NoL185/22 9.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COUNCILDECISION
of27June1974
onactionbytheEuropeanSocialFundforhandicappedpersons
(74/328/EEC)
WhereasassistancefromtheFundshouldnotdiscrimi­
nateastotheoriginorthenatureofthehandicap;
Whereasself-employed activities,incertaincases,are
moresuitedtothecapabilitiesofhandicapped
persons;
WhereasthereformoftheEuropeanSocialFund
decidedonbytheCouncilenablesacontributionto
bemadetothecostsresultingfromplansunderdeve­
lopmentortobedevelopedintheMemberStates
withtheaimofstimulatingtheemploymentand
geographicalandprofessionalmobilityofhandi­
cappedpersons,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof1February
1971(')onthereformoftheEuropeanSocialFund,
andinparticularArticle4thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(2);
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ;
Whereasthemeansofactionandoperationofthe
FundaredefinedbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2396/71(3)of8November1971,implementing the
CouncilDecisionof1February1971,onthereform
oftheEuropeanSocialFund;
Whereas,initsresolutionof21January1974(4)
concerningasocialactionprogramme ,theCouncil
consideredthattoachievetheproposedactions
successfullyinthesocialfield,thenecessaryresources
shouldbeprovided,inparticularbystrengtheningthe
roleoftheEuropeanSocialFund;
Whereastheaboveresolutionprovidesfortheimple­
mentationofaprogrammeforthevocationaland
socialintegrationofhandicappedpersons;
Whereas,on27June1974,theCounciladopteda
resolution(5)establishingtheinitialCommunity
actionprogrammeforthevocationalrehabilitation of
handicappedpersons;
Whereastheemploymentsituationregardinghandi­
cappedpersonscallsforspecificjointactionto
improvethebalancebetweensupplyof,anddemand
for,manpowerwithintheCommunity ;
WhereasassistancefromtheFundshouldfacilitate
short-termdemonstration projectsaimedatimproving
thequalityofvocationalrehabilitation facilitiesand
theorganization oftrainingandadvancedtraining
coursesforthepersonnelrequiredtoensurethevoca­
tionalandsocialintegrationofhandicappedpersons;HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
1.Specificoperationstofacilitatetheemployment
andgeographicalandprofessionalmobilityofhandi­
cappedpersonsshallbeeligibletoreceiveassistance
fromtheFundunderArticle4oftheCouncilDeci­
sionof1February1971,providedthattheyformpart
ofanoperationinvolving:
—theintegration ,withinanoverallcontinuous
process,ofallstagesofmedicalrehabilitation ,voca­
tionaltrainingorrehabilitation andprocedures
priortoemployment ;
—thedevelopment offacilitiesandapplicationof
methodsformedicalrehabilitation andvocational
trainingorrehabilitation suitedtotherequire­
mentsofhandicappedpersonsbyplacingthemin
thebestconditionstobringaboutvocationaland
socialintegrationorreintegration whichis
adequateinrelationtothepositionofable-bodied
workers.
2.Thefollowingmeasuresmaybegivenconsidera­
tioninthiscontext:
—short-termdemonstration projectsaimedat
improvingthequalityofvocationalrehabilitation
facilitiestotheextentthattheyconformwith
ChapterII,point2oftheinitialCommunity
actionprogrammeforthevocationalrehabilitation
ofhandicappedpersons;
—theorganizationoftrainingandadvancedtraining
coursesfor:(')OJNoL28,4.2.1971,p.15.
(2)OJNoC23,8.3.1974,p.15.
(3)OJNoL249,10.11.1971,p.54.
(4)OJNoC13,12.2.1974,p.1.
(5)OJNoC80,9.7.1974,p.30.

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November'1971onaidwhichmayqualifyforassis­
tancefromtheEuropeanSocialFund,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1761/74(2),mayreceiveassis­
tancefromtheEuropeanSocialFund.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceonthefifthday
followingthatofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplytooperationsofwhichthedrafthas
receivedtheapprovaloftheCommission ,beforethe
expiryofaperiodofthreeyearsaftertheentryinto
forceofthisDecision.—personsemployedinthemedicalrehabilita­
tion,vocationalguidance,training,vocational
trainingorrehabilitation andre-employment
ofhandicappedpersons,
—thoseresponsibleforthetrainingofinstruc­
tors.
Article2
1.Irrespectiveoftheoriginornatureoftheir
handicap,theFundmayinterveneinfavourof
personsconsideredcapable,aftermedicalrehabilita­
tionandvocationaltrainingorrehabilitation ,of
workinginpaidemployment .
2.Operationsconcerninghandicapped persons
whoaretopursueself-employed activitiesshallalso
beeligibletoreceiveassistancefromtheFundunder
theconditionslaiddowninArticle1andinpara­
graph1ofthisArticle.
Article3
Thoseaidswhichfeatureonthelistestablishedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2397/71(')of8DoneatLuxembourg ,27June1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.GSCHEIDLE
(')OJNoL249,10.11.1971,p.58. (-)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.