Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the replacement of members of the European Social Fund Committee
Date: 1996-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Social Fund, appointment of staff, committee (EU)

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  23.12.1996 
COM(96) 726 final 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

on the replacement  of members 

of the European  Social Fund Committee 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

Subject: 

Replacement  of  members  of  the European  Social  Fund  Committee 
for the period  up to 22 October  1998 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

Article  17 of  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2052/88  of  24 June  1988, as most 
recently amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 of  19 December 1994, 
on the tasks of the  Structural  Funds and  their  effectiveness  and  on  coordination 
of  their  activities  between  themselves  and  with  the  operations  of  the  European 
Investment  Bank  and  the  other  existing  financial  instruments,  states  that  the 
Commission  shall  be  assisted  in  respect  of  Objectives  3  and  4 by  a  Committee 
pursuant to Article  124 of the Treaty. 

The provisions  relating to the organisation  and  tasks of this Committee  are laid 
down  in  the  implementing  regulations,  principally  in  Article  28  of  Council 
Regulation  (EEC)  No  4253/88,  as  amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 
3193/94  of  19 December  1994, concerning  coordination  of  the  activities  of  the 
different  Structural  Funds  between  themselves  and  with  the  operations  of  the 
European  Investment Bank and the other existing financial  instruments. 

The  said  Article  provides  that  the  Committee  shall  be  composed  of  two 
government representatives, two representatives of the workers' organisations and 
two representatives of the employers' organisations from  each Member State. The 
members and alternates are appointed by the Council, acting on a proposal  from 
the Commission,  for  a period  of three years. 

The Council  decided, on 23 October  1995, to appoint the members and alternate 
members  of  the  European  Social  Fund  Committee,  on  a  proposal  from  the 
Commission,  for  the period  from  23 October  1995 to 22 October  1998. 

Following the resignation of three members, the Commission is presenting to the 
Council this proposal  for  a Decision  replacing the members for  the period  up to 
22 October  1998. 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

of 

on the replacement  of members 

of the European Social Fund Committee 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to Council Regulation  (EEC) No 4253/88  of 19 December  1988  laying down 

provisions for implementing  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2052/88  as regards coordination of the 

activities of the different  Structural  Funds between themselves  and with the operations  of the 
European  Investment  Bank and the other existing financial instruments  (1), and in particular 

Article 28, third paragraph,  thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, in a Decision of 
23 October  1995 (2) appointed  the members and alternate n 
23 October  1995 (2) appointed  the members and alternate  members of the European  Social 

Fund Committee for the period ending on 22 October 1998; 

Whereas one member's seat filled by a government  representative,  one filled by an employers' 

representative  and one filled by a workers' representative  have fallen vacant; 

Whereas  members of the European  Social Fund Committee should be appointed  to fill the 

vacant seats, 

o 
OJ No L 374,  31.12.1988,  p.  1.  Regulation  as last amended  by Regulation  (EC) No 3193/94  (OJ 
No L 337, 24.12.1994,  p. 11). 
Ô 
OJ Ne C 2f6,  10 11.1995,  p. 7. 

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

Article 1 

The following are hereby  appointed  members of the European  Social Fund Committee for the 

remainder  of their current term of office, which runs until 22 October 1998: 

1)  Government  representatives 

frfomfrer 

in place of 

Sweden  : Mr Erling JACOBSSON 

Ms Agneta  SPETZ 

2)  Employers'  representatives 

Member 

in place of 

Portugal  : Mr Joao Artur MACIEL de SOVERAL 

Mr José FRIAS GOMES 

3)  Workers' representatives 

Member 

in place of 

Spain: Mr. Luciano GONZALES GARCIA 

Ms Inès AYALA SENDER 

Article 2 

This Decision shall be published  in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 

The President 

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