Article 1 
Establishment A Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment (hereinafter referred to as "the Summit") is hereby established. Article 2 The task of the Summit shall be to ensure, in compliance with the Treaty and with due regard for the powers of the institutions and bodies of the Community, that there is a continuous concertation between the Council, the Commission and the social partners. It will enable the social partners at European level to contribute, in the context of their social dialogue, to the various components of the integrated economic and social strategy, including the sustainable development dimension as launched at the Lisbon European Council in March 2000 and supplemented by the Göteborg European Council in June 2001. For that purpose, it shall draw on the upstream work of and discussions between the Council, the Commission and the social partners in the different concertation forums on economic, social and employment matters. Article 3 Membership 1. The Summit shall consist of the Council Presidency and the two subsequent Presidencies, the Commission and the social partners, represented at the highest level. The ministers from those three Presidencies and the Commissioner, responsible for Labour and Social Affairs shall also be present. Depending on the agenda, other ministers from these three Presidencies and other Commissioners may also be invited to take part. 2. The social partners' representatives shall be divided into two delegations of equal size comprising 10 workers' representatives and 10 employers' representatives, taking into account the need to ensure a balanced participation between men and women. Each delegation shall consist of representatives of European cross-industry organisations either representing general interests or more specific interests of supervisory and managerial staff and small and medium-sized businesses at European level. The technical coordination shall be provided for the workers' delegation by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and for the employers' delegation by the Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE). The ETUC and UNICE shall ensure that the views expressed by the specific and sectoral organisations are fully taken into account in their contributions and shall, where appropriate, include representatives from some of those organisations in their delegations. Article 4 Preparation 1. The agenda for the Summit shall be determined jointly by the Council Presidency, the Commission and the workers' and employers' cross-industry organisations taking part in the work of the Summit during preparatory meetings. 2. The matters on the agenda shall be discussed by the Council meeting in its Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs configuration. 3. The Summit secretariat shall be provided by the Commission. In particular the latter shall ensure the punctual distribution of documents. For the purposes of preparing and organising meetings, the Summit secretariat shall arrange appropriate contacts with the ETUC and UNICE, which shall be responsible for the coordination of their respective delegations. Article 5 Operation 1. The Summit shall meet at least once a year. A meeting shall be held before the spring European Council. 2. The Summit shall be chaired jointly by the President of the Council and the President of the Commission. 3. The meetings of the Summit shall be convened by the joint chairmen on their own initiative, in consultation with the social partners. Article 6 Information The joint chairmen shall draw up a summary of the Summit's discussions in order to inform the relevant Council configurations and the general public. Article 7 Repeal Decision 1999/207/EC is hereby repealed from the date of the first meeting of the Summit. Article 8 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on 6 March 2003. Done at Brussels, 6 March 2003. For the Council The President D. Reppas (1) OJ L 273, 17.12.1970, p. 25. Decision as last amended by Decision 1999/207/EC (OJ L 72, 18.3.1999, p. 33).
Article 2 
The task of the Summit shall be to ensure, in compliance with the Treaty and with due regard for the powers of the institutions and bodies of the Community, that there is a continuous concertation between the Council, the Commission and the social partners. It will enable the social partners at European level to contribute, in the context of their social dialogue, to the various components of the integrated economic and social strategy, including the sustainable development dimension as launched at the Lisbon European Council in March 2000 and supplemented by the Göteborg European Council in June 2001. For that purpose, it shall draw on the upstream work of and discussions between the Council, the Commission and the social partners in the different concertation forums on economic, social and employment matters. Article 3 Membership 1. The Summit shall consist of the Council Presidency and the two subsequent Presidencies, the Commission and the social partners, represented at the highest level. The ministers from those three Presidencies and the Commissioner, responsible for Labour and Social Affairs shall also be present. Depending on the agenda, other ministers from these three Presidencies and other Commissioners may also be invited to take part. 2. The social partners' representatives shall be divided into two delegations of equal size comprising 10 workers' representatives and 10 employers' representatives, taking into account the need to ensure a balanced participation between men and women. Each delegation shall consist of representatives of European cross-industry organisations either representing general interests or more specific interests of supervisory and managerial staff and small and medium-sized businesses at European level. The technical coordination shall be provided for the workers' delegation by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and for the employers' delegation by the Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE). The ETUC and UNICE shall ensure that the views expressed by the specific and sectoral organisations are fully taken into account in their contributions and shall, where appropriate, include representatives from some of those organisations in their delegations. Article 4 Preparation 1. The agenda for the Summit shall be determined jointly by the Council Presidency, the Commission and the workers' and employers' cross-industry organisations taking part in the work of the Summit during preparatory meetings. 2. The matters on the agenda shall be discussed by the Council meeting in its Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs configuration. 3. The Summit secretariat shall be provided by the Commission. In particular the latter shall ensure the punctual distribution of documents. For the purposes of preparing and organising meetings, the Summit secretariat shall arrange appropriate contacts with the ETUC and UNICE, which shall be responsible for the coordination of their respective delegations. Article 5 Operation 1. The Summit shall meet at least once a year. A meeting shall be held before the spring European Council. 2. The Summit shall be chaired jointly by the President of the Council and the President of the Commission. 3. The meetings of the Summit shall be convened by the joint chairmen on their own initiative, in consultation with the social partners. Article 6 Information The joint chairmen shall draw up a summary of the Summit's discussions in order to inform the relevant Council configurations and the general public. Article 7 Repeal Decision 1999/207/EC is hereby repealed from the date of the first meeting of the Summit. Article 8 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on 6 March 2003. Done at Brussels, 6 March 2003. For the Council The President D. Reppas (1) OJ L 273, 17.12.1970, p. 25. Decision as last amended by Decision 1999/207/EC (OJ L 72, 18.3.1999, p. 33).
Article 3 
Membership 1. The Summit shall consist of the Council Presidency and the two subsequent Presidencies, the Commission and the social partners, represented at the highest level. The ministers from those three Presidencies and the Commissioner, responsible for Labour and Social Affairs shall also be present. Depending on the agenda, other ministers from these three Presidencies and other Commissioners may also be invited to take part. 2. The social partners' representatives shall be divided into two delegations of equal size comprising 10 workers' representatives and 10 employers' representatives, taking into account the need to ensure a balanced participation between men and women. Each delegation shall consist of representatives of European cross-industry organisations either representing general interests or more specific interests of supervisory and managerial staff and small and medium-sized businesses at European level. The technical coordination shall be provided for the workers' delegation by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and for the employers' delegation by the Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE). The ETUC and UNICE shall ensure that the views expressed by the specific and sectoral organisations are fully taken into account in their contributions and shall, where appropriate, include representatives from some of those organisations in their delegations. Article 4 Preparation 1. The agenda for the Summit shall be determined jointly by the Council Presidency, the Commission and the workers' and employers' cross-industry organisations taking part in the work of the Summit during preparatory meetings. 2. The matters on the agenda shall be discussed by the Council meeting in its Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs configuration. 3. The Summit secretariat shall be provided by the Commission. In particular the latter shall ensure the punctual distribution of documents. For the purposes of preparing and organising meetings, the Summit secretariat shall arrange appropriate contacts with the ETUC and UNICE, which shall be responsible for the coordination of their respective delegations. Article 5 Operation 1. The Summit shall meet at least once a year. A meeting shall be held before the spring European Council. 2. The Summit shall be chaired jointly by the President of the Council and the President of the Commission. 3. The meetings of the Summit shall be convened by the joint chairmen on their own initiative, in consultation with the social partners. Article 6 Information The joint chairmen shall draw up a summary of the Summit's discussions in order to inform the relevant Council configurations and the general public. Article 7 Repeal Decision 1999/207/EC is hereby repealed from the date of the first meeting of the Summit. Article 8 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on 6 March 2003. Done at Brussels, 6 March 2003. For the Council The President D. Reppas (1) OJ L 273, 17.12.1970, p. 25. Decision as last amended by Decision 1999/207/EC (OJ L 72, 18.3.1999, p. 33).
Article 4 
Preparation 1. The agenda for the Summit shall be determined jointly by the Council Presidency, the Commission and the workers' and employers' cross-industry organisations taking part in the work of the Summit during preparatory meetings. 2. The matters on the agenda shall be discussed by the Council meeting in its Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs configuration. 3. The Summit secretariat shall be provided by the Commission. In particular the latter shall ensure the punctual distribution of documents. For the purposes of preparing and organising meetings, the Summit secretariat shall arrange appropriate contacts with the ETUC and UNICE, which shall be responsible for the coordination of their respective delegations. Article 5 Operation 1. The Summit shall meet at least once a year. A meeting shall be held before the spring European Council. 2. The Summit shall be chaired jointly by the President of the Council and the President of the Commission. 3. The meetings of the Summit shall be convened by the joint chairmen on their own initiative, in consultation with the social partners. Article 6 Information The joint chairmen shall draw up a summary of the Summit's discussions in order to inform the relevant Council configurations and the general public. Article 7 Repeal Decision 1999/207/EC is hereby repealed from the date of the first meeting of the Summit. Article 8 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on 6 March 2003. Done at Brussels, 6 March 2003. For the Council The President D. Reppas (1) OJ L 273, 17.12.1970, p. 25. Decision as last amended by Decision 1999/207/EC (OJ L 72, 18.3.1999, p. 33).
Article 5 
Operation 1. The Summit shall meet at least once a year. A meeting shall be held before the spring European Council. 2. The Summit shall be chaired jointly by the President of the Council and the President of the Commission. 3. The meetings of the Summit shall be convened by the joint chairmen on their own initiative, in consultation with the social partners. Article 6 Information The joint chairmen shall draw up a summary of the Summit's discussions in order to inform the relevant Council configurations and the general public. Article 7 Repeal Decision 1999/207/EC is hereby repealed from the date of the first meeting of the Summit. Article 8 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on 6 March 2003. Done at Brussels, 6 March 2003. For the Council The President D. Reppas (1) OJ L 273, 17.12.1970, p. 25. Decision as last amended by Decision 1999/207/EC (OJ L 72, 18.3.1999, p. 33).
Article 6 
Information The joint chairmen shall draw up a summary of the Summit's discussions in order to inform the relevant Council configurations and the general public. Article 7 Repeal Decision 1999/207/EC is hereby repealed from the date of the first meeting of the Summit. Article 8 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on 6 March 2003. Done at Brussels, 6 March 2003. For the Council The President D. Reppas (1) OJ L 273, 17.12.1970, p. 25. Decision as last amended by Decision 1999/207/EC (OJ L 72, 18.3.1999, p. 33).
Article 7 
Repeal Decision 1999/207/EC is hereby repealed from the date of the first meeting of the Summit. Article 8 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on 6 March 2003. Done at Brussels, 6 March 2003. For the Council The President D. Reppas (1) OJ L 273, 17.12.1970, p. 25. Decision as last amended by Decision 1999/207/EC (OJ L 72, 18.3.1999, p. 33).
Article 8 
Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on 6 March 2003. Done at Brussels, 6 March 2003. For the Council The President D. Reppas (1) OJ L 273, 17.12.1970, p. 25. Decision as last amended by Decision 1999/207/EC (OJ L 72, 18.3.1999, p. 33).