84/636/EEC: Council Decision of 13 December 1984 establishing a third joint programme to encourage the exchange of young workers within the Community

COUNCIL  DECISION
of 13 December 1984
establishing a third joint programme to encourage the exchange of young workers within the Community
(84/636/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the Community is called upon to take concrete measures to help young workers;
Whereas it is the responsibility of the Member States, under Article 50 of the Treaty, to encourage, within the framework of a joint programme, the exchange of young workers;
Whereas young workers should be offered greater opportunities to broaden their vocational training and their cultural, linguistic and human knowledge in a Member State other than that in which they reside;
Whereas the exchange of young workers should be developed alongside measures taken to promote youth employment, while at the same time retaining its individual character by its objectives and the nature of the operations involved;
Whereas the experience gained in the implementation of the second joint programme to encourage the exchange of young workers within the Community (3) proved positive and consequently the underlying principles should be reaffirmed in the context of a third programme;
Whereas, in view of the present employment situation, the exchange programme should be extended to young job-seekers;
Whereas, in addition to training periods of long duration of a predominantly vocational nature, provision should continue to be made and extended for study training periods of short duration which offer young workers the opportunity of establishing close contact with the working and living environment of the host country;
Whereas the Community institutions must make a substantial contribution to the implementation of the third joint programme;
Whereas the participation of bodies or groups operating at European level which, by virtue of their structure, type of activities and operational capacities, are able to make an effective contribution to implementing the programme should be ensured;
Whereas the establishment of a third joint programme to encourage the exchange of young workers within the Community appears necessary to attain one of the objectives of the Community;
Whereas the Treaty has not provided specific powers for the adoption of this Decision,