Proposal for a Council Decision - Renewal of the Membership of the European Social Fund Committee
Date: 2004-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Social Fund, appointment of staff, enlargement of the Union

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 12.7.2004 
COM(2004) 462 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

Renewal of the Membership of the European Social Fund Committee 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Article  47  of  Council  Regulation  1260/1999  of  21  June  1999  laying  down  general 
provisions  on  the  Structural  Funds,  provides  that  in  implementing  this  Regulation, 
the  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  four  Committees,  of  which:  b)  the  Committee 
pursuant to Article 147 of the Treaty. 

The provisions relating to the organisation and tasks of this Committee are laid down 
in  the  implementing  regulations,  principally  in  Article  49  of  Council  Regulation 
1260/99 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds. 

two  representatives  of 

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

the  workers'  organisations  and 

The  Council  decided,  on  8  October  2001,  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 2001 to 22 October 2004. 

During this period, additional decisions have been taken by the Council, acting on a 
proposal  from  the  Commission,  to  replace  members  and  alternate  members  of  the 
Committee.  The  term  of  office  of  these  replacements  also  expires  on  22  October 
2004. 

Article  52(3)  of  the  Act  concerning  the  conditions  of  accession  of  the  Czech 
Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic  of  Cyprus,  the  Republic  of  Latvia, 
the  Republic  of  Lithuania,  the  Republic  of  Hungary,  the  Republic  of  Malta,  the 
Republic  of  Poland,  the  Republic  of  Slovenia  and  the  Slovak  Republic  and  the 
adjustments  to  the  Treaties  on  which  the  European  Union  is  founded  provides  that 
upon  accession,  the  membership  of  the  Committees  listed  in  Annex  XVIII  shall  be 
completely  renewed.  The  Committee  of  the  European  Social  Fund  is  one  of  the 
Committees listed in Annex XVIII. 

Consequently, having consulted the Member States, the Commission submits to the 
Council  the  present  proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  appointing  members  and 
alternate  members  of  the  European  Social  Fund  Committee  for  the  period  from  1 
May 2004 to 30 April 2007. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

Renewal of the Membership of the European Social Fund Committee 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community  and  in  particular 
Article 147 thereof, 

Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the 
Republic  of  Estonia,  the  Republic  of  Cyprus,  the  Republic  of  Latvia,  the  Republic  of 
Lithuania,  the  Republic  of  Hungary,  the  Republic  of  Malta,  the  Republic  of  Poland,  the 
Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which 
the European Union is founded1, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 52 and Annex 
XVIII thereof, 

Having  regard  to  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1260/1999  laying  down  general  provisions  on  the 
Structural Funds2 and in particular the third paragraph of Article 49 (1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

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(3) 

Under Council Decision of 8 October 2001 appointing the members of the Committee 
referred  to  in  Article  147  of  the  EC  Treaty3,  the  term  of  office  of  those  members 
expires on 22 October 2004. 

The  Act  of  Accession  provides  that  the  membership  of  the  European  Social  Fund 
Committee shall be completely renewed upon accession. 

The members and alternate members of the Committee referred to in Article 147 of the 
Treaty should therefore be appointed for a period of 3 years. 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

The persons listed in the annex are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the 
European Social Fund Committee for the period 1 May 2004 to 30 April 2007: 

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OJ L236 23.9.2003, p.17 
OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p.1.Regulation as last amended by the Act of Accession 
OJ C 292, 18.10.2001, p.1. 

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This  Decision  shall  be  published,  for  information,  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European 
Union. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President

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ANNEX  

Member State  Representing 

Member 

Austria 

Government 

Member 

Mr Alfred HALLER 

Government 

Member 

Mr Michael FÖRSCHNER 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Ulrike REBHANDL 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Maria KAUN 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Wolfgang TRITREMMEL 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Christa SCHWENG 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Silvia HOFBAUER 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Franz FRIEHS 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Ludwig ROITHINGER 

Belgium 

Government 

Member 

Mr Dominik ROLAND 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Maryse CHABEAU 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Annemie PERNOT 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Sonja KOHNENMERGEN 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Robrecht BOTHUYNE 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Werner ABELHAUSEN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Ann WOUTERS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Hervé DECUYPER 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Vera DOS SANTOS COSTA 

Cyprus 

Government 

Member 

Mr Ioannis MODITIS 

Government 

Member 

Mr Alexandros ALEXANDROU 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr George HORRATAS 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Petros PETROU 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Emilios MICHAEL 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Michael ANTONIOU 

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Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Nikos MOISEOS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Andreas PAVLIKAS 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Diomedes DIOMEDOUS 

Czech 
Republic 

Government 

Member 

Mr Frantisek KONICEK 

Government 

Member 

Ms Iva SOLCOVA 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Thomas KUCHTÍK 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Jiri KOHOUTEK 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Jiri SVOBODA 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Vladimira DRBALOVA 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Zdenek MALEK 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Pavel JANICKO 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Hana MALKOVA 

Denmark 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Marina NØRLYNG 

Government 

Member 

Mr Allan PHILIPS  

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Henning ERIKSEN 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Lise SKANTING 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Henning GADE  

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Jørgen BANG PETERSEN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Kim KNUDSEN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Lisbeth WILSTER 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Tyge GROES 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Kertu SAKS 

Estonia 

Government 

Member 

Ms Annemari PÄLL 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Merlin ORGLA 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Eve PÄÄRENDSON 

Employers 

Member 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Ruta KRUUDA 

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Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Harri TALIGA 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Mare VIIES 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Liina CARR 

France 

Government 

Member 

Mr Bertrand GAUDIN 

Government 

Member 

Mr Jean-François CHEVALLERAU 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Stéphane SAUREL 

Employers 

Member 

Mr François TRAISNEL 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Philippe GARZON 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Alexandra DENIS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Marie-France BOUTROUE 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Huguette BRUNEL 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Jean-Jacques DANIS 

Germany 

Government 

Member 

Mr Günter WINKLER 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Inken KLASSEN 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Christian KONOW 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs  Alexandra-Friederike  Prinzessin  zu 
SCHOENAICH-CAROLATH 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Ilka HOUBEN 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Alexandra HÖRDER 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Inge KAUFMANN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Jochen LAUX 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Ingo KOLF 

Greece 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Anna DALAPORTA 

Government 

Member 

Mr Magas KONSTANTINOS 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Anthopouloy OURANIA 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Labros PAPAIOANNOU 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Petros GIANNOULOPOULOS 

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Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Ioanna PAPAYANNI 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Dimitris TSOUKALAS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Panagiotis POLYMENAKOS 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Vassilis PAPADOGAMBROS 

Hungary 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Judit RÓZSA 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Renáta TÓTH 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Erzsébeth BUDAVÁRI 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Antal CSUPORT 

Employers 

Member 

Mr István WIMMER 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr László KRISÁN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Erzsébet HANTI 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr László KOZÁK 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Edit PINK  

Ireland 

Government 

Member 

Mr William PARNELL 

Government 

Member 

Mr John HUGHES 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Eamonn BALMER 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Maria CRONIN 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Heidi LOUGHEED 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Arthur FORBES 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Dan MURPHY 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Noirin GREENE 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Jim DORNEY 

Italy 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Aviana BULGARELLI 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Silvana AMADORI 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Alessandra TOMAI 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Claudio GENTILI 

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Employers 

Member 

Mrs Eleonora PISICCHIO 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Silvia CIUFFINI 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Graziano TRERÈ 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Roberto PETTENELLO 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Maria Antonietta TIMI 

Latvia 

Government 

Member 

Mr. Andžs ŪBELIS 

Government 

Member 

Ms. Elita MILČA 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms. Inta GEIBA 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Elina EGLE 

Employers 

Member 

Ms. Daiga ERMSONE 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms.Anita NIPĀNE 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr. Pēteris KRĪGERS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms. Iveta OZOLA 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms. Irina HOMKO 

Lithuania 

Government 

Member 

Ms Nijolė MACKEVIČIENĖ 

Government 

Member 

Mr Aurimas MORKŪNAS 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Jekaterina ŠARMAVIČIENĖ 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Egidijus KASELIS 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Vaidotas LEVICKAS 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Laura SIRVYDIENĖ  

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Daiva KVĖDARAITĖ 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Irena PETRAITIENĖ 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Janina ŠVEDIENĖ 

Luxembourg  Government 

Member 

Mrs Maryse FISCH 

Government 

Member 

Mr Jeannot BERG 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Chantal FANDEL 

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Employers 

Member 

Mr François ENGELS 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Romain LANNERS 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Christiane BERTRAND-SCHAUL 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr René PIZZAFERRI 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Roby SCHADECK 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Viviane GOERGEN 

Malta 

Government 

Member 

Mr Edward GRIMA BALDACCHINO 

Government 

Member 

Ms Alison SCERRI 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Sue VELLA 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Vincent FARRUGIA 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Joseph FARRUGIA 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr John SCICLUNA 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Emmanuel MICALLEF 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr William PORTELLI 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Charles MAGRO 

Netherlands  Government 

Member 

Mr Louis GEELHOED 

Government 

Member 

Ms Korrie LOUWES 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Vanessa MONFILS 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Hans KOOLE 

Employers 

Member 

Mr C HOOGENDIJK 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr André VAN DER LEEST 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Arjan PLOEGMAKERS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr R.C ROELOFSE 

Poland 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Adriana NIEDOSZEWSKA 

Government 

Member 

Mr Piotr STRONKOWSKI  

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Anna MICKIEWICZ 

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Employers 

Member 

Mr Andrzej JANKOWSKI 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Wiesław SINKIEWICZ  

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Jacek KRAWCZYK  

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Katarzyna SOSNOWSKA 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Michał MENES 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Agata BARANOWSKA-GRYCUK 

Portugal 

Government 

Member 

Mr António VALADAS DA SILVA 

Government 

Member 

Mr Luís COSTA 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr José REALINHO DE MATOS 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Clara GUERREIRO 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Helena LEAL 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr António ABRANTES 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Eugénio Óscar GARCIA DA ROSA 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Maria Leonor MALTEZ 
PARREIRA CORTEZ DOS SANTOS 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Ana Paula MATA BERNARDO 

Spain 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Carlos TORTUERO MARTIN 

Government 

Member 

Mr Gonzalo GÓMEZ DE VILLALOBOS 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Miguel COLINA ROBLEDO 

Employers 

Member 

Mr  José  Isaías  RODRIGUEZ  GARCIA 
CARO 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Begoña MORTON 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Ana BELTRÁN BLÁSQUEZ 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Ana HERMOSO 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Luis GALIANO RÁBAGO 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Laura GONZÁLEZ DE 
TXABARRI 

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Slovakia 

Government 

Member 

Ms Andrea KOSTOLNÁ 

Government 

Member 

Mr Ivan HROMADA 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Anna NOGOVÁ 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Peter MASARYK 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Daniel HRDINA 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Viola KROMEROVÁ 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Jozefa ŠVIRECOVÁ 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Milan BUŠO 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Margita ANČICOVÁ 

Slovenia 

Government 

Member 

Ms Staša BALOH PLAHUTNIK 

Government 

Member 

Ms Damjana KARLO 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Nastja STERGAR 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Janja MEGLIČ 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Nina GLOBOČNIK 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Sonja SPOLJARIC 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Jure SNOJ 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Stane KOŠIR 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr. Jurij AHAČIČ 

Finland 

Government 

Member 

Mr Pertti TOIVONEN 

Government 

Member 

Ms Merja NIEMI 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Eeva-Liisa KOIVUNEVA 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Riitta WÄRN 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Heikki SUOMALAINEN 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Jukka AHTELA 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Eine MIKKONEN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Mervi HUUSKONEN 

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Trade Union 

Alternate  Mr Heikki LIEDE 

Sweden 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Mari MILD 

Government 

Member 

Mr Ingmar PAULSSON 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Lars STENSTRÖM 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Gunilla SAHLIN 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Torgny LJUNGQVIST 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Vivi JACOBSON LIBIETIS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Trade Union 

Member 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr 
Thomas 
KJELLSTRANDMrs 
KRAFFT 

FREDENMrs 

Erika 
Charlotta 

United 
Kingdom 

Government 

Member 

Mr Gordon PURSGLOVE  

Government 

Member 

Mr Ken LAMBERT 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Tim FIGURES 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Anthony THOMPSON 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Martin MORTON 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Anne LINDSAY 

Trade Union 

Member 

Alan MANNING 

Trade Union 

Member 

Liz SMITH 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Joe FEARNEHOUGH 

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