CELEX: 31963D0326
Language: en
Date: 1963-05-17 00:00:00
Title: 63/326/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 May 1963 setting up a Joint Advisory Committee on Social Questions affecting Paid Agricultural Workers

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                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 17 May 1963
               setting up a Joint Advisory Committee on Social Questions affecting Paid Agricultural
                                                          Workers
                                                       (63/326/EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC                          of equal numbers of representatives of agricultural
 COMMUNITY,                                                      employers and paid agricultural workers', and to
                                                                  'discuss the work to be done by such Committee with
Whereas under point V of its final resolution, the                the representative bodies concerned';'
Agricultural Conference of Member States which met
at Stresa from 3 July to 12 July 1958 noted with                 Whereas the outcome of such discussion was that the
satisfaction 'the intention ■ expressed by the                   Joint Committee should enable the Commission to
Commission       to   maintain    close   and   continuous       obtain the views of the representative bodies of
co-operation with representative bodies in the                    agricultural employers and paid agricultural workers
agricultural industry, in particular for the                     on social questions of concern to them on the two
implementation of the tasks provided for in this                 sides of industry;
resolution';
                                                                 Whereas the various representative bodies in the
Whereas under point 22 of its resolution on the social           agricultural industry have formed organisations at
conditions of paid agricultural workers, adopted on              Community level ;
8 March 1961 , the European Parliament requested
that an Advisory Committee on Social Questions                   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
arising in Agriculture be set up and organised on a
joint basis ;                                                                             Article 1
Whereas in its Opinion of 6 May 1960, under point                1.     There shall be attached to the Commission a
9 concerning       paid     agricultural   workers,    the       Joint Advisory Committee on Social Questions
Economic      and    Social   Committee      mentioned   a       affecting Paid Agricultural Workers, hereinafter
number of social questions which make consultation               called 'the Committee'.
with representatives of paid agricultural workers and
agricultural employers essential;                                2.     Paid   agricultural   workers and  agricultural
                                                                 employers shall be represented on the Committee.
Whereas it is necessary that the Commission obtain
the views of representative bodies in the agricultural
industry on social questions arising in agriculture and                                   Article 2
that the two sides directly concerned therewith
should be able to participate in formulating the views           The Committee may be consulted by the Commission
requested by the Commission ;                                    on all social questions of concern to the two sides,
                                                                 employers and employees, of the agricultural
Whereas the Advisory Conference on Social Aspects                industry.
of the Common Agricultural Policy, organised by the
Commission       in   Rome     from    28   September   to       The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee
4 October 1961 , adopted the conclusions proposed               'acting jointly may draw the attention of the
by its Working Parties and in particular those of                Commission to the desirability of consulting the
Working Party II requesting the Commission to refer              Committee on any matter within the latter's
'social questions arising in agriculture to an Advisory          competence on which its opinion has not been
Committee organised on a European level consisting               sought.
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                      Article 3                                                      Article 7
1.    The Committee shall consist of thirty-four             Every year the Committee shall, by a two-thirds'
members .                                                    majority of members present, elect a Chairman and a
                                                             Vice-Chairman from among its members. The
2.    Seats on the Committee shall be apportioned as         Chairman and Vice-Chairman may not both come
follows :                                                    from the same side of the industry; they shall be
— to paid agricultural workers, 17;                          chosen alternately from the two sides represented.
— to agricultural employers, 17.                             The Commission shall provide secretarial services for
                                                             the Committee.
                       Article 4
                                                                                     Article 8
1.    Members of the Committee shall be appointed
by the Commission, on proposals from the following           An Opinion delivered by the Committee shall not be
representative bodies set up at Community level :            valid unless two-thirds of the members are present.
Committee of Agricultural Organisations in the
European Economic Community (COPA), Working
Party of the European Federations of Agricultural            The Committee shall discuss only matters on which
Workers of the European TU Secretariat of the                the Commission has requested an Opinion. Where
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions             the Opinion sought is unanimously agreed by the
(ICFTU), Working Party on 'Agriculture and Food'             Committee, the latter shall formulate joint
of the International Federation of Christian Trade           conclusions and attach them to the report of its
Unions (IFCTU).                                              proceedings forwarded to the Commission.
2.    The term of office for a Committee member               Otherwise, the opinions expressed by both sides
shall be three years. His appointment may be                 represented shall be included in that report.
renewed.     The    duties    performed     shall   be
unremunerated .
                                                                                     Article 9
3 . The list of members shall be published for
information by the Commission in the Official                Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of
Journal of the European Communities.                         the Treaty, persons present at the meetings of the
                                                              Committee shall not disclose information which has
                                                             come to their knowledge through the work of the
                       Article 5                              Committee, where the Commission informs the
                                                             Committee that the Opinion requested is on a matter
At the request of one of the organisations                    of a confidential nature .
represented, the Chairman may invite a representative
of the central body of one of the representative bodies       In such cases, only members of the Committee and
in the agricultural industry to attend meetings. He          representatives of the departments of the Commission
may also invite any person with special qualifications        shall be present at the meetings .
in a subject on the agenda to attend in an expert
capacity.
                                                                                     Article 10
Experts shall be present only at the discussion of
those questions on account of which they were                 After hearing the Committee, this Decision may be
invited.
                                                              amended by the Commission in the light of
                                                              experience.
                       Article 6
1.    The Committee shall meet when convened by               Done at Brussels, 17 May 1963 .
 the Commission.
                                                                                               For the Commission
 2.   Representatives of the Commission department^                                               The President
 concerned shall take part in the Committee's
 meetings.                                                                                     Walter HALLSTEIN