22. 1. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 18/5 
Amended proposal for a Council Directive on voluntary part-time work (') 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 
149 of the EEC Treaty on 5 January 1983) 
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Preamble and first recital unchanged 
Whereas the European Parliament, in its resolution of 
11 February 1981 (*) on the situation of women in the 
European Community, dealt with the various aspects 
of part-time work, setting the latter out in paragraphs 
16 to 18 of the resolution and laying down a number 
of criteria; 
Second recital unchanged — becomes third recital 
Whereas although part-time work has become a 
feature of the labour market, measures have yet to be 
taken to guarantee part-time workers the same rights 
as full-time employees while taking into account the 
special features of part-time work; 
Whereas this measure is designed to complement in 
the field of part-time work existing legislation on the 
realization of equal treatment for men and women; Whereas although part-time work has become a 
feature of the labour market and the number of part-
time workers is increasing, measures have yet to be 
taken to guarantee part-time workers the same rights 
as full-time employees while taking into account the 
special features of part-time work; 
Whereas this measure is therefore designed to 
complement, in the field of part-time work, existing 
legislation on the realization of equal treatment for 
men and women; 
Fifth and sixth recitals unchanged — become sixth and seventh recitals 
Article 1 
This Directive covers part-time work. 
For the purposes of this Directive, the following 
definitions shall apply: 
— normal hours of work: the normal working hours 
for any particular category of worker established 
by legislation, by collective agreement or by 
agreement concluded at the level of the individual 
establishment or undertaking; 
— full-time work: work performed on a regular basis 
for the normal hours of work; 
— part-time work: work performed on a regular 
basis in respect of which an employer and a 
worker agree to shorter working hours than the 
normal hours of work; This Directive covers part-time work. 
For the purposes of this Directive, the following 
definitions shall apply: 
— normal hours of work: the normal working hours 
established by legislation, collective agreement or 
customary practice for any particular category of 
worker in the Member States; 
— full-time work: work performed on a regular basis 
for hours equal to the normal hours of work; 
— part-time work: work performed on a regular 
basis in respect of which an employer and an 
employee agree to shorter working hours than the 
normal hours of work; 
(') OJ No C 62, 12. 3. 1982, p. 7. O OJNoC 50,9. 3. 1981. 
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full-time (part-time) worker: a worker who agrees 
with his or her employer to carry out full-time 
(part-time) work. full-time (part-time) worker: an employee who 
agrees with his or her employer to carry out full-
time (part-time) work. 
Article 2 
Part-time workers shall not be discriminated against 
as compared with full-time workers in respect of 
working conditions, rules governing dismissal, 
entitlement to participate actively or passively in 
bodies representing employees and access to 
vocational training, promotion, social facilities and 
medical care. This is hereinafter referred to as the 
'principle of non-discrimination'. 
(Former Article 4) 
1. The remuneration, holiday pay, redundancy pay 
and retirement benefits of part-time workers shall, 
taking account of the hours of work, be in proportion 
to those of full time workers doing an equivalent job. 1. Part-time workers shall receive the same 
treatment as full-time workers in the same situation, 
except where the difference in hours of work itself 
objectively justifies differences in treatment. 
2. The fact that a worker is employed part-time 
shall not of itself justify differences in treatment as 
regards: 
— working conditions, insofar as these relate to the 
content and arduousness of the work, safety and 
health protection in the workplace, the organi­
zation and conduct of work and the working 
environment, including arrangements for the 
establishment of work schedules and the payment 
of remuneration; 
— rules concerning dismissal established by legislation 
and collective agreements; 
— eligibility to vote and stand as a candidate in 
elections to the bodies representing workers within 
the undertaking or establishment; 
— access to vocational training; 
— access to promotion; 
— access to social facilities. 
3. The remuneration, holiday pay and redundancy 
and retirement payments of part-time workers shall 
be calculated on the same basis as and in proportion 
to those of full-time workers in the same situation. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the 
ability of the Member States to allow more favourable 
treatment to be given to part-time workers by means 
of laws, regulations and administrative provisions, 
collective agreements or other agreements. 4. For the purposes of this Directive, 'remuner­
ation' means the ordinary basic or minimum wage or 
salary and any other consideration, whether in cash or 
in kind, which the worker receives directly or 
indirectly, in respect of his employment, from his 
employer. 
Article 3 
1. Part-time workers shall not be excluded from 
statutory or occupational social security schemes. 
Their contributions to and benefits from such 
schemes shall be made on the same basis as for full-1. Part-time workers shall be covered by statutory 
or occupational social security schemes. Their contri­
butions to and benefits from such schemes shall be 
made on the same basis as for full-time workers, 
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time workers, taking account of the hours worked by 
the part-time workers and/or the remuneration 
received. 
2. Member States shall be exempt from applying 
the provisions of paragraph 1 to part-time workers 
whose working hours and/or remuneration are below 
the threshold of eligibility for statutory or occu­
pational social security schemes. taking into account the hours of work of the part-
time workers and/or the remuneration received. 
2. Unchanged. 
Article 4 
See Article 2 (3) and Article 9 (2) 
Article 5 
The nature of the part-time work, the hours of work 
and the arrangements for the distribution of these 
hours shall be specified in a written agreement 
between the employer and the worker. Should the worker concerned so request, the nature of 
the part-time work, the hours of work and the 
arrangements for the distribution of these hours shall 
be agreed in writing between the employer and the 
worker. 
Article 6 — unchanged 
Article 7 — unchanged 
Article 8 
Recourse to part-time work shall come within the 
scope of the procedures for the information and 
consultation of workers' representatives as are in 
force for full-time workers in the Member States. Before the introduction of part-time work, such 
procedures for the information, consultation and 
participation of workers' representatives as are in 
force for fulltime workers in the Member States shall 
be applied. 
Article 9 
1. Any provisions in breach of the preceding 
Articles which are included in collective agreements 
or individual contracts of employment shall be, or 
may be declared, null and void. 1. Member States shall take the measures necessary 
to ensure that 
— any laws, regulations and administrative provisions 
in breach of the preceding Articles are repealed; 
— any provisions in breach of the preceding Articles 
which are included in collective agreements or 
individual contracts of employment are null and 
void or capable of being declared so or amended. 
— Member States may allow more favourable 
treatment to be given to part-time workers by 
means of laws, regulations or administrative 
provisions. 
Article 10 
1. Member States shall implement the laws, regu­
lations and administrative provisions necessary to 1. Member States shall implement the laws regu­
lations and administrative provisions necessary to 
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comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 
1984 and shall notify them to the Commission 
without delay. 
2. Member States shall communicate to the 
Commission the texts of the laws, regulations and 
administrative provisions which they adopt in the field 
covered by this Directive. comply with this Directive within one year from the 
date of its adoption and shall notify them to the 
Commission without delay. 
2. Member States shall communicate to the 
Commission the texts of the laws, regulations and 
administrative provisions which they adopt in the field 
covered by this Directive. 
Article 11 
Within two years of the expiry of the period referred 
to in Article 10, Member States shall forward to the 
Commission all necessary information to enable it to 
draw up a report on the application of this Directive 
for submission to the Council. Not later than three years after the entry into force of 
the Directive, Member States shall submit a report on 
how the Directive is working in practice to the 
Commission in order to enable it to draw up a report 
on the application of this Directive for submission to 
the Council. 
Article 12 — unchanged 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 456/80 on the 
granting of temporary and permanent abandonment premiums in respect of certain areas 
under vines and of premiums for the renunciation of replanting 
(Submitted to the Council by the Commission on 12 January 1983) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas, under the first indent of Article 1 (3) of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 456/80 ('), areas 
falling within the scope of Council Directive 
79/359/EEC of 26 March 1979 on the programme to 
speed up the conversion of certain areas under vines 
in the Charentes departments (2) are not eligible for 
premiums; 
O OJ No L 57, 29. 2. 1980, p. 16. 
O OJ No L 85, 5. 4. 1979, p. 34. Whereas the common measure initiated by Directive 
79/359/EEC ended on 31 August 1982; whereas 
during the period of application of that Directive it 
was not possible for technical reasons, especially in 
the early stages, to complete the planned programme; 
whereas, in order to enable the conversion operations 
to be continued, Regulation (EEC) No 456/80 
should be amended in order to extend its scope to 
vineyards in the Charentes departments, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 456/80 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. In Article 1 (3) the first indent is deleted. 
2. In Article 12(1) the sum of 128-8 million 
European units of account is replaced by 134-3 
million European units of account.