.DoneatBrussels,17May1963.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
WalterHALLSTEIN