No L 340/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 12. 94 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 6 December 1994 establishing an action programme for the implementation of a European Commumty .vocational training policy (94/819/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 127 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opmlon of the Economic and Social Committee (2), Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189¢ of the Treaty (3), 1. Whereas the Treaty gives the Community the responsibility of implementing a vocational training policy which supports and supplements the action of the Member States; 2. Whereas this policy needs to be implemented while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content and organization of vocational training, and excludes any harmonization of the laws and regulations of the Member States; (1) OJ No C67, 4. 3. 1994, p. 12 and OJ No C176, 29. 6. 1994, p. 7. (2) O] No C 148, 30. 5. 1994, p. 5. (3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 3 May 1994 (O] No C 205, 25. 7. 1994, p. 76), Council Common Position of 18 July 1994 (O] No C 244, 31. 8. 1994, p. 17) and Decision of the European Parliament of 26 October 1994 (O] No C 323, 21. 11, 1994). 3. Whereas the Council, in its Decision 63/266/EEC, adopted the general principles for implementing a common vocational training policy (4); whereas the application of those general principles is the responsibility of the Member States and the competent institutions of the Community within the framework of the Treaty; 4, Whereas the Council, by Decisions 86/365/EEC (%) and 89/27/EEC (6), adopted the two phases of the Comett  programme designed to strengthen cooperation between universities and industry regarding training in the field of technology; 5. Whereas the Council, by Decision 89/657/EEC (7), adopted the FEurotechnet action programme to promote innovation in the field of vocational training resulting from technological change in the European Community; 6. Whereas the Council, by Decision 90/267/EEC (8), adopted the Force action programme for the development of continuing vocational training in the European Community; 7. Whereas the Council, by Decision 87/659/EEC (%), adopted the Petra action programme for the (4) OJ No L 63, 20. 4. 1963, p. 1338. (5) OJ No L 222, 8. 8. 1986, p. 17. (6) O] No L 13, 17. 1. 1989, p. 28. () OJ No L 393, 30. 12. 1989, p. 29. (8) OJ No L 156, 21. 6. 1990, p. 1. . (®) OJ No L 346, 10. 12. 1987, p. 31. Decision as amended by Decision 91/387/EEC (O] No L 214, 2. 8. 1991, p. 69).