EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This proposal concerns the renewal of the membership of the European Social Fund Committee (hereinafter “Committee”).

This Committee has been set up under Article 163 TFEU in order to assist the Commission in the administration of the European Social Fund (ESF).

Article 104 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999[1] lays down the provisions relating to the organisation and the tasks of this Committee.

According to this provision, the Committee should be composed of one government representative, one representative of the workers' organisations and one representative of the employers' organisations from each Member State. For each Member State, an alternate should be appointed for each category of representative. The representatives and alternates are appointed by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission for a period of three years.

By Decision 2010/C 53/02 of 22 February 2010, the Council decided to appoint the members and alternate members of the Committee for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012.

In view of the nominations submitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 104(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, the Commission submits to the Council the present proposal for a Council Decision appointing members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013.

2013/0447 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 163 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999[2], and in particular Article 104(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Under Council Decision 2010/C 53/02 of 22 February 2010 appointing the membership of the European Social Fund Committee[3] (hereinafter "Committee"), the term of office of the members and alternate members of this Committee expired on 31 December 2012.

(2) In accordance with Article 104(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, all Member States have to submit nominations for each category of representatives referred to in Article 104(1) of this Regulation and their alternates.

(3) The representatives and the alternates nominated by the Member States have to be appointed for a period of one year,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The persons listed in the Annex are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

[1] OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

[2] OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

[3] OJ C 52, 7.3.2007, p. 5.

ANNEX

to the

COUNCIL DECISION

appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee

Member State || Representing || Member || Name

Belgium || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Louis VERVLOET Mr Guy DESMEDT Ms Michèle CLAUS Mr Werner ABELSHAUSEN Ms Nilüfer POLAT Ms Hanne SANDERS

Bulgaria || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Natalya EFREMOVA Ms Monika DIMITROVA Mr Boyko NEDYALKOV Mr Dimitar BRANKOV Mr Oleg CHULEV Ms Ina ATANASOVA

Czech Republic || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Jiři KINSKÝ Ms Petra BARTÁKOVÁ Mr Miloš RATHOUSKÝ Ms Soňa VAN DEELENOVÁ Mr Pavel JANÍČKO Ms Hana MÁLKOVÁ

Denmark || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Pernille VON LILLIENSKJOLD Ms Hanne Lill BAAD Mr Henning GADE Ms Karen ROY Mr Mikkel DALSGAARD Mr Jens KROGSTRUP

Germany || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Arnold HEMMANN Ms Inken KLASSEN Ms Katrin STURM Mr Alexander WILHELM Ms Sina FRANK Mr Hermann NEHLS

Estonia || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Margus HAIDAK Ms Merlin TATRIK Ms Kadri SEEDER Ms Eve PÄÄRENDSON Ms Kaja TOOMSALU Ms Mare VIIES

Ireland || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Vincent LANDERS Mr Tom WHELAN Ms Kara McGANN Ms Aoife DOYLE Mr Blair HORAN Ms Sheila NUNAN

Greece || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… …………………

Spain || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Olga ROBLES MOLINA Ms Esther Maria PÉREZ QUINTANA Mr Juan Carlos TEJEDA HISADO Ms Patricia CIREZ MIQUELEIZ Ms Ana HERMOSO CANOURA Ms Ana MICÓ MAESTRE

France || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Corine VAILLANT Mr Jean-Philippe DUFON Ms Siham SAIDI Ms Natacha MARQUET Mr Christian JANIN Ms Marie-France BOUTROUE

Croatia || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… …………………

Italy || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Salvatore PIRRONE ………………… Mr Claudio GENTILI Ms Silvia CIUFFINI Ms Ornella CILONA Ms Giulia TAVERNESE

Cyprus || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Alexandros ALEXANDROU Mr Socrates MELIS Ms Maria STYLIANOU THEODOROU Mr Emilios MICHAEL Mr Andreas MATSAS Mr Nicos GREGORIOU

Latvia || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Kristīne ANCANE Ms Olesja KURAKINA Ms Inese SPEPIŅA Ms Anita LĪCE Ms Liene LIEKNA Ms Inga SVIRSKA

Lithuania || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Ramūnas DILBA Ms Nijolė MACKEVIČIENĖ Mr Sigitas BESAGIRSKIS Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS Ms Irena PETRAITIENĖ Ms Janina ŠVEDIENĖ

Luxembourg || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Abilio FERNANDES Mr Jacques BROSIUS Mr Romain LANNERS Mr François ENGELS Mr Nico CLEMENT Mr Joseph FOELLER

Hungary || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Noémi DANAJKA Ms Rita SZOMBATHELYI Ms Terézia BOROSNÉ BARTHA Mr László KRIZSÁN Mr László KOZÁK Ms Erzsébet HANTI

Malta || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Jonathan VASSALLO Mr Trevor FENECH Mr Tony ZAHRA Mr George MICALLEF Mr Robert BORG Mr Philip BALZAN

Netherlands || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Alieke KOOPMAN Ms Paula LOEKEMEIJER Mr G.F.W.C. VAN ERP Mr C. SCHOENMAKERS Mr I.D.C.M. COENEN Mr M. HORDIJK

Austria || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Bibiana KLINGSEISEN Ms Doris BALLWEIN Ms Ulrike KLEIN Ms Maria KAUN Ms Sylvia LEDWINKA Ms Silvia HOFBAUER

Poland || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Paweł CHORĄŻY Mr Piotr KRASUSKI Mr Norbert PRUSZANOWSKI Mr Marek RADECKI Ms Agata BARANOWSKA-GRYCUK Ms Izabella PANUS

Portugal || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Rosa Maria SIMÕES DA SILVA Ms Ana Isabel VALENTE Ms Clara GUERREÍRO Ms Adília LISBOA Mr Hugo Filipe RODRIGUES DIONISIO Mr António Luís FERREIRA CORREIA

Romania || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Cristian ABABEI Ms Carmen DOBROTA Ms Mariana KNIESNER Ms Carmen IONESCU Mr Ovidiu NICOLESCU Mr Dragoş MIHALACHE

Slovenia || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Nena DOKUZOV Mr Gorazd JENKO ………………… ………………… ………………… …………………

Slovakia || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Albert NÉMETH Ms Miloslava MOLNÁROVÁ Mr Radovan MAXIN Mr Martin HOŠTÁK Mr Anton CSINO Mr Karol POMŠAHÁR

Finland || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Sirpa LILJESTRÖM Ms Riikka-Maria TURKIA Ms Riitta WÄRN Mr Mikko RÄSÄNEN Ms Auli KORHONEN Ms Mari KOKKO

Sweden || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Ms Ann-Christine GULLESJÖ Mr Håkan FORSBERG Mr Gunnar ANDERZON Mr Farbod REZANIA Ms Filis SIGALA Ms Åsa EHINGER BERLING

United Kingdom || Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union || Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate || Mr Angus GRAY Mr Ian CHAPMAN Mr Martin MORTON Mr Guy BAILEY Mr Tom MELLISH Mr Joe FEARNEHOUGH