21.4.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC98/3
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDecisionamendingDecision90/233/EECof7May
1990establishingatrans-European mobilityschemeforuniversitystudies(Tempus)
(92/C98/02)
On22January1992theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle235oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforSocial,Family,EducationalandCulturalAffairs,whichwasresponsiblefor
preparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon14February1992.
TheRapporteurwasMrNierhaus.
Atits294thPlenarySession(meetingof26February1992),theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.Generalcomments
1.1.CouncilDecision90/233/EECof7May1990
approvedtheestablishment ofatrans-European
mobilityschemeforuniversitystudies(Tempus)aspart
ofthePhareProgrammeofeconomicassistanceto
CentralandEasternEuropeancountries.2.3.HencetheCommissionproposesaone-year
extensionofthepresentthree-yearinitialpilotphase.
2.4.TheCommitteefullyendorsesthisextension,
especiallyastheannualreportonTempusactivities
from1May1990to31July1991—submittedontime
bytheCommission—showsthatexistingandplanned
measuresarecommensurate withtheobjectiveofTem­
pus,namelytostimulateCentralandEasternEuropean
economiesbymeansofexchangeprogrammesand
know-howtransfer.1.2.InitsOpinionof25April1990(doc.ESC506/90)
theEconomicandSocialCommitteeendorsedTempus,
whoseactivitiesareconcentrated onuniversities,uni­
versityteachersandstudents,andofferedsomefurther
suggestions .2.5.TheCommitteeisfurtheroftheviewthatrecent
political,economicandsocialdevelopments inCentral
andEasternEuropehavemadetheaimsandactivities
ofTempusevenmorerelevantandnecessary.
2.6.TheCommitteeconsidersthefinancingpro­
posedbytheCommissionfortheadditionalpilotyear
(1991ECU76million,1992ECU110million)asentirely
appropriate .1.3.Tempuswasestablishedforaninitialpilotphase
ofthreeyearsandhasalreadyfinancedmeasurescover­
ingthe1990/1991and1991/1992academicyears.An
interimreportistobesubmittedbytheendof1992
andafinalreportbyDecember1995(Art.11ofthe
TempusDecision).
1.4.InthemeantimetheCommission hasentrusted
theevaluationoftheTempusProgrammetoanoutside
bodywhichwillbeunabletopresentitsfindingsbefore
June1992attheearliest.
2.Specificcomments3.Concludingcomments
3.1.TheCommitteeispleasedtonotethattodate
theTempusprogrammeisonscheduleandallinfor­
mationandproposalshavebeensubmittedontime.
3.2.Itwould,however,takethisopportunityto
reiteratetwosuggestionsputforwardinitsprevious
OpiniononTempus(*),namelythat
3.2.1.trainingcurriculaandsocialprotectionprob­
lemsbeaddedtotheproposedpriorities,2.1.ToensurethecontinuityoftheProgrammeand
thatthemeasuresprovidedforinTempusare
implementedefficiently,arrangementsforthe1993aca­
demicyearmustbemadeasearlyaspossiblein1992.
2.2.However,astheevaluationresultsandtheensu­
inginterimreport,onwhichafinaldecisionistobe
based,willnotbeavailablebeforethedeadlinelaid
downinArticle11oftheTempusDecision,therewill
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3.2.2.the'otherbodies'includeestablishments pro-employers'organizations ,tradeunionsandotherpar­
vidingadvancedvocationaltrainingwhicharerunbyticipantsinvocationaltraining.
DoneatBrussels,26February1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
MichaelGEUENICH
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)amendingRegulation (EEC)No
1408/71ontheapplicationofsocialsecurityschemestoemployedpersons,toself-employed
persons,andmembersoftheirfamiliesmovingwithintheCommunity,andRegulation (EEC)
No574/72layingdowntheprocedureforimplementingRegulation (EEC)No1408/71
(92/C98/03)
On22January1992,theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforSocial,Family,EducationalandCulturalAffairs,whichwasresponsiblefor
preparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon14February1992.
TheRapporteurwasMrPearson.
Atits294thPlenarySession(meetingof26February1992)theEconomicandSocialCommittee
adoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
COMMENT
1.TheCommitteewelcomestheproposalinthatit
representsafurthernecessaryupdatingofthelegislation
[Regulation (EEC)No1408/71]onissuesalready
agreed,andthelayingdownoftheprocedures [Regu­
lation(EEC)No574/72]forimplementing these
changes.
AdesiredprimaryobjectiveoftheEC—therightto
freedomofmovement—isbeingobstructedbecause
certaindefinedcategoriesofcitizenarestillexcluded
fromtheareaofSocialSecurity.Thisproposalattempts
tocorrectthatsituation .
1.1.ItwasagreedthatwithinaPeople'sEurope
theremustbefreedomofmovementforallpersons,
andnotonlyforworkerswhoareemployedorself­
employedandmembersoftheirfamilies.
1.2.TheSingleEuropeanAct,inArticle8A,which
supplementstheprovisionsoftheTreaty,providesfor
theestablishmentofaninternalmarketcomprisinganareawithoutinternalfrontierswithinwhichthefree
movementofpersonsisguaranteed .
1.3.TheCommunityCharterofBasicSocialRights
forWorkershasstrengthenedtheseprinciplesbystress­
ingtherightalsotosocialprotection .
1.4.PreviousworkdonebytheCouncil,theCom­
mission,theParliament,andtheEconomicandSocial
Committeesupportstheseproposedchanges.
2.1.TheTreatyofRomedoesnotmakeprovision
forremovingtheobstaclesinherentinsocialsecurity
toallowthefreedomofmovementforpersonswhoare
notworkersormembersoftheirfamily,andtherefore
underArticle235oftheTreatythescopeofthecurrent
provisionsmustbeextendedforallinsuredpersons
whoare:
a)theself-employedtoincludefamilyandunemploy­
mentbenefits;