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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)410final
Brussels,25July1980
PROPOSALFORAREGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
onassistance fromtheEuropeanSocialFundtoprovideincome
supportforworkersintheshipbuilding industry
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Ofthosesectorssubjecttoeconomicdifficulties for
'severalyears,shipbuilding isonesectortowhichthe
Communityhasaccordedpriorityformeasurestoassist
theindustrytoadaptitscompetitive capacityandcom­
pensateforanynegativerepercussions onworkersarising
fromthecrisis.
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Ir»itsResolutionof19September1978(1),theCouncil .
recognizedtheneedforstructuraladjustments inthe
shipbuildingsectorandrequestedthepublicauthorities . j
tosupporttheindustry'seffortsinthisconnection andto '
makeavailablethenecessaryfundstocoverthesocial ;
objectivesimplicitinsucha'policy.
Withthesameendinview,theCommissionpresentedtothe (
Councilseveralproposalsrelatinginparticulartoeconomic, |
industrial andregionalmatters(2)andhascalledonCommunity
financialinstruments,onebeingtheSocialFund. ,
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2.SocialFundassistanceinthissectorhasofnecessitybeen ~
limitedto'traditionalaidmeasures:vocationaltrainingand
geographical mobility. .
(1)OJN°C229of27.9.1978,p.1.
(2)SeeCouncilDirective78/338/EECof4.4.1978onaidtoshipbuilding,
OJN°L98of.11.4.1978;ProposalforaCouncilDecisionforCommunity
assistancetowardsinvestmentintheretsructuring orconversionofthe
shipbuilding industry,doc.C0M(78)769of11.1.1979.Communication from
theCommissiontothe.Councilof28.9.1979onaschemetopromotethe
scrappingandbuildingpfoceangoingships;C0M<79)446of25.9.1979;anc
theproposalforaCouncilRegulationinstituting aspecificCommunity
regionaldevelopment measureincertainzonesadverselyaffectedbythe
c.estructuring oftheshipbuilding industry,C0M(79)540of15.6.1979.

The Commission was Ledtopropose extending the Fund 'smeans -of
assistance byanewaidmeasure inview ofthediscouraging employment
outlook inshipyards ,particularly intheocean-going merchant ship sector ,
thedifficulties encountered bycertain categories Ofworkers infinding
newemployment due totheshortage ofsuitable jobs ,andtheparcicularly
high cost ofcertain social security measures ,such asearly retirement .
The newmeasure isdesigned toensure anequitable income forelderly *
workers who lose their job asaresult ofreorganisation .
Theproposed extension ,however ,should beofanexperimental nature ,that
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isinthe field ofapplication ofthe aidmeasure will bestrictly limited
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toonecategory ofworkers (persons aged 55andover )engaged inone clearly
specified activity (newocean-going merchant vessel construction )while the
duration oftheaction and the relevant appropriation will belimited .
Ontheone hand ,this new aidmeasure ,even ifitisinline with future
development for which provision isspecifically made inthe Fund rules and
regulations ,islikely torepresent aninnovation compared with existing aid
measures ,inthat itdoes not exclude Fund intervention inareas that could
come under theheading ofsocial security ,regardless ofthe fact that this
type ofmeasure hasproved effective inother sectors undergoing restructuring ,
inparticular the ECSC industries .It -would not beappropriate toextend its
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application inthe context oftheSocial Fund without testing itseffectiveness
through aninitial experiment oflimited scope ,inaddition ,itwould notbe
desirable ,through aspecific action implemented tomeet theneeds ofan
exceptional situation with undeniable Community implications ,toestablish a
precedent that could lead theSocial Fund toinstitute similar measures for
workers inother sectors oractivities where -the Community does not bear
equivalent responsibility .

Atitsexperimental stage ^Fund assistance fortheneweldmeasure should
apply tonomore than 2000to3000persons ,andthecost ,spread over
the1980 and1981 financial years ,should notexceed 11million EUA.
3.In1979 ,thework forcf employed inshipbuilding (excluding navsl shipbuilding )
intheCommunity countries declined byabout 22000-nearly 15%compared
with theprevious year .Thetotal work force (nearly 129000workers atend
1979 )hasdeclined overall by36%since 1975 when there were 200000workers .
Employment inshipbuilding intheCommunity (atyear end).
(Newmerchant shipbuilding sector <3))
Belgium
Denmark
France **
Federal Republic
ofGermany *
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands ***
United Kingdom *1975
6138
1^630
27628
«6800
869
25000
22662
545501978
5140
12000
2201a
32400
840
20000
17540
410501979
5100
9900 (April 1980
20900
27369 (average 1979 )
750
19000
14540 (east )
31200
Total 200277 150980 12C759
*Excluding naval shipbuilding
**Shipyards with more than 150workers
***Revised figures ,including shipyards affected byreorganisation .
Theorutlook fotthenext fewyears does notseem anymore promising (4).According
toavailable information itisfeared that the sector will experience theeffects
ofeconomic growth generally forecast asweak intheshort term ,which carries
areal risk that thelevel ofproduction will again beaffected .Itispossible
that thejobs ofsome 30.000 people intheshipbuilding industry will beunder
threat in1980 andI98I .
(3)Source :Report ontheState oftheshipbuilding industry intheCommunity
(situation at1.1.1980 ).
(4)Seeabove-mentioned report ontheState oftheshipbuilding industry inthe
Community .

Despite theindustry 'sefforts todiversify andplace workers inrelated
activities ,such asnaval shipbuilding ,thesurplus manpower hasnotbeen
easily orquickly absorbed ,particularly inregions already atadisadvantage
due toinadequate development . >
Frequently ,readaptation ofworkers ismade still more difficult on
account oftheimbalance intheagepyramid ;ahigh proportion ofelderly
workers isatypical feature ofthis sector .Theproportion ofthework force
aged 50ofover represents nearly one-quarter ofthetotal forthe Com­
munity (nearly one-third incertain Member States ).
There islittle ornolikelihood that these workers will beoffered new jobs ,
andvocational training ormeasures tofacilitate geographical mobility
dolittle toimprove their
prospects .Ifthey have notyetreached theagewhen they areeligible for
retirement -under statutory orcontractual schemes -they remain dependent
ontheunemployment funds which arethen faced with heavy losses inincome .
Inthe interests ofensuring thatreorgani sation takes place inacceptable and
equitable social conditions ,itistherefore oftenpref erable togive these
workers theoption ofstopping work before pensionable age,while ensuring
that their income ismaintained atanacceptable level .Member States tend
toimplement this type ofmeasure ever more frequently and toapply itto
this category ofworkers inpreference tomore traditional aids .Asarule
thecost ischarged topublic funds ,theunemployment insurance system or
employers' contributions inthecontext ofcollective agreements .
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The increasingly important part that thepublic authorities play inthe
introduction ofthese social measures helps the implementation ofeconomic
reorganisation . .
Itseems appropriate for theCommunity toshare this burden thus taking
onsome ofthe responsibility formitigating thenegative social con­
sequences ofreorganisation ,inline with theprinciples setout inthe

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above-mentioned CouncilResolution of19September 1978.Forthereasons
setoutin(2)above.SocialFundassistanceinthisrespectshould,at
leastatfirst/belimitedonanexperimental basistobeconfirmed sub­
sequentlyifthefirstexperiment producespositiveresults.
Itisunderstood,duringthisexperiment,thattheCommission wi11ensure
thattheFund'sassistancewillretainitscharacterofadditionality -
thanksnotablyyothepromotionofnewaetionsinMemberStates,-anddoes
notsimplyconstitute areimbursement tothenationaltreasuriesfor
initiatives whichevenwithouttheCommunity'sfinancialintervention would
havetakenplace. ;
Thereare,moreover,severalprecedentsforCommunityparticipation inincome
supportmeasuresinthecaseofdefinitivecessationofactivity:since1969,
andattherequestofcertainMemberStates,paymentsofthistypehavebeen
allowedunderECSCreadaptation aid.TheCommissionisproposingtoextend
thisformofinterventiontoworkersintheironandsteelindustrybeyond
thelimitslaiddownbyArticle56oftheECSCTreaty,byinvokingArticle
95oftheTreaty(5).TheEuropeanAgricultural GuidanceandGuarantee
Fundmakespaymentsintheformofannuallumpsumamountstofarmers
over55whoceaseworkinginthissector(6).Similarly,theCommission
proposedtheintroductionofCpmmunityincomesupportforseafishermen
over50obligedtoceasefishing(7).
(5)SeereviseddraftoftheCommissionDecisionconcerningthecreation
ofspecialtemporary!allowancestoassistworkersintheironandsteel-
industryundertheCommunityrestructuring plan,Doc.C0M(79)436fin.
(6)SeeCouncilDirectiveof17April1972concerningmeasurestoencouragethecessationoffarmingandthereallocation ofutilizedagricultural
areaforstructuralimprovement,0JN°L96of23.4.1972.■
"(7)ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveoncertainimmediatemeasuresforadjust-;
mentinthefisheriessectorCOM(77)543of-21.10.1977
andtheamendmenttotheproposalofCOM(78)247of8.6.1978.

6.Withrespecttothelegalbasisforthenewmeasure,inadditiontothe
typesofaidwhichmaysupplementexistingmeasures,Fundrulesprovide
forassistancetomaintain,forafixedperiod,theincomesofpersonswho
havelosttheiremployment,orhavebeenputonshorttime,ortemporarily
suspended andwhoareawaitingtrainingoremployment (8).
However,theinclusionofthistypeofmeasureinthelistofoperational
aidsissubjecttothreeconditions.
7.First,underArticle3(2)ofRegulation N°EEC2396/71,Fundaidmaynot
begrantedforsocialsecuritybenefits(9)..Thisruleisnotformally
laiddownintheinstruments relatingtothenewaidmeasures:itcan,
however,besupposedthattheintentofthelegislation isthatitshould
havearestrictive effectonFundaidasawhole,eveniftheinclusionof
aidtoincomesupportmaybethoughttoconstitute apartialexceptionto
therule(10).
Ontheonehandithasbeennotedthatundernationalschemescoveredby
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regulation oragreementinrespectofincomesupportpaymentsinthecaseof
involuntary redundancy,thesourcesoffinancedonotgenerallytiesuchaid
orpaymenttosocialsecuritysystemsproper.Ontheotherhand,evenwhere
expenditure onsuchaidmeasureswasexceptionally coveredbysocialsecurity
inthestrictsense,theCommunitywouldbeperfectlywithinitsrightsto
makeanexceptiontotheruleexcluding suchexpenditure fromsupportfromthe
SocialFund.Inpractice!,implementation ofameasuretailoredtofittheneeds
ofelderlyworkersaffectedbytherestructuring ofshipyards hasatwo-foldaim
sinceitwillprovideforthedepartureofsomeworkersunderacceptable social
conditions whilemaintaining asteadynumberofpermanentjobsinasector
wherethereisaseriousthreattoemployment .Theproposedaidisthusclosely
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associated withtheFund'sfundamental aimsofpromoting employment .
(8<)Article3(3)(a)ofCouncilRegulation EECN°2396/71of8November1971,
asamendedbyRegulation EECN°2893/77of20December1977,0JN°L337
of27.12.1977 .
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(9)Article3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)N°2396/71;ibidem.
(10)Eventheexpenditure necessarytoassureanincomeforthoseundertaking
trainingcoursestowhichtheEuropeanSocialFundoftencontributes,may
incertaincircumstances besimilartoformsofsocialsecurity.

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This exception tothe rule isfurther justified since theMember
States deploy awide variety' ofresources tofinance early retirement and
other income support measures /and ifFund intervention were tobelimited
toexpenditure outside thedomainofsocial security ,itcould become totally
ineffectual ordiscriminatory . /
8.Secondly ,theRegulation provides that such aid isintended for "persons who
have lost their employment ,orhave been put onshort time ,ortemporarily
suspended ".Under theproposed action ,itfollows that aidshould bere­
served formeasures tofacilitate theelimination ofjo.bs tobeaxed ,orto
accelerate the reorganisation ofthe sector inquestion -whether this involves
departures ,retirement atshort notice ormore gradual methods ofelimination
combining early retirement with periods ofpart-time work .
9.Thirdly ,one oftheconditions governing aid asdefined inArticle 3(3 )
isthat itshould beinthenature ofatide-over allowance ,although this
isnot the sole condition (TT).
Thepurpose ofthis provision would seem toberespected inthat bymaintain­
ingthe income ofpersons leaving itenables those who remain and whose jobs
rareequally threatened byreorganisation tofind another joborkeep the
onethey have .Inanyreorganisation ,there isadirect link between the
departure ofsome who arebeneficiaries ofaid and theprotection ofthe
jobs ofothers who,without such aid,would have been in u:
aninsecure situation .
Lastly ,refering once again toexperience acquired with ECSC readaptation
aids ,ifrelevance inthis context are thegrounds given atthe time for
holding that the payment oftideover allowances toworkers onearly retire­
ment waseligible for aidunder Article 56(2 )ofthe ECSC Treaty ,within
limits very similar tothose cited inrelation totheSocial Fund .Inline^
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with theviews oftheHigh Authority atthetime ,itcould beargued
('1)This qualification maybededuced from theword "particularly "
preceding the enumeration ofthecategories ofaid inArticle 3(3).

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thatitwouldbeinvidioustodiscriminate betweenworkersinthecourse
ofredeployment whoaredrawingunemployment benefitand,consequently ,
areeligibleforincomesupport,andthoseonearlyretirement whoare
notsoeligible.
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10.Therulesgoverningthegadmesurewillbeasfollows:
–Themeasureisintendedtocoverexpenditureforincomesupport,whether
ornotsuchexpenditurefallswithinthedomainofsocialsecurity.
Thenationalauthoritieswillbefreetodeterminehowtheamountpaid
towardsthisaidwillbedividedamongthedifferentsourcesoffinancing
ofsuchexpenditure ,itbeingunderstoodthatunemployment payments
cannotbethesubjectofFundassistance.
ι-Schemesforfacilitating thedepartureoftheoldestworkerstothose
withthelongestservicedifferconsiderably fromonecountrytoanother
andfromoneshipyardtoanotherinthesamecountry.Thenewmeasure
shouldbesufficiently flexibletocovertypesofcostsasdifferentas
monthlyearlyretirementpaymentsandlumpsumseverancepayments. I
-Withaviewtoconcentrating theimpactoftheaidonthosecategories
forwhomtrainingandre-employment measuresarelesspressing,itis
proposedthatpaymentshouldberestrictedtoworkersover55»oncondi­
tionthattheydonotenterthelabourmarketafterleavingtheship­
buildingsector.Thus,inlinewiththeexperimentalnatureoftheintervention ,;
itwouldbepossibletoenvisagecoveragefor2000to3000persons
leavingshipyardsin1980and1981.
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-TheCommunity financial contribution isfixed inrelation toanamount
approximating totheaverage amount ofassistance provided intheexisting
Fund aids .Thus themaximum amount of.Fund assistance is4'500 EUAper
rperson ,tobe-increased by -10%inthscase sofoperations incertain priority
regions . • „
11.The field ofapplication ofthenew aidmeasure will belimited tooperations
presented under theheading "groups ofundertakings "asspecified in
Article 5<1)(c )ofCouncil Decision 71/66/EEC (12).
Theoperations tobesupported are those "undertaken because ofsubstantial
changes intheconditions orproduction orinthedistribution ofproducts "
inrecent years inshipbuilding firms ,which are "thus forced tocease ,
reduce ortransform their activities permanently "-another condition laid
down inArticle 5(1)(c ).
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Themeasure will belimited to groups ofundertakings "(Article 5)to
protect thespecific nature ofthe aidand toensure -along the lines of
thespecial aids theSocial Fund has introduced inother areas (e.g. people
under 25,migrant children ,handicapped persons )-that applications for
thesame type ofoperation aresubject touniform selection criteria .
(1j*)Decision of1February 1971 ,0JN°L28of4.2.1971 ,p.15,asamended
byDecision 77/801/EEC of20.12.1977 ,0JN°L337 of27.12.1977 ,p.8.

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12.The choice indicated inthepreceeding paragraph implies that
the Commission iswithdrawing itsearlier proposal presented
totheCouncil inJanuary 1974 ,giving access toSocial Funds
assistance forworkers intheshipbuilding industry under
Article 4ofCouncil Decision 71/66/EEC .Infact itconcerns
asector inwhich theFund intervenes already under Article 5,
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notably inthe form ofpriorities set out intheGuidelines
ofthe Fund inasmuch asthey are foreseen byArticle 3bof
Council Regulation EECN°2396 /71,theproposed aidonly completes
therange ofinterventions forvocational training available for
this sector and,inconsequence ,males -*!*point less toopen anew
heading for anormal specific action .

χ
CouncilRegulation onassistance fromtheEuropeanSocialFundto
provideincomesupportforworkersintheshipbuilding industry
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2396/71of8November1971
implementing theCouncilDecisionof1February1971onthereformofthe
EuropeanSocialFundHasamendedbyRegulation(EEXJ)No2893/77»inparticularArticle3(3)thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission\ v■.
AHavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ,
5HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomioandSocialCommittee ,
■Whereasthecrisisintheshipbuilding industryintheCommunityandthe
relatedrestructuring measuresareofacharacterthatleadtosignifi­
cantnumbersofjoblosses,
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WhereastoprovidetheCommunitywithmoreeffectivemeanstoalleviate
thesocialconsequences ofthelossofjobs,provisionshouldbemade
toinstitute,intheframeworkoftheEuropeanSocialFund,aformof
assistancetooffsetthelossesinearningsofworkerswhoonaccount
oftheiragecannolongertakeadvantageofvocationaltrainingorother
measuresfacilitating mobility,
Whereasonaccountoftheexperimental natureofthisaid,itwilloperate
foralimitedperiod, -
WhereastheCouncil,initsresolutionof19September197^recognising
thenecessityofstructuraladjustments,invitedthepublioauthoritiestolimitthesocialconsequencesfortheworkersaffectedbythereduction
inindustrialactivity
(DQJ.NoL
20JNoL
3QJNo
4OJNo
5OJNo
6OJNoC249,
337,10.11.1971,P.54
27.12.1977,P.1
229,27.9.1978,P.1.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION I
Article1
1,Assistance fromtheEuropeanSocialFund,may"begrantedunder
Article5(l)(c)ofCouncilDecision71/66/EECof1February1971
ontherefofmoftheEuropeanSocialFund(7)asamendedbyDecision
77/8OI/EEC(8)foraidmeasurestocovertheexpenditurerequired -
toprovideincomesupportforworkersinthecivilshipbuilding
industryagedover55»wholosetheirjobsasaresultofrestruc­
turingmeasuresadoptedinpursuanceofthecommonaimsforthis
sectordefinedatCommunitylevelandwhoarenolongeravailable
onthelabourmarket•
2.Fundassistanceshallbecalculated onthebasisofamaximumof
9000Europeanunitfeofaccountperperson.
Article2
ThisRegulationisapplicabletooperationsrequiring !assistancewhich
havebeenagreedbytheCommissionbefore1stJanuary]1982.
Article3 »
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyappli­
cableinallMemberStates. ,
DoneatBrussesl,
FortheCounoil
(7)OJKoL28,4.2.1971»P-15
(8)OJKoL337»27.12.1977i 8.

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FINANCIAL DETAILS
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL REGULATION AMENDING REGULATION (EEC)No2396/71
ASAMENDED BYREGULATION (EEC)No2893/77-NEWEUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND
AID MEASURE RELATING TOINCOME SUPPORT FOR WORKERS INTHE SHIPBUILDING
INDUSTRY
1.Budget entries concerned
Chapter 51-Social Fund –expenditure under Article 5of "theCouncil
Decision of1February 1971 •
Article 512-Consequences ofindustrial conversion .
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2.Legal basis
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Regulation tobeadopted bytheCouncil tuider Article 3(3)ofRegu­
lation (EEC)No2396/71of8November 1971 implementing the'Council
Decision of1February 1971 onbehalf oftheEuropean Social Fund ,as
amended byRegulation (EEC)No2893/77of22December 1977 (l)*
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3*Aims ofthe measure
Social measures accompanying restructuring measures intheshipbuilding
sector .
Specific aim
Creation ofanewaidwith aview toallowing theFund toundertake the
necessary expenditure insupporting the income ofolder workers who
leave .theshipbuilding sector .
4.Financial effects ofthe measures onexpenditure *
This measure isofanexperimental nature ,beginning in1980 andending
in1983 (2). . ' I
(1)0J NoL337?27.12.1977 ,P.1
(2)Seearticle 2ofdraft regulation .
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Fortheyear 1980 anappropriation of5million EUAinitially entered
under Chapter -100ofthe1979 Budget was later transferred toArticle 512
ofChapter 51oftheFund .Theappropriation required for'1981 will be
entered under thesameArticle . |
The payments will bespread out asfollows :
Available in1980 ("brought forward from 1979 )s
Commitments
(mEUA )Payments (mEUA )
1980 |1982
and subsequent years
5(*) 2,5 2,5 ,
Estimates 1981
Commitments
(mEUA )Payments (mEUA )
1980 , 1982
and subsequent years
6 !
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Method ofcalculation
–Number ofbeneficiaries :
Since this aidmeasure isofanexperimental nature ,Fund assistance under
1 .
ithisheading will affect some 2000to3000beneficiaries .This number ps
limited inview oftheperiod ofapplication ofthemeasure but islarge
:enough toaffect anumber ofjoblosses invarious countries . |
(*)This amount could only beabsorbed iftheDecision concerning thecreation
ofthenewaidwere adopted ingood time .

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-Amount ofaid .
The average amount used asthebasis ofcalculation forthe inter –
vention oftheFund is9000eua ,anamount which isabout twice
the average annual expenditure upon which the Fund
"bases its .calculations fortraining .Itseems preferable notto
.exceed theparameters currently ^used forthemore usual Social Fund
aids ,since training operations mayeasily bespread over two year
periods . _ -
–Thepayments towhich theFund would contribute ,could take the
form ofmonthly payments (inthecase ofearly retirement payments ^
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orlump sums (e.g. severance payments ortide-over allowances ).
Theaid oftheFund would not exceed aman-jimim' amount of4500eua
perperson ,being 50%oftheamount indicated above .(Fund aidmay "
be10%higher incertain priority regions ).
Additional staff requirements
Itisestimated that this proposal would necessitate thefollowing staff
-1Bgrade official
-2Cgrade officials .-
This proposal ismade subject toavailability ofadequate staffing '
resources .
Given the existing shortage ofstaff inthe Social Fund -anissue
which hasbeen raised onmany occasions bytheEuropean Parliament -
the additional tasks ofadministration following the adoption ofthe'
new aidcould not bewholly metwithin existing staffing levels .
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Even assuming that the tasks forwhich Agrade staff are responsible
(theformulation anddrafting ofguidelines forthemanagement ofthe
newaid,contacts with sponsors andnational authorities ,checks on
theefficacy ofthe aidgranted )could betaken onbyexisting staff
inpost ,the same could notbesaid ofthetasks falling toBand C
grades without recourse toadditional staff .
Itshould bestressed that this new aid will involve acompletely
newtype ofmeasure bycomparison with thetraditional forms ofinter­
vention bythe Social Fund .This will add totheburdens imposed by
thework inquestion when compared with more routine tasks .

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Tasks falling toBgrade officials
The Bgrade official would assume responsibility forthefollowing
tasks ,hisworkload being determined onanestablished geographical
basis :
-putting agreed allocations t?ytheCommission into effect including
numerous tasks concerned with computerised systems ;
-management ofbook-keeping concerned with applications forthe
new aid ;
-onthe spot andonpaper checks ontheprogress ofoperations receiving
support ;
-preparation ofpayments (both advance and final );
-assisting Agrade officials intheexecution oftheir duties .
Tasks falling toCgrade officials
Thetwo Cgrade officials ,inadditive totheusual typing and
secretarial work ,would assist the Aand Bgrade officials intheir
accounting functions ,inthepreparation ofpayments ,inkeeping of
records and the 'on-line' correction ofnumerical information associa­
tedwith applications from the date oftheir receipt totheir final
payment .