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Secrétariat général
NEGOTIATIONS FORTHEACCESSION OPGREECE
Proposais
concerningiS«5^&
thetransitionalarrangementsandadaptationstobe
appliedinthefieldofsocialaffairs
(Communication fromtheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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COM(78)338final.

EXPLANATORY MMORANHJM
1.Attheopening ofthenegotiations forGreece 'sacoession totheCommunity ,
on27July 1976 ,Greece indicated itsagreement toaccept theacquis commun -
autalre (i.e. theCommunity 'slegislation asitstands )from thedate of«
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accession andagreed thatproblems ofadaptation should heresolved solely
bymeans oftransitional arrangements andnotbymodifying theacquis .
2.Subsequently ,between December 1976andJuly 1977»theGreeie delegation
presented itsproposals regarding thetransitional provisioneJ^t was
requesting inthemainnegotiating sectors .Atthesame^paetheCommunitymadestatements setting outtheeffects oftheacquis c^feunautaire inthe
various -fields ofnegotiation ,indicating whether ,initsopinion ,transitional
provisions would bepossible andifso,spelling outthebasic criteria which
such provisions would have tofulfil .
3.Atthe 5"thSession oftheConference atxjbeputy Level ,on6May 1977»Greece
submitted apaper setting outitsrequests fortransitional measures and
adaptations tosecondary legislation inthefield ofsocial affairs .
On9June 1977 ,inastatemo ^made atthe6thSession atDeputy level ,the
Community ,whiledeferri^^its -response onsubstantive andtechnica l
questions pending compStetLon ofthework onsecondary legislation ,nholly
reserved itsposition regarding thefree movement ofworkers and social
security formigrant workers .TheCommunity delegation also asked inits
statement fqi&some information onbilateral labour conventions .
InOctcSter 1977 theGreek delegation provided certain details onthe
conventions ,leading torequests forfurther information atthe10th
Session oftheConference atDeputy Level on9December 1977 .On
6^19 December ,theGreek delegation supplied further details .

InDecember 1977 theCommission accepted theCouncil 'sinvitation to
submit ,atthebeginning of1978 ,proposals forajoint position infour
seotors defined under thesector –by-sector approaoh .
Proposals forajoint position cannowbeputforward forafurther
sector ,viz.social affairs .They are setoutinthis Communication .
TheCommission isasked toadopt thedraft Communication inannex and
approve itstransmission totheCouncil .
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INTROUJCTICN
1.This Communication concerns theimplementation byGreece oftheacquis
•communautaire inthefield ofsocial affairs .Thespecific proposals put
forward bytheCommission arebased ontheGreek request fortransitional
arrangements oradaptations ,other than thepurely technical ones
involving secondary legislation ,falling within thescope ofthenegotiations ,
andonthetransitional procedures which intheCommission 'sopinion are
needed toensure thatfreedom ofmovement forworkers within theCc^&unity
isprogressively extended toGreek nationals .
2.InPart ItheCommission indicates thebroad lines along wh^on the
Community position inthesooial affairs field canbeformulated atthis
stage ofthenegotiations ,andsummarizes theposition adopted 1wboth
sides inthiscontext since thebeginning ofthe^gotiations .
3.PartIIcontains theCommission *sproposal^Stegarding thevarious
transitional measures oradaptations suggested byGreece ,andthose
which itfeels arerequired bytheCommunity .
4.PartIIIdealswiththeforese^&e impact ofGreekaooession onthe
Social Fundandproposes the^j&ocedures tobebrought intousewhenthe
time comes toextend the <$ftrer oftheFund asfrom accession toGreek
nationals whoareeligible under theexisting Community rules .
5.InPartIVtheCommission looks attheproblem posed bytheGreek request
foratransiti^kl period withregard totheconventions andagreements
concluded l^^rreece andbytheCommunity withthirdcountries before
accession ^"

6*TheCommission 'sproposals 011thevarious sooial affairs sectors donotmeet
alltheQreek expectations *They arebased onathorough examination of
„ theGreek proposals ,supplemented bythevarious explanations anddetails0*given bytheGreek delegation *While theCommission accepts theGreek oase
<4^forvarious individual transitional measures ,itcannot agree toGreece 's^proposal thatfullfreedom ofmovement forworkers intheenlarged Community
begranted immediately upon accession *Again ,theCommission 'sproposals
regarding theadaptation ofsocial security regulations differ from the
Greekre^^sts and,intheviewoftheCommission ,aremoreinlinewith
thebroadi%=iplea governing eoolal legislation intheCommunity asthing*
stand atpres&& »
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PART I:GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
1.Theproposals which have been made atthepresent stage ofthenegotiations ,
inthevarious speoifio sectors and inthefield ofsocial affairs in
particular ,must beintegrated into theoverall framework already adapted
bytheCommunity forthepreparation ofCommunity positions .
Therelevant guiddines tobeadhered towere laid down bytheCouncil on
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17October 1977 andwere spelled outingreater detail byCOREPER on
210November 1977 •
inthepreparation ofproposals inthesocial affairs Bearor :They involve thefollowing reservations ,which must betaken^wlto account
(a)itwould notbeappropriate atthepresent stage totake a
stance onhowlong thetransitional measures should beapplied :
(b)positions adopted inonesector mus^pot prejudice those to
beadopted subsequently inother ors;... ^
(c)anymutual orpartial agreements reached bytheCommunity and
Greece inthe field ofsooial affairs must not beconsidered
definitive until thef^^l slage ofthenegotiations ,whenthe
general conclusions^^the negotiations willemerge andmaybe
oompared . C^S
2.Inthis Communication theCommission sets outitsposition with regard to
problems arisin^in thefield ofsocial affairs asaresult ofGreece*s
accession ,tc^^her withthespecific proposals madebytheGreek
delegatiOT^^
TheCommission wishes toemphasize that ,inthis sector asinthose
previously ,dealt with ,itunderstands that outside anyadaptation problems
X^which mayarise oneither side,Greece willfully accept theCommunity
^'acquis *asfrom thedate ofaccession .
1CCHF-GR /49/77
2CCHF-GR /55/77

This isentirely without prejudice toanymeasures inthefield ofsocial
affairs which might hetaken bytheCommunity between nowandaccession
and ,becoming ipso facto part oftheacquis ,will have tobeapplied by
Greece immediately upon accession .
^Atthefifth Session oftheConference atDeputy Level ,held on6May 1977*
$the Greek delegation madeastatement setting outitsposition withregard
tosocial affairs .Inthis "fundamental area ofthenegotiations ",relating
inparticular tothefree movement ofworkers ,social security formigrant
workers ,^j^eSooial FundandCommunity social policy measures ,Greece
considered ^£j^ttheprinciple ofthefreemovement ofworkers wasoneofthe
essential asp^te oftheachievement ofthecommon market .Withregard to
social policy ingeneral ,Greece wasconvinced "that theCommunity is
asooial community andthat theachievement ofitssocial objectives is
amostimportant taskj^j^ifying theveryexistence oftheCommunity "^.
Initsstatement of9June thesixth Session oftheConference at
Deputy Levtel 2,theCommunity gavenomorethanapreliminary reply ,
reserving infull itsposition with regard tothefree movement ofworkers
andsocial security formigrant workers .^Italsorequested certain
additional information concerning arequ,e$^for atransitional measure in
respeot ofbilateral conventiqns onlabour .
This information wasthesubject offurther commurications from theGreek
delegation on27October 19773and19December 19774»thelatter in
response toadditional technical questions presented bytJ^Community at
thetenthSession oftheConference atDeputy Level ,whichw^^held on
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2CCNF-GR /31/77
3M0JO-GR /5/77
4CŒrP-GR /9/77
5CCHP-GR /62/77

PARTII:TRANSITIONAL ORADAPTATION MEASURES
TheCommission'sproposalsforacommonpositionrelatetoaspectsofthe
negotiations whichconcerntheCommunity'ssocialpolicyfromthefollowing
standpoints :
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A.Freemovementofworkers
B.Socialsecurityformigrantworkers
C.Socialpolicymeasures:collectiveredundancies .
Thispartcontainsanexamination,intheaboveorder,ofth^jt&riousproblems
arisingasaresultofGreece'sacoession,includingthe^^bifiorequests
madebytheGreekauthoritiesinthestatementsreferred^ointhepreceding
pagesorduringtheexaminationofsecondarylegislation,theresultsofwhich
are.containedinthefifthandtwelfthReportspresentedbytheCommissionto
theCouncil.
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A.FREEDOMOPMOVEMENTFORWORKERS
I.Introduction
1.OnthesubjectoffreedomofmovementforworkerstheOreekdelegation x
statedthatitconsidered"that^/this/principle••••isaprerequisitefor
thenormalfunctioningofthefreemovementofgoods,whiohisalsoafundamental
aspectoftheCommunity".Itfelt"thatitisintheinterestof"bot^biie
CommunityandGreeceforthelattertoproceedrightfromthestar^§fcothe
stageoffullapplicationofthispartoftheTreatyofRome",^bnsequently,
itwouldagree"uponaccessiontoimmediateapplicationofRegulationNo1612/68
introducingtheprincipleofthefreemovementofworkers"1.
I
(>...~.. ....,Forite|parttheCommunityfelt"thatmattersofsu^dpknoeandtechnical
questionscould"bemoreusefullystudiedaftert^^i-eportsonthissubject
whichtheCommissionhasbeenaskedtosubmittheCouncilinthenear
2futurehavebeenexamined",andthisleditto"reserveitspositionentirely"•
II.MovementoflabourbetweenGreeogfencLtheCommunity
2.tfhebilateralrecruitmentaOT^&entsbetweenGreeoeandcertainMen.b»r*
States"^andthelegislationo^tnoseMemberStatesregardingtheentry,residence
andemploymentofforeignworkers–whichmayembodytheprinciplessetout
inratifiedinternational instruments ,suchastheILOandCouncilofEurope
conventions andthedeoisions–laydownthearrangements atpresent
appliedtoGreek,*^kers.
1CWfeR/26/77^SF-GR/31/77
Belgium:1957;Germany:i960and1962;France:1954;Netherlands:1966.

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3.Over thepast decade there hasbeen aconsiderable deorease inGreek
emigration *
^In196991500Greek workers emigrated ,andofthese 66000cametothe^^ommunity ,mainly toGermany (65100).In1972thefigures wererespectively
and25200 (24700toGermany ).In1973 thedownward trend wasfurther
acoehtuatedJ nomore than 27000Greeks left their oountry andonly 10500
oame totheCommunity (9600toGermany ).
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According to 1974 report oftheOECD 'sContinuous Reporting System on
Migration (SOPll^^thistrendwasduetothecountry *seoonomio development
andthefactthats^oks ofavailable labour hadbeenusedup.
More recent data fwhich indicate that total annual emigration haslevelled off
ataround 20000workers ,of^A^om lessthan10$oametotheCommunity ,arenot
significant inviewoftheempl^^ent situation inWestern Europe andthe
policy ofrestricting orevenbanni^j immigration adopted bymootMember States
since 1974*'
Thenumber ofGreek workers employed in^the(^mniunity in1976hasbeenestimated
ataround 240000including -173000inGermai&k 50000intheUnited Kingdom
(1971 )and9°°0 Belgium . <JPp
4.Itisalso interesting tonote that in1975 and1976 thenetemigration
characteristic ofthemigratory movements wasreplaoed bynetimmigration ,
which wasnotlimited tomigrants returning homebutinoluded ^gjrowing number
ofnon-Greek workers .While before therecession thenumber ofi^t^rning
migrants averaged 20000peryear,itreached 34000in1975and32^X^in
1976 without ,however ,creating aproblem ofreabsorption inthelabourmarret ,
1since thenumber ofunemployed fell atthesame time •
^ !
Acoording toinformation supplied bytheOECD 9000works permits were issuedV/i.
bytheGreek authorities in1972and23000in1974-According tothefigures ty
provided bytheGreek delegation ,however ,26000foreigners were working
inGreece asat30June 1977 *
SOPEMI ,theOECD'sContinuous Reporting System onMigration ,1977 Report

Ill ,Progressive achievement offree movement
5*Given theabovementioned features oftheGreek migratory movements –
coupled withthefigures showing theinternal demographic trend^–andthe
current situation onthelabour market intheCommunity asatpresent
constituted ,itwould appear that theachievement offreedom ofmovement for
workers should notpresent anymajor economic orsocial problems .Under ^
these circumstances ,theeconomic significance ofthe achievement offreedom ^
ofmovement would beminimal forGreece andthepresent Msnber States .
Alsoitisdearfromtheemigration ofworkers thattookplaoeuni£^*the
late sixties andthis isaphenonmenon that would beaggravated Greece if
completely freemovement weretobeintroduced thatItissk^$fed labour andthe
most dynamic members ofthepopulation ,inother words thework force vital to
anation 'sdevelopment ,whoarethefirst toseek totake advantage ofthe
benefits connected with emigration immediately .^
TheCommission ,foritspart ,advocates theimtjjroductian ofanelement of
progressiveness intheachievement offree4§frement ,which would have the
additional advantage that during theperiod ofadjustment when recruitment
would remain subject tocontrol ,Greek workers whofind jobs inanother
Community country andthemembers^# their families would enjoy theprotection
which isnotalways guaranteed^fen movements occuronanindividual and
spontaneous basis .
6.IntheCommunity free movement wasprogressively achieved over aperiod
ofapproximately ss^en years (September 1961-November 1968 )inthree
stages . XJ?
^Rateofpopulation growth -1975/85*3*24$
Birth rate .1975 •15*6%
^Source :SOEC–EUROSTAT ,Basic Statistics oftheCommunity ,1977 *

While thefirst stage consisted ofmaking provision foralimited number of
exceptions tothefundamental principle ofgiving priority totheemployment
ofnational workers ,thesecond stage ,which wastolead tothefinal phase
intheestablishment offree movement ,wascharacterized byareversal of
these principles ,involving theaffirmation oftheright ofCommunity workers
<^toengage intheactivity oftheir choice ,provided thatthisright wasnot
nded owing totheemployment situation inagiven region oroccupation *
7.Inview oftheparticular features oftheGreek situation referred to
above (lowdemographic pressure ,declining propensity toemigrate ,etc*),
theCommuni'^^enlarged toinclude Greece ,couldundertake toachieve free
movement withou^pesorting toapreliminary phase inwhich onlyafew
exceptions would b^taade totheprinciple ofgiving priority tonationals
asregards jobs *Ittherefore proposes establishing thedefinitive arrangements
forfree movement between Greece andtheother Member States intwostages ,
sincetheeconomio andsooi^^ituation isdifferent fromthatprevailing
inthesixties whenfreedom of^^rement within theCommunity wasachieved *
Initially ,'inorder toavoid movements ofworkers that areconsidered
inopportune ,arrangements forsuch movements should beworked outlargely
onthebasis oftheprovisions governing ^acof^p toemployment during the
second stageoftheimplementation offreedom^j^novement within theCommunity "*,
itbeing understood thatasfarastheotherprovl^pns areconcerned 11.
fundamental ruleofnondiscrimination would beimmediately applicable *
8.Itgoes without saying that thetreatment aocorded toGreek workers cannot
belessfavourable thanthatenjoyed byworkers ofnon-membe^ipountriea
within theframework oftheir relations with theCommunity . .%%
IV.Implementation ofthetransitional arrangements
9.Accordingly ,thefollowing rules would govern movements ofworkers between
Greeoe andtheCommunity .
^Regulation No38/64of25Maroh 1964onfreedom ofmovement forworkers
within theCommunity andCouncil Directive No.64/240of25March 19^4 *

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(a)Accesstoemploymentandcontinuationofemployment:
–AnyGreekworkerwouldbeentitledtoholdapostnotifiedasvacanttothe
employmentservicesofaMemberState*Theexerciseofthisrightmeansthat
theworkerinquestionwouldbeadmittedintotheterritoryofthatMember
Stateandbegrantedaworkpermitbytherelevantauthorities# 0^
–AnyGreekworkeradmittedtofillapostintheterritoryofaMemberx
Statewouldsubsequently beabletorenewhisoontraotwithhisemployer
ortoapplyforanyotherjobinthatMemberState. .
(b)Derogationfromaccesstoemployment:
Withtheaimofavoidingdisturbancesonthelabourmarke^andatthe
reasoned -requestofanyMemberStateconcerned,theCommission,after
obtainingtheopinionoftheAdvisoryCommitteeonFreeMovementof
Workers,wouldbeabletodecidetosuspend cationoftheabove-
mentionedrulesatthebeginningofeachha^J^ear–orinexceptional
-cases,duringahalf-year–eitherfo^^ielabourmarketasawhole
<S?orforcertainregionsorcertainoccupations,
.Suchasuspensionwouldnotapplytocertaincategoryofjobseekerswho
wouldhavetobespecified vacanciesearmarkedforspecificpersons)
ortotheworkerwho,afte^^>endingayearinajob,wishestocon+irae
workinginthesameoccU^tionbutforadifferentemployerorwho,after
twoyearsofemployment,wishestopursueanypaidactivity#
(o)Situationofjp^nberofthefamily?
Thesuspensionoftherighttoemploymentreferredtounder(b)abovewould
applyto"^worker'sspouseandchildrenlivingwithhimonaregularbasis
onlywherethesuspensionstillappliedtotheworkerhimself.
fa&lihtry.residenceandworkpermit;
xX*Withregardtoissueoftheworkpermit,entryandresidence,andissue
\Toftheresidencepermit,theprovisionsinforceintheCommunityduring
theseoondstagewouldapply.

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(e)Priorityasregardsemployment ?
IntheallocationofjobsGreeknationalswouldbegrantedpriorityover
workersfromnon-membercountriesinthesamewayasnationalsoftheother
MemberStates*
Emalityoftreatment :
regardtootheraspectsofemployment,suchasratesofpay,dismissal
andredundancy,otherworkingconditions,livingconditions,andaworker's
righttobejoinedbyhisfamily,theprincipleofnon-dsiorimination would
beapplied.ftromthedateofaccession,inaccordancewithcurrentCommunity
iaw6.
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11#Righttoremain:
Fromthedateofaccession,Greekworkersandmembersoftheirfamilies
wouldenjoytherighttorem^J®intheterritoryofaMemberStateafter
havingbeenemployedinthatSxadbeonthesametermsasnationalsof
7theotherMemberStates•
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12.Communityclearingmechanisms :
lastly,thetransitional periodshouldbeusedtoenabletheGreekemployment
servicestotake,withthecollaborationoftheotherMemberSt^^sandthe
assistanceoftheCommission',thenecessarystepstobecomeintegr^^.intheCanmrdiy
machineryforclearingvaoanciesandapplicationsforemployment(SED^^yetem).
®CouncilRegulation(EEC)No.1612/68of15October1968and fa,
.CounoilRegulation(EEC)No312/76of9February1976®
'CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1251/70of29June1970#

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13.Reciprocity :
TheGreek authorities would ,mutatis mutandis ,establish similar arrangements
forworkers oftheMember States and their families *
14.Duration ofthetransitional measures :
IntheCommissions opinion ,these provisions should enable free movements tox
beachieved with-in aperiod tobedetermined during thenegotiations ,which
might even belonger than five years ,asindicated bytheCommission its
considerations ontheproblems ofenlargement® ,butwhichmustnot^fe^edthe
maximum duration ofthetransitional measures tobeadopted ont^^feccession
ofGreece#
Conclusion :
Theabove proposals arefully justified intheligh^pf thesituation inGreece
andaresuchastopermit theintegration ofthe^jEtontry intotheCommunity ,
inafield offundamental importance ,without^j^eating serious problems .They
arealsoinlinewith theCommission 'sconsiderations ontheproblems of
enlargement ,particularly asregards thetransitional period ,which would remain
apurely exceptional arrangement with astrict time limit andstrict rules
ofapplication . vCy
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9COM (78)120final 9COM (78)120finalv paragraph 35«

B.SOCIAL SECURITY FORMIGRANT WORKERS
Initsstatement atthefifth session oftheConference atDeputy Level ,
Greece said ,that "free movement ofworkers implies implementation ofall
Community legislation onsocial security andapplication ofthelabour
^glicyprinciples "1'•
Independently oftheproblem offree movement ofworkers ,which wascovered
bytherecapitulation ofpositions andtheproposals setoutinFart Aabove ,
theCommuni^stated atthesixth session oftheConference atDeputy Level
thatit"isolsf^ed toreserve itsposition entirely regarding the
chapter which de^jfe withsocial security formigrant workers "^.
Onthis subject ,theCommission wishes tomake thefollowing comments
andproposals oneach of various problems which emerged during the
examination oftherelevant i^j^ndaiy legislation andwhicharecovered
byrequests intheGreekstatem^^referred toabove :
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1.Scope ofRegulation Ho.1408/71-Greek workers inagriculture
The (jreekdelegation requests thatpersons covered bytheAgricultural
Insurance Organization (OGA)whose main occupation isemployed work and
those working part-time ontheir plot ofagricultural land should be
regarded asworkers forthepurposes ofRegulation No,1408/71.The <
Greek delegation proposes thatGreece should adopt theappropriate legid .satioxx^'
orregulations toidentify those concerned .
Theproblem posed bythisrequest isasfollows : ^5*
theregulations adopted onthebasis of'Article 51oftheTreaty t^^tf
apply anddoindeed apply toallemployed workers andworkers "^S&tedas
such.TheGreek system ofagricultural insurance (OGA)appli"^toall
persons who -work orhave worked inrural areas ,whether they beemployed
workers orself-employed ,plus themembers oftheir families (inall,
4million people arecovered ).
small farmers ,some of
whom also have paid jobs .Ontheother hand /there arevery fewagricultural
workers oocupied exclusively inpaid employment .
Iftheapplication ofthesocial^jsi^urity regulations wererestricted to
employed workers inthestric-^^nse ofthetermcovered bytheOGA,this
would mean that alarge Kumt&fr-of Greek workers whohave emigrated tothe
Member States –presumably from therural regions would bedenied the
necessary protection .
Themost simpl^wblution would betobring within thescope oftheregulations
allpersons d&vered bytheGreek OGAsystem .

TheCommission cannot ,however ,advocate theadoption ofthat solution
forthefollowing reasons :
i)itwould bring Greek farmers within thescope ofRegulation
No.1408/71andwould thus create discrimination ,since farmers
fy. from theother Member States arenotcovered ;
..Λ<^i )theprovisions oftheTreaty dealing withthefreemovement of
workers ,andinparticular Article 51»which isthelegal basis
forRegulation No.1408/71,apply only toemployed workers .
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TheCommission notes that££efundamental objective ofthesocial security
regulations istoprovide ppfepction forworkers taking advantage of
free movement tohold employmei£&^n another Member State .
< .,
Inorder toattain this objective ,theCommission proposes that in
addition toemployed workers inthestrict sense oftheterm ,all
persons insured bytheOGAwhohaveleftof^^ave Greeoe totakeup
emplpyment inanother Member State should als<$5be covered .
Regulation No1408/71should therefore beamended aroordingly .
TheCommission wishes tostress that this proposal isin with
theexisting acquis comnnmautaire inthisfield .Iftheproj^^l for
aregulation extending theapplication oftheaboveRegulation -^^elf-
employed workers ,which theCouncil isatpresent studying ,the
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Commission reserves theright toreturn tothis matter .

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2.Familyallowances
TheGreekdelegationhasaskedforcertainGreekfamilyallowancesthe
grantofwhichisnotsubjecttoanyinsuranceoremploymentcondition
toberestrictedtochildrenresidentinGreeoe*
Itsh»\*dherememberedthatunderPr-'-'ila4io.u !"workersemployed
inaMemberStateareentitledtothei'-anlyal1graftedbythat
State,evenformembersofthefamily*;hc.areret.;Jentinanother\Aer
State.
TheGreekdelegationjustifiesthisrequestbyil,factthaf^ueseare
allowances .ofademographicnature,which,asf'a^a3urbanworkersare
concerned,areinadditiontotb<5"normal"allow?.-:.cep,
TheCommissionnotesthatJ
i)theallowancesinquestionaretheon5yor.eswhichworkersotherthan
employedworkers,particularly thosecoveredbytheOGA,canclaim;
ii)theallowancesaregrantedf^tjifethirdchildandsubsequentchildren
,thefactthattheyaregti^edinadditiontot.aonormalnr>ssinthe
caseofurbanworkersnorjationforthederogation *.
allowancesareinfacVsimilartothefrvsf.Iyi>1v-.'aiicesupplements
whioharegrantedinmostMemberSi-ateaon.^3'basisofthenumber
ofchildren^ndwhichmaybee.rpxrSedtothesameextentasthebasicallrxs§fees.
Consequently ,theCommissionfeelstha5xti.de..augraphionatureofthese
allowanoesisnotsufficiently market,tova"ar<.exceptiontothe
principleofCommunitylawinvolved–aswoi'ldbvvebeenthecasefor
grants-aiidthatitthereforeconsidersthatt>;eGreekrequest
Cannotbeaccepted.

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3«Early retirement pensions forworkers involved inarduous orunhealthy
occupations
TheGreek delegation hasrequested thefollowing entry inAnnex Vof
Regulation Bo1408/71(speoial procedures forapplying thelegislations of
^vcertain Member States ):&*Wf>£hregard totheaward ofearly retirement pensions toworkers engaged in
arduous orunhealthy work ,forthepurposes oftheapplication ofArticle 45(2)
oftheRegulation account shall betaken ,only ofperiods ofinsurance
completed under thelegislation ofother Member States inwork ofanarduous
orunhealthy ^ftjiire conferring similar entitlement totheaward ofan
earlyretiremenf^nsion ".
This isdesigned toexclude thetaking into account ofinsurance periods
completed inother Member States forthegrant ofanearly pension because
ofemployment inanarduous ^2^nhealthy occupation iftheworker hasnot
beenengaged inanoccupation of^^is kindinthoseotherMember States and
alsoifemployment inthatoccupati^doesnotgiveentitlement inthose
Member States -tothegrant ofanearly pension *
TheQreek delegation oonsiders this entrjr ess^tial because thedesignation of
anactivity asarduous andunhealthy underGre^k^egi slationtakesaccount
ofworking conditions inGreece ,andhalfthepaic^gptivities inGreece are
designated asbeing arduous andunhealthy occupations ^?
TheCommission notes that that theGreek delegation 'srequest isbased onthe
presumption thatthose occupations theexercise ofwhich does l&fcgive
entitlement intheMember States tothegrant ofanearly pension xgpnot be
considered asarduous orunhealthy .TheCommission wouldpointout:^^
i)that factors other than theobjective conditions relating tothe
exercise ofanoccupation canbetaken into considerion todecideΑ/ϊ
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ii)that itispreoisely thelarge number ofoccupations giving entitlement
inGreece toanearly pension that suggests that these aremeasures
forming part ofthegeneral sooial security trend towards alowering
oftheretirement age .
Inconclusion ,theCommission feels that this presumption isnotsufficiently
well–founded tojustify anautomatio derogation from theprinciple ofthe
aggregation ofinsurance oremployment periods embodied inArticle 51of
theEECTreaty .
4.Maintenance ofcertain provisions ofbilateral conventions pqSt&luded "between
Greece and certain Member States
TheGreek delegation hasproposed that Greece beallowed tomaintain inforce
certain provisions ofbilateral conventions conclude^jjetween Greece andsome
Member States .
These areprovisions that areeither more fa$nxrable toworkers than those
ofCommunity regulations ordesigned tosimplify administrative relations
between the social security institutions inthevarious Member States and
Greece ;theconventions andarticWjjKiri question areasfollows :
(a)ingénérait
Belgitfto-Greece :Articles 15(2 ),35(2 )and37oftheGeneral Convention
Germany-Greece :Articles 5(2)and21(l)and (2)oftheGeneral Convention
Prance-Greece :^pticles 16subparagraph 4andArtiole 30oftheGeneral
Convent ion
Netherland^g^eece :Article 4(2)oftheGeneral Convention .
(b)Unemployment :
Ai^icle 30oftheGreece-Netherlands Convention andArticles 2(1)and (2),
^H3)and11oftheGreece-Germany Convention onunemployment benefits .
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Itshould "benotedthatthispossibility wasfirstusedinrelationsbetween
theoriginalMemberStatesandsubsequently ,on.enlargement ,inrelations
betweentheoriginalandthenewMemberStates.
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Ti^decisiononwhetherornottomaintaintheseprovisionsbelongsin
thefirstplacetothecontractingparties.
TheGreekd^egationhasbeeninvitedtoestablishcontactwiththeauthorities^btheMemberStatesinquestion.
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TheCommission,foritspart,wouldstressthatthepossibilityof
maintaining suchprovisionsofbilateralconventionsisexpresslyprovided
forinArticle7(2)ofRegulationNo1408/71andthatconsequentlythere
isnoobjectiontotheirbeing^jiaintained underagreementstobeconcludedbetweentheContractingParties&>.
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C.Social policy measures
Inconnection with theexamination ofsecondary legislation inthefield ofsocial
1
affairs ,theGreek delegation hadalready expressed areservation concerning ^
theperiod required toadaptnational legislation toCouncil Directive 75/129/e^£^'
ontheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States relating tocollective
redundancies .Initsstatement of4May 1977 ,itsaid :
"atransitional period oftwoyears willberequired forimplementation
ofDirective 75/129/eEC.During thisperiod specific measures w^lSl
have tobetaken forthere-organisation oftheinstitutional J^femework
2place between employers andworkers ."
TheCommission notes inthis respeot that Greek legislation oncollective
redundancies relates only toestablishments providing employment forno
fewer thanfifty workers .Under theabovementioned^flrective ,thelegislation
should cover establishments with 20-49 workers .
Inorder to«take into account this reorganisation ofthesystem ofconsultation
between thetwosides ofindustry ,theCommission isprepared toaccept that
Greece begiven aperiod oftwoyears inwhich tocomply with this directive ,
theMember States having beenall^^cl thesameperiod whenthedirective
wasadopted .
Fifth report from theCommission totheCouncil (COM (77)437final )
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PARTIII-EUR0PEA1TSOCIALM1D
1.AttheFifthSessionoftheConferenceatDeputyLeveltheGreek
C/)delegationstatedthatitanticipated Mnoproblemsinacceptingthe
1'VKJommunitylegislation ontheSocialFund".%%
AtTheSixthSessiontheCommunityreservedtherighttoreverttothe
2matteroftheFond»
2.Immediately^?onacoession,therulesgoverningthetasksandoperationof
theFund(ESF)a£^JhetimeofaccessionwillheapplicabletoGreece.
Withregardtotheacquiscommunautaire .inthecontextofthesystematic
examination ofsecondarylegislationcarriedoutbytheCommissiontogether
withtheGreekauthorities,^jfepvisionshouldbemadeforthe"•-
adaptationofcertainactsresumingfromthere-examination bytheCouncil
OftheESF'sruleson20December^>77»theseactsarenotcoveredbythe
fifthrepor-fconseoondarylegislationwhichwasconcernedwithlegislation
priorto1February 1977*AmongtheseactsisCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2895/77of20December1977concerningoperationsqualifyingforahigherrateofinterventionbytheEuropeanSocial,Fifc^tohelpregionscharacterized
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3.Asregardo theimpact ofGreece 'smembership upon theESPBudget ,
itshould bepointed out–aside from theestimates oforders of
magnitude made inCOM(78 )200final (p.95)–that thevery system ofthe
ESPruns counter tothefixing ofaquota foragiven country .Within xA
atotal E3Fallocation ,broken down into chapters andartioles byfields of
operation andadopted bythebudgetary authorities ,theCommission approves
projects inline with thepriorities determined intheguidelines which it
hasitself adopted andwhich arepublished intheOfficial Journal of
theCommunities .These guidelines "shall begeared totheeconomic
social situation intheCommunity .Theyshall takeaocount ,with^^iew
toensuring theharmonious development oftheCommunity ,ofthe^^^ent
oftheimbalances inthelabour market andtheeconomio oapaci^available
forcorrecting them"(Article 3aofRegulation (EEC)No2396/71implementing
theCouncil Decision of1February 1971onthereform oftheEuropean Social
Fundj inserted byArticle 1(5)ofCouncil Regulation^EEC )No2893/77of
1
20December 1977 *
Hieappropriate ,level ofexpenditure bytheBSPinrespect ofGreece will
consequently be"determined bytheCommission inthelight ofneed ,ofthe
quality ofprojects undertaken andoftheability oftheGreek Government
tobearaproportion ofthecosts'^^6 dlready specified intheCommission
Opinion onGreek application foEKpembership ,dated 29January 1976 .
4.lastly ,itshould bepointed outthat theCouncil Decisions of20December 1577 ,
which amended Council Decisions 72/428/EEC (persons leaving agriculture ),
75/459/EEO(youngp^ple )and76/206/EEC(textiles andclothing ),and74/327/EEC
(migrant workers^j$ialso extended thevalidity ofthelatter threeuntil
31Deoember 190$i there being notime–limit forthefirst (agriculture ).
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Inaddition ,theguidelines fortheadministration oftheEuropean Social
Fund were adopted bytheCommission for1979^1 (C0M(78 )178final of
^^2May1978)inaccordance withthe(new)Article 3aofCouncil Regulation
•^|!p!C)No2893/77;itshould be -pointed out,however ,thattheymaybe
re-^eed ,since theCommission adopts eachyear "guidelines fortheadministration
oftheFund during thefollowing three calendar years ." (paragraph 1ofthe
abovementioned Article 3a).
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PART IV:BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BETWMEN GREECE ANDTHIRD COUNTRIES
1.Greece proposed that "during afive-year transitional period running from the
date t>faccession ,anyprovisions relating tofree movement ofworkers contained
inbilateral agreements between Greece andthird countries which are inforce on
thedate ofaccession should apply inthe same manner aslike provisions contained
1inagreements concluded between theCommunity andthird countries "*
TheCommunity askedforexplanations andtechnical details onthesub^^atits
discussions on9Juneand9Decmeber 1977^»andreceived further j^^xculars from
theGreek Delegation ,which aresetoutinthenote andmemorandum of21October
and22December 1977respectively 3.
TheGreek request relates infacttotheagreements a^S^s considering concluding
before accession with third countries such asEgwijF' ,Pakistan andthePhilippines .
2.Asthe agreements arenotyet concluded ,itisclear that Greece should not
insert provisions which might put atrisk theacceptance byit,asofaccession ,
ofthe "acquis communautaire ".&
Onceconcluded these agreement^^;ould ,infact ,becovered byArticle 234EEC ,
although they would clearly need toberenegotiated inorder toeliminate from
them anyincompatibilities with Community law .
3.TheCommission tMJcfefore considers that theGreek request should notbefavourably
received .
1C^ö-GR /26/77
<&NF-GR /3l/77
CONF-GR /62/77
3MEMO-GR /5/77
KEMO-GR /9/77