CELEX: 51993PC0697
Language: en
Date: 1993-12-16
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the replacement of members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee

w?- *m COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                          COM(93) 697 final
                                                          Brussels, 16 December 1993
                                           Proposal for a
                                          COUNCIL DECISION
                             on the replacement of members and alternate
                            members of the European Social Fund Committee
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                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Subject:     Replacement of members and alternate       members  of  the
             European Social Fund Committee
1.  Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988,
    as last amended by Counci.1 Regulation No 2081/93 of 20 July 1993 1 ,
    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.
2.  The provisions regarding the functioning of this committee are set
    out in the implementing regulations, more particularly in Article
    28 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, as last amended by
    Regulation No 2082/93 of 20 July 1993 2 , 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.
3.  The said Article states that the committee shall be composed of two
    government    representatives,   two  representatives   of  workers'
    organizations and two representatives of employers' organizations
    from each Member State. These members as well as the alternate
    members shall be appointed by the Council, acting on a proposal
    from the Commission, for a period of three years.
4.  Article 28, third paragraph, of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88
    concerning coordination of the Structural Funds applies not only to
    the various appointments but also to the replacement of members of
    the European Social Fund Committee.
5.  In consequence, the Commission presents to the Council:
    this proposal for a Council Decision on the_ replacement of eleven
    members and six alternate members of the European Social Fund
    Committee.
6.  This proposal should be adopted as soon as possible, given that the
    Committee is to meet several times in the near future.
(1) OJ L 193, 31.07.1993
(2) OJ L 193, 31.07.1993
 ---pagebreak---                                 Proposal for a
                               COUNCIL DECISION
                    on the replacement of eleven members
     and six alternate 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 last amended by Council Regulation No 2081/93 of 20 July
1993 1 , 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
instruments2, and in particular Article 28, third paragraph,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Council, acting on a proposal presented by the Commission
on 20 May 1992, appointed the members' and alternate members of the
European Social Fund Committee for the period ending on 27 July 1995 3 ;
Whereas 11 member seats on the aforementioned committee, filled by
government, workers' and employers* representatives, have become vacant
following the resignation of Mr Pol RYSMAN (Belgium), Mr Preben KARLSEN
(Denmark), Mr D. Juan Ramon GARCIA MORENO (Espagne), Mrs PALEIOLOGOU
(Greece), Mrs BECK (France), Mr CORCORAN (Ireland), Mr FIORE and Mr
LEVORATO (Italy), Mrs VERBURG (Netherlands), Mr CRIJNS (Netherlands)
and Mr Raul CARLOS (Portugal);
Whereas two alternate seats on the aforementioned committee, filled by
government     representatives,     have   become   vacant    following   the
resignation of Mr BOISNEL (France), M. Gaetano CORTESE (Italie) and Mr
José CRAVINHO BRANCO GASPAR (Portugal);
Whereas one alternate seat on the aforementioned committee, filled by a
workers' representative, has become vacant following the resignation of
Mrs GIUDICI (Italy);
Whereas two alternate seats on the aforementioned committee, filled by
employers'     representatives,     have   become   vacant    following   the
resignation of Mrs VELISSARIOU (Greece) and Mr v.d. TOOM (Netherlands);
(1) OJ L 193, 31.07.1993, p.5
(2) OJ L 374, 31.12.1988, p.l
(3) SEC (92) 948 final, 20.05.92 adopted on 22.07.1993
 ---pagebreak--- HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                ARTICLE 1
1.  The following are appointed as government representatives:
 a) Members of the European Social Fund Committee:
            M. José Manuel FRAILE AZPEITIA (Spain), replacing Mr GARCIA
            MORENO, for the remainder of his term of office, i.e. until
            27 July 1995;
            Mrs H. BRUNEL     (France), replacing Mrs BECK for the
            remainder of her term of office, i.e. until 27 July 1995;
            Mr Seamus O'MORAIN (Ireland), replacing Mr CORCORAN for the
            remainder of his term of office, i.e. until 27 July 1995;
            Mr POLVERARI (Italy), replacing Mr FIORE for the remainder
            of his term of office, i.e. until 27 July 1995;
            Mr A. ARAUJO (Portugal) , replacing Mr Raul CARLOS for the
            remainder of his term of office, i.e. until 27 July 1995;
 b)         Alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee:
            Mr E. AUBRY     (France), replacing Mr BOISNEL for the
            remainder of his term of office, i.e. until 27 July 1995;
            Dr. Oscar ROSSI (Italie), replacing Mr CORTESE for the
            remainder of his term of office, i.e. until 27 July 1995;
            Mr Raul CARLOS (Portugal), replacing Mr José CRAVINHO
            BRANCO GASPAR for the remainder of his term of office, i.e.
            until 27 July 1995;
2.  The following are appointed as workers' representatives:
 a)         Members of the European Social Fund Committee:
            Mr Erik KRISTIANSEN (Denmark), replacing Mr Preben KARLSEN
            for the remainder of his term of office, i.e. until 27 July
            1995;
            Mr Angelo REGGINI      (Italy), replacing Mr Giandomenico
            LEVORATO for the remainder of his term of office, i.e.
            until 27 July 1995;
            Mr SIETARAM (Netherlands), replacing Mrs VERBURG for the
            remainder of her term of office, i.e. until 27 July 1995;
 ---pagebreak---   b)         Alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee:
             Mr R. PETTENELLO (Italy), replacing Mrs GIUDICI for the
              remainder of her term of office, i.e. until 27 July 1995;
 3.  The following are appointed as employers' representatives:
  a)         Members of the European Social Fund Committee:
             Mrs Sonja KOHNENMERGEN (Belgium), replacing Mr Pol RYSMAN
             for the remainder of his term of office, i.e. until 27 July
             1995;
             Mrs D. VELISSARIOU (Greece) , replacing Mrs PALEIOLOGOU for
             the remainder of her term of office, i.e. until 27 July
             1995;
             Mr P.P.M. VAN OSTAYEN (Netherlands), replacing Mr CRIJNS
             for the remainder of his term of office, i.e. until 27 July
             1995;
  b)         Alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee:
             Mr L. PAPATOANNOU (Greece), replacing Mrs VELISSARIOU for
             the remainder of her term of office, i.e. until 27 July
             1995;
             Mr L.S. RIETEMA (Netherlands), replacing Mr v.d. TOOM for
             the remainder of his term of office, i.e. until 27 July
             1995.
                                 ARTICLE 2
The appointments referred to in Article 1 shall be published,         for
information, in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels                              For the Council
     The President
Annex
 ---pagebreak--- 1. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
a) Members
   Spain: Mr J. AZPEITIA       replaces M. MORENO
   France : Mrs H. BRUNEL      replaces Mrs BECK
   Ireland: Mr O'MORAIN        replaces Mr CORCORAN
   Italy: Mr POLVERARI         replaces Mr FIORE
   Portugal : Mr ARAUJO        replaces Mr CARLOS
b) Alternate members
   France: Mr AUBRY             replaces Mr BOISNEL
   Italy : Dr. Oscar ROSSI      replaces Mr. CORTESE
   Portugal: Mr CARLOS          replaces Mr CRAVINHO
2. WORKERS' REPRESENTATIVES
a) Members
   Denmark: Mr KRISTIANSEN     replaces Mr KARLSEN
   Netherlands: Mr SIETARAM    replaces Mrs VERBURG
   Italy: Mr REGGINI           replaces Mr LEVORATO
b) Alternate members
   Italy:   Mr PETTENELLO      replaces Mrs GIUDICI
   EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES
a) Members
   Belgium: Mrs KOHNENMERGEN   replaces Mr RYSMAN
   Greece: Mrs VELISSARIOU     replaces Mrs PALEIOLOGOU
   Netherlands: Mr VAN OSTAYEN replaces Mr CRIJNS
b) Alternate members
   Greece: Mr PAPATOANNOU      replaces Mrs VELISSARIOU
   Netherlands: Mr RIETEMA     replaces Mr v.d. TOOM
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