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Article3 Article6
IneachMemberStatethesummer-timeperiodfor1998,
1999,2000and2001shallendat1a.m.Greenwich
MeanTimeonthelastSundayinOctober,i.e.:TheMemberStatesshalladoptallthelaws,regulations
andadministrative provisionsnecessarytocomplywith
thisDirectiveby31December1997atthelatest.They
shallimmediatelyinformtheCommissionthereof.—in1998:on25October,
—in1999:on31October,
—in2000:on29October,
—in2001:on28October.
Article4WhenMemberStatesadopttheseprovisions,theyshall
containareferencetothisDirectiveandshallbeaccom­
paniedbysuchreferenceatthetimeoftheirofficial
publication .Thedetailedarrangements forsuch
referenceshallbeadoptedbyMemberStates.Thearrangementstoapplyfrom2002onwardsshallbe
adoptedbefore1January2001onaproposalfromthe
Commissionpresentedbefore1January2000.
Article5
Article7ThisDirectivedoesnotapplytotheoverseasterritories
oftheMemberStates. ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
AmendedproposalforaCouncilDecisiononCommissionactivitiesofanalysis,research,coop­
erationandactioninthefieldofemploymentO
(96/C342/06)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
COM(96)449final—95/0149(CNS)
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle189a(2)oftheECTreatyon19September
1996)
OOJNoC235,9.9.1995,p.8.
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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN UNION,
Twelfthrecital
Whereas,inaccordancewiththeinterinstitutional
agreementonbudgetarydiscipline,itisnecessaryfor
actionstakenontheinitiativeoftheCommissiontohave
alegalbasis.Whereas,inaccordancewiththeJointDeclarationof30
June1982andwiththeinterinstitutional agreementon
budgetarydiscipline,itisnecessaryforactionstakenon
theinitiativeoftheCommissiontohavealegalbasis.
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
ACommunityactionforanalysis,research,cooperation
andactioninthefieldofemployment (Essen)ishereby
establishedfortheperiodfrom1January1996to31
December2000.ACommunityactionforanalysis,research,cooperation
andactioninthefieldofemployment isherebyestab­
lishedfortheperiodfrom1January1996to31
December2000.

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Article2
Thisactionaimstoestablishanewapproachfor
analysis,research,cooperationandactioninthefieldof
employment,therebycreatingaplatformforthe
exchangeofinformationandexperiencerelatingto
employmentmeasurestakenintheMemberStates.This
newapproachwillfocusonthesuggestionsmadeinthe
Commission'sWhitePaperonGrowth,Competitiveness
andEmploymentandonmeasureswhichtakeaccountof
theemploymentstrategiesdevelopedbytheEuropean
Union.Thisactionaimstoestablishanewapproachfor
analysis,research,cooperationandactioninthefieldof
employment,therebycreatingaplatformforthe
exchangeofinformationandexperiencerelatingto
employment .Thisnewapproachwillcontributetothe
developmentofmeasurestakenintheMemberStates
whichareinkeepingwiththefocusoftheCommission's
WhitePaperonGrowth,Competitiveness and
EmploymentandwiththedecisionstakenattheEssen
EuropeanCouncil.
Itisdesignedtopromotetheanalysisofthelabour
marketandofemploymentpoliciesatCommunitylevel,
tohelptoidentifyandtransferbestpracticesandto
developanactivepolicyfordisseminatingtheresults
obtained.
Article3
InordertoachievetheobjectivesreferredtoinArticle2,
theCommissionmaypromoteincooperationwiththe
playersconcernedand/orprovidefinancialsupportfor
thefollowingmeasures:
(a)theestablishment ofpermanentsystemsfor
observing,monitoringandexchangingcomparable
informationandcarryingoutstudiesonemployment
policiesandsystemsasdefinedintheCommission's
WhitePaperonGrowth,Competitiveness and
Employment ,labourmarkettrendsandthemeans
wherebynewjobsarecreatedintheMemberStates
andtheUnion;
(b)theprovisionofmethodological andtechnical
supportforprojectstoidentifyandtransferbest
practicesinareassuchasworkorganization ,
regionalandlocalmeasuresforcreatingjobswhich
meetnewneeds,andmeasurestoassistcertain
groupsofpeopleparticularlyhardhitbyunem­
ployment;(b)theprovisionofmethodological andtechnical
supportforprojectswhichaimatidentifyingand
transferringbestpracticesinareassuchaswork
organization ,regionalandlocalmeasuresfor
creatingjobswhichmeetnewneeds,particular
emphasisshallbegiventoprojectsfortheidentifi­
cation,transferanddissemination ofmeasureswhich
directlyorindirectlyassistcertaingroupsofpeople
particularlyhardhitbyunemployment ,notably
youngjobseekers,thelong-termunemployed ,
unemployedwomenandolderunemployedworkers;
(c)theimplementation ofanyinitiativeslikelyto
encouragethebroaddissemination oftheresults
obtainedfromthemeasures,includingassistancein
preparingregularreportsonemployment .

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Article4
TheCommissionshallguaranteethecoordinationwith,
consistencyofandsynergybetweenthemeasurestaken
underthisDecisionandtheStructuralFonds,the
researchanddevelopmentframeworkprogrammes ,the
fourthframeworkprogrammeonequalopportunitiesfor
womenandmen,andtheLeonardodaVinci
programme .TheCommissionshallaimtoachievea
spill-overeffectoftheresultsofthisprogrammeintoall
policiesoftheUnion.TheCommissionshallguaranteetheconsistencyofand
synergybetweenthemeasurestakenunderthisDecision
andthosetakenunderallpoliciesoftheUnion.
TheCommissionandtheMemberStatesshallseekto
ensurethattheiractionsofanalysis,research,coop­
erationandactioninthefieldofemploymentandthose
takenundertheStructuralFunds,theresearchand
development frameworkprogramme,thefourth
frameworkprogrammeonequalopportunities for
womenandmen,andthosetakeninthefieldof
vocationaltraining,inparticularunderLeonardo,
complementeachother.
Article5
Certainactivitiesshallbeopentotheparticipationofthe
countriesoftheEuropeanEconomicArea,thecountries
ofCentralandEasternEurope,CyprusandMalta,and
totheEuropeanUnion'spartnercountriesintheMedi­
terranean,inaccordancewitharrangements tobe
definedinthecontextoftherelationsoftheUnionwith
thesecountries .Certainactivitiesshallbeopentotheparticipationofthe
countriesoftheEuropeanEconomicArea,thecountries
ofCentralandEasternEurope,CyprusandMalta,and
thotheEuropeanUnion'spartnercountriesintheMedi­
terranean,inaccordancewitharrangements tobe
definedinthecontextoftherelationsoftheUnionwith
thesecountriesandwithinthetermsofthe1993Interin­
stitutionalAgreementonbudgetarydiscipline.
Thecostoftheparticipationshallbecoveredbythe
countriesconcerned.IfnecessarytheCommissionmay
decide,pursuanttotherulesapplicabletothegeneral
budgetoftheEuropeanCommunities ,togranta
contributiontopermitthesecountries'participation ,
withinthelimitsofcreditsallocatedbythebudgetary
authority.
Article6
TheCommission shallensureimplementation in
accordancewiththisDecision.Tothisend,itshall
cooperateonapartnershipbasiswiththeMemberStates,
andespeciallyaspartoftheregularconsultationofthe
seniorcivilservantsresponsibleforemployment .
Article7
Thesocialpartnersshallbeassociatedwiththeaction
taken.TheStandingCommitteeonEmploymentshallin
thisconnectionbethemainforumfordiscussingits
results.
Article8
TheCommissionshallsubmitafinalreportontheresults
ofthisactiontotheCouncil,theEuropeanParliament,
theEconomicandSocialCommitteeandtheCommittee
oftheRegions,by31December2001atthelatest.
Article9
ThisDecisionshallbepublishedintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .