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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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PROPOSAL FORADECISION OPTHECOUNCIL
concerningcommonactionwithintheframeworkof
theInternational LabourOrganization
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Inconjunction with theCouncil ofEurope ,theInternational Labour
OtTice hasdrafted aEuropean Agreement concerning theProvision of
Nodical Care toPersons during Temporary Stay .AnyEuropean State
that isa.member oftheILOmay accede totheAgreement .
1.':cpreparation anddrafting ofthetext byinternational experts
hasvirtually been completed ..AGovernmental Conference will beheld
inGeneva from 14-18 October 1980 .Attheconclusion oftheConference
theStates conoerned will sign theAgreement .Subsequently ,the
Agreement will have toberatified bythe signatory States .
Thepurpose oftheAgreement istoguarantee theprovision ofmedical
care topersons during temporary residence ,inparticular totourists ,
students ,trainees andpersons onbusiness trips whose condition
requires such care inacountry other than the oneinwhich they are .
entitled tosooial security protection intheevent ofsickness ,
maternity oraocident .
2.TheRegulations made inpursuance ofArticle 51oftheEECTreaty
also make provision forthegranting ofmedical treatment inthecase
oftemporary residence (EECCouncil Regulations Nos1408/71and574/72).
TheEuropean Agreement ,however ,goes astep further ,asunder theterms
ofArticle 2thereof :
-itcovers allinsured persons andnot solely employed persons :
« • "
-itdoes not laydown anationality condition ;
–itapplies toalltheEuropean States that belong totheILO .
3..Inrespect ofnationals oftheMember States whowork asemployed
persons ,aswell asthemembers oftheir families ,whomove within the
Community ,theAgreement cannot replace theaforementioned Community

Regulations since sole Article 51oftheEECTreaty confers sole
jurisdiction ontheCommunity inrespect ofthese persons .
The same applies tothe .Agreements that theCommunity hasoonoluded
with certain European States (Turkey ,Portugal ,Yugoslavia ),which
include provisions onsocial security ,inparticular theprovision of
medical care topersons during temporary residence .
4.Article 3oftheAgreement provides that theAgreement replaces
only such social seourity Conventions asarementioned inAnnex IIto
theAgreement "bymutual agreement between thecontracting parties .
Bearing this inmind ,theMember States must ensure that provisions
made ,inpursuance oftheEECTreaty arenotmentioned inAnnex IIto
the Agreement .
/
Fortheimplementation ofthis common aotion ,theCommission proposes that ,
inaccordance with Article 116oftheEECTreaty ,theCouncil adopt a
decision .

Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
concerning common action within theframework of
theInternational Labour Organization
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 51and 116thereof ;
. ι
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas Article 51oftheTreaty provides that theCouncil shall adopt such
measures inthefield ofsocial security asare necessary toprovide freedom
ofmovement forworkers ;whereas pursuant tothis Article theCouncil has
adopted Regulation (EEC)No1408 /71of14June 1971 ontheapplication of
social security schemes toemployed persons andtheir families moving
1 ._ ... . »..–,,–2within theCommunity andRegulation (EEC)No574/72ontheprocedure for '
implementing thepreceding Regulation ;
Whereas ,moreover ,theCommunity hasconcluded agreements with anumber of
European States laying down social security provisions forworkers whoare
nationals ofthose States andwhomove within theCommunity ; ^.
Whereas theEuropean Agreement concerning theProvision ofMedical Care
toPersons during Temporary Residence ,which ,hasbeen drafted bythe
International Labour Office and towhich allEuropean States which are
members oftheInternational Labour Organization may accede ,covers ,
inter alia ,thepersons andmatters referred toinArticle 51ofthe EEC '
Treaty and theagreements concluded bytheCommunity with European
non-member countries ;
Whereas ,however ,under Article 3oftheEuropean Agreement concerning
theProvision ofMedical Care toPersons during Temporary Residence ,that
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Agreement replaces thecorresponding provisions ofanysocial security
Convention only ifsuch provisions arementioned inAnnex IItotheAgreement
bymutual agreement between thecontracting parties concerned ;
Whereas thereplacement oftheCommunity provisions referred tobythe
Agreement should beavoided ;whereas consequently theMember States should
see that such provisions arenotmentioned inAnnex IIoftheAgreement ;
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sole Article
1.When Annex IItotheEuropean Agreement concerning theProvision of
Medical Care toPersons during Temporary Residence isbeing drafted ,
theMember States shall ensure that Mieprovisions adopted inoursuance
ofthe EECTreaty inthis field arenotmentioned inthesaid Annex .
2.When signing theAgreement ,each Member State shall declare that the
Agreement cannot beapplied initsdealings with theother Member
States oftheCommunity .
Done atBrussels For trie Counci l