30.8.83 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 232/3 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation on special measures in favour of Greece in the social 
field 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 29 July 1983) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 235 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas having regard to the particular charac­
teristics of the Greek economy from the aspect both 
of its state of development and its structures, the 
achievement of the objectives provided for in Article 
2 of the Treaty implies special Community financial 
support, particularly in the social field; 
Whereas it is necessary to improve and enlarge the 
vocational training structures in Greece by the con­
struction and equipment of new centres as well as the 
adaptation of existing centres and that the special 
financial support should be restricted to urban zones 
of highest population density in which the European 
Regional Development Fund cannot assist; 
Whereas it is necessary to provide for special financial 
support for the establishment and adaptation of 
centres for the treatment and medical, vocational and 
social rehabilitation of the mentally ill and the 
mentally disabled; 
Whereas the construction, adaptation and equipment 
of vocational training centres and of centres for the 
medical, vocational and social rehabilitation of the 
mentally ill and the mentally disabled contribute to 
the achievement of Community objectives and the 
improvement of Greece's future access to aid from 
the European Social Fund; 
Whereas it is necessary, to ensure a coherent concept 
and optimal utilization of resources that the projects 
to benefit from the Community financial support 
form part of programmes; Whereas the Treaty has not provided for specific 
powers of action to this effect, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The purpose of this Regulation is to provide, for the 
period from 1 January 1984 to 31 December 1988, 
for Community financial support for programmes to 
be drawn up by Greece for; 
(a) the construction, adaptation and equipment of 
vocational training centres; 
(b) the construction, adaptation and equipment of 
centres for the treatment and medical, vocational 
and social rehabilitation of the mentally ill and 
the mentally disabled. 
Article 2 
The programme referred to in Article 1 (a) shall state: 
(a) the number of centres to be set up or adapted and 
their location; 
(b) the capacity of each centre in terms of training 
places and accommodation for trainees; 
(c) the activities planned in each centre; 
(d) the cost of each centre and the system of 
financing; 
(e) the duration of the construction or adaptation 
work for each centre; 
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(f) the equipment required for each centre; 
(g) the staffing needs of each centre including 
qualifications and training required; 
(h) a definition of the role of each centre in the 
context of vocational training policy; 
(i) the economic and social context in which the 
programme is situated. 
Article 3 
The programme referred to in Article 1 (b) shall state: 
(a) the number of centres to be set up and adapted 
and their location; 
(b) the capacity of each centre expressed in numbers 
of places for treatment, rehabilitation and 
accommodation; 
(c) the treatment and rehabilitation activities planned 
for each centre; 
(d) the cost of each centre and method of financing; 
(e) the duration of the construction or adaptation 
work for each centre; 
(f) the equipment needed for each centre; 
(g) the staffing needs of each centre indicating 
qualifications and training required; 
(h) a definition of the role of each centre in the field 
of the treatment and rehabilitation of the 
mentally ill and the mentally disabled; 
(i) the place of the programme in the framework of 
social and health policy. 
Article 4 
1. Greece shall communicate to the Commission 
the programmes referred to in Article 1 together with 
any subsequent amendments. Greece shall report to 
the Commission by 30 June each year on the state of 
implementation of the programmes. 
2. The Commission may, for these programmes, 
make recommendations to Greece. 
Article 5 
Financial support in the form of a subsidy may be 
granted in the framework of appropriations provided 
for annually for this purpose in the general budget of 
the European Communities, for projects for the 
construction or adaptation of centres forming part of 
the programmes referred to in Article 1, which take 
account of the recommendations made, where 
applicable, by the Commission. In the case of the programme referred to in Article 
1 (a), however, only projects located in zones where 
the European Regional Development Fund cannot 
intervene shall be eligible for this support. 
Article 6 
1. Financial support may be granted only for 
expense covering: 
(a) the construction of new centres and the extension 
and adaptation of existing buildings including the 
necessary architects' and engineers' fees; 
(b) the equipment of centres; 
(c) preparatory work for the adaptation of the system 
of treatment and rehabilitation of the mentally ill 
and the mentally disabled; 
(d) on-the-job training for medical, therapeutic and 
para-medical staff and social workers. 
2. The financial support may not exceed 55 °/o of 
eligible public expenditure on projects relating to the 
programme referred to in Article 1 (a). The financial 
support may not exceed 75 % of eligible public 
expenditure on projects relating to the programme 
referred to in Article 1 (b). 
Article 7 
1. Greece shall submit its applications for 
assistance to the Commission not later than 31 March 
each year. Such applications shall include all the 
necessary information to enable an assessment to be 
made of the extent to which the projects for which 
aid is requested conform to the provisions of this 
Regulation and to Community policy objectives 
within the context of which they are situated as well 
as forecasts of costs and timetables of work and 
corresponding payments. 
2. The Commission may request additional infor­
mation necessary for the examination of the projects 
for which financial support is requested. 
Article 8 
1. The Commission shall decide on the 
applications for aid in accordance with the procedure 
provided for in Article 12. 
2. Decisions relating to the grant of aid shall be 
published in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. 
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Article 9 
1. An advance, equivalent to 70 °/o of the aid 
agreed shall be paid on confirmation by Greece that 
the execution of the project has begun. 
2. The Commission shall pay the balance of the aid 
on application by Greece in the twelve months 
following completion of the project. Such application 
shall include a general statement of expenditure with 
an attestation by Greece as to the factual and 
accounting accuracy of this general statement. In 
paying the balance, the Commission shall take into 
account the information contained in the annual 
report referred to in Article 4. 
Article 10 
1. The Commission shall ensure that each project 
is implemented in accordance with the provisions of 
this Regulation and of the provisions adopted 
pursuant to Article 209 of the Treaty. To this end, 
Greece shall supply the Commission with all infor­
mation requested by it and shall take all steps with 
regard to projects qualifying for financial support to 
facilitate necessary supervision including on-the-spot 
checks. Greece shall make available to the 
Commission, for a period of five years from the 
payment of the balance referred to in Article 9 (2), all 
vouchers relating to expenditure. 
2. Where a project is not implemented in 
conformity with this Regulation on where the 
financial aid is not used according to the conditions 
fixed in the decision taken to grant aid, the 
Commission may suspend payments still due. In this 
case, it may decide that sums already paid or still due 
are to be allocated, in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 12, to other projects submitted 
under this Regulation. If no other project is available 
the Commission shall recover the payments made to 
Greece. 
Article 11 
1. A committee is hereby established composed of 
representatives of the Member States and chaired by a 
representative of the Commission. 2. Within the Committee, the votes of the Member 
States shall be weighted in accordance with Article 
148 (2) of the Treaty. The Chairman shall not vote. 
Article 12 
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is 
to be followed, the Chairman shall refer the matter to 
the Committee. 
2. The representative of the Commission shall 
submit drafts of decisions to be taken. The 
Committee shall deliver its opinion on the drafts 
within a time limit which the Chairman may fix 
according to the urgency of the questions under 
consideration. An opinion shall be adopted by 
qualified majority in accordance with Article 148 (2) 
of the Treaty. 
3. The Commission shall adopt decisions which 
shall apply immediately. However, if these decisions 
are not in accordance with the opinion of the 
Committee, they shall be communicated to the 
Council as soon as possible and at the latest within 
one month. In that event, the Commission shall defer 
application of the decisions it has adopted for not 
more than two months from the date of such 
communication. The Council, acting by qualified 
majority, may take a different decision within two 
months. 
Article 13 
The Commission shall report to the Council and to 
the European Parliament on the application of this 
Regulation not later than 31 December 1992. 
Article 14 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.