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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)570final.
Brussels,31OctoberI978
SOCIALASPECTSOFTHEIRONANDSTEELPOLICY
(Communication fromtheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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0011(78)570final./

COUTEíTTS
Introduction ,•
ChapterI:■Employmentsituationandoutlook
ChapterII:ReviewofCommunityaidmeasures
A.Generalmeasures
7•B..Socralmeasures
1.Thereadaptation aidsystem
' 2,Aidinthesphereofsafety,hygieneandhealth
-" protectionatwork-
3.OtherpossiblemeasuresundertheECSCTreaty
ChapterIII:Budgetaryimplications \
Annexes

INTRODUCTION
On9December1977»initsCommunication totheCouncil,"Restructuring
ofthesteelindustry:methodsandorganization ",'theCommissionstated
itsintentionofexaminingtherepercussions ofrestructuring measures
onfutureemploymentinthisindustry.Theexaminationoftherestructuring
programmeshasnotyet"beencompletedanditwillnotbepossibleto
prepareanestimatefor.thenumberofjobstobelostuntilboththe
MemberStatesandtheundertakings havedeclaredtheirintentionsin
greaterdetail.
nevertheless ,itwasthoughtindispensable tobeginatoncetoreview
theECSC'smeans'ofactioninthesocialfieldsothatsubsequent
adjustments ,orevendesirableinnovations ,canbetakenintoaccount
whenthedecisionshavetobetakentosetinmotiontheunavoidable
restructuring oftheironandsteelindustryintheCommunity.
TheCommissionconsidersthatbroadconcertation betweenMemberStates,
producersandtradeunions,togetherwiththeCommission ,withregard
topossibleECSCmeasuresforworkersaffectedbyrestructuring operations ,
wouldcontributetotheformulation ofarestructuring programmein
linewiththeGeneralObjectives–Steel.

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This working paper isintended tolead tothe "concerted establishment
ofways andmeans tostep upECSC efforts forworkers effected hy
theproposed r0stru.oturi.ng measures .
Thepaper contains astocktaking oftheoperation andresults of
present individual aidsystems provided forunder Article 56(2)(b )
oftheECSC Treaty .Atthesa®e time ,theCommission is , '
examining methods ofadapting these aids systems tonewsocial
objectives such asreducing hours ofwork andwork sharing#
However ,noinaiciation asto
which system islikely tohave thegreatest social impact lathe
*
context oftherestructuring ofthe iron andsteel industry will "be'
given until thevarious parties totheconeartationhave expressed
their views .
The CouiBiiseicn considers that the ECSC f3means ofintervention in .the
social field should besoorganized that EC30 budgetary resources are
directed toagreater ,extent to .measures forworkers affected by
restructuring intheoontext oftheGeneral Objectives -Steel *
1
Onthe 'basis ofopinions given during ©onmtl tations with theparties
concerned ,theCommission will adopt accnrourd oationspecifying the
options itprefers ,the aieans itexpects tomobilise tothis endand
theprocedure itwould adopt tosnsure euooees .
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CHAJPTERI
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AMDOUTLOOK '•'..
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1.Enrolo.ymen-fcsituation
Theemploymentsituationhasdeteriorated since1975*Thework
force(workersandesnployeesJdeclinedfrom760000inDecember1975
to720000inDecember1977–afallof40000intwoyears^-*^.
Inrespectofemployment,theimpactofthecriBisbegantobefelt
inthesecondhalfof1977*Untilthenitcouldbesaidthatapolicy
ofovermanning wasfollowed;butwiththehopeofanendtothecrisis
recedingandinviewoftheenormousfinanciallossessustainedby
manyundertakings ,thefreezeonrecruitment–accompanied by"natural"
wastage–combinedwithshorttimeworking(223000workerswereaffected
inDecember1975and172000inDecember1977andearlyretirement
measureswereseentobeinadequate.Consequentlythepaceofdismissals
hasacceleratedsinceSeptember1977*Inadditiontotheconsequences
withinthesectoritself,thepossibilities forreemployment are
affectedasmuchbythegenerallevelofunemployment asbythe.
repercussions onregionaleconomicaotivityoftheredundancies v*
andolosuresofironandsteelundertakings.
SOECmonthlysurveyofironandsteelundertakings.Questionnaire 2/32.
O <•.-In1973and1977ttherewere434000and414000steelworkers(registered ,
workersonly)respectively *Shetablebelowgivesdataconcerning
thenumbersofmigrantworkers'includedinthosefigures.
Total nationalsofthenineFromother.
«MemberStates areas
1967(**)53.800 .I29700 24100
1973(**). .81300 32400 48900
1975(**)80000(*)32400(*) ••48000(*)
1977(**) .65200 !25300 39900..
*)Partlyestimated '«
**DatafortheUnitedKingdom,DenmarkandIrelandarenot
L-available
0J097oî22Âpril1977,page5-

2.Pîtit/Iovnient outlook upto1980
The Commission hasmade aninitial estimate –necessarily approximate
andprovisional inview ofthedata atpresent available –ofmanpower
requirements inI98O ,based ontheassumption that interms ofingot -
equivalent 1,production inthatyearwill "bedown "by4*5$ on1973 levels
V
–Twoproductivity assumptions have "been -usedj
3foand (annual average growth rate for1973–80 ).
-Anassumption relating toreduced working hours peryear per
registered worker : s'
thetrend noted over 1965–73 (–11»7$)has "been extrapolated for
1973-80 giving areduotion ofnearly onehour perday for 220days
worked peryear .
Further ,aconvention hadtoheadopted (asinprevious General
I ■ .
Objectives –Steel )whereby hours worked byemployees arethesame as
those formanual workers ,,since the statistics only provide afigure
for the latter .
The results ofthis operation –which could not beapplied inDenmark
2 . . . . .andIreland fortechnical reasons (lack ofhomogeneous statistical
series )–concern theentire labour foroe (workers andemployees )
in1980 forseven .Member States (theOriginal "Six"plus theUnited
Kingdom )andshow thereduction inrelation to1977 (latest known 1
figures )inboth absolute terms and .percentages.' Thereference year
is1973 . , * '
1Theeffect ofextending thecontinuous casting process hasbeen partly
^taJcen into account intheproductivity assumptions . ,.
In1977 1production inthese twocountries amounted to740000tonnes ,
i.e. ,0.59$ ofthecrude steel production oftheother seven countries .

Labourforce197}–1977–1080Kmunmimri^nwrwi if%^HUIWI
Labourforce(thoucanda) 56change,1977-80
•1973 ■1977 19803977/19S0 .
inabsolutatersas
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|Growthinproductivity• A*
I Averageproduction .trend.
'7580.8 I-.141.7
"■■75Χ.Ο ι
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i•722.5
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IGrowthinproductivity 3%.
ι
iAverage-production.trend
624.4 «98-1
751.0
wmmmmniai'Mil >722.5I •"
1' IHIMII n"liai■■■IMI■IIII■1977/1980
-%
*-191o
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Commentsonresults
Thereductioninthelabourforcefrom1977"to1930fallsbetween100000and
140000personsaccordingtotheassumptions chosen."Thisapproximate and
provisional estimatewillhaveto"boreconsidered andrevisedasmoreprecise
informationisreceived(productionestimates "bycountryandbyregion,"byproduct,
etc.;restructuring planaandprogrammestoreleasemanpower "byarea).
Theseresultsmightturnoutquitadifferently ,dependingonthegeneraleoonomio
situation,productivity trendssreductionsinhoursworked,ortheformtakenby
work–sharingmeasureslikelytobeintroducedbetweennowand1980...
Theseapproximate assumptions regardingreductionsintheworkforoeinthe
ironandsteelindustryinnowayconstituteestimatesofjoblossesresulting
fromtherestructuring ofthesector» '
TheCommission .willpreparesuchestimatesinthecontextoftheGeneral
Objectives–Stealinthelightofrestructuring programmestransmitted by
undertakings andMemberStates.
However,thepotentialcontribution oftheECSGbudgettothesocialmeasures
envisaged–regardlessofwhiohassumptionisconfirmedbyevents–shouldbe
evaluatedatonce*

•CHAPTERII
iffiVTEWOFCOMMUNITYAIDMEASURES :.
Atpresent,severalmeansofinterventiontofacilitatetherestructuring of
theironandsteelindustryandthesolutionoftherelatedconversionproblems
areavailabletotheCommission.
A,Gonnralmeacurea. >-■
1,investment'aid
UnderArtiole54»theCommissioncanfacilitatetheimplenentationof
investmentprogrammesbygranting -loans.In1916and1977,loansgranted
underthisArticleamountedto982,5millionEUAand713millionEUA
respectively.
_iftheintroduction ofnev;teohnicalprocessesorequipmentshouldleadto'
anexceptionally largereductioninlabourrequirements ,oriffundamental
changesinmarketconditionsshouldcompelsomeundertakings permanently
todiscontinue ,curtailorchangetheiractivities,theCommissioncan,
purDuanttotheprovisionsinArtiole56(l)("b)and(2)(a),facilitatethe
financingofnewandeconomically Boundactivitiescapableofreabsorbing
theredundantworkers. '
-Theconversionloansapproved "bytheCommissionuMerArticle5^(2)(a)amounted
to126millionEGAin1977»^against62millionEUAin-*976and64millionEUA
in'(975•Mostoftheseloanowereforretrainingcoursesforsteelworkers.
\
Theseloansshould.havemadeitpossibletocreate«;orprotootabout"15000
jobsoverthethreeyearsopnoeraed.
In-thesameperiod,paymentsmade .underloansgrantedamountedto123.6millionEl
(1977J16.4millionEUA,1976:63.1millionEUA,1975:44.1millionEOA).
', *
t •'
TheCommissionisatpresentexaminingseveralexplications for
conversionloansonwliiohadecisionwill"betaken'beforetheendofthe
year.'" '■ . ,

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-From itsfoundation in1975 until theendof1977 ,"theEuropean Regional
Development Fund disbursed about 31million u.a.forprojects intheiron
andsteel seotor (NACEclass 22sProduction andpreliminary processing of
metals )•
-Further ,loans totheiron andsteel industry "bytheEuropean Investment
Bank amounted to197*5 million EUAin1977 *. *
-Lastly ,theECSC grants low–cost housing loans ;fortheCommunity as
awhole ,these amounted toover 12.$million EUAin1976 and15million EUA
in1977 . , . -
2.Aid for research
Under Article 55oftheECSC Treaty ,theCommission promotes technical
andeconomio research relating totheproduction andincreased use of
ooal andsteel andtooccupational safety inthe coal andsteel industries ,
inparticular "byallocating thefunds derived from levies provided for in
Article 50oftheTreaty .
In1976 and1977 »financial aidgranted under Article 55 .amounted to
42.7 million EtJA (ofwhioh 17*4 million fortechnical research onsteel )
and38.4 million EUA (ofwhioh 12«5 million fortechnical researoh onsteel )
respectively .

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B«Social measures • '
Th8scope oftherestructuring measures under wayoranticipated issuch
astocall forareview ofthe entire range ofmeasures available tothe
Community inthe social sector .This critical review should aimat
preserving thesocial character ofthemeasures while atthe same time '
contributing totheessential restructuring process :
1.Thereadaptation aidsystem (Artiole 56(2 )(b)<£?theECSC Treaty )
2.Aidinthesphere ofsafety ,hygiene andhealth protection atwork " ■
(Article 55oftheECSC Treaty )
3.Other possible measures unde^r theECSC Treaty (Articles 5^(2 )(b)and
95). .. ;, ■
1•Readaptation aid
Theprovisions ofArtiole 56>(2)(b )authorize theCommission togrant
non-repayable aid asacontribution tothe cost ofmeasures forworkers
affected bythecessation ,reduction ortransformation oftheir undertakings'
activities , ^
Thepurpose ofsuch aid isre–employment inthebest possible conditions .
Theamount andduration oftheaidaredefined inagreements concluded by
theHigh Authority ,andsubsequently theCommission ,with Member States'
Governments . >
Aid ofthis type isgranted foralimited period andmainly oonsists of:
-atide-over allowance ,covering theperiod ofunemployment between
dismissal andre-employment ;
-financing ofvocational retraining forworkers obliged tochange their job ;
-payment ofresettlement allowances .tofacilitate geographical mobility ;

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–grantstoundertakingstoensureincomesupportforworkerstemporarily
laidoffduringinternalrestruoturingmeasures#
Theperiodduringwhichaidisgrantedvariesconsiderably fromoneoountry
toanother,andincertainoasesmay"beaslongasthreeyears.
Theannexltothisdocumentcontainsas-mcaarytableoftheprincipaltypes
ofagreementsinforceandtheirmainprovisions.Thesituationshownis
thatineffeotinMay'1918;itooverstheMemberStatesoftheEuropean
Communities ,excludingDenmark ,andIreland.
Itshouldberecalledthattheprovisionofnon-repayable aid-under
Article56(2)(b)isconditional onpaymentbytheStateconcernedofa
specialcontribution ofnotless-thantheamountofthataid,unless .an
exceptionisauthorizedbytheCouncil,actingbyatwo–thirdsmajority.
TheamountanddurationoftheseCommunityaidmeasuresislaiddownin
bilateralagreementsbetweentheCommission andtheMemberStatfcs..'-
ThreestagesmaybedistinguishedintheapplicationofArtiole56(2)(b)
oftheECSCTreatysince1954s -
l.■ '■■■■. - ,
–duringthefirststage,until1967/68,readaptation addmainlyinvolved
thecoalindustry.Themostwidelyusedformofaidwasashort–term
tide–overallowance,sinoethemajorityofworkerscouldbereemployedin
inotherminesinviewofthealmostpermanentshort'ago-of -labourin
•thisindustry#Tide-overallowanoescouldalsotaketheformof•
compensatory allowancesgrantedintheeventofreemploymentinalower
paidjob..■ \\

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Byway information ,itshould "bepointed outthat during theperiod
ofwidespread short-tims working inthe'Belgian coalmines (1958-60 ),the
High Authority ,inapplication ofArticle 95oftheEC5C Treaty ,•
decided -with thoapproval oftheCouncil -tointroduce an.aidmeasure
forthoworkers most affected .This measure ,which guaranteed greater
stability "byprotecting miners *incomes ,wasdesigned tohelp theBelgian
Government initsattempts progressively toadapt production andthereby
enable solutions tobesought -ina.calmer sooial climate ,
.-During thesecond phase ,beginning in1967/68,itbecame mora diffioult
toreemploy miners owing tothesuccession ofcolliery closures .It
.1
.therefore seemed necessary toadjust theprocedures forgranting aid
tosuit this new situation : •♦•••'
•firstly ,theduration ofCommunity re&dapta-tion aidwasextended byseveral
months ,
N
•then ,inview of -thepractical impossibility ofreemploying theolder
miners ,anewtype ofaidwasintroduced ;alump-sum separation payment
over andabove thetide–over allowance ,
•lastly ,itwasmade possible forthetide–over allowance andthe
separation ,payment tobepaid into apension fund ,,thereby facilitating
v-•• *'./
eariy retirsment •
-Themain feature ofthethird stag© isthecrisis intheiron andsteel
industry .Around 1977-78 ,when theauthorities became aware ofthe
seriousness ofthe ox*i3is and itsstructural characteristics ,several measures
weye taken tohelp theworkers affected .These measures included ,forthe
first time inthis industry (apart from theUnited Kingdom ,where ,anearly
"retirement sohems hasbeen inforce -since itsaccession tothoCommunity ),
thepossibility ofreplacing thetide-over allowance byacontribution
equivalent totheaaount involved in .financing anearly retirement pension .
... .This trend isreflected intheECSC budget figures sthetotal amount of
appropriations earmarked forvocational retraining increased from 18au*&*
.in1967/68to25aE5JAini976 .and1977 , isexpected toreach 60aEGA ■
in1978 .Since 1077-78 ,readaptat ion&i&has ,forthefirst tiiae ,gone -
Eiainiy tothe .iron andsteel industry .■Prom abou"C 15?" 19'5 197® »itrose
to40$in1977 end75% 1578 .

2*Aidxnthesphereofsafety,hygieneandhealthprotectionatwork
Theproteotionofthehealthand.safetyofworkersintheironandsteel'
industryispartofanon.~goi.rxg -Commissionactionto-which,despitethe
presentsituation,substantial .fundsarestill "beingallocated.
Threeresearchprogrammescurrently "beingcarriedoutinCommunityresearch
institutesandoentres(technicalcontrolofpollutionintheironand
steelindustry?ergonomicsintheironandsteelindustry;healthof
workersexposedtodustaridgasemissionsandsubjecttotheeffectsof
constantnoiseandheat)receiveanannualcontribution ofabout
3.3millionEGA.Alongsidethis'researohwork,oonstanteffortsare
beingmadetoprovidebothsidesofindustrywithinformation
relatingtoquestionsofcurrentconoernandspeoifiosituationsiathe
ironandsteelindustry. '
Thetopicsreferredtoappeartoinvolveworkingsituationspeculiar
totheironandsteelindustry;theyarerhoweveryincludedinthe
mainissuescoveredbytheactionprogrammeonhealthandsafetyat
work.
Thesubjectofthesethreeresearchprogrammes~liketheCommission's
decisionregardingspecificareasforresearch werechosenfollowing
discussions andstudiesbyadvisorycommitteesconsistingofGovernment
expertsandrepresentatives ofemployersandtradeunionsintheECSC
industries.Regularoonsultation withworkers5representatives isof
fundamental importanceinselectingresearchtopicsinlinewith
practical,Specificandpriorityproblemsfacedbyworkers.
Thisconsultation procedure,whichisalwaysapplied-to ECSCresearoh
projects,,ensurestheeffectiveness ofthejointeffortsbythe
Commissionandtheiror*andsteelindustrytomeetworkers1needs.-
AsumissetasideeachyearintheoperationalbudgetoftheECSC
tofinancetheseresearchprogrammes.

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3.OtherpossiblemeasuresundertheECSCTreaty •
Sofar,reductionsin'theworkforce("bysorethan.60000persons "between
December1975andApril1978)have"been"broughtshoutinthemajorityof
casespartly "byhaltingrecruitment andnaturalWastage,aridpartly "by
dismissals combinedwithearlyretirementraeasures.
'Hieeconomicsituationmakesitdifficulttoachievethe.firstobjective
ofreadaptationaid;namely,productivereeaplcysient.Asregardsaid
tovocationalretraining ,eventhou.gaitmaychangetheindividual's
positioninthe.queueofjo"bseekers,itdoeanotsolvetheproblemof-*-
jobopeningsonthisseals*'Vocationaltrainingdoesriotin'itself
createemployment.-
Thepresentcrisismak.eeitnecessary ,withinthelimitsofthebudgetary
resourcesavailable ,toelicittothefulltheinherentpossibilities of
theECSCTreaty-inparticularArticle56(2)("b)and.Article95,which
couldprovidethelegal,"basisforimplementing certainnewsocial _.
measuresin.thecontextofrestructuring operations. '
Inviewofthepresentdiversityofre-adaptation ©adsendthemannerin
whichtheyareapplied,a'Communityapproachtonationalsocialmeasures
should1)9developedwithaviewtoarrivingatacoherent,commontreatment
oftheinstruments available .Inthisconnection ,attentionshould "be
L J
directedtotheproblemofwakingequalaccesstoCommunityaidunder
Article56compatiblewiththeneedtoalignCommunityaidwiththe
differentnationalsystems(ardorArticle56(2)?thegrantofCommunity •
aidissubjecttopayment "bytheStateconcernedofaspecialcontribution
ofnotlesstbantheamountofthataid,unlessanexceptionisauthorized
"bytheCouncil,actingbyatwothirdszcajoi-ity)

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Farther,-therateofCommunityaidshouldbereconsidered toensurethat
theallowancereceivedbysteelworkersintheless-favoured countries
doesnotfallbelowagivenminimum(thresholdallowance).
Lastly,aneffortshouldbemadetoensurethatsocialinnovations ,such
ascertainformsofworksharing ,shouldbemadecompatibleatCommunity
-level.;Inthis-connection ,thefollowingmeasurespotentiallyeligible
.forECSCfinancialassistanceshouldbe'examined:,A-v'AA
■■■–loweringoftheretirementage,
■-restructuring ofshiftorteamwork,1'
"'' ■·'-. '.'· 'Α'■■·"V·■'.-organization ofashorter'workingweek,
-restrictions onovertime,.
ImplicitintheaimsoftheCommunityrestructuring policyintheiron
andstfeelsectoristherestorationofundertakings Tfinancialequilibrium ,
throughanintensiveefforttoaugmentproductivity.Inviewoftheneed
toreducesteelproductioncapacity,itfollowsthattheremastbeamore;
thanproportional reductioninthefactorlabour.• •
Anyadditiontothewagebill-weighsonthefinancialequilibrium ofthe,
ironandsteelundertakings unlessoffsetbyimprovedproductivity .
:Accordingly ,ineverycaseeffortsshouldbemadetoimplementprocedures
whichdonotjeopardizethere-establishment oftheseundertakings .
corapetitivity . :■AA; A.
Nevertheless ,inorganiziingthesereductionsintheworkforce,social
concemBshouldbekepttotheforefront,takingaccountoftheparticular
re-employment problemscharacteristic ofthesituationintheregions
concerned.Moreoversocialmeasuresshouldalsobedeveloppedaimed
atavoidingredundancies–whichwouldeasetheveryheavyfinancial
burdenotherwiseimposedontheCommunity–suchasworksharing .
measures# _ ' ';
.Thedistributionbetweenthoseconcerned(Government,undertaking ,workers)
ofanyadditionalcostsarisingfromjobprotectionmeasuresshouldalso.
beenvisaged,andthe"temporarynature-associatedwithrestructuring
requirements-ofthesemeasureswouldbeanessentialfeature.

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' ■- ·''·" ·,·.'
CHAPTERIII
BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS
WiththehelpoftheMemberStates,theCommissionhasalreadyadopted ■
exceptional measuresto"balancetheECSC"budgetforthecurrentfinanoial
β
year*Ofa"totalof152©EUA?60mEtTAhave"beenallocatedtoreadapta'tiozi ,
comparedwith25mEUAinpreviousfinancialyears(seeAnnex2–'Extract
fromtheSECOfficialJournalJToL351/55of31December1977)®
Withrespectto.requirements ,theflat-ratecontribution forCommunity
'administrative expenditurehas"beenreducedfrom18to5mEUA®Withrespect
toresources,theMemberStatesdecidedtoadopttheprincipleof.allocating
aspecialcontributionof32mEUAtothe1979Budgetandtomakethe
.'necessaryarrangements ingoodtime.•ThishasenabledtheCommissionto
:maintainthelevel •ofintervention undertheheadingofECSCreada.ptat-ion
aid,withoutatthisstage"beingobligedtoreconsidertheautomaticnature
ofthisaid.Itshould,"ha"borneinmindthatundertheexistingagreements
'betweentheMemberStates,andtheCommission ,ECSCread&ptation aiddecidedon
bytheCommissionisgrantedautomatically , " ';;'
•Thisguaranteedaidisregardedasamajoracknowledgedright'oftheECSCin
thesocialfield,,"hutanynewincreaseinautomaticexpenditure ,eitherin'
theframeworkofexistissgagreements,crasaresultofnewmeasures,'would
createseriousdifficulties forbudgetaryequilibriums ~.
Infactthereisconsiderable uncertainty withregardto.thefuture "budgetary '
position,duetotheinadvieability urderpresentconditionsofincreasing •
therateofthelevieswhichconstitutethemainsourceoffundsforthe
ECSCbudget.Inthiscontext,itshouldbenotedthatwithaviewto
mobilizingasupplementary sourceoffunds,theCommissionhasrequested
MemberStatesfromthebeginningofthe1979finanoialyeartotakethe
necessary ,stepstotransfertotheECSCbudgetthereceiptsfromECSCcustoms
duties,whioh.axeestima/tedat60nrUJA.Thisproposalwillbediscussed
inthenearfuture® . •"
Withrespecttoexpenditure ,itshouldbeRecalledthatapartfromthesocial
aspectofthe"ironandsteel.,policy,theECSCbudgetmustcontributeto.the
financi-ogofCommunityinterventioninraspeotofooxwereioaandrestructuring
intheironand&teel inadditiontojaoraalre^uireaeuts oftheiron
a:aasteelsector(research,addforcokingcos.1)andthe.-.ooalsector(teohzdoal
research,ixrfcerc-s-fcWbsidi^.s)uncoiirsot^d'with,theoriels.

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Moreover.inresponsetothecornssqueneesofthewonsxxLsteelcrisis,ths
Ccmnission hs-sproposedseveralaidm&asurQS "topromote'thedisposalof
coalonothermavK-eiBtooffsetthenegative "trendintlisaokivigcoalaactor.
IftheCouncilfailstoadoptthssiea^-ron,thspresentdifficulties i:athe
coalsectorwillworsen,increasing :ib.«naedforadaptationaid.
Clearly,thebudgetaryresourceswhichnight "beallocatedtoreadu3.ptationaid
canonly"bedeterminedduringthe"budgetaryprocedure,takingallthe
abovementioned factorsintoacoountu' ■

APPLICATION0?ARTICLE56(2)(b)0?T'B3ECSC/TRKATY(readaptatior.)
,TOV0RKER3INTEEIRONANDSTEELINDUSTRY ^
(Mainprovisions ,ofagreementswiththeCoarmasion,-AÎTÎJEXI'-page1
TypeCf6.2d.-
-1fttheeventofunenploymen.rjCOiîicBu'-'/--" -ticteoverailow^ncs)
bridgingpecbion
IftconiGduringvocations.!"fcrs-iiiingInooaasupportiritheeventofacceptanceofanotherjob(wagasupplement).BELGIUM .,,
E^at^on?14months+6monthsforworkers^difficulttoplaceinnew
jODB» •
Amountt ,|offormer(wag«for2months(aaximura
ofSvvg31i0permonthon1Januerjr1973)
–•'90i°offormerwagefor4months,
_80#offormerwagefor4aonths'-70^cfformerwagefor4months
K3B0-jSixmonths1extensionforworkersre–
gsj'ded&3difficulttopibosinnew
jobs,i<C-et
1.manualworkersaged50orover
2onon-manualworkersaged40orover,
,.3*.physically(-30-^)'orsentally^ao />)
_•handicappedpersons ~'•
Duration:14months -. :\
Amount1 i1..
'Supplementto'bringearningsupto1°°fiof
theformerwagatdisregardinganyarocurit
aboveagivenrnaxirnurse-'hisaaJtinruaislinked|
tothecostoflivingandcurrentlyamounts j
toapp.roxime.tely Bf.rs.50000permonth.
hoprovision
Asinthecaseofreemployment
;ΟΕΚΚΑϊΐΓ
Durationl3.2months
App-ojitX '
–singlepersons!thedifferencebetween ..
Bew°nat*income(unemployment "benefitplus
-"anyotherallowances)and507>offormer.•.
grossincorse ■
-marriedworkersandotherswithdependant
thedifferencelistweennew-netincoae
'55$offormergross -income*.....
Duration:12aonths
Amount5' '
singlepersonat
'thedifferencebetweennewnetincomeend
165%offormergrossir.come ,.
-marriedworkersendotherswithdependants
■thedifferencebetweennewnetincomeand
70$offormergrossincome*
floprovision ,
-(onlyavailableformineworkerBj
All'trainingcostsandmaintenanceallowance
duringthetrainingperiod(Unterhaltsgeld )
arepaidbythenationalauthorities(Bundesanstalt-FederalLabourOffice).TheCom­
missiononlypaysanallowanceofDM60per
monthtosinglepersonsandDM75'permonth
tomarriedworkersandotherswithdepen­
dants.'(seepage1bis)

Typeofaid
5*Removalandinstallation expenses
6»Dailytravelexpenses
7•Separationallowance - -
8.Allowanceforapplicationexpenses
9«RetrainingcostsYes
Yes,inpart
No
No
TesANNEXI-page1"bi3
GERMANY
Yes
Yea,inpart ..
Yes '.
•Yes
No(paid"bythenationalauthoritie
.FederalLabourOffice)#

APPLICATION OFARTICLE 56(2)(T=)OP THEEC5CTREATY (readaptation )
TOWORKERS INTHEIRON AJ-'DS'TSEL INI?J3TRYANNEX I- 2
Tyoe ofaidFîmesITALY
^o:nasupport intheevent ofunemployment jDuration j1.2months
iduover allowanoe ) |iDuration :15months
neons support intheevent ofaooeptanoe
f»>j]other .job
Vcigs supplement )|Aj,io!int %income support according tothe !
1~~ table given "below . ' \
\Former
swas ?1Tirât - -^^ëoond i-nir <
1'period ■jperiod 1 Iperi <*nird 1
\"period ■\period 1period jj
•(?.months' )|(6months )1(4months );
;X*Leea j
lthaji I
!FF2ZÌO |
\2>W 2ZÌO
i +-. ?
1 to ;
\w ;•>150 \
3VTTn--%1r>crt! jj.--' |
|to !
|■FF6690 !
14*over ■j
1FF6690 jAmountt,
35$offormer wage for5months
80%offormer wage for5months
70$offormer wage for5months
Anypart ofaworker 'sformer wage
exceeding Lit320000permonth isdis­
regarded .
90$
30%
60$
0430%'
70i>
40$
0$60%
40%
20$
0f
! '
IDurât ion
5AmOUT ;tI12ciontlis
ου%of "thedifference "between thaworkers
j- newwage andapercent ;eofhislorrner |
i 'wa^e ,calculated bsfollows s |
jIOO ofthat part oftheformer wageupto 1
}' amaximum of^2520 |
i+90$>ofthat part oftheforaer wage between \
I FF2520andFF4170permonth ^
j+75/»ofthat part oftheformer ,wage "between j
; FF4i?0andFF6270permonth j
1Anypartoftheforaer wageexceeding 556270
!permonth isdisregarded forthepurposes of j
Icalculating thonewincome# ' . ?Duration i15months
Amount * ,
Thedifference "between theworker 'snew
wags and85%ofhisformer wage ,subjoot
toa-ceiling (seeabove )
seepage 2"bis

"ypeofaid
3*Bridging pension
4.Incon,aduring vocational training
5*Removal andinstallation expenses
6s.Daily travel .ezpenses
7»Separation allowance -y
ν
c.Allowance forapplication expenses
9«Retraining costsFRANCE
■Noprovision
Durât ion !23months' maximum
Yes . -V' :
Yes ,incertain cases .
Yes .;
Tea • ••
Yest
ANNEX I-page 2bis
I
' •ITALY .
Noprovision '
Asinthe -case ofreemnloyment
Yes­
*
ies .inpart
No -
No •
Yes
\

APPLICATION OFARTICLE 56(2)(b)OFTHEECSCTREATY f-eadaptation )TOWORKERS INTHEIRONMIDSTEEL INDUSTRY P ;
(Mainprovisions ofagreenents with theCom-nission
Type ofaid
'-noonia support intheevent ofunemployment
ttideover allowance ") . •"
•••»j-acocs L'upport intheevent ofacceptance
ofanothsr job
(wsgv supplement )
1LUXEMBOURG
Duration :12months
Amount t
90"pofformer wage for4months
&0/"offoraar wage for4months
70i»offormer -wage for4months
Parution 412montha
Aaount s
// "^e^e?iCe "between "thenewwageand90%oftheformer wage
pension -%rstion
Araount t3years maxinrum
85^,80faand75%offormer
wage (eubjeot toceiling)®liftilTX I-pt*G«3
Kï7fh£t'i.A!IJÏo
jAiraTJ.on j12-30months depending onage
andnumber of -years •service
(,seaArticle 7oftheannexed
Agreement fordetails )
4-ïlOlLlt S
previsous waga for6months ,then
f5f>fortijKremaining period *
;see abo'-'e voider toemploywcttt 1
Araouryfc Î "
a/supplement amounting to50%ofthedif-j
ferencs between theformer wage andthe 1
new wages ,
Depending onagsandnuober ofyears'
service ,this supplement islimited to •
afflaxi.jtuiu of -40$oftheformer
wage (SeeArticle 11oftheAgreement
fordetails )
"b)Intheevent oftheworker accepting a
jobInadifferent location ,a-limp-sum
paytaeni of1*115–Fl2'ja^G peryear cf j
_aervi.ee ,calculated -onthebasis ofags
andnmpbsr ofyears' ser/ice (seeArti­
cle15oftheAg^aeaent fordetails)®
"^hctideover allowance andanywage
.supplf-nento paid arsdeducted from this I
lump-ei xni•
ùqprovision
(eaoAnne*page 3Mø)

-ypeofaidLUXEMBOURG
4»Incomeduringvocationaltraining
5»Removalandinstallation expenses •
6e.Dai'ljtravelexpenses
7"Sepaiationallowances
8*Α.ΊlowanoetoTapplication expenses
Keir-T-trj5ji;ecosts|duration s 1.8month­
|Amountj°0%offormertfage
|Tes,formarriedworkersonl^
Yessinpart
1 "
jNo
3
1
No
Ye3Amm.I~Pa&e3'bis
irETKERLANIS
inthecaseofunemployment
-'-3
ïosjinpart»
Sâ8
-t;3 ''

APPLICATION OFARTICLE 56(2)(b)OPTHEECSCTREAT!(reftdsptation ).
UX)WORKERS INTHEIRON ANDSTEEL INIXJSTRI
(Kainprovisions ofagreements withtheCornsisaio.i }
Type ofaid
I-ncone support intheevent ofunemployment
'tideover allowance )
■mm® khjodom
Curat ion s"-aioworkers upto
i?enaie workers upto )
âge12
monthsA1INEX ±-pago
TheCosriaission pays 50>ofthedifference
'between uneioyloynient benefit (which remains
entirely theresponsibility oxthenational ,
authorities )ar.dthetotal income support ■
(tideover allowance ,/ 1I
Aaov;i*t % , 5
Ai -theendoftheperiod ofentitlement to j
unei.Tpioymeni benefit (6months ),entitlement !
isemended byafurther 6months ?* j
Male workers aged 55orover )24 :
workers or\>ver )months
Amount *
XT~tho endoftheperiod ofentitlement
tounemployment benefit (6months ),
JO%oftheformer wa^e iapaid for12
moijtha and30%forafurther 6months *
!-.-;come support Intheevent ofaeoeptance
of&v<oiher job
(wago supplément ) 50Durât ion î
Male workers uptoage33
^'eaa'le workers uptoage50
■ft'-ile workers &£'ed 55to60 .
Female workers aged 50to53
Kale workers aged *50to65
■Fenjala workers aged 55to60}10
/ffionthe
;». ■.
vmont .as
30
months
Amount ?3-noomo support upto90%offcnser j
\re-z ?.
"riäoing pension Inthecase ofworkers wishing toretire phoice between atideover allowance (see jInthecase ofworkers wishing toretire
iioabove )andpayment ofthetideover allowan-j early ftheCommission has'agreed tothe
jcetoapension fund iprinciple ofpaying toapension fund the
! .1 amount itwould normally have paid as
'tideover allowance inthe event ofunen-
\pioyaient »

j UNITED _KINGDOM
4»Income during vocational training'
5»Removal andinstallation expenses
S*Daily travel expenses
?*Reparation allowance
Al~>.ovfaace forapplication expenses
9»Retraining costs!duration :12months
il'
Amount j 100%ofprevious ago
Yes
Yes .inpart
Yea
Ho
YeaAÎÎFEX I-I^ee 4bi3
COI -j-'lruiTS
£aily travel expenses toanewplace of
work arepartially reimbursed .(e=g»50$)
foralimited period orover aspecified
amounts

Amsxil
31.12.77 -GazzettaufficiledelleComunitàeuropee N.L'ÒSI/55
ALLEGATO
BILANCIO OPERATIVO CECATERiL1978
(inmi/ionidiVCE)
Fabbisogno Previsioni Risorse Previsioni •
Operazionidafinanziareconresorse RisorsedcSrestrcizio
dell'esercizio(afendoperduto)
i
i. \.Risorsecorrenti
J.Speseamministrative i.l.Gettitodelprelievoallo0,29% 100
i
I 1.2.Interessisugliinvestimenti emutui
2.Aiutoperilriadattamento (articolo56)60 |concessisufondipropri 18
1
I 1.3.Ammendee-maggiorazioni pertar-
3.Aiutoperlaricerco(articolo55).41' divopagamento P-m-
3.1.acciaio 361.4.Vansp.m.
3.2.carbone - ;. 16
3.3.sociale 92.Annullamento dimpegnichepresumi­
|,bilmentenondarannoluogoateaiizza-
4.Aiutosottoformadiabbuonidinteresse 40 ztone 2
4.1.investimenti (articolo54) 15
4,2.riconversione (articoloSC),' ] ■.253.Rivalutazione attivo/passivo p.m.
5.Aiutoperilcarbonedacokeeperil;.■i4.Residuide!!esercizio1976p.m.
cokesiderurgico!■6 ■■, 'I
I'5.Contributospecialeatìtolodeiladeci-
!'sionedelConsigliodel21dicembre I
1977 32
152 152
OperazionifinanziateconmuCuisu Orìginedeifondipropri
fondipropri
'.6.Ammortamento sumutuiabitazioni
6.Abitazionisociali ,...15 cialt 7,5
" :; ,■ii• i
ï .I7.Riservaspecialeedexfondopensioni
CECA I

NoC237/2 OtncialJournalottheEuropeanCommunitiesANÏÏEXIII
7.10.78
RESOLUTION OFTHEECSCCONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
onthesocialaspectsoftheironandsteelpolicy
(Unanimouslyadoptedatitssessionof19September1978thoughwithoneabstention)
THECONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ,
–notingtheintentionoftheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities topropose,inthecontext
ofthenewgeneralobjectivesforsteel,apro­
grammefortherestructuringofitsironandsteel
industry;
–-concerningitselfwiththeeffectsthatthis
reorganization couldhaveontheworkers;
–•welcomingtheintentionoftheCommissionto
makeeveryefforttoensurethattheinevitable
readjustments intheironandsteelindustryare
notcarriedoutattheexpenseoftheworkers;
–-consideringthattheprimarysocialobjectiveisto
maintainasfaraspossiblethemaximumlevelof
employmentintheironandsteelindustry;
–consideringthatthemeasuresproposedbythe
Commissionaimtoachievethisobjective,
welcomestheintentionoftheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunitiestointroducespecialfinancial
measuresfortheimplementation oftheproposed
socialprogramme,
recommendsthateachMemberStatetakecorrespon­
dingactionatnationallevel,recognizestheindissoluble linkbetweenthe
restructuring oftheCommunity'sironandsteel
industryandtheaccompanying implementation of
thesocialaspectsoftheironandsteelpolicy,
delegatestoitsSubcommittee forLabourProblems
thetaskofexaminingindetail,inliaisonwiththe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,allthe
aspectsofthemeasurestobetakentoimplementthe
socialprogramme,viz:
.I–methodsofimplementingearlierretirement,
–restructuringofshiftorteamwork,
–organizationofashorterworkingweek,
–restrictionsonovertime,
requeststheJointCommitteeonSteeltostudythe
harmonization oftheaidgrantedbytheI-'CSCunder
thetermsofArticle56oftheTreaty.The
Consultative CommitteefurtherrequeststheJoint
CommitteeonSteel,inviewofthepossibilityofa
Europeantripartitesteelconference,tocarryoutthe
necessarypreparatoryworkasquicklyaspossible;
agreesthattheNinthECSCHousingProgrammefor
theperiod1979/1982belaunchedandexpressesthe
wishthat40millionEUAbe_allocatedtothefirst
operationalphasecoveringtheperiod1979/80.