Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION replacing members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee
*" "it COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 19. 04. 1996 COM(%) 167 linal Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION replacing members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM Subject: Replacement of new members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period up to 22 October 1998 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988, as most recently amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3193/94 of 19 December 1994, on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments, states that the Commission shall be assisted in respect of Objectives 3 and 4 by a Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty. The provisions relating to the organisation and tasks of this Committee are laid down in the implementing regulations, principally in Article 28 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3193/94 of 19 December 1994, concerning coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments. The said Article provides that the Committee shall be composed of two government representatives, two representatives of the workers' organisations and two representatives of the employers' organisations from each Member State. The members and alternates are appointed by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, for a period of three years. The Council decided, on 23 October 1995, to appoint the members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee, on a proposal from the Commission, for the period from 23 October 1995 to 22 October 1998. Following the resignation of a member and an alternate member, the Commission is presenting to the Council this proposal for a Decision replacing those members for the period up to 22 October 1998. PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION replacing members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the Council, on 23 October 1995, acting on a proposal from the Commission, decided to appoint the members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee1 for the period up to 22 October 1998; Whereas one member's seat (employers' representative) has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Deborah France (United Kingdom); Whereas, therefore, it is necessary to amend the said Decision, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: The Decision of 23 October 1995 is amended as follows: Article 1 1. In Article 1, II a), the member representing United Kingdom employers, Ms D. France, is replaced by Ms N. Whitlock. Artic1e2 The appointment referred to in Article 1 shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels For the Council The President 1 OJ No C 296, 10. 11. 1995. ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 167 final DOCUMENTS EN 01 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-178-EN-C ISBN 92-78-02834-7 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg