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COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION
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COMMUNICATION FiiCMTHECOMMISSION
CONCERNING THEEUROPEANTRADEUNIONINSTITUTE
TheCommission,initsSocialActionProgramme,andtheCouncilofMinisters,
initsResolutionof21January1974»expressedthepoliticalwilltoadopt
thenecessarymeasures,amongthosedesignedtoensuretheincreasedpartici­
pationofbothsidesofindustryintheeconomicandsocialdecisionsofthe
Community,"tohelpthetradeunionorganizations participating inthework
oftheCommunitytosetupservicesfortrainingandinformation onEuropean
affairsandtocreateaEuropeanTradeUnionInstitute".
TheEuropeanTradeUnionConfederation carriedoutacertainamountofpre­
paratoryworkonthesettingupoftheInstitute.Theworkconcernedthe
structureoftheInstitute,itslikelyroleinthefieldsoftrainingand
information anditsrelationswithCommunitybodies.Inaddition,detailed
discussions wereheldbetweenthoseresponsiblefortrainingandresearchwithin
theorganizations aTfiliatedtotheETUContwooccasions,inNovember1974
inJuan–Les-PinsandinSeptember1975inHamburg.
Furthermore ,theExcutiveCommitteeoftheETUCexaminedthedossieronanurfoer
ofoccasions,inparticularatitsrecentmeetingon21and22April1977*
ThisledtothedrawingupofthedraftstatutesoftheTradeUnionInstitute
whichissubmittedforinformation andonwhichtheCommissionhasnotyet
adoptedaposition.
ItshouldbepointedoutthatthemeetingoftheCouncilofMinistersfor
Budgetsheldon16December1976approvedthetransfertotheCommission
of30.000u.a.forthe1976budgettofinancethepreparatory workof
establishingtheInstitute(budgetaryheading307"EuropeanTradeUnion
Institute").Themainpurposewastoparticipateinthecostsincurredin
thepreparationofthestatutes,preparatorymeetingsandsecretariat and
translation work.
Inaddition,afurther100.000u.a.wereplacedinreservefor1977under
Chapter100andcouldbetransferredtoArticle307oncetheCouncilhastaken
thenecessarydecision.

Thestructures -AactivitiesoftheInstitute,asproposedinthe
draftStatute//^rawnUPthe^hocGroupsetup"bytheExecutive
Committeeof»heETUCmaybesummarizedasfollows:
-theEurope/1TradeUnionInstitutewouldbeopentotradeunion
organir;<J-onsofallthemembercountriesoftheEuropeanTrade
Unior,onfederation ,namely18Europeancountries(EECandEFTA
coytries,Spain,Finland,Malta,Greece);
-Brusselsisproposedastheheadquarters ,astheETUCanditssecre-/'tariatarealreadybasedthere;
-theInstitutewouldhavethestatusofanInternational Association
(undertheBelgianlav;of25October1919»aslastamendedbythelaw
of6December19M)«wouldbegovernedbyaBoardofGovernors
composedofrepresentatives ofthememberorganizations oftheETUC
andaManagementCommitteeresponsibleforimplementing thedecisions
oftheBoardofGovernors,TheDirectorwouldbeappointedbvthe
BoardofGovernors *TherelationsbetweentheInstitn uxie
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities wouldb^settledbyacon­
vention;
-inadditiontotheDirector,theInstituteshouldhaveanadequate
numberofstaff;recruitmentwouldbespreadoveraperiodtoreach
atotalof14afterthreeyearsofactivity.Thestaffstructure
oftheInstitutewouldreflectthedifferentfieldsofactivity:
training,documentation andresearchwork.Asregardsremuneration,
itwouldbeplannedtobasesalariesontradeunionwagescales
(e.g.thoseusedintheETUCitself)andnotonthetarifsapplied
toCommunitycivilservants;
^cf.'Alinex1

-Asregards theactivities of -theInstitute ,itwould "bemainly
ooncerned with :
"a)#undertaking studies orresearch inthedifferent fields ofparti lar
interest toworkers andtheir unions ;
•providing national confederation with technical assistance andfirra­
cial aidnecessary forinproving orexpanding their training pro­
grammes ;
•establishing theregular exchange ofinformation ;
•planning orcarrying outprogrammes ,either onitsowninitiative ,
orattherequest ofother organi eations ,"
h)"building updocumentation serving asa"basis forresearch activities
(archives ,library ,publications ),
c)organising seminars based ontheresults ofresearch activities .
< -
Thework will "bedone incollaboration with thespecialists ofthe
member organizations oftheETUC ,itsSecretariat andother international
trade union organizations .
Financing ofthe Institute
Thebudgetary estimates drawn upbytheEuropean Trade Union Confederate
total Bfr.37.337.000 (or904.044EUA)for1978andBfr.41.798.000
(or1,012.058 EUA)for1979 *Thedraft budget for1978and1979isgiven
inAnnex II
Inorder toensure thestable development oftheInstitute ,theEuropean
Trade Union Confederation requests that :
–thesubsidy from theEuropean Communities beguaranteed foraperiod
of10years (tocover aruiimng–inperiod oftwotothree years &..C
seven toeight years ofnormal operation ),
–theamount oftheCommunity subsidy beadjusted annually ,when thebudg <
isdrawn up,totake account ofthechanging cost ofliving .
However ,infuture years theCommission will propose amaximum Community
participation of55$inprojected expenditures ,itbeing understood that
theexact amount willbeestablished intheframework ofthebudge io-r ,prt
cedure .
ForI978 ,theCommission ,whilst keeping atoken entry inArticle 307
oftheestimate ofexpenditure ,intends tosubmit aprcpotxl „otheCon-
cil,&ssooft asthfeIhstitute isset'up,forthetransfer of500,000 FUA .

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TheETUChas©loarlystatedthattheviabilityandsuccessoftheInstitute
dependstoaconsiderableextentonaidgiven"bytheCommunity.The
•j*!."?isJ/„ueifpreparedtoce;-bri'bu''*atothe"budgetoftheInstitute,
itliovtspecifyingtheamountoftheccnl-rVbution.Itiscurrentlymaking
offorIstofinanceapartof-the"budgetwithcontributions fromother
Europeanorganizations ,particularlytheE-aropeanFreeTradeAssociation
andtheCouncilofEuropes.
.-rItsparttheCommissionconsidersthatinthenegociationstobeentered
IL':OlateronrfiththeEuropeanTradeUnionConfederation withaviewto
vonoludi .iigtheconventiondesignedtogoverntherelationsbetweenthe
SuT'.jyeyA.' .TradeUraonInstituteandtb.«Cosamraityinstitutions ,particular
accountshouldbetakenof;
–thebalancedparticipation byalltradeunionbodies}
--thefadingaadauditingoftheInstitute;
–thsobjectivesoftheInstitut®.
7.Conclus!on
Inthelightoftheconsiderations referredtoabovettheComoission
requeststhat;
a)theinterestoftheCoiraaunityintheestablishment oftheEuropean
TraoeUnionInstitutebeconfira-edj
b)ra?t.'.3ip;v:ngint>u>flzsancir*oftheSuropeanTrad*UnionI?:??+J.tute
shetulbea^resdtol.nprir.viple;
•,i^£(,8slvr.Jdbo "U1a.jntion® th-3

ΑΜΓΕΧ I
CONFÉDÉRATION EUROPÉENNE DESSYNDICATS
EUROPFTLSCHER GEWERKSCHAFTSBUND
EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFÉDÉRATION
DENEUROPEISKE FAGLIGE SAMORGANISASJON
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DRAFT STATUTES
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Ofthe "European Trade Union Institute "–International Association
Artt 1The International Association shall beknown asthe "European Trade
Union Institute ".Itshall bedescribed inthe present statutes ns
"the Institute ".
Art«2Theregistered office ofthe Institute isestablished inaborough
efGreater Brussels and ,initially ,intheCity ofBrussels *
Art#3Theobject oftheInstitute istopromote European trade unionism .
Isthis spirit ,theInstitute shall devote itsefforts toinforming
trade union organisations onthevarious prospects fortrade union
policy ,onthemeans forpromoting itand ontheforms ofaction
andintervention tobeadopted ^
TheInstitute shall make every effort toachieve anyobjective
which would have afavourable influence onincreased co-operation
andtheprogressive integration ofnational trade union organisations .TITLE I
NAME AND REGISTERED OFFICE OFTHE INSTITUTE -
TITLE II
0BJECT
TheInstitute shall devote special attention toallspecifically
European aspects ofitsobject .

I-2-
Art ,4Inorder ofpriority and within the scope ofits objectives ,the *
activities ofthe Institute shall beconcerned with :
a)undertaking studies orresearch inthedifferent fields of
particular interest toworkers and their unions ;
b)providing national confederations with technical assitance ond
financial aid necessary for improving orexpanding their training
programmes ;
c)establishing theregular exchange ofinformation {
d)planning orcarrying outprogrammes ,either onits owninitiative
oratthe request ofother organisations
The Institute may entrust any qualified person ,whether anatural ,
orlegal person ,tocarry out anymission designed toachisve the
abovementioned objectives .
Inaddition ,itmay ,within the scope ofits objectives ,use all
means ofinformation anddissemination ,organise courses ,lectures ,
seminars ,and day study courses .
This list isgiven byway ofindication and isnotexhaustive .
V
TITLE III
MEMBERS
niiiiimniMliiiiiinin–m
Art .5Members ofthe Institute are national trade union organisations
affiliated tothe ,European Trade Union Confederation .
Onthe decision ofthe Beard ofDirectors according tothe terms
*r.
andconditions ofArt .28,anytrade union organisation which can
contribute towards themission ofthe Institute may beadmitted
asamember .
Art ,6Member organisations areliable for thepayment ofanannual
subscription ,theamount ofwhich shall befixed bytheBoard
ofDirectors .

Art# 7TheBoard ofDirectors mayexpel emember organisation under the
terms and conditions laid down inArt .20.
Art .0Anymember organ sation maywithdraw from membership after giving
oneyear 'snotice .torunfrom themonth following thedate of
giving' such notice tntheBoard ofDirectors .
TITLE IV
ADMINISTRATION
*
Chapter I-The Board ofDirectors
Art# 9The Institute isadministrated by Board ofDirectors composed
ofiTiembers whoarenominated bytrade unions whicharemembers of
theEuropean Trp.'e Union Confederation andappointed bythe Board
ofDirectors .
The Board shall becomposed ,initially ,bypersons designated
inArt ,32 ;other members may berecruited byco-option .
Art ,10Theduties carried out bydirectors cease ondeath ,resignation ,
incapacity ,expiry ofthe term ofoffice ,oratthe request of
theorganisations which nominated thedirectors inquestion .
Art.11 Members areappointed totheBoard for aterm ofthree years .
Intheevent ofabsence ,forwhatever reason ,theduties .:pf..the
member concerned areassumed bytheother directors remaining
inoffice .
Members may bereappointed .
Art«12 TheManaging Director ofthsInstitute orhisrepresentative
attends meetings ofthe Board inenadvi-ecry cepecity * •The
Bgard mayalso invite arepresentative from thaEuropean
Commission ,from theEuropean Free Trade Association andfrom
theCouncil ofEurope toattend itsmeetings .

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Art .13The Board ofDirectors represents the Institute .The Board
possesses the widest powers for undertaking all act9 of
administration and disposal ofinterest tothe Institute .
Art.14 The -Chairman and Vice-Chairman are appointed bythe Board and
selected from among its members .
Art#15 The Board may only deliberate validly ifthemajority ofits
members are present orrepresented .
5hould the Board not have asufficient number ofmembers tobeable
todeliberate ,the Chairman orVice-Chairman shall have the option
ofadjourning themeeting and reconvening itspecially atalater
date# When this further meeting isheld ,the Board shall beable
todeliberate validly regardless ofthenumber ofmembers present
orrepresented ,subject tothe provisi.onS__o.f ...Ajrti -.2.0below .Each
member may have himself represented byanother member oftheBoard f
nevertheless ,amember may not hold more than two powers ofattorney .
Art .16Decisions oftheBoard aretaken onamajority vote bythemembers
present orrepresented ,subject totheprovisions ofArt .28below .
Art .17TheBoard ofDirectors may ,onitsownresponsibility ,delegate some
ofits powers ofadministration pnddisposal totheManagement
Committee .The Board shall draw upits internal rules ofprocedure .
Art.18 Minutes ofBoard meetings shall besent after every session to
members ,aswell astotheEuropean Commission ,theEuropean Free
Trade Association andthe Council ofEurope ,inaccordahca with
the provisions laid down inArt .22below .

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Chapter II-The Management Committee
Art#1 9The Board ofDirectors constitutes aManagement Committee from
among itsmembers .
The Chairman ofthe Board also presides over the Committee *
TheManaging Director ofthe Institute orhisrepresentative
attends meetings oftheCommittee inanadvisory capacity *
Art .20The Committee implements decisions taken bythe Board ofDirectors
and may undertake acts ofadministration anddisposal forwhich
'powers h=3ve been conferred upon it,asspecified inArt *17#
"TheCommittee studies andsubmits allquestions tothe Board ,either
atthelatter lsrequest ,oronitsowninitiative * _.
Minutes ofCommittae meetings are sent tomembers ofthe Board
after every session .
Chapter III -Management
Art*21 TheBoard ofDirectors engages themembers ofthemanagement ofthe
Institute ontheproposal oftheManagement Committee ;thepowers
andduties ofthese members shall bespecified ininternal rules of
procedure drawn upbytheBoard ofDirectors .
TITLE V
RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS
Art,22Relations with thfeEuropean Community ,theEuropean Tree Trade
Association and the'Council ofEurope shall begoverned by
convention *

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TITLE VI
BUDGET AND ANNUAL ACCOUNTS OFTHE INSTiTUTE "" '
Art,23 Every year ttheBoard ofDirectors shall draw upitsbudget for th'e A
following year ,together with its accounts for the previous financial
year .AnAuditing Committee appointed jointly bythe Board of
Directors and theEuropean Community ,theEuropean Free Trade
Association and the Council ofEurope shall participate inthe
establishing ofthebudget and intheauditing ofaccounts *in
accordance with theprovisions oftheconvention referred toin
Art.22 V;'
IOên •
TITLE VII
SIGNATURES
Art ,24Alldocuments which commit thB Institute ,other than those of-
day-to-day administration ,must bear thesignatures of ,twodirectors
who shall not have toanswer toany third parties for aprior
decision taken bythe Board ofDirectors ,orthe signature ofa
person specially delegated todothis bythe Board ofDirectors ,
Art ,25Current correspondance anddocuments concerned with day-to-day
management may bear thesignature either ofthe Chairma'n "6f'**1theBoard
orofamember ofthemanagement ,without prejudice toanydelegation
ofauthority tosign on .behalf ofthe Institute which these persona
may wish tomake ,
TITLE VIII
Y .
ACTION ATLAW
Art,26Action atlaw ,whether taken asplaintiff ordefendant ,shall be
follow'ed onbehalf oftheInstitute byitsBoard ofDirectors ,the
proceedings tobeinstituted bytheChairman .orbyamember ofthe
management delegated todosobythe Board#

TITLE IX
AMENDMENTS TOTHE STATUTES
Art#27 All amendments to Nestatutes shall beproposed bythe Board ,in
;.- ■ accordance with theterms andconditions ofArt# 28. *•
Art.2B Should anyamendments tobhestatutes beenvisaged ,these'must be
included inthe agenda ofameeting ofthe Board# The Board may
validly deliberate onsuch matters only ifthree quarters ofthe
members ofthe Board are present atthe meeting .
Themajority vote required isthat ofthree quarters ofserving
members ofthe Board .
Should three quarters ofthemembers not bepresent orrepresented
atthis meeting ,second meeting' may beconvened ,within the same
month ,which may validly deliberate regardless ofthenumber of
members present orrepresented#
Themajority vote required onthis occasion shall bethat of # .
three quartets ofthemembers present orrepresented ,provided that
this majority isnotless than themajority vote ofserving members .
■I■ I ■ •• . • ■
TITLE X
WINDING-UP •
Art#29 Anyproposal forthewinding-up oftheAssociation emanating from
atleast twomember organisations ,must becommunicated toall
member organisations otleast six months before the Bocrd of
Directors ,which shall becalled ontodeliberate onthematter .
TheBoard ofDirectors shall deliberate onthis proposal under the
terms andconditions laic !down "ihArt .2B.
Art.30Inthecase ofthewinding-up oftheInstitute ,thenetassets ,
aswell asallmovable andimmovable property , .shall beallocated
bytheBoard ofDirectors toone ormore organisations ,associations ?
orfoundations designated bytheBoard andpursuing objectives
similar tothose ofthe Association . >

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TITLE XI
OTHER PROVISIONS
Art«3l Allmatters not covered bythepresent statutes shall betreated
inaccordance with -tieprovisions ofthe law oftwenty-fifth of
October nineteen hundred and nineteen ,granting alegal status
tointernational associations pursuing philantropic ,religious ,
scientific ,artistic oreducational aims .
TITLE XII
Art«32 Thefollowing persons have been initially appointed directors
ofthe Institute t

ANNEXE II
CONFÉDÉRATION EUROPÉENNE DESSYNDICATS
EUROPKISCHER GEWERKSCHAFTSBUND
EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFÉDÉRATION
DENEUROPE ISKEFAGUSESAMORGANISASJON
RFJUION DUCO?!ITE EXECUTIF
Bruxelles ,les 21et22avril 1977
POINT 9AL'ORDRE DUJOUR :
INSTITUT SYNDICAL EUROPEEN
Annexe 1tprojetdebudget
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Note
-Leprésent projet debudget aet6élaboré .surbase desconclusions du
groupe adhoc .auterme desaréunion duTnors 1977 .
Φ
-Cette proposition debudget aétéétablie pour uneannée entière .
Ilesttoutefois possible quel'Institut neconroence dfonctionner
qu'assez tard dons l'année encours »
-Encequiconcerne lepersonnel proposé ,uneéquipe detraducteurs
pernaneats n'apasét£prévue .Unepartie substantielle des'montants
indiqués sous leposte "frais opérationnels "estdonc destinée à
couvrir les frais detraduction .
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RECAPITULATIF
197θ 1979
FB FB
Personnel 17.762.000 19.478.000
Fonctionnement 4.475.000 4.620.000
Dépenses opération ** 15*000.000 17.700.000
nelles
37.337.000 41.790.000
soit enUC4 746.740 035.960
soit enUCE** 904.044 1o012»058
♦unité décompte
(1UC •50FB)
♦4UCE ■41.30 FB

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Intitulé Crédits Crédits
1978 , 1979
ΡΒ ' ·" · ΡΒ
Dépenses depersonnel '„ :
1)Rémunérations bruts * 12.320.C00 13.552.000
2)Charges scclales .2.200,000 2.420.000
patronales
3)Assurances accidents 160*000 ' . 198.000
4)Assurance pension .V' .
extra-légale 950.000 1.000.000
* '
5)Indexation «hausses
ann\iElles " 462.000 508.000
6)Prestations d'appoint 550.000 600.000
• .
7)Prals demission etde
déplacement 1.100.000 - 1.200.000
17.762.000 > , 19.476.000

IntituléCrédita
1976
FBCrédit »
1979
FB
OSponses defonctionnement .*'
erircinlstret if '"T"* " •
Lsyers SOO .000 -550.000
. iAssurences 55.000 60.00Û
Eeu ,gaz »électricité it
chauffcge 440.000 480*000
Nettoyage etentretien ' 300.000 , 360*000
Autres dépenses de
fonctionnement 120.000 l. 150.000
fiaenines debureeu t .,
' Cïtv
(premier équipement - 200.000 . , ,
"s.k.•>f ■
vrenouvellement ) ?•■' 50.000
•-,"Λα
Entretien 55.000 ^ •>"" r60 .000
' ■ '.-i •iV ■
Hobi 11er ' *
(premier équipement .300*000 '
renouvellement ^ „*• 50*000
MfttSrlel etInstallation *
techniques • * ,
Matériel detransport >>'••
Location etIndemnité km à50*000 >/ 400.000
•? ; * - •Pspeterle etfournitures 350.000 400.000
debureau
Affranchissement ettélé * 500.000 550.000
communications
Plenues dépenses 50*000 50.000
•Frais deréception etde
représentation 55.000 60.000
*Frais defonctionnement du
Conseil d'Administration
(réunions ) 1.200.000 1.400.000
4.475 000 4.620.000

Intitulé Crédit * . •Crédits
1978 1979
FB FB
Dépenses' operationnelles
Recherches -Documentation
Contrats derecherches 2.200 .000 3.000.000
Réunions des groupes
d'experts 1.600*000 ■2*200*000 .
Constitution d'une
documentation spécialisée 3.000.000' 1.C00.000
Formation -Informotlon
Présentation etutilisât - s
Ion des résultats do
recherches 4.000.000 6.000.000
Diffusion dâcofjissances
(Recherches ) 2.200.000 » 3.000.000
Publication et ,
vulgarisation 2.C00.000 2.500.000
1S.000.000 17.700.0C0