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iAMENDED
ProposalforaRecommendation oftheCounciladdressed
totheMemberStatesregardingtheapplication ofthe
principleofthe40hourweekand4weeks'annualpaid
holidays •
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncilpursuantto
thesecondparagraphofArticle149oftheEECTreaty)
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ProposalforaRecommendation oftheCounciladdressedto
theMemberStatesregardingtheapplication oftheprinciple
ofthe40hourweekand4weeks'annualpaidholidays
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOmWITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle145thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
RECOMENBS THEM3MBERSTATES:
totakethenecessarystepsthroughnationallegislationand/orwhere
appropriate ,throughclosecollaboration withtheSocialPartners
leadingtocollectiveagreements,toensurethat:
1 -theprinciplethatthenormalworkingweek,aslaiddown
bynationallegislationorcollectiveagreements,should
notexceed40hotirsisappliedtoallsectorsandthrough­
outtheCommunityby31December1975atthelatest,
2 -workinghoursarespreadinprincipleoverfiveworking
days,allowancebeingmadeforsectorsandbranchesofthe
economywhere,giventhenatureofactivitiesundertaken,
thiscanbeshowntobeimpracticable tothesatisfaction
ofallpartiesconcerned,
3 -theapplication oftheprincipleofthe40-hourweekdoes
notimplyanyreductionintheearningsreceivedbyany
workerintheCommunity,
4 –fourcalendarweeksareintroducedasamininumstandard
forannualpaidholidaysinallsectorsandthroughoutthe
Communityby31December197Satthelatest,provision
beingmadeforanypublicholidaysfallingwithintheperiod
takenasannualpaidholidaystobecompensated byan
equivalentnumberofdaystakeninadditiontotheannual
paidholidays,

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5 -anyprovisionsgoverningthequestionofholidaypayare
amended.,ifnecessary,totakeaccountoftheapplication
oftheprincipleof4weeks*annualpaidholidays,and
thattheapplication ofthisprinciplehasnodetrimental
effectonworkersinrespectofholidaypay,
$ –theprincipleofthe40-hourweekand4weeks1'annualpaid
holidaysisapplied,subjecttotheprovisionsofsubparagraph
2,toallpublicserviceemployeeswithinthetimelimits .
statedabove,
7 -theCommissioniskeptinformedoftheapplication ofthe
termsofthisrecommendation ,andtothiseffectreports
aresubmittedtotheCommission onthemeasurestakento
implementthetermsofthisrecommendation attheexpiryof
therespectivedeadlinesindicatedabove,
8 -theCommissionisfurthermorekeptinformedoffuture
developmentsinthefieldofworkinghoursandannualholidays
aftertheexpiryoftherespectivedeadlines,andtothis
effectreportsaresubmittedtotheCommissionbyeachMember
,Stateby1Octoberofeachyearatthelatest,suchreports
formingthebasisofastatementofprogressinthefieldof
workinghoursandannualholidaystobepublishedbythe
CommissionintheannualReportontheDevelopment ofthe
socialsituationintheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident