Resolution of the ECSC Consultative Committee

on the establishment of the "Consultative Subcommittee for Coal, Steel and Industrial Conversion" (CSCSIC) within the Economic and Social Committee. Criteria for appointment of the 30 members from the ECSC industries

(adopted unanimously with three abstentions, at the 360th session of 10 April 2002)

(2002/C 128/03)

The ECSC Consultative Committee,

Having regard to:

- the communication from the Commission "The future of the structured dialogue after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty" on incorporation into the Economic and Social Committee of the sectoral structured dialogue conducted within the ECSC Consultative Committee(1),

- the agreement between ECSC Consultative Committee and the Economic and Social Committee(2),

- the proposal for a supplementary and amending budget for the Economic and Social Committee containing the necessary arrangements for incorporation of ECSC activities into the ESC after expiry of the Treaty(3),

- the deliberations of the Bureau, meeting as a working group of the ECSC Consultative Committee;

Whereas allocation of members must take account of three levels:

(a) the two industries (coal and steel);

(b) the other categories (producers, workers, users and dealers);

(c) the 15 Member States,

Resolves that the following criteria shall apply in allocating and appointing the 30 members from the ECSC industries of the "Consultative Subcommittee for Coal, Steel and Industrial Conversion" (CSCSIC).

1. Allocation of members between the coal and steel industries

Given:

- the current composition of the ECSC Consultative Committee,

- the total contributions by the two industries to the levy over the entire period for which the Treaty was in force,

the 30 members shall be allocated between the two industries as follows:

- 30 % to the coal industry, i.e. nine members;

- 70 % to the steel industry, i.e. 21 members.

2. Allocation of members among the three categories

The current arrangement in the ECSC Consultative Committee, with equal numbers of members for the three categories, shall continue. Given the distribution between the two industries as laid down in section 1, the members shall be allocated as follows:

- coal industry: three members each for producers, workers, users/dealers,

- steel industry: seven members each for producers, workers, users/dealers.

Within each sector, a different distribution between the categories is possible only by agreement between the parties concerned.

3. Appointment

Thirty full members and 30 alternate members shall be appointed. Alternate members shall not be assigned to a particular full member.

The proposal for initial appointment of the members of the "Consultative Subcommittee for Coal, Steel and Industrial Conversion" shall be made by the ECSC Consultative Committee from among its current members. Subsequently, the members shall be appointed by the Economic and Social Committee at each renewal.

Appointment, including initial appointment, shall be on the basis of the European organisations designated as the most representative of each category in the two industries (as listed in Annex).

For each category, the members shall be fairly allocated among the European Union countries, on the basis of steel and coal output and the numbers employed, with rotation of the full and alternate members.

Should it not be possible to identify clearly European organisations which are sufficiently representative, it shall be the responsibility of the categories concerned to agree on the members to be designated.

To take account of the roles and responsibilities of the European social partners and ensure the necessary coordination, one member in each category may directly represent the most representative European organisation.

The members of the first "Consultative Subcommittee for Coal, Steel and Industrial Conversion" shall be appointed during the final session of the ECSC Consultative Committee, which is planned for the end of June 2002.

Nominations for full and alternate members must reach the Consultative Committee Secretariat by 15 June.

(1) COM(2000) 588 final.

(2) R/ESC 998/2001 rev. 1.

(3) GB CES10/2002.

ANNEX

EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTING THE COAL AND STEEL SECTORS

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