CELEX: 51987PC0342(01)
Language: en
Date: 1987-07-20
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ESTABLISHING AN ACTION PROGRAMME AT COMMUNITY LEVEL TO PROMOTE THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

No C 257/28                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                     28. 9. 87
                                                                Appendix 8
                                  CALCULATION OF THE MASS EMISSIONS OF POLLUTANTS
            The mass emissions of pollutants are calculated by the following equation:
                         M,CTM,S
            Mi = 0,43              + 0,57 •
            where:
            Mi      = mass emission of the pollutant i (g/m).
            M icT     mass emission of the pollutant i (g) during the first phase (transient cold).
            M j H T = mass emission of the pollutant i (g) during the last phase (transient hot).
            M js    = mass emission of the pollutant i (g) during the second phase (stabilized).
            S cT    = distance (km) which has been run during the first phase.
            SHT     = distance (km) which has been run during the last phase.
            S       = distance (km) which has been run during the second phase.
            The mass emissions of pollutants are calculated by means of the following:
            Mi = V mix x Q. x k H x      Ci x 10-*
            where:
            Mi      = mass emission of the pollutant i (g) per phase.
            V„      = volume of the diluted exhaust gas expressed (1) per phase and corrected to standard conditions
                      (273,2 K and 101,33 kPa).
            Q       = density of the pollutant i (g/1) at normal temperature and pressure (273,2 K and 101,33 kPa).
            kH      = humidity correction factor used for the calculation of the mass emissions of oxides of nitrogen.
                      There is no humidity correction for HC and CO.
            C       = Concentration of the pollutant i in the diluted exhaust gas expressed in ppm and corrected by the
                      amount of the pollutant i contained in the dilution air.
            Proposal for a Council Decision establishing an action programme at Community level to
              promote the vocational rehabilitation and economic integration of people with disabilities
                                                           COM(87) 342 final
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 24 July 1987)
                                                              (87/C 257/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard tot the Treaty establishing the European                  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia-
Economic Community, and in particular Article 128                        ment,
thereof,
                                                                         Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Having regard to Council Decision 63/266/EEC of 2                       Social Committee,
April 1963 laying down general principles for
implementing a common vocational training policy (1),
and in particular the tenth principle thereof,                          Whereas the tenth principle set out in Decision 63/266/
                                                                        EEC states that special measures may be taken in respect
                                                                        of special problems concerning specific sectors of
   OJ No 63, 20. 4. 1963, p. 1338/63.                                    activity or specific categories of persons;
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Whereas people with disabilities have specific needs in         Whereas the programme will promote awareness of
the field of vocational training and are accordingly a          the important contribution which new technology can
specific category of persons for the purposes of that           make to improving the lives of the disabled, in particu-
principle;                                                      lar their vocational opportunities; whereas the pro-
                                                                gramme will thereby also serve in developing the market
Whereas the Council resolution of 21 January 1974               for the relevant products of new technology, in line
concerning a social action programme (*) provides inter         with the Commission's white paper on the internal
alia the implementation of a programme for the                  market;
vocational and social integration of handicapped per-
sons;                                                           Whereas both parts of the integrated action programme
                                                                are designed to ensure that the Community will be
Whereas the Council resolution of 27 June 1974 (2)              able to continue to contribute to the World Action
established an initial Community action programme for           Programme established by the United Nations in this
the vocational training of handicapped persons;                 field,
Whereas the European Parliament, in its resolution of
11 March 1981 (3), stressed the need to promote at              HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Community level the economic, social and vocational
integration of disabled people;
                                                                                          Article 1
Whereas Council recommendation 86/379/EEC of
24 July 1986 on the employment of disabled people in            The Community programme of action annexed to this
the Community (4) recognizes that disabled people have          Decision is hereby adopted for the period 1 January
the same right as all other workers to equal opportunity        1988 to 31 December 1991.
in training and employment, and that special measures
are needed at Community and national levels if these
are to be achieved;                                                                       Article 2
Whereas the Council in its resolution of 22 December
1986 on an action programme on employment                       For the purposes of this programme, the term 'disabled
growth (5) called for special provisions in training for        people' comprises all those with long-term disabilities
the disadvantaged and disabled;                                 (of whatever severity) resulting from physical, mental
                                                                or psychological impairments.
Whereas the present action programme is designed to
complement actions taken at national level, in particu-
lar by ensuring coordination and exchanges of experi-                                     Article 3
ence between those actions;
Whereas the activities covered by the present action            The objectives of the action programme shall be as
programme fall outside the scope of the European Social         follows:
Fund but can nevertheless provide a valuable comp-              (a) To establish and develop a common Community
lement to activities eligible for support from that Fund             approach to the problems of vocational rehabili-
in respect of vocational rehabilitation and training of              tation and economic integration by means of the
disabled people;                                                     preparation of policy guidelines which concern
Whereas the present programme and the programme                      practical issues and which are based on the best
adopted by [Council Decision ... ] to promote the                    experience in Member States.
social integration and independent living of people with        (b) To coordinate and implement at Community level
disabilities are the two halves of a single Community                a number of activities aimed at fostering innovation,
action programme designed to build upon the previous                 facilitating exchange of experience and encouraging
Community actions in favour of disabled people;                      the dissemination of good practice; these activities
                                                                     shall involve the direct participation of official
Whereas this action programme as a whole constitutes                 experts, researchers, professionals working directly
a positive response at Community level to the needs,                 in the field, organizations of the social partners, and
aspirations and potential of the thirty million and more             disabled people, their families and their representa-
disabled people in the European Community, in the
                                                                     tives.
form of actions which cover all the services relevant to
full integration and independent living;                        (c) To establish a system, using new information tech-
                                                                     nologies, for the collection, updating and exchange
                                                                     of information concerning vocational rehabilitation
                                                                     and economic integration; this system shall operate
                                                                     at Community level and shall be based on the devel-
                                                                     oping information systems within Member States.
(!) OJ No C 13, 12. 2. 1974, p. 1.                              (d) To explore means for applying the resources of the
(2) OJ  No C 80, 9. 7. 1974, p. 30.                                  European Community in support of national efforts
(3) OJ  No C 77, 6. 4. 1981, p. 27.                                  to promote the vocational rehabilitation and
(4) OJ  No L 225, 12. 8. 1986, p. 43.                                employment of disabled people by means of new
(5) OJ  No C 340, 31. 12. 1986, p. 2.                                technologies.
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(e) To continue and where necessary extend Com-               (a) two representatives per Member State, appointed
    munity support to the European cooperation of                  by the Commission on the basis of proposals from
    non-governmental organisations in this field.                  the Member State concerned;
(f) To give particular attention to the vocational needs      (b) nine representatives of disabled people or of their
    of disabled women and of women with special                    families, appointed by the Commission on the basis
     responsabilities in caring for disabled children or           of proposals from organizations invited by the Com-
     adults in the home, and ensure close coordination             mission to make proposals for that purpose;
     in this regard with the Community medium-term
     programme on equality of opportunity for women.          (c) one representative of organizations representing
                                                                   employers and one of organizations representing
(g) To developed, in the field of vocational training,             employees, each to be appointed by the Commission
     activities of exchange and information which fall             on the basis of proposals from organizations repre-
     outside the scope of the European Social Fund but             senting those interests at Community level.
     which can make a useful contribution to the
                                                              Members may be assisted by experts or advisers.
     vocational rehabilitation of disabled people.
(h) To ensure close and continuing coordination               2.      The Committee shall be chaired by a representa-
     between this action programme and the actions            tive of the Commission.
     designed to promote the educational integration of
     disabled children and young people in the normal         The secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by
     education system, and in particular to coordinate        the Commission.
     measures designed to promote the participation of
     young disabled people in new approaches (such as         3.      The Commission may consult the Committee on
     linked work and training) which are aimed to adapt       all questions concerning the implementation of the pro-
     education and training to new employment needs.          gramme.
(i) To implement the policy priorities which have been        4.      The Committee's discussions shall not be followed
     set out in the Council recommendation on employ-
                                                               by a vote, but any member of the Committee may
     ment of disabled people adopted on 24 July 1986.
                                                               require that his or her views be entered in the minutes.
                         Article 4                            5.      The Committee's deliberations shall be confiden-
                                                               tial. It shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
The Commission shall implement the programme in
combination with the programme to promote the social           6.     The Committee shall also assist the Commission
integration and independent living of people with dis-         in the implementation of the action programme to
abilities so as to form a single combined programme            promote the social integration and independent living
for the period 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1991.             of disabled people.
                         Article 5                                                       Article 6
 1.     In performing this task, the Commission shall be       The Commission shall report to the Council on the
 assisted by an advisory Committee, composed of 35             implementation and results of the action programme
 members, as follows:                                          before the end of 1991.
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                                                                ANNEX
          SPECIFIC ACTIONS T O BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMISSION IN THE EXECUTION OF THE
          COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME T O PROMOTE THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
                       AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (1988 to 1991)
          1. This action programme will be undertaken by the Commission in consultation with the Member States,
              the associations of disabled people and their families, the social partners, and the professional and
              voluntary bodies working in the field of disability.
          2. The activities undertaken within this programme will be coordinated by the Commission with those
              comprising the programme to promote the social integration and independent living of people with
              disabilities in order to constitute a single combined action programme.
          3. For the duration of the programme 1988 to 1991, the following measures may be implemented at
              Community level:
              (a) Community network of rehabilitation centres
                   The restructuring and extension of the present network of rehabilitation centres established as a part
                   of the initial action programme on vocational rehabilitation adopted by the Council resolution of
                   1974, so as to make sure that its membership represents the full range of disabilities, including those
                   whose origin is sensory or psychological, and that there is, as far as possible, a balance in the
                   disabilities represented from each Member State.
                   Centres which are members of the network are to maintain links with a number of other centres
                   forming an 'outer network'.
                   Centres may be appointed to the network by the Commission on the basis of proposals from Member
                   States. Centres will be represented at network meetings by full-time rehabilitation professionals.
                   The programme of activities will consist of group study visits, training sessions, seminars and
                   conferences. The network will prepare and publish information, reports and professional guidelines
                   for wide distribution.
                   The Community contribution to the operations of the network is estimated at 385 000 ECU in 1988.
                   Approved Community-level activities of the network may be supported by the Commission at the
                   rate of 100%.
              (b) Networks of local projects
                   The operation of a network of nationally identified local projects concerned with employment and
                   vocational training, the projects being chosen by the Commission on the basis of proposals from
                   Member States.
                  The network activities organized by the Commission may include support for European conferences
                   (in cooperation with national authorities); information, documentation and advice; study visits; and
                  seminars for project leaders.
                  The Community contribution to the operations of this local project network is estimated at 141 000
                  ECU in 1988. Community support for European conferences will not exceed 30% of total costs up to
                  a maximum of 25 000 ECU. Other Community-level activities of the kinds described in the preceding
                  paragraph may be supported by the Commission at the rate of 100 %.
             (c) Subsidies to outside activities of European    cooperation
                  Operation of an annual scheme of grants to support activities of European cooperation undertaken
                  by independent bodies, in particular associations of or for disabled people, and concerning vocational
                  rehabilitation or employment. Though the percentage of the Community's grant will not normally
                  exceed 50 % of the cost of the activity, higher percentage grants may be given in special circumstances,
                  in particular grants to associations which are being or have recently been formed for the first time at
                  European level.
                  Grants may contribute to the cost of preparation and of dissemination of results as well as to the
                 events themselves.
                 The Community contribution to these activities is estimated at 240 000 ECU in 1988.
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               (d) The Handynet project
                   Coordination and further development of the Handynet project (European Community computerized
                   information system on disability questions), in relation to vocational rehabilitation and employment,
                   including the establishment of Handynet modules and gateways to other data bases in this field.
                   The cost of coordinating and developing these elements of Handynet is estimated at 422 000 ECU in
                   1988. The Commission may meet the full expenses of those activities which ensure the European
                   dimension of the project, and, as the project proceeds and within the limits of its budgetary possibilities,
                   may contribute to other participatory costs.
               (e) Coordination of exchange activities and documentation      service
                   Establishment of a group of experts responsible for assisting the Commission in the coordination,
                   animation and evaluation of the exchange activities described above, and for the creation and operation
                   of a documentation service for the benefit of the partners in these activities. This unit will also be
                   undertaking similar tasks in relation to the social integration and independent living programme.
                   The cost of operating this expert unit, as far as concerns vocational rehabilitation and employment,
                   is estimated at 260 000 ECU in 1988, and the Community may contribute up to 100 % of the cost of
                   this activity.
               (f) Preparation of policy proposals
                   The Commission may establish the studies and organize the seminars necessary to form the basis of
                   proposals or provide essential technical support to operations, in the field of vocational training and
                   employment.
                   The cost of studies and seminars to be undertaken in 1988 as a basis for proposals is estimated at
                   40 000 ECU, with the Commission undertaking the full cost.
            Proposal for a Council Decision adopting an action programme at Community level to
                    promote the social integration and independent living of people with disabilities
                                                          COM(87) 342 final
                               (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 24 July 1987)
                                                             (87/C 257/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                Whereas the Council resolution of 21 January 1974
                                                                        concerning a social action programme (*) provides for
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   inter alia the implementation of a programme for the
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235                       vocational and social integration of handicapped per-
thereof,                                                                sons;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                      Whereas the Council resolution of 27 June 1974 (2)
                                                                        establishing an initial Community action programme
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia-                    for the vocational training of handicapped persons
ment,                                                                   defines rehabilitation as 'a whole set of measures aimed
                                                                        at establishing and maintaining the most satisfactory
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                        relation possible between the individual and his
Social Committee,                                                       environment';
Whereas the objectives of the Community include the                     Whereas the resolution of the Council and of the rep-
accelerated raising of the standard of living of its citi-              resentatives of the Governments of the Member States
zens;                                                                   meeting within the Council of 21 December 1981 (3)
Whereas the present action programme is designed to
contribute to that objective through the implementation
of a number of specific actions to promote the social                    (') OJ No C 13, 12. 2. 1974, p. 1.
integration and independent living of people with dis-                   (2) OJ No C 80, 9. 7. 1974, p. 30.
abilities;                                                               (3) OJ No C 347, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.