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Date: 1975-07-23
Title: DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION setting up an Advisory Committee for the training in the field of Nursing Care#DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION modifying the Council Decision 75/365/EEC of 16 June 1975 setting up a Committee of Senior Officials on Public Health (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                        COM(75) 397 final
                                                        Brussels , 23 July 1975
                                   DRAFT
                              COUNCIL DECISION
                     setting up an Advisory Committee
              for the training in the field of Nursing Care
                                   DRAFT
                              COUNCIL DECISION
         modifying the Council Decision 75/365/ EEC of 16 June 1975
                                setting up a
               Committee of Senior Officials on Public Health
                (submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
  COM(75) 397 final
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   DRAFT FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE SETTING UP OP AU ADVISORY
      COI-MITTEE ON THE TRAINING Df THE >IfiEJ) 'OP '"NURSING CARE
Explanatory memorandum
1•   In discussion of the draft Directives of the Council , presented
    "by the Commission on 14 October 1969 , concerning the mutual
    recognition of the qualifications of persons in general nursing,
    and the coordination of the provisions for takin^-up and
    exercising the activities of persons in general nursing ,
    importance has "been attached to the quality of the training
    of nurses .
2.  This qualitative approach is also in accordance with one of the
    guidelines set out in the Council Resolution of 6 June 1974
    concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas , certificates
    and other titles(l ).
3   In that resolution the Council also declared itself in favour of
    the establishment of Advisory Committees and the first Advisory
     Committee has already been set up on Medical Training ( 2 ).
4    It is accordingly proposed that , quite apart from the requirements
    as to the quality of the training of persons in general nursing
    set out in Article 1.1 . of the      ■ . ' "       •» Directive , an
    Advisory Committee on the training of these Nurses , should be
     set up at Community level .
5.  Since it is notdesirrableto distinguish between the examination
     of training problems related to general nurses - to whom sole
     reference has been made in the above mentioned draft directives –
     and those related to other categories of nurses the competence
    of the Advisory Committee should be extended to training problems
     related to all personnel giving nursing care .
6.  The function of this Advisory Committee is to help to ensure a
     comparably high standard of the training of the various categories
    of personnel giving nursing care in the Community .
7.  The Advisory Committee would do this by giving opinions and
    recommendations to the Commission , in the light of which
    the Commission would where appropriate submit to the Council
    proposals for amendments to the Directives on persons in general
    nursing and eventually directives , concerning other categories
    of nursing personnel .
    ( 1 ) OJ No . C98 of 20.8.1974
    ( 2 ) OJ No.J*.l£7.jdu 30 . 6 . 75
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8. The Advisory Committee should be composed of experts drawn
   from the practising profession , the establishments responsible
   for the training of nurses , and the competent authorities of
   the Member States .                             .  -
9* Prior to the formulation of this proposal the Commission sought
   the view of the "Permanent Committee of Nurses in Liaison with
   the EEC ".
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                       DRAPT
                    COUNCIL DECISION
            setting up an Advisory Committee
     for the training in the -field of Nursing Care
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMOTITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economio
Community ;
Having regard to the draft decision submitted by the Commission
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                                                     X];i/443/75^E:
                                 • 2 -
Whereas , in its Resolution of 6 June 1974 concerning the mutual
recognition of diplomas , certificates and other evidence of
formal qualifications , the Counoil declared itself in favour
of the establishment of advisory oommittees ;
Whereas , in the context of the mutual recognition of diplomas ,
certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications for
general nurses as well as for all pther personnel giving nursing
care , it is important to ensure a comparably high standard of
training}
Whereas , to contribute to the attainment of this objective ,
it is desirable to set up an Advisory Committee to advise
the Commission .                                   , ....
              . '            ■ • •      •• ■ ■ ' ' !   •
HAS DECIDED AS POLIOWS :
                            Article 1
An Advisory Committee on the training in the field of nursing care ,
hereinafter called the "Committee", shall be set up within' the
Commission .      ;
                            Article 2
1.  The task of the Committee shall be to help to ensure a
    comparably high standard of training of the various categories
    of nursing personnel in the Community *
2.  It shall carry out this task in particular by the following
    means :
    – exchange of oomprehensive information as to the training
       methods and the content , level and structure of theoretical
       and practical courses provided in the Member States ;
    «• discussion and consultation with the object of developing
       common approaches to the standard to be attained in the
       training of nursing personnel and, as appropriate , to the
       structure and content of suoh training;
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      – keeping under review the adaptation of the abovementioned
          training to developments in nursing practice , medical and
          social science end teaching methods ,
3 * The Committee shall communicate to the Commission and the Member
      States its opinions and recommendations including, when it considers
      it appropriate , gtigggg^ioas for amendments' to be" made to tliff iLrtiffiles
      ponceafiiinsqtitainSxig'iiii ' . Cduncil Mrecti.ves>                Activities
                                                                         and 75/^./EEC
4 * The Committee shall also advise the Commission on any matter which
      the Commission may refer to it in connection with the training of
      nursing personnel .
                                      Article 3
1 * The Committee shall oonsist of three experts from each Member
      State , as follows :
      *■ one expert from the practising profession;
      *• one expert from the establishments responsible for training in
          the field of nursing
    . •» one expert from the competent authorities of the Member State .
2 , There shall be an alternate for each member .          Alternates may attend
   . the meetings of the Committee ,
3 . The members and alternates described in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be
      nominated by the Member States , The members referred to in the
      first and second Indents cf paragraph- 1 and their alternates shall
      be nominated upon the proposal of the practising profession and the
      establishments responsible for training in the field of nursing.
      The members and alternates thus nominated shall be appointed
      by the Council .                        1
                                      Article 4
1 • The term of office of members of the Committee shall be three
      years . After the expiry of this period the members of the Committee
      shall remain in office until replacements have been provided or their
      tern of office is renewed .
      ( 1 ) OJ No .
      (2 ) OJ Ho ,
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The term of offioe of a member may end before the expiry of
the period of three years by virtue of resignation or death
of the member , or his replacement by another person , in
accordance with the procedure prescribed in Article 3 * Such
an appointment would be for the remainder of the term of office .
                        Article 5   •           «   -1
The Committee shall elect a Chairman and two Deputy Chairmen
from its own membership .   It shall adopt its own rules of
procedure . The agenda for meetings shall be drawn up by the
Chairman of the Committee in consultation with the Commission .
                        Article 6
The CCnmittee may set up working parties , call upon and allow
observers or experts to assist it in connection with all the
special aspects of its work .
                        Article 7     .»
The Secretariat shall be provided by the Commission .
                                    Done at
                                         For the Council
                                          The President
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                                      I:
     DRAFT FOR A COUNCIL DECISION MODIFYING COUNCIL DECISION 75/36^EEC
                       UP A COIHIITTEE OP SENIOR OFFICIALS ON PUBLIC HEALTH
ExplcttiP.tory mémorandum
1 • Within the framework of the directives relating to the right of
    establishment rnd free provision of services of doctors , the
    Council has decided to set up a Committee of Senior Officials
    on Public Health
2i The task of the Committee is to discover and analyse the difficulties
    which might arise from the implementation of the directives relating
    to the right of establishment and the free provision of services
    of . doctors , to collect all relevant information on the conditions
    under which medical care is given in the Member States and to
    deliver opinions which could guide the work of the Commission with
    a view to amendement of the above mentioned directives ,
3 » It seems highly desirable to extend the task of the Committee
    so as to entrust it to analyse the difficulties which might
    arise from the right of establishment and free provision of
    services of general nurses and any other problem which might
    face other categories of nursing personnel .
4 . Consequently the Commission proposes to modify the above mentioned
    Council decision with a view to extend the task of the Committee
    of Senior Officials on Public Health .
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                               DRAFT
                          COUNCIL DECISION
                          OF
             MODIFYING THE COUNCIL DECISION 75/36?EEC
             OF^/Z'sJft'INO UP 'J A' , COI'3I'!ITTEE OF SENIOR
                   OFFICIALS ON PUBLIC HEALTH (*)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community;
Having regard to the dr^ft dooision subsided T?y the Commission
VH.ore.'.s a Committee of Senior Officials on Public Health
has been set up by the Council Decision T5/, t */EEC (*)
with a view to discover and analyse the difficulties whioh
night arise from the implementation of the directives relating
to the right of establishment and the free provision of services
of doctors , to collect all relevaat information on the conditions
under which the medical care is given in the Member States
and to deliver opinions which could guide the Commission 's
work with a view to amendment of the above mentioned directive .
(*) OJ No ...^..1.6.7
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                                                   xn/442 /75-E
                           - 2 -
         /
                         '   '   '   v.''
Whereas the application of the measures adopted by the
Council as regards the effective exercise of the right
of establishment and freedom to provide servioes and
the co-ordination of provisions laid down by law,
regulation or administrative action in respect of
activities of general nurses may give rise to problems
which should be examined jointly;
Whereas it seems equally desirable within this framework
to consider the problems which might face other categories
of nursing personnel ;
Whereas the Committee of Senior Officials on publio health
set up by Council Decision 75/* ••/EEC should be entrusted
with this task ; „\
Whereas the terms of reference of that Committee should be
extended, ■
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
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                                                         3
Article 2 of the Council Decision 75/2£.^EEC of 16% 6.75
is amended, as follows :
- discovering and analysing any difficulties which might
                                                                                           ( 1Ï
     arise from the implementation of Directives 75/SX^EEC
     and 75/3.^/EKC^1\ 75/. . ./EEC^ 2^and 75/.. ./EEC^ 2\
– collecting all relevant information on the conditions under
    which general and specialist medical care is given by doctors
     in the Member States ;
– collecting all relevant information on the conditions under
    which nureing care is given by nurses in the Member States ;
*• delivering opinions which could guide the Commission 's work
    with a view to amendment of the above-mentioned Directives .
                                                      Done at
                                                              Por the Council
                                                               The President
 ( 1 ) OJ No . L 167 of 30 * 6 '
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 ( 2) OJ No . (Récognition directive , général nurses )
 (3 ) OJ No . ( Coordination directive , general nurses )