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NoL249/58 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.11.71
REGULATION (EEC)No2397/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of8November1971
onaidwhichmayqualifyforassistancefromtheEuropeanSocialFund
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1 HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
ThelistofaidprovidedforinArticle3(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2396/71shallbeasfollows:
A1—HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2396/711of8November1971implementing the
CouncilDecisionof1February1971onthereform
oftheEuropeanSocialFund,andinparticular
Article4thereof;Aidforthepreparation,operationand
managementoftrainingcourses,including
trainingofinstructors,whichisintendedto
cover:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;A10—staffexpenditure ;
A11—rentalordepreciationcostsof
materialsandequipmentandcosts
incurredintheuseoftools,and
teachingaidsandequipment;Whereasalistmustbedrawnupofaidwhichmay
beusedincarryingoutoperationsforwhich
assistancecanbegrantedfromtheEuropeanSocial
FundunderArticle4oftheCouncilDecisionof1
February19712onthereformoftheEuropeanSocial
Fund;
Whereasdetailsmustalsobegivenofaidwhichmay
beusedinconnectionwithoperationsfinanced
pursuanttoArticle5oftheCouncilDecisionof1
February1971;A12—rentalordepreciationcostsof
buildings,andadministrative ,in­
surance,maintenance,heating,
lightingandpowercosts.
Depreciation costsrelatingto
operationscarriedoutin-less
developedregionswithinthe
meaningofArticle1(1)(a)of
Regulation(EEC)No2396/71may
becalculatedoverasixyear
period.
A2—Aidtoencourageparticipation inthe
trainingcourses,whichisintendedtocover
duringthetrainingperiod:
A20—costsofensuringanincometo
traineesandthemaintenance ,ac­
quisitionandrecoveryoftheright
tostatutoryorcontractualbenefits
incaseofillness,maternity,death,
disablement,oldage,accidentsat
work,unemployment andfamily
responsibilities .Assistancefrom
theFundmaynotbegranted
towardstheactualbenefits;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle123ofthe
Treaty,suchaidmustrendertheemploymentof
workerseasierandincreasetheirgeographicaland
occupational mobilitywithintheCommunity ;
whereas,tothatend,itisimportantthatsuchaid
enablesthepersonsreferredtoinArticle3ofthe
CouncilDecisionof1February1971toadapttheir
qualifications ,toagreetochangetheirplaceofwork
andresidenceandtoavailthemselvesofthemost
suitableopportunities forusingtheirprofessional
knowledge;
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A21—housingandfoodexpenses;
A22—transportexpenses;B21—costsofallowancesgrantedto
hostelsaccommodating young
peoplewhohavebeenobligedto
.leavetheirhomesinorderto
pursueaprofessionalortrade
activity;
B22—languageteachingcosts;
B23—costsofchangingtocomplywith
newworkingconditions,inpar­
ticularwithsafetyregulations .
CI—Aidforeliminatingobstacleswhichmakeit
difficultforcertaincategoriesofdisadvan­
tagedworkerstotakeupavailableemploy­
ment,whichisintendedtocover:
C10—necessarycostsofadaptingjobsto
handicappedpersons;
C11—necessarycostsfortherehabili­
tationofhandicapped persons
withaviewtotheiracquiring
tradeorprofessionalskills,ex­
cludingmedicalcosts;
C12—necessaryexpensesincurredin
helpingtomaintainthelevelof
earningsofelderlyworkerswho
undergovocationalretraining;
thisallowance,payableovera
maximumperiodofsixmonths,
shall'begranted ,inrespectof
workersofbetweenfiftyyearsof
ageandthelegalageforobtaining
anold-agepension.A23—expensesrelatingtoindividual
itemsofteachingequipment,
workingclothes,meritbonuses,
bonusesforregularattendance
andendoftraining,scholarships,
andcostsforaptitudetestsand
examinations ;y
A24—necessaryexpensesincurredby
undertakings establishingthem­
selvesinlessdevelopedregionsin
respectofallowancespaidto
newlyengagedworkers.Theaim
ofpayingsuchallowancesshallbe
toensurethatworkersarefully
remunerated ;theamountofthe
allowancemaybepayableovera
maximumperiodofsixmonths
andbeequalto30%ofthe
averagegrosswageorsalary
recordedintheundertakingin
respectofcorresponding posts.
Theworkersconcernedmustbe
receivingfurthervocationaltrain­
ingintheundertakingor,owing
toalackofpracticalexperience,
beunabletoensuretheoutput
anticipatedfromthequalifications
recordedatthetimeoftheir
engagement .
B1—Aidtopersonsobligedtochangetheirplace
ofresidenceinordertopursueaprofessional
ortradeactivity,whichisintendedtocover:
B10—travellingexpenses,includingthose
ofdependants;Article2
B11—removalexpenses;1.Forreasonsofadministrative convenience,
certaincostsfortheA1andA2typesofaidmaybe
submittedtotheCommissionasanoverallfigure,
providedthatthenatureofeachofthesemaybe
identified.
2.TheCommissionmay,inrespectofcertainaids,
fixthemaximumamountofassistancefromtheFund
ordetermineamethodforcalculatingthecosts
towardswhichtheFundwillcontribute;amaximum
amountofassistancefromthe.Fundshallbefixedin
respectofaidfallingwithinB12,B13,B21,C11
andC12.B12—resettlementexpenses;
B13—otherexpensesresultingfromthe
move,inparticular,foraspecified
period,thoseoccasionedbythe
separationfromthefamily.
B2—Aidtofacilitateintegrationintothenew
socialandworkingenvironmentofpersons
andmembersoftheirfamilieswhoare
obligedtochangetheirplaceofresidencein
ordertopursueaprofessionalortrade
activity,whichisintendedtocover:
B20—costsofallowancesgrantedto
reception,informationandgui­
danceservices;Article3
PursuanttoArticle5oftheCouncilDecisionof1
February1971onthereformoftheEuropeanSocial

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Article4 Fund,theFundmaycontributetowardsthefinancing
ofoperationsforimplementing theaidslistedin
Article1. ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedateon
whichRegulation (EEC)No2396/71entersinto
force.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
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DoneatBrussels,8November1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.MORO