Resolution of the ECSC Consultative Committee on the establishment of the "Consultative Subcommittee for Coal, Steel and Industrial Conversion" (CSCSIC) within the Economic and Social Committee. Criteria for appointment of the 30 members from the ECSC industries (adopted unanimously with three abstentions, at the 360th session of 10 April 2002)
Date: 2002-04-10
Institutions: Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community
Subjects: ECSC, European Economic and Social Committee, advisory committee (EU), appointment of staff

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RESOLUTION OF THE ECSC CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

on the establishment of the ‘Consultative Subcommittee for Coal, Steel and Industrial Conversion’
(CSCSIC) within the Economic and Social Committee. Criteria for appointment of the 30 members
from the ECSC industries

(adopted unanimously with three abstentions, at the 360th session of 10 April 2002)

(2002/C 128/03)

The ECSC Consultative Committee,

Having regard to:

— the communication from the Commission ‘The future of
the structured dialogue after
the ECSC
Treaty’ on incorporation into the Economic and Social
Committee of the sectoral structured dialogue conducted
within the ECSC Consultative Committee (1),

the expiry of

— the agreement between ECSC Consultative Committee and

the Economic and Social Committee (2),

— the proposal for a supplementary and amending budget for
the Economic
containing the
and Social Committee
necessary arrangements for incorporation of ECSC activities
into the ESC after expiry of the Treaty (3),

— the deliberations of

the Bureau, meeting as a working

group of the ECSC Consultative Committee;

Whereas allocation of members must take account of three
levels:

(a) the two industries (coal and steel);

(b) the other categories (producers, workers, users and dealers);

(c) the 15 Member States,

Resolves that the following criteria shall apply in allocating and
appointing the 30 members from the ECSC industries of the
‘Consultative Subcommittee for Coal, Steel and Industrial
Conversion’ (CSCSIC).

1. Allocation of members between the coal and steel

industries

Given:

— the

current
Committee,

composition of

the

ECSC Consultative

(1) COM(2000) 588 final.
(2) R/ESC 998/2001 rev. 1.
(3) GB CES10/2002.

— the total contributions by the two industries to the levy
over the entire period for which the Treaty was in force,

the 30 members shall be allocated between the two industries
as follows:

— 30 % to the coal industry, i.e. nine members;

— 70 % to the steel industry, i.e. 21 members.

2. Allocation of members among the three categories

The current arrangement in the ECSC Consultative Committee,
with equal numbers of members for the three categories, shall
continue. Given the distribution between the two industries as
laid down in section 1, the members shall be allocated as
follows:

— coal industry: three members each for producers, workers,

users/dealers,

— steel industry: seven members each for producers, workers,

users/dealers.

Within each sector, a different distribution between the
categories is possible only by agreement between the parties
concerned.

3. Appointment

Thirty full members and 30 alternate members
shall be
appointed. Alternate members shall not be assigned to a
particular full member.

The proposal for initial appointment of the members of the
‘Consultative Subcommittee for Coal, Steel and Industrial
Conversion’
the ECSC Consultative
Committee from among its current members. Subsequently,
the members shall be appointed by the Economic and Social
Committee at each renewal.

shall be made by

Appointment,
including initial appointment, shall be on the
basis of the European organisations designated as the most
representative of each category in the two industries (as
listed in Annex).

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For each category, the members shall be fairly allocated among
the European Union countries, on the basis of steel and coal
output and the numbers employed, with rotation of the full
and alternate members.

Should it not be possible to identify clearly European organi-
sations which are sufficiently representative,
it shall be the
responsibility of
the categories concerned to agree on the
members to be designated.

dination, one member
represent the most representative European organisation.

in each category may directly

The members of the first ‘Consultative Subcommittee for Coal,
Steel and Industrial Conversion’ shall be appointed during the
final session of the ECSC Consultative Committee, which is
planned for the end of June 2002.

To take account of
the
European social partners and ensure the necessary coor-

the roles and responsibilities of

Nominations for full and alternate members must reach the
Consultative Committee Secretariat by 15 June.

EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTING THE COAL AND STEEL SECTORS

ANNEX

STEEL

Workers

Producers

Users/dealers

COAL

Workers

Producers

Users/dealers

EMF

Eurofer

Orgalime in close cooperation with Eurometal and EAMA

EMCEF

CECSO

Euriscoal in close cooperation with CEPMC and Eurelectric