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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)352 final
Brussels,27March1974
ESTABLISHMENT OFAEUROPEAN .
VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE
(ProposalfromtheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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C0M(7^+)352final

jEUROPEAN CENTRE FOPTHEDEVELOPMENT .OFVOCATIONAL TRAINING
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
XcThe activities ofthe European Economic Community inthe field of
vocational training result mainly from Article 128oftheTreaty of
Rome andfrom theCouncil Decision of2April 19&3 laying down general ••
principles forimplementing acommon vocational training policy which
can contribute totheharmonious development both ofthe national
economies and oftheCommon Market «.Inpart they also result from
Article 118ofthesame Treaty which entrusts theCommission with the
task ofpromoting close cooperation between Member States particularly
inmatters relating tobasic and advanced vocational trainings Inthe
agricultural sector they arealso based onArticle klofthesaid Treaty
which makes express provision ,within the framework ofthe common
agricultural policy ,for aneffective coordination ofefforts inthe
spheres ofvocational training ,ofresearch and ofthe dissemination
ofagricultural knowledge -this may include joint financing ofprojects or
institutionso
2oTheactions undertaken bytheCommission with aview toimplementing a
common vocational training policy andtheother actions inthefield of
training carried outinconjunction with orwithin theframework ofother
common policies constitute awider set ofactivities than isgenerally known ..;\
' .. ..
Itshould also berecalled that theCouncil directive ofApril 11th 1972 ,
concerning thesocio-economic information andoccupational qualifications of
persons working inagriculture ,enables actions tobecarried outinthe
framework ofthecommon agricultural policy andinconformity with theobjective
ofthecommon vocational training policy 0
However ,itcannot bedenied that thecomplexity and extent ofthe
problems toberesolved ought tohave given rise toamore determined
commitment ~and theintroduction ofmeans forcarrying ^
outsustained ,large-scale action <,Thesocial policy guidelines adopted by
theHeads ofState orGovernment attheir conference inParis inOctober 1972
andalso theenlargement oftheCommunity nowprovide thebases forgiving
fresh impetus toCommunity action inthe ,various .fields _ofvocational l:rainip£ c

Theneed forthis fresh impetus wasreaffirmed atthetime ofthe ' i
adoption oftheCounfcil Resolution of21January 197^concerning asocial J
action programme !this resolution stated thepolitical will toadopt .
within afirst stage covering theperiod between 197 1*and1976 the
measures necessary toachieve inter alia theobjective ofimplementing
acommon vocational training policy with aview toattaining V'
progressively itsprincipal objectives ,especially tapproximation of , .
training standards ,inparticular by'setting upaEuropean vocational
ilraining centre ...
Theestablishment ofsuch acentre isofthegreatest importance ifthe V
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I •* *k a ••« !.Community istobeable tocount ontheclosest possible cooperation ofa ;
Community body provided with a.specialist staff andmaterial in
order tocarry outessential action inthespheres ofdocumentation and
information ,ofresearch andofexperimentation asameans ofpromoting
technically andscientifically theimplementation ofacommon vocational j
training policy . ' # ;
Furthermore ,theneed toestablish aCommunity ■body specialised in
thefield ofvocational *training hasbeen recognized andreiterated during
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recent years bythe .European Parliament ,theEcpnomic'.an.d jSocial . . ,
. -•••*• ••• •Committee ,anaalso bythesocial partners ;thelatter were indeed the ^ ,
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.originators oftheidea ofestablishing European maohinery enjoying ,a^ ..
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.certain anour.t ofoperational autonomy# . .K.....
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■There will notbe.,any .duplication ofeffort' between' thejpropofeed ^
Centra andother centres ot>eratin «inthefield .ofvocationaj .trainiftfi# ,i.
fnde^fi ,..each ,centre such .as'that of.the ..ILQ .in .Turin orthat of
theOSCD inParis hasitsowr .style ,itsownsystem and ,above all ,itsown
specific methods fortackling vocational training matters inamanner
suited totheinternational organization which initiated itsfoundation . •'
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Wil*A A ft■ A MB M i* kA M «•É «É M I J.*hereason ..forthis lies .inthediverse institutional structures
o£thevarious international organizations ,inthediffering composition ,
notonly fron thenumerical point ofview ,ofthegroup ofcountries
belonging tooneorother organization *inthepolitical objectives

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pursued byeach ofthem andinthepowers which each enjoys *it
isquite clear that theCommunity hasspecific responsibilities laid down
intheTreaties ofRome andofParis ,andthat ithasobligations to
fulfil within thecontext ,ofthecommon policies which arenotcomparable
with any other activity carried outbytraditional international
organizations .Theestablishment ofaEuropean centre forthedevelopment of
"vocational training designd toprovide theCommunity with technical andscienti­
ficsupport inthe ispheres ofinformation ,research andapplication is,
therefore ,notonly desirable butnecessary .
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6.The'Commission considers that this Centre istobeconceived asabody
with its ownlegal personality which will still bevery closely linked
totheCommunity institutions andparticularly totheCommission#
This Centre would therefore beable
-toensure that the social partners increasingly participate in
Community decisions asaresult oftheir presence ontheCentre 's
board ofmanagement ;
-toextend thepossibility ofcontact with theparties concerned
beyond the formal sphere ofofficial relations ;
-topromote more dynamic acvTon commensurate with therapid rate
ofeconomic and social development and oftechnological progress .
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7„Thestructure ofthecentre hasbeen designed insuch away astomeet
«asfaraspossible therequirements ofanefficient '-.and .strict
administration ,andtobeinaposition tobenefit from anycontribution
ofnewideas andexperiences ..Provision hasthus been made forthe
centre tobemanaged byaboard with atripartite structure -representatives .
oftheCommission ,oftheemployers *organizations andoftheworkers *
organizations -which will accord thesocial partners ,aspecial and
responsible roleo Thepresence onthis board ofthesocial partners and
oftheCommjstJionshould make itpossible toobtain aconstructive
...synthesis oftheguidelines drawn upbytheparties inquestion .., .
Although theCentre andtheAdvisory Committee onVocational training have
distinct roles tofulfil ,asexplained more fully under point 10,it
woxild beappropriate that acertain number ofAdvisory Committee -"
.members -.sit asmembers ontheCentre 'sManagement Board .

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Until now ,theparties concerned with vocational training ,with theexception
ofthesocial partners ,have nothitherto participated inthis sphere toa :
sufficient extent .Theestablishment alongside theCentre 'sboard ofmanage -
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ment of janexperts committee mainly composed ofhigh-level [
experts designated byMember States will permit theCentre tobenefit from j
theextensive collaboration ofthose .competent andactive in'the different
fields .ofvocational training .Thetasks ofthis "Committee 'will enable it |
tohave agreat deal ofinfluence ontheoperational activity ofthe cfetttre ,
mainly because itisasked tomake itsviews known onthe –
draft annual work programme submitted toitbythe "board
ofmanagement .Furthermore ,this Committee will have theright of
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initiative toformulate proposals concerning the .various forms' ; i
ofactivity carried outbytheCentre .
The director isthekey element inthe structure oftheCentre# His terms of
employment will belaid down inanadhocstatute .Thecentre isdesigned
mainly asadriving power which ,inter alia isrequired toactasacatalyst ;
for themost valid innovatory guidelines with aview toachieving aharmoniou
development ofvocational training initswidest sense ,within .the .Community
.It .is,therefore ,essential that themost valid forms ofcooperation are '
entered into for thepurpose ofdiscussing anddrawing upthevarious
specific projects dealing with matters arising inthevarious fields'
ofvocational training .Tothis endprovision hasbeen made for the
establishment ofworking pirties setupaccording tothequestions to
.beexamined . .
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>*hecentre isfinanced mainly outoftheannual subsidy borne bythe
budget oftheEuropean Communities .This budgetary link will show
theimportance which theCommunity attaches tosuch cooperation .
Thereport ontheactivities ofthecentre during thepreceding year ,
which will beforwarded each year totheCommission during thefirst
quarter ,will enable theCommunity institutions tojudge theresults ; .
ofthecentre 'sactivities andtoform anopinion onthedirections *•
inwhich these activities should bedirected inorder better tomeet '
theneeds oftheCommunity#

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goTheverywayinwhich thecentre hasbeen conceived requires that its
staff ,although limited (between 20and25people ),becomposed of
highly qualified andexperienced people inthevarious fields of
vocational draining .Similarly ,itisessential that thecentre carries
outmost ofitsactivities inclose cooperation with thenational or
international centres ." ~ •
TheCentre would thus beable tocooperate with ,.forexample ,the
■International Centre for advanced vocational and technical 1
training oftheILOinTurin ,with theOECD Centre ,with CEPFAR aswell as
with the national institutes orcentres inthe Member States which
carry outpublic orsemi-public responsibilities .
10# .Since theEuropean Centre hasoperational tasks within theframework
oftheimplementation ofacommon vocational training policy ,its
activity and also the tasks ofitsboard ofmanagement and ofthe
~experts committee innowayprejudice the role and
responsibilities oftheAdvisory Committee onvocational trainingo
Indeed ,theguidelines and thedefinition ofthecommon vocational
training policy remain entirely with thesphere ofresponsibility of
theCommunity Institutions and are laid down inaccordance with the
procedures provided forintheTreaty ofRomeo
Within this institutional framework ,theAdvisory Committee onvocational
training will continue toexer'cise itsresponsibilities fully inorder
toassist theCommission inthemanner prescribed intheCouncil Decision
of2April 1963 laying down general principles forimplementing a
common vocational training policy®
TheCommission ,foritspart ,will regularly inform theAdvisory Committee
onVocational Training *about theactivities oftheEuropean' -
Centre #inaddition theCommission will
inform theCentre ofthesuggestions which -theAdvisory Committe makes onthe
•activity oftheCentre .

EURpPEAN CENTRE FOR .THEDEVELOPMENT OF'VOCATIONAL TRAINING 1
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THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic -Community ,
and inparticular Article 2J5thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ; .
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ; t •
Having regard tothe .opinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ;
Whereas onthebasis ofArticle 128oftheTreaty theCouncil ,initsdecision .
of2April 1963 »laid down general principles forimplementing a
common vocational training policy ;
Whereas theCouncil ,initsresolution of21January 197^»adopted a
social action programme ;whereas that programme lays down amongst
itsobjectives theimplementation ofacommon vocational training
policy with aview toattaining progressively theprincipal objectives -
thereof ,'especially 'approximation oftraining standards ,inparticular by
......jsetting upaEuropean vocational training_centre ;whereas ,furthermore ,the
Council chose this objective asone .ofitspriority actions ;
Whereas theimplementation ofacommon vocational training policy gives rise
toever more complex problems ,andwhereas solutions tothose
problems require thewide involvement .oftheinterested parties ,
and ,more especially ,ofthe social partners ;
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Whereas theestablishment ofaEuropean Centre forthedevelopment of.vocational
training is.necessary tocarry outthis action Linrespect ofwhich the
"treaty hasnotmade provision for'the powers ofaction specified in%hie
irespect fortheeconomic sector asawhole
Whereas thespecialized andtechnical nature ofthetasks tobecarried
out ,*with special regard tothesearch forandimplementation of
thenewpolicy guidelines forvocational trainingin allitsaspects ,
requires theestablishment 'ofabody distinct from thedepartments ofthe
Commission ,with which itmust ,however ,cooperate asmuch
aspossibles ""

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Whereas ,inaccordance with Article 118oftheTreaty ,theCommission has :
,thetask ofpromoting close cooperation between Member States in ;
thesocial field ,particularly inmatters relating tobasic and i
jadvanced vocational training ;
Whereas ,inaccordance with Article kloftheTreaty ,aneffective
coordination ofefforts inthesphere ofvocational training maybe
foreseen intheframework ofthecommon agricultural policy ;
Whereas thecentre isrequired todraw upanannual work programme which
takes account oftheobjectives andneeds oftheEuropean Economic
Community and tocooperate inthe execution ofits tasks with
existing specialized institutions andalso with public
administrations and thecultural ,economic and social
organizations concerned#
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION

ARTICLE 1
TheEuropean Centre' fortheDevelopment ofVocational Training is
hereby created ,
-hereinafter called "The Centre "
-theCentre shall enjoy thebroadest legal status granted to
legal persons inthemember States .
-itshall benon-profit making
-itshall have itsseat in................
ARTICLE 2
Thegeneral objective oftheCentre shall bethepromotion and
thedevelopment ofvocational training andcontinuous training
atCommunity level .Tothis end ,theCentre shall ,inclose
collaboration with theCommission ,encourage theexchange of
information andexperience inthis field through
•-assembling aselected documentation particularly onnew
developments andresearch inthis field ,aswell ason
problems related tothestructure ofvocational training
-ensuring thedissemination ofuseful information
-contributing tothedevelopment andco-ordination ofresearch .
TheCentre shall encourage thedevelopment ofaconcerted approach
toproblems ofcommon interest ,inparticular bypromoting those
initiatives which make apositive contribution totheimplement­
ation ofacommon policy onvocational training .

ARTICLE 3
TheCentre shall take themeasures which arenecessary for .the
attainment ofitsobjectives ;itmay inparticular :
:-organise courses ,conferences ,seminars andpilot projects
–conclude research contracts andgrant financial assistance
forcarrying outspecific projects
–edit and distribute all useful documentation and iH
particular aCommunity bulletin onvocational training *
Incarrying outitstasks ,theCentre shall collaborate as
closely aspossible with specialised bodies ,whether public or
private ,national orinternational ,with public administrations
andeducational bodies andwith theorganisations ofworkers
andemployers .
ARTICLE 4
TheCentre shall beadministered byaManagement Board composed
offifteen members appointed bytheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities ,ofwhom :
(a)five members proposed bytheemployers' 'oi'ganisations
setupataEuropean level {
(b)five members proposed bytheworkers' organisations
setupatEuropean level ;
(c)five members designated bytheCommission .
Thelength oftheir term ofoffice shall' bethree years .Their
appointments mayberenewed .After expiry oftheir term of
office ,members shall remain inoffice until they arereplaced
oruntil their appointments arerenewed .. '
ThePresident oftheManagement Board shall beappointed
"bytheCommission fromamong themembers which ithas
designated .TwoVice-Presidents shall beelected by '
theManagement Board .Eachofthese shall bechosen
respectively fromamong themembers proposed bythe
employers *organisations andtheworkers' organisations#

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4.ThechairmanshallconvenetheManagementBoardatleastfour
timesayear.
5».Decisionsshall"betaken "byanabsolutemajorityofmembersof
theManagementBoard,withoutprejudicetoArticle8.
6;ThechairmanoftheManagementBoardshallattendmeetingsof
theExpertsCommittees –
ARTICLE5
TheManagementBoardshallberesponsibleforthegeneral
activityoftheCentre.
Itshalladoptitsrulesofprocedureandotherprovisions
necessaryfortheadministration oftheCentre.Thestaff
regulationsandthefinancialregulationsshallbeadopted
inagreementwiththeCommission.
ItshallappointtheDirectoroftheCentre,anddrawup~
histermsofemployment.
Itshalldecideonthecreationofadhocworkingparties
withintheframeworkoftheannualprogrammeofactivities.
ItshallregularlyinformtheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities ofitsactivities.
ARTICLE6
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1.TheExperts Committeeshallbecomposedof
18members.EachmemberStateshallnominatetwomembers.
Theyshallbeselectedonaccountoftheirtheoretical knowledge
andpracticalexperienceinthevariousfieldsconnectedwith
vocationaltraining.
2.TheCommitteemembersshallbeappointedbytheManagementBoard
forthreeyears.
Theirmandateshallberenewable.
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ARTICLE 7
1.The[Experts^ Committeeshallgiveopinionson
questionssubmittedtoit"bythechairmanoftheManagement
Boardor"bytheDirectoroftheCentre.Itmay,ofitsown
initiative ,examineanyquestionrelevanttotheobjectivesof
theCentre.
2.TheCommitteeshallelectachairmanfronarc<m£itsmembersand
determineitsrulesofprocedure.
3.TheCommitteeshall"beconvenedbyit»chairman,atleastfour
timesperyearandinadditionwhenr*que»t«dby«orethanhalf
oftheCommittee members.
4*TheChairmanoftheExperts~/Committeeshall
attendmeetingsoftheManagementBoardinaconsultative capacity.
ARTICLE8
TheDirectorshallbeappointedbytheManagementBoardafter
havingconsultedtheExpertsCommittee. The
decisionontheappointmentshallrequireatleastthreevotes
infavourcastbymembersoneachofthegroupsmakingupthe
ManagementBoard.
ARTICLE9
1.TheDirectorshallcarryoutthedecisionsoftheManagement
Boardandshallberesponsibleforthedaytodayadministration'
oftheCentre.Heshallactaslegalrepresentative ofthe
Centre. ..
2.HeshallprepareandorganizethemeetingsoftheManagementBoard
andofthe,Experts~''^Committeeandactassecretary
atthesemeetings.
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Heshallcoordinatetheactivities .oftheworkingparties.
Heshallberesponsibleforthestaffwhichshallbeengaged
anddismissed ,undertheconditionslaiddowninthestaff
regulations .
HeshallbeaccountableforhisactivitiestotheAdminis­
trativeBoard.
ARTICLE10
OnthebasisofadraftsubmittedbytheDirector,andafter
having.receivedtheopinionoftheExperts
Committee,theAdministrative Boardshalladoptanannual
programmeofwork.Theprogrammeshalltakeaccountofthe
priorityneeds,asindicatedbytheCommunityinstitutions ,
andthesuggestionsmadebytheEconomicandSocialCommittee.
TheCentreshallprogrammeitsactivitiestakingintoaccount
thosecarriedoutbyooherbodiesv.-orkinginthefieldof
vocationaltraining.
ARTICLE 11
TheManagementBoardshalladoptby31Marchatthelatest
thegeneralreportontheactivities,thefinancialsituation
andtheworkprogrammeoftheCentre,andshallsubmitthem
totheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities.

ARTICLE 12
TheManagement Board shall draw upa "budget foreach financial
year .
AlltheCentre 'srevenue andexpenditure shall beentered inthe
"budget . '
Thebudget shall be .balanced interms ofrevenue andexpenditure
Thefinancial year shall coincide with thecalendar year .
ARTICLE 13
TheCentre shall receive asubsidy entered inthebudget of
theEuropean Communities each year .
TheManagement Board shall ,before 1April each year ,transmit
anestimate oftherevenue andexpenditure atthesame time as
arequest forasubsidy sothat theenvisaged subsidy canbe
entered .Theestimate shall beforwarded bytheCommission
tothebudgetary authorities .
ARTICLE 14
TheManagement Board shall ,notlater than 1April each year ,
send theaccounts ofalloftherevenue and expenditure of
theCentre forthepreceding financial year totheAudit
Board provided forinArticle 206oftheTreaty oftheEuropean *
Economic Community .TheAudit Board shall examine these in
accordance with theconditions provided forinthesecond
sub-paragraph ofthesame Article .
TheManagement Board shall send theaccounts oftheCentre
forthepreceding financial year totheCommission annually .
Theaccounts andthereport oftheAudit Board shall be
submitted totheCouncil andtotheEuropean Parliament by
the Commission atthe same time asitcommunicates its
accounts .
TheManagement Board will nominate afinancial controller to
supervise theexpenditure oftheCentre .

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ARTICLE15
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TheprotocoloftheEuropeanCommunities onprivilegesand
immunitiesshallapplytotheCentre,tothemembersofthe
ManagementBoard,and.oftheExpertsCommittee,' __
totheDirectorandtothestaffmembersoftheCentre.
ARTICLE 16
ThemembersoftheManagementBoardandthe
ExpertsCommittee,theDirectorandthestaffmembersof
theCentreBhallbeobliged,evenafterthetermination of
theirservice,nottodivulgeinformation which,byitsnature,
comesunderprofessional secrecy.
ARTICLE 17
ThecontractualliabilityoftheCentreshallbegovernedby
thelawapplicabletothecontractinquestion.Inthecase
ofnon-contractual liability,theCentreshall,inaccordance
withthegeneralprinciples commontothelawsofthemember
States,makegoodanydamagecausedbyitsinstitutionorby
itsservantsintheperformance oftheirduties.
ThepersonalliabilityofitsservantstowardstheCentreshall
begovernedbytheprovisionslaiddownintheirstaffregulations
orintheConditionsofemploymentapplicabletothem.
ARTICLE18
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Thisregulationshallenterintoforceon
ThisRegulationisbindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallmemberStates.
,–• .BytheCouncil

FINANCIAL RECORD
.EUROPEANCENTREFORTHEDEVELOPMENT OFVOCATIONAL TRAINING
1.Legalandadministrative information
(a)Budgetitem:newaotion-partlyunderArticle301-to"be
established underArticle424*
(b)Budgetyear:1975and"thefollowingfinancialyears.
If(c)Legal"basis:
-CouncilResolutionof21January1974,OJNoC/l3of12Februaryl974.
(Point3ofthelistofpriorityaotionsundertheheadingof
"fulland"betteremployment").
-ProposalsubmittedtotheCommission on13March1974»
(d)AuthorizedDepartment:DGV»
2.Description etc.
(a)ThesettingupofsuchaCentrewillgivetheCommissionDepartments
thetechnicalassistancewhichtheywillrequireinexecutingtheir
workinthefieldofajointpolicyonvocationaltraining.Atthe
sametime,theCentrewillfunctionasacatalystforideasonthe
subjectandasapointofcontactbetweenexperimentsinthisfield.
(b)Personsconoernedinthisactionare,ingeneralterms,thegroups
ofpersonsconcernedwithvocationaltrainingintheCommunity,
andinparticulartheGovernmentsoftheMemberStates,theCommunity
Institutions (andtheEconomicandSocialCommittee),andbothsides
ofIndustry,aswellastheorganizations orindividuals ooncerned
invariouswaysinthematterofvocationaltraining.
(o)Thesortofproblemstobedealtwith,thedirectlinkstobe
establishedwiththemanyandvariedinterestedpartiesat
international ,Communityandnationallevelmilitateinfavourofa
CentrewhiohisnotsubjecttotheconstraintsoftheCommission,
butwhichcollaborates oloselywiththeCommission.

(d)Thegeneralobjectiveislaiddownin:
-Art.128oftheEECTreaty
-CouncilDecisionof2April1963layingdowngeneralprinciples
forimplementing acommonvocationaltrainingpolicy.
-CouncilResolutionof21January1974concerningasooialaction
programme(point3oflistofpriorityaotions).
Expenditure
(a)Anestimateoftheappropriations required.
Actionisnotintendedto"belimitedintime.Theappropriations
requiredforthecostsoftheCentrearetobecovered,inthemain,
"bytheCommunityBudget.Therequirements areestimatedasfollows:
,1211 1916 1221(proportional
figure)
600000u.a. 1450000u.a. 1800000u.a.
ThecostsoftheCentreintermsofrunningcostsandoperational
costsinthefirstyearareestimatedatabout1200000u.a.
OntheassumptionthattheCentrewouldhesetupinJuly1975»
aproportional figureforexpenditure-600000u.a.-equivalentto
halfthe1975appropriations shouldheestablished .
Inthefollowingfinancialyears,anincreaseof15$(general
prioetrends)forrunningcostsand30$(15$inacoordanoewith
thegeneralprioetrends+15$byvirtueoftheextensionof
activities)foroperationalcostsshouldbeestablished.

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3.Expenditure (continued)
(b)Methodofcalculatingtheappropriations requiredforthe1975
financialyear(fullyear)
FUNCTIONAL EXPENDITURE
-Staff(+)
SincetheCentreisanindependentunit,itwillitselfbe
responsibleforfixingthenumberandstatusofthepersonnel
requiredasafunctionoftheannualprogrammes.
However,theCommission'sviewisthat,forastart,the
permanentstaffoftheCentreshouldnotexceedsome20persons,
namely:
1Director(equiv.A/3)
10Executivestaff(equiv.A/4toA/7)
5Clericalstaff(Equiv.B/ltoB/5)
10Clericalofficersandsecretaries (equiv.C/ltoc/5)
(basis:1974remunerationoosts+15$) 480000u.a.
Rentingimmovableproperty
andchargesrelatingthereto(maintenance,
insurance,etc.) 55000u.a.
Acquiringmovableproperty 30000u.a.
Currentadministrative expenditure 5000u.a.
Travellingandsubsistence expenses 40000u.a.
Expensesformeetings 70000u.a.
sub-total 680000u.a.
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(+)ItispointedoutthatsuohstaffbeingmembersofaCentre,whichis
anindependentunit,willnotappearintheEstablishment Planofthe
CommissionBudget.

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OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE
-Preparationofoperational documentation 140000u.a.
(documentation proper,selectionandoperation)
-Dissemination ofinformation
(manuals,courses,informationbulletins,etc.) 100000u.a.
-Actionsandcontributions todevelopment and
coordination ofresearch 280000u.a.
sub-total 520000u.a.
Total:19751200000u.a.
5.Momtonng
(a)Art.14oftheStatutesprovidesthat"theManagementBoardshall
drawup,inagreementwiththeCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
thefinancialregulationdefiningtherulesondrawingupand
implementing theBudget,onpresentingandauditingtheaccounts
andontheresponsibility oftheauthorizing andaccountingofficers".
(b)Art.5oftheStatutesprovidesthattheCentreshallregularly-
informtheCommissionofitsactivities.Furthermore ,Art.11provides
that"theManagementBoardshalladoptby31Marohatthelatestthe
GeneralReportontheactivitiesandthefinancialsituationofthe
Centreduringthepreviousyear,andshallsubmitittotheCommission".