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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,23rdApril1980
GUIDELINES FORTHEMANAGEMENT OFTHE
EUROPEANSOCIALFUNDFORTHEPERIOD1981-1983
(Communication fromtheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OFTHE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND FOR
THE PERIOD 1981-1983
1.General Aspects
"1.1.1 .Inview ofthe extent towhich the volume ofapplications
exceeds available appropriations ,the Commission isobliged toselect
applications forassistance according topriorities fixed for
types ofoperations in each interventionf ield .
1.1.2 .First priority will beaccorded inthe various
intervention fields tooperations for which joint financing
from several Community funds isenvisaged aswell asoperations
carried outjointly byseveral Member States .
1.1.3 .Priority isnot accorded inanyfield ofintervention tooperations
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1.1.3.1 .limited torefresher training ortoinformation courses with
insufficient training content ;this does notapply ,however ,
toparagraph 2.3.1.1 .(migrants ).
1.1.3.2 .concerning products which areeither inacritical situationwith regard tointra -community trade (synthetic fibres ,tights
andstockings ,worsted yarn,pull-overs )(1),oridentical to
those supplied atlowprices bycertain third countries (2)
when such operations arelinked toincreased productive capacity
which could create new employment problems .
(1)Documents SEC(71 )363 communicated -tothe Member States on
30July 1971 andtothe new Member States on19July 1973 ;supplements
communicated on4February 1977 (Annex IV/382/76totheletter of
4February 1977).
(2)Groups IandIIofAnnex AtoCommission Regulation EEC n°3013/77 .
(Annex A,groups IandII)(0JNoL357,31.12.1977 ).

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1.1.4 .Inthe case ofoperations involving both training andrecruitment (3)
ofthp same persons ,only oneofthe two can beaccorded priority
where training isnotcarried out incentres separate from the
production .
1.2.Duration ofagreed operations
1.2.1 .Applications are approved :
1.2.1.1 .inthe case ofrecurrent orcontinuous programmes ,for maximum
periods ofone year atatime ;
1.2.1.2 .inthe case ofother ,,non-conti nuous programmes ,fortheir full
duration uptoamaximum ofthree years .
1.2.2 .Where anapplication concerning anon-continuous programme isrejected ,
the Member State orbody responsible fortheoperation may not .avail
ofany subsequent changes intheguidelines torequest thepartial
re-examination ofthe application concerned .
1.2.3 .Where anapplication concerning acontinuous programme isapproved
and theoperations %owhich itrelates extend beyond the 12-month
period ofapproval ,these will beaccorded priority throughout the
period oftheir implementation irrespective ofany subsequent changes
intheguidelines .The period offinancing will not,however ,
exceed three years .
1.3.Unused appropriations
Member States ,shall ,,onthe basis ofinformation tobefurnished tothem
byorganisations benefitting from Fund Aid,notify the Commission intime -
before theexpiry ofthe year after which the commitment ismade -ofunused
appropriations inorder that these may bere-used .Inorder toensure the
effective useofappropriations committed ,the Commission will take account
ofthe degree ofobservance ofthis rule byeach body benefitting from Fund
aidinconsidering further applications forassistance from the body inquestion
This procedure will beapplied forthefirst time toappropriations committed
in1980 .
(3)The types ofaid aimed atpromoting recruitment are those provided for
inArticle 3(t)(e )ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2396 /71 <0JNoL249,
10.11.1971 ,p.54;OJNoL337,27.12.1977 ,p.2aandinCouncil
Regulation No3039 /73 (0JNoL361,23.12.1978 ,p.3).
(4)Article 16a paragraph 2ofFinancial Regulation <ECSC,EEC,EURATQCi )
75/91(OJNoL333,02.12.1976 ;article 3paragraph 2ofComm-ission
Decision EEC/78/706 (OJNo253,30.08.1978 .>

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1.4.Weightedreduction ,
Tnfieldsofintervention wheretotalapplications exceedtheappropriations
available,areductionwillbeapplied.Thiswillbecalculated on
applications atthelowestlevelofpriorityforwhichappropriations
remainavailable.ForeachMemberState,aweightedreductioncoefficient
willbecalculated onthebasisoftheaverageunemployment rateandthe
grossdomesticproductpercapitaforeachMemberStateatcurrent
exchangerates.Thetotalamounttobedeductedisobtainedbyapplying
thiscoefficienttotheapplications forthatMemberStateclassifiedat
theprioritylevelsubjecttotheweightedreduction.Theamountthusarri­
vedatwillbeapportioned betweentheindividualapplicationsafter
consultation withthenationalauthorities .:
1.5.TheaccessionofGreece
TheCommissionwilltakeaccountofthespecialsituationofGreecewhen
applyingtheseguidelinestoapplications fromthatmemberstate(5)
1.6.Preparatorystudiesandpilotexperiments
Onlyparagraphs.1.1.1.,1.1.2*,1.3.and1.5.applytopreparatory
studiesandpilotschemes*
(5)ActofAccessionofGreece<0JNoL291,19.11.1979).

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2.Interventions basedonArticle4ofCouncilDecision 71/66/EEC(6)
2.1.Personsleavingagriculture (7)
2.1.1.Thefollowingoperationswillbeaccordedpriority:
2.1.1.1.Thosewhichcomewithintheframeworkofspecialized measures
fortheagricultural sectororforruralenvironment ;
2.1.1.2.Thosewhichtakeplaceindisadvantaged areas(areaswith
anincomebelowthecommunityaverageorcertainhill
farmingareas(8))
2.1.2.Note
Theseoperations mustbeforfarmers,hiredagricultural workers,
orfamilyworkersleavingagriculture <orwhohaveleftnotmore
thantwoyearspreviously )eithertotakeupemploymentinanothersector
ortopursueanoccupationcomplementary toagriculture.
(OJNo.L28of04.01.1971,p.15
(6)CouncilDecisión71/66/EEC*<0JNo.L337of27.12.1977,p.18
(7)CouncilDecisión7^428/EEC(0JNoL291,28,12.1972,p.158;
0JNoI337,27.12.1977,p.10);asprovidedforinAnnexIIto
theTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,this
Decisionalsoappliestothefisheriessector.
(8)ListedinCouncilDirective 75/268/ÈÉC(0JNoL128,19.5.1975,p.1).

2.2.Workersinthetextilesandclothingindustries (9),
2.2.1.Firstpriority:
2.2.1.1.Operationsforpersonswhoareleavingtheindustry,in
areaswithahighunemployment rate.
2.2.1.2.Operationswithintheframeworkofaconversionorrestructuri
programme,forpeopleremainingintheindustry.
2.2.2.Secondpriority:
Other"operations,eitherforpersonsremainingwithinthesector..
orforthoseleavingit,whentrainingcorrespondstotherequirements
ofjobsassuredinadvancebyemployers. *.'■
(9)CouncilXecision76/206/EEC(OJNoL39,14.2.1976,p.39;
OJNoL337,27.12.1977,p.11).

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2.3.Migrantworkersandmembersoftheirfamilies(10)
2.3.1.Prioritywillbeaccordedtooperations
2.3.1.1.formingpartofintegratedprogrammesforpeoplemovingfromone
,memberstatetoanotherandcoveringatleasttwophasesofthe
jmigrationprocess.Thesamepersonsdonotnecessarilyhavetobeinvolvedinthedifferentphases. >
2.3.1.2.Basicoradvancedtraininaofsocialworkersandteachers
ofmigrantworkersortheirfamilies.
2.3.1.3.Demonstration projectsaimedatimprovingthestandardof
specialteachingformigrants *children.Fortheseprojects
totalFundintervention maynotexceedthreeyears.
2.3.1.4.Languagetuitionorvocationalpreparation whichincludesa
substantialelementoflanguageteachingfortheintegration
ofmigrantsintotheirsocialandworkingenvironment .
2.3.2.Note
TheprecedingparagraphwouldincludemigrantsarrivingintheCommunity
inemergencyconditions.
(10)CouncilDecisión77/803/EEC(0JNoL337.27.12.1977,p.12);see
alsoCouncilResolutionof9February1976<0JNoC34,14.2.1976,p.2).

2.4.Youngpeople(11)
2,4.1.Firstpriority .
~.4.1.1.Vocationalpreparation operations,vocational .
trainingorrefrainingoperationslinkedtolabourmarket
needs,recruitment orcommunitvworkschemes,foryoung
peopleinGreenland,.theFrenchOverseasDepartments,Ireland
NorthernIrelandandtheMezzogiorno .
2.4.1.2.Vocationaltrainingorretrainingoperationsforwomen,tofacilitatetheiraccess.tonewtypesofemploymentor
occupations inwhichwomenareunderrepresented.
2.4.2.Secondpriority
Operationsidenticaltothoseclassifiedasafirstpriority(2.4.1.1.)
butforyoungpeoplefromzoneswithinthelistofregionsdefinedby
paragraph2.4.6.2*thatareaffectedbysevereindustrialconversion
orrestructuring problemsforwhichCommunitypoliciesexist;vocational
trainingorretrainingoperations mustrelatetoconversionorrestruc­
turingprogrammes.
2.4.3.Thirdpriority
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Operationsidenticaltothoseclassifiedasfirstpriori
whichan?foryoungpeoplefromzoneswithinthelistof
byparagraph2.4.6.2.andwhicharenotclassifiedassepy(2.4.1.1.)but
Iregionsdefirsd
condpriority ,.
2.4.4.Exceptions
Independently oftheforegoing,assistance maybeprovided,inexceptional
casesandfor,amaximumofthreeyears,towards:
2.4.4.1.operationsaimedatimprovinglocaltrainingstructures;
2.4.4.2.newlinkedworkandtrainingschemesofan
experimental nature,involvingalimitednumberofyoungpeople.
(11)Cou'îcilDécision75/459/EEC(OJNoL199,30.7.1975,p.36;
0JNoL337,27.12.1977,p.10).

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TheCommissionwillbase*itsassessmentofthecategoriestowhich
youngpeoplebelongonnationallegislation andpractice.
2.4,6.Characteristics ofbeneficiaries andgeographical criteria
2.4.6.1.Theoperationsreferredtounder2.4.1.,2.4.2.,,and2.4.3.are
reservedforyoungfirstjobseekers;thisqualification does
not,however,applyeithertorecruitment orcommunity
workschemes,ortooperationsinfavourofwomen(2.4.1.2.).*
2.4.6.2.Alistofpriorityregionsbasedonyouthunemployment is
drawnupandreviewedperiodically bytheCommission,using
theresultsoftheCommunityLabourForcesurvey,which
takesplaceeverytwoyears(12).
(12)Fortechnicalreasons,thelistwillbepublishedatalaterdate.

2.5.Women (13)
2.5.1 .First priority
Operations topromote amore even mix between the sexes innewtypes of
employment andinjobs ,where women areunder-represented .
2.5.2 .Second pnority
 Other operations ,including those concerning traditionally female
employment which either
2.5.2.1 .arefor women involved inmassdismissa Is;or
2.5.2.2 .facilitate women inobtaining employment atahigher level -
than their previous job.
2.5.3 .Note 4
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Operations for women with third level education can beconsidered only
after alleligible applications for theunskilled orsemi-skilled
have been accepted .
3.Interventions based onArticle 5ofCouncil Decision 71/66/EEC (14)
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3.1.Regions
3.1.1 .First priority
.Operations forworkers from Greenland ,the French Overseas Departments ,
Ireland ,Northern Ireland andthe Mezzogiorno which involve preparatory
!courses ,training ,recruitment involving jobcreation ,resettlement linked
itorecruitment decided inadvance byemployers .Training programmes for
iunemployed workers must belinked tolabour market requirements .
(13)Council Décision 77/804/33C (J.0.NéL337,27.12.1977 ,p.14)
(14See footncte 6.

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3.1.2.Secondprionty
3.1.2.1.Resettlement measureslinkedtorecruitment decidedinadvance
Ibyemployers;
3.1.2.2.Trainingmeasuresforunemployedworkersorworkersthreatened
withunemployment ;thisrelatestomeasurescarriedoutin
connectionwithrecruitment alreadydecidedonbyemployersor
aimedatmaintaining employment.
Theseoperationsshouldconcernworkersfromregionsandareas
eligibleforassistance fromtheEuropeanRegionalDevelopment
Fund(15)affectedbyseriousindustrialrestructuring orconver­
sionproblemsandforwhichCommunitypolicieshavebeenestablished .
3.1.3.Thirdpriority
Operationsidenticaltothoseclassifiedassecondprioritybutconcerning
workersfromotherregionsandareaseligibleforassistance fromthe
EuropeanRegionalDevelopment Fund.
3.1.4.Fourthpriority
Preparatory courses,trainingorrecruitment programmesinvolvingjob
creationforpersonsunemployedfor6months;recruitmentprogrammes
involvingadditionaljobsforunemployedpersonsinfirmsemploying
lessthan25persons.Theseoperations mustconcernworkersfromthe
regionsandzonesreferredtounder3.1.2.and3.1.3.
(19Artieie3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No724/75(0JNoL73/21.3.1975/
p„1;0JNoL35/9.2.1979/p.1).

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3.1.5 .Fifth priority
-Other training operations forworkers from theregions referred tounder 3.1.2
and3.1.3 . anc |which involve retraining for theunem-
:ployed orthose threatened with unemployment ",oraidto"promote recruitment
.where additional jobs arecreated . ... I
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3.1.6 .Exception
Independently oftheforegoing ,assistance may beprovided (inexceptional
cases and for amaximum ofthree years )towards operations aimed atimproving
theeffectiveness oflocal training structures . .
3.1.7 .Note
TheCommission wi11rely onnational legislation andpractice inassessing
thesituation ofthevarious categories ofworkers .
3.2 .Technical progress and groups ofundertakings
3.2.1 .Technical progress
3.2.1.1 .First priority
3.2.1.1.1 .Operations aimed atsafeguarding jobs inbranches ofeconomic
activity where the introduction ofnewtechnology orproduction
techniques endangers the level ofemployment (threat of
unemployment ).
3.2.1.1.2 .Operations implemented toencourage themodernization ofproduction
andmanagement 'techniques insmall andmedium-sized firms .
3.2.1 .2.Second priority
3.2.1.2.1 .Operations designed toapply ,for thefirst time inaMember State ,
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3.2.1.2.2 .Operations impLemented inexpanding branches ofeconomic
activity where the introduction ofnew technology or
production techniques leads tothe creation ofnew jobs,
insofar asthe skills indemand are innovative and there
issuch ashortage oflabour that the development ofnew
technology isliable tobejeopardized .
3.2.1.3 .Note
3.2.1.3.1 .Theoperations referred toabove may bedesigned toretrain
workers orkeep them inthe same occupation ,but ineither
case they should not involve simple routine adaptation
measures (refresher training )(,:oteinparticular ,that
training courses must last atleast 200 hours for those who
, are unemployed ,threatened with unemployment orunder­
employed ).
3.2.1.3.2 .The concept oftechnical progress will beassessed inrelative
terms taking into account the localization and size ofthe
undertakings concerned .
3.2.2 .Groups ofundertakings
Priority -jsaccorded tooperations which aim to:
3.2.2.1 .resolve employment problems insectors affected severely by
industrial restructuring orconversion ,for which Community
policies exist ;
3.2.2.2 .assist themobility ofworkers inother sectors ,who are
affected bylarge scale redundancies andfor whom stable
re-employment isassured inanexparding field ofactivity .
All these operations ,even where they involve only one undertaking at
atime,should apply tosectors which areexperiencing amajor long
term structural transformation ,asaresult ofdifficulties inproduction
conditions orchanges inroarket conditions affecting the sales ofproducts .

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3.3.Handicapped
3.3.1 .First priority ,
3.3.1 .1.Demonstration actions related toemployment andinnovative
incharacte rinvolving not more than 200 persons .Total
Fund intervention inthese cases may not exceed three years .
3.3.1.2 .Programmes fortheintegration ofthe handicapped into open
employment inGreenland ,the French Overseas Departments ,Ireland ,
Northern Ireland andthe Mezzogiorno .
3.3.2 .Second priority , ; '.
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Operations consisting -of -
3.3.2.1 .Vocational training orrehabilitation . _
3.3.2.2 .Adaptation ofjobs,work places orequipment
3.2.2.3 .Therecruitment ofhandicapped persons inanopen economy .
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4.Preparatory studiesandpilotschemes(16)
Mostoftheappropriations willbeallocatedtopilotschemes.
Prioritywillbegiventooperationsfulfillingthelargestnumber
ofthefollowingconditions :
4.1.innovatoryincharacter;
4.2.designedtocreatejobs;
4.3.designedtoimprovethequalityoftraining,particularly by
wideningtherangeofskillstaught;
4.4.potentiallyapplicableinotherpartsoftheCommunity;
4.5.concernedwithoperationswhichareaccordedpriorityinthe
variousfieldsofEuropeanSocialFundintervention .
MemberStatesshouldsubmitapplications relatingtopilotschemes
atleastsixmonthspriortotheirimplementation .
(16)Article7ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2396/71/seefootnote(3).