15.7.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 184/1 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1111/2005 of 24 June 2005 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 on the creation of a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Whereas: (1) (4) Council Regulation (EEC) No 136575, of 26 May 1975, on the creation of a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (?) includes provisions concerning the organisation of the Foundation, and in particular of its Administrative Board. These provisions have been amended several times following each accession of new Member States, when new members had to be added to the Adminis- trative Board. The external evaluation of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (hereinafter the Foundation) carried out in 2001 underlines the need to adapt the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 in order to maintain the efficiency and effectiveness of the Foundation and its management structures, including a revision of the provisions concerning the Committee of Experts. The European Parliament has called upon the Commission to reconsider the composition and working methods of agencies’ boards and to put forward appropriate proposals. A joint opinion concerning the future governance and functioning of the Boards of the Foundation, the (*) Opinion of 28 April 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () O] L 139, 30.5.1975, lation (EC) No 16492003 (O] L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 25). p- 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- (10) European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training has been submitted to the Commission by their respective management or Administrative Boards. The tripartite governance of the Foundation, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training by representatives of national governments, employers’ organisations and employees’ organisations is fundamental to the success of those bodies. The participation of the social partners in the governance of those three Community bodies creates a specificity which requires them to function according to common rules. The existence within the tripartite Board of the three groups drawn from government, employers and employees and the designation of a coordinator for the groups of employers and employees have proved to be essential. That arrangement should therefore be formalised and also extended to the government group. The maintenance of the tripartite representation from each Member State ensures that all major stakeholders are involved and that account is taken of the diversity of interests and approaches which characterise social issues. It is necessary to anticipate the practical consequences for the Foundation of the forthcoming enlargement of the Union. The composition and functioning of its Board should be adjusted to take account of the accession of new Member States. The Bureau provided for in the Rules of Procedure of the Board needs to be strengthened in order to ensure continuity in the functioning of the Foundation and effi- ciency in its decision-making; the composition of the Bureau should continue to reflect the tripartite structure of the Board.