COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
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COM(96) 726 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
on the replacement of members 
of the European Social Fund Committee 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Subject: Replacement of members of the European Social Fund Committee 
for the period up to 22 October 1998 
1. Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988, as most 
recently amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 of 19 December 1994, 
on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination 
of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European 
Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments, states that the 
Commission shall be assisted in respect of Objectives 3 and 4 by a Committee 
pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty. 
2. The provisions relating to the organisation and tasks of this Committee are laid 
down in the implementing regulations, principally in Article 28 of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 
3193/94 of 19 December 1994, concerning coordination of the activities of the 
different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the 
European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments. 
3. The said Article provides that the Committee shall be composed of two 
government representatives, two representatives of the workers' organisations and 
two representatives of the employers' organisations from each Member State. The 
members and alternates are appointed by the Council, acting on a proposal from 
the Commission, for a period of three years. 
4. The Council decided, on 23 October 1995, to appoint the members and alternate 
members of the European Social Fund Committee, on a proposal from the 
Commission, for the period from 23 October 1995 to 22 October 1998. 
5. Following the resignation of three members, the Commission is presenting to the 
Council this proposal for a Decision replacing the members for the period up to 
22 October 1998. 
COUNCIL DECISION 
of 
on the replacement of members 
of the European Social Fund Committee 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down 
provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the 
activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the 
European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular 
Article 28, third paragraph, thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, in a Decision of 
23 October 1995 (2) appointed the members and alternate n 
Fund Committee for the period ending on 22 October 1998; 23 October 1995 (2) appointed the members and alternate members of the European Social 
Whereas one member's seat filled by a government representative, one filled by an employers' 
representative and one filled by a workers' representative have fallen vacant; 
Whereas members of the European Social Fund Committee should be appointed to fill the 
vacant seats, 
o 
OJ No L 374, 31.12.1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (OJ 
No L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 11). Ô 
OJ Ne C 2f6, 10 11.1995, p. 7. 
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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
The following are hereby appointed members of the European Social Fund Committee for the 
remainder of their current term of office, which runs until 22 October 1998: 
1) Government representatives 
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Sweden : Mr Erling JACOBSSON in place of 
Ms Agneta SPETZ 
2) Employers' representatives 
Member in place of 
Portugal : Mr Joao Artur MACIEL de SOVERAL Mr José FRIAS GOMES 
3) Workers' representatives 
Member in place of 
Spain: Mr. Luciano GONZALES GARCIA Ms Inès AYALA SENDER 
Article 2 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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