COUNCIL CONSEIL

OF EUROPE DE L'EUROPE

COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS

CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(79)312

CONCLUSIONS

OF THE 312th MEETING

OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES

HELD IN STRASBOURG

FROM 10 TO 14 DECEMBER 1979

STRASBOURG

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SUMMARY

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1. Adoption of the agenda 5

2. State of written procedures 7

Political and General Policy Questions

3. Committee of Ministers - Follow-up to the 65th Session 9

4. 2nd Medium-Term Plan 13

5. Situation in Cyprus 21

6. Missing political prisoners in Chile - Recommendation 868 and Order No. 381 23

7. Action taken on Assembly Recommendations and on relations with the Committee of Ministers - Recommendation 871 and Order No. 383 25

Human Rights

8. Ad hoc Committee of Experts for the Follow-up to the Declaration on Human Rights (CAHDH) - Report 27

9. Election of 5 Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (in respect of Denmark, France, Ireland, Iceland and Switzerland) - Nomination of candidates 29

10. European Commission of Human Rights - Election of a member in respect of Spain 31

11. Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the Airey case - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights 33 CONFIDENTIAL

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Legal Questions

12. Conventions and Agreements concluded within the framework of the Council of Europe - Model final clauses 35

13. Terrorism in Europe - Recommendation 852 39

14. Peaceful settlement of disputes - Recommendation 878 45

Economic and Social Questions

15. Steering Committee for Social Security (CDSS) - Report of the 8th meeting (Athens, 25-28 September 1979) 49

16. Admission of observers in Partial Agreement Committees 53

Education, Culture and Sport

17. European Inter-University Institute for the Development of Multi-Media Distant Study Systems (European Tele-University) 55

Press and Information

18. Information policy

a. Follow-up to the decisions taken on the report of the Working Party 57

b. Stimulating Committee on Information - Report by the Chairman of the Ministers' Deputies 65

Environment and Local Authorities

19. 3rd European Ministerial Conference on the Environment (Bern, 19-21 September 1979) - Follow-up 69 CONFIDENTIAL

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20. Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE)

a. Hearing of the President of the CLRAE 73

b. Date and agenda of the XVth Session of the CLRAE 77

21. European Architectural Heritage Congress (Brussels, 27-29 March 1980) 79

Administrative Questions

22. Council of Europe Budgets - Financial Year 1978 - General accounts of the Council of Europe (Ordinary Budget, Extraordinary Budget, Subsidiary Budget of the European Youth Centre, Pensions Budget) and Auditors' Report 81

23. Council of Europe Budgets - Financial Year 1980 - Draft Budget and Programme of Intergovernmental Activities

Part 1 - Ordinary Budget and Subsidiary Budget of the European Youth Centre, Draft Programme of Intergovernmental Activities, and report of the Budget Committee 83

Part 2 - Extraordinary Budget for annual repayments on loans contracted for constructing the new building, and report of the Budget Committee 93

Part 4 - Budget of the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field, and report of the Budget Committee 95

Part 5 - Budget of the European Pharmacopoeia, and report of the Budget Committee 97

Part 6 - Budget of the Partial Agreement on the Resettlement Fund, and report of the Budget Committee 99 CONFIDENTIAL

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24. Construction of the Palais de l'Europe - Disputes 101

25. Ad hoc Committee of Administrative Experts (CAHEA) - Report of the 22nd meeting 103

26. 1979 triennial review, with effect from 1 July 1979, of the remuneration of category B and C staff of the Co-ordinated Organisations - 168th report of the Co-ordinating Committee of Government Budget Experts 105

27. Preparation of forthcoming meetings 107

28. Other business

a. Dialogue with the Secretary General 111

b. European Charter on the Rights of the Child - Recommendation 874 123

c. Co-operation for the reconstruction of Nicaragua - Recommendation 877 and Order No. 384 127

d. Relations with the European Communities 133

e. Pompidou Group - Request for co-operation with the Council of Europe 135

f. Tripartite Conference on Employment 137

g. Permanent Delegations - Privileges and Immunities 139 CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX I: Agenda of the 312th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A level) a1

APPENDIX II: Draft agenda of the 313th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A level) a5

APPENDIX III: Draft agenda of the 314th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (B level) a9

APPENDIX IV: RESOLUTION DH(79)10 (item X) Election of a member of the European Commission of Human Rights in respect of Spain a13

APPENDIX V: DECISION NO. CSCC/23/141279 (SS-SF) a15 (item XV)

APPENDIX VI: DECISION NO. CDSS/24/141279 (SS-IP) a17 (item XV)

APPENDIX VII: DECISION NO. CM/172/141279 (CDSN) a19 (item XIX)

APPENDIX VIII: RESOLUTION(79)23 (item XXII) concerning the General Accounts of the Council of Europe for 1978 a21

APPENDIX IX: Table of Permanent Posts a27 (item XXIII - Part 1)

APPENDIX X: RESOLUTION(79)24 (item XXIII approving the Annual Programme of Part 1) Activities for 1980 a29

APPENDIX XI: RESOLUTION(79)25 (item XXIII - concerning the Ordinary Budget for 1980 a31 Part 1) CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX XII: RESOLUTION(79)26 (item XXIII - concerning the Extraordinary Budget for Part 2) 1980 for annual repayments on loans contracted for constructing the new building a47

APPENDIX XIII: RESOLUTION(79) 27 (item XXIII - concerning the Partial Agreement in the Part 4) Social and Public Health Field - 1980 Budget a51

APPENDIX XIV: RESOLUTION(79)28 (item XXIII - concerning the European Pharmacopoeia - Part 5) 1980 Budget a55

APPENDIX XV: RESOLUTION(79) 29 (item XXIII - concerning the Partial Agreement on the Part 6) Resettlement Fund - 1980 Budget a59

APPENDIX XVI: RESOLUTION(79) 30 (item XXIV) on the Council of Europe buildings (supplementary financial arrangements) a63

APPENDIX XVII: DECISION NO. CM/173/141279 (CDAS) a65 (item XXVIII(b))

APPENDIX XVIII: Statement by the President of the (item XX(a)) Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe a67 CONFIDENTIAL

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The 312th meeting of the Deputies was opened on Monday 10 December 1979 at 3 pm under the chairmanship of Mr J.P. CUTILEIRO, Deputy for the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal.

PRESENT

AUSTRIA Mr. O. Maschke Mr U. Hack

BELGIUM Mr A. J. Vranken Mr J. Coene

CYPRUS Mr C.N. Pilavachi

DENMARK Mr P.A. von der Hüde Mr. B. Christensen

FRANCE Mr. J. Cazeneuve Mr. T. de Kerros

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Mr K.A. Hampe Mr H. Meincke Mrs R. Lässing

GREECE Mr J. Grigoriadis Mr P. Caracassis Mr A. Mallias

ICELAND Mr H. Gislason

IRELAND Mr M. Flynn

ITALY Mr M. Pisa Mr N. Cappello Mr G. Ceruti CONFIDENTIAL

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LIECHTENSTEIN HRH Prince Nicolas of Liechtenstein

LUXEMBOURG Mr J. Hostert

MALTA -

NETHERLANDS Mr J.F.E. Breman Miss M.M. Bot Mr H.J. Regeur

NORWAY Miss K. Ohm Mr K. Paus

PORTUGAL Mr J.P. Cutileiro, Chairman Mr J.D. Barata Mr J.P. Carvalho

SPAIN Mr J.L. Messía, Vice-Chairman Mr J.A. Yánéz-Barnuevo Mr A.J. Jiménez-Abascal

SWEDEN Mr B. Åkerren Mr S.O. Petersson

SWITZERLAND Mr A. Wacker Mr R. Serex Mr P. Combernous

TURKEY Mr S. Günver Mr V. Sentürker Mr S. Özsoy Mr S. Umar

UNITED KINGDOM Mr D. Cape Miss R. Vining Mr A. Mallia-Testaferrata CONFIDENTIAL

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The Chairman welcomed Mr. Jean Hostert, the new Permanent Representative of Luxembourg, who was attending his first meeting of the Deputies. He was sure that they would work together smoothly and profitably, all the more so as he would be the first Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to reside in Strasbourg. He hoped that this example would be followed by the few delegations which were not as yet resident.

The Representative of Luxembourg thanked the Chairman for his kind words. He had greatly appreciated the friendly and understanding reception given by his colleagues and was sure that his stay in Strasbourg, as the first resident Permanent Representative of Luxembourg, would be both pleasant and instructive.

The Chairman said that it was the last time that the Committee would have the pleasure of the company of Mr. H. Meincke, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, who was to leave Strasbourg rather sooner than expected in order to take up his new post in The Hague. As senior member at B level, he had been valued for his good sense, his clear and precise remarks which were always to the point, and he wished him good fortune in his new post.

The Deputy Secretary General associated himself with the Chairman's remarks.

Mr. Meincke thanked the Chairman and his colleagues. He had spent four and a half years in Strasbourg and had greatly enjoyed both the atmosphere and his work with the Council of Europe. He was sad to leave Strasbourg but had the consolation of going to the Netherlands, the country where he was born and where he had many friends.

The Chairman asked the Representative of Ireland to convey the congratulations of his Minister, Mr. Freitas Cruz, and of the Committee to his new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Brian Lenihan. He also asked the Representative of Ireland to thank Mr. M. O'Kennedy, ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs, for his active participation in the work of the Committee. He would still have an indirect connection with the Council of Europe, as he now performed the duties of Minister of Finance, whose decisions - as had been seen during discussions on the budget - had a considerable impact on the Council's work.

The Representative of Ireland said he would convey the Committee's thanks and congratulations respectively to his new Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance. CONFIDENTIAL

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On Thursday 13 December, the Chairman announced that Mr. Javier Ruperez, member of the Democratic Centre Union and also Spanish member of the Council of Europe Assembly, who had been kidnapped on 11 November by the ETA, had been set free in the late forenoon of Wednesday 12 December. He expressed the Committee's satisfaction at this good news and recalled that, at the 65th Session of the Committee of Ministers, the Ministers had expressed their concern at this kidnapping. He thought he spoke for every member of the Committee in expressing his great satisfaction at this welcome news.

The Representative of Spain thanked the Chairman and reiterated his gratefulness for the interest shown by the Committee of Ministers in this matter.

On Wednesday 12 December, the Chairman said that it was his painful duty to announce the death of Mr. Carlo Schmid, one of the fathers of the Federal Republic of Germany and one of the most foremost sponsors of Franco-German friendship. Mr. Carlo Schmid, who had been one of the most active members of the Council of Europe Assembly for many years, had died at the age of 83, He was a man of great culture, a writer, poet and academic and an enthusiastic European. He asked the Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to convey the Committee's most sincere condolences to the deceased's family and to the authorities of the Federal Republic.

The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany thanked the Chairman for the sympathy he had expressed. He himself was deeply moved by the announcement of the death of this great German statesman, who had inspired a whole generation of politicians and diplomats. He would not fail to convey the Committee's regrets.

At the close of the meeting, the Chairman offered his best wishes to the Deputies and the Secretariat for Christmas and the New Year. CONFIDENTIAL

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I. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

The Representative of Turkey said that as far as item V (Situation in Cyprus) was concerned, his delegation's attitude remained unchanged with regard to both substance and form.

Decision

The Deputies adopted the agenda of their 312th meeting (December 1979 - A level) as it appears at Appendix I to these Conclusions, subject to the postponement to their 315th meeting (February 1980 - A level) of item XVII and to their 317th meeting (March 1980 - A level) of item XI and to the inclusion under item XXVII (Other business) of sub-items (a) - (g). CONFIDENTIAL

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II. STATE OF WRITTEN PROCEDURES

There was nothing to report under this item. CONFIDENTIAL

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III. COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS Follow-up to the 65th Session (Concl(79)310/IV, CM(79)PV 3 and 4 prov.)

The Chairman invited delegations to examine the follow-up to the 65th Session of the Committee of Ministers on the basis of the minutes (CM(79)PV3 and 4 prov).

Balanced Development in Europe

The Chairman recalled the first paragraph of the Ministers' final communiqué in which they "instructed their Deputies to study the proposals which had been made and to examine the specific role of the Council of Europe, in particular through the Council of Europe Resettlement Fund". He further recalled that the Chairman, in his summing up, had said that "the Deputies should be given a mandate to study, possibly in a working party, the proposals put forward and to examine closely the precise role of the Council of Europe. This item should be discussed further at the next Spring Session".

Following a discussion on the advisability of setting up a working party, its composition, its terms of reference and the date by which it should report, decision (i) below was adopted.

The Representative of Norway thanked the Representative of Switzerland for the efficient manner he had chaired the Drafting Group that had prepared the Report to the Ministers. The subject continued to be of particular interest to his Government. He hoped that the working party to be set up could be of rather limited size, to allow maximum efficiency, and furthermore, that its composition be well balanced politically and geographically.

The Chairman said that the members of the working party would take part in its work in a personal capacity but there would be no objection if they wished to be accompanied by experts.

CSCE

A number of delegations expressed the wish that the next exchange of views on the CSCE, with the participation of experts, should take place close to the ministerial Session.

The Representative of Sweden on the other hand thought that the exchange of views should take place as early as possible in January 1980.

Following a proposal by the Representative of Italy, the Chairman asked delegations to see if 20 March 1980 would be a convenient date. CONFIDENTIAL

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United Nations

The Chairman asked delegations to decide on the date of the next exchange of views on the United Nations, with the participation of experts, bearing in mind that it had been found useful in the past to hold such an exchange of views before the meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, The next meeting of the Commission would begin in the first week of February 1980.

The Deputy Director of Political Affairs said that during his recent visit to New York he had met the Permanent Representatives to the United Nations of the member States constituting at present the Bureau of the Committee of Ministers: Portugal, Norway and Spain. They had all said that they would be glad to participate in an exchange of views on the United Nations in Strasbourg but, for a number of reasons, would prefer it to take place around mid-March 1980.

Following a proposal by the Representative of Italy, the Chairman asked delegations to see whether 6 March 1980 would be a convenient date for the exchange of views.

Decisions

The Deputies i. agreed to set up a working party comprising the Permanent Representatives of Austria, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Turkey, with the following terms of reference:

"a) to study the proposals put forward in the framework of the item "Balanced development in Europe" at the 65th Session of the Committee of Ministers and to examine the specific role of the Council of Europe, in particular through the Council of Europe Resettlement Fund; b) to submit a report by 7 March 1980." CONFIDENTIAL

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ii. agreed to examine the report referred to under (i) above at their 317th meeting (March 1980 - A level) with a view to preparing the discussion at the 66th Session of the Committee of Ministers (Lisbon, 10 April 1980); iii. agreed to decide on the dates of the next exchanges of views, with the participation of experts, on the CSCE and the United Nations at their 313th meeting (January 1980 - A level); iv. agreed to examine Recommendation 883 on the situation in Iran (seizure of hostages and the occupation of the United States Embassy in Tehran) at their 313th meeting (January 1980 - A level). CONFIDENTIAL

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IV. 2ND MEDIUM-TERM PLAN (CM(79)290)

General discussion

The Chairman invited members of the Committee who were in a position to do so to make any general comments on the draft 2nd Medium-Term Plan submitted by the Secretary General (CM(79)290).

The Representative of Switzerland said that he would comment in detail at a later stage, but meanwhile he congratulated the Secretary General and the Secretariat on an excellent draft.

The Representative of Ireland welcomed the Secretary General's draft which would be the subject of observations by his authorities in due course. Meanwhile he wished to comment briefly on certain matters mentioned in the section on the EEC. He noted with interest therein the examination of the concept of complementarity. It was important that any interpretations of the term should be strictly in accordance with the basic texts which defined the relations and methods of co- operation between the Council and the European Communities. The reference to the technical possibilities for contributing to the multilateral technical follow-up to CSCE should be carefully studied in the light, inter alia, of the relevant provisions of the Final Act which expressly mentioned certain international organisations in this context. He had some reservations on the suggestions mentioned in paragraph 40. Apart from the plan of intergovernmental activities the exchanges of views at political level by Deputies, assisted by experts, on CSCE and UN matters were useful. However, it would not be feasible in this context to envisage "dovetailing" or "articulation" with political co-operation among the Nine.

The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany considered the draft of great interest for determining the Council of Europe's future role; it appeared both ambitious and realistic. In the Secretary General's introduction he had noted with particular interest the remarks on the position of the individual in a democratic society, (pp 7 et seq). As regards intergovernmental co-operation, he was pleased that the Secretariat had taken up the suggestions of the Netherlands on the foundations of a democratic society. At the level of political action, the most important step forward would be to examine how to reduce economic and social imbalances in Europe. He felt that paying attention to closer links with the European Communities should run parallel to increasing public interest in the European idea as such. The ideas on pages 9 and 10 were of value here. As regards the programme of activities, he felt that some concentration of efforts should be beneficial. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of the United Kingdom, said that his authorities had not yet had time to comment on the draft, but, expressing his personal reaction, he drew attention to the diagnosis in paragraph 22 of the introduction. In his view this could be taken further, as there was a widespread move to reduce the functions of governments and public expenditure. He did not think that international organisations could go on increasing their real expenditure without arousing serious opposition from public opinion and governments. He added that the United Kingdom Government was reducing the numbers of officials and would face increasing difficulties in sending officials to international meetings. He also thought the comments in paragraph 24 on the declining range of feasible policy options of interest. Diminishing returns applied to the work of the Council of Europe and its output could profitably be reduced; the Plan's objectives could accordingly be narrowed down. He wondered whether the Plan should not reflect the development of political exchanges of views in the Deputies, He endorsed the suggestion by the Secretariat in paragraph 35 of the introduction for an invitation to the Commission of the European Communities to particiipate in discussions on the Plan, preferably at an early stage.

The Representative of Norway said that his authorities' preliminary reaction to the document was basically positive. They hoped however that time could be available for more detailed study of the proposals. However, a few general opening remarks could already be made. As far as Fields I and II were concerned, the proposed Medium-Term Plan represented a framework for future activities with possibilities of further implementation of work already initiated. His authorities had underlined the need for widening the scope of and bring up to date the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Social Charter, as well as other international instruments in the social field.

He advised a cautious approach to reviewing the management structure of the Plan, although in a general sense a critical analysis should most likely be carried out from time to time. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Greece welcomed the document. He shared the view expressed in paragraphs 22-23 of the introduction that the period ahead would be a difficult one for international co-operation in the Western world. As suggested in the introduction the Council of Europe should stress its goal of strengthening democratic institutions. It was also important to pursue effectiveness through quality rather than quantity.

The Representative of the Netherlands endorsed the views of the Representative of Greece.

The Representatives of Belgium and Cyprus suggested that the Secretary General's introduction be preserved in some fashion in the final text adopted by the Committee of Ministers, perhaps as an appendix.

The Representative of Portugal welcomed the Secretariat's proposal to pay particular attention to development imbalances in Europe in the Plan.

The Representative of France made the following statement:

"The 2nd Medium-Term Plan presents the broad lines of the Council of Europe's work over the next five years. The Secretary General has set himself the following aims: developing the civil, political and social rights of the individual; economic, social and cultural progress; and finally, the reinforcement of democratic institutions.

With regard to the structure of the Plan (page 25 of CM(79)290), it is proposed that the most important projects carried out within the context of the Resettlement Fund, the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field and the European Pharmacopoeia should be included in the Plan as appendices.

This proposal has been favourably received by my authorities, for the work undertaken by these three bodies too often escapes the notice of non-participating countries, although it is very often of real interest. CONFIDENTIAL

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As to the horizon and review of the Plan (page 26), it is proposed that the second Plan should last for six years (1981-1986) and that a thorough revision should take place mid-way through this period. Thus the committees which examined the Plan in 1979 would review it in 1982 and would consider the third Plan in 1985.

This appears to be a valid proposal, for a certain number of political, economic or social changes may occur within periods of five or six years and upset the objectives of a plan designed to last for this length of time. The advantages of a 'mid-term' review is to enable structures to be altered, where necessary, to take account of new requirements.

Finally, with regard to the management aspects of the activities in the Plan (page 27), it is pointed out that the committees answerable to the Committee of Ministers for implementing a given activity are the steering committees, whereas the status of ad hoc committee of experts should be reserved exclusively for short-lived projects. This reminder is important, insofar as there is some confusion owing to the fact that certain activities are currently managed by ad hoc committees of experts.

It is also suggested that steering committees should enjoy a certain measure of freedom in implementing the activities on the annual programme (competence to set up committees of experts or vary their terms of reference, as required, without having to apply for the express approval of the Committee of Ministers, which would of course maintain ultimate control over the decisions of the said committees). This procedure might very well be adopted, as it would no doubt ease the task of these committees in carrying out their activities.

Such are the preliminary reactions of my authorities to the broad guidelines set out in the document which has been submitted to us."

The Secretary General thanked the Committee for its favourable reception of the document. The preface and introduction had been submitted as an explanatory memorial; while several members of the Secretariat had of course been involved in their preparation, he took personal responsibility for the views expressed. The latter were not intended as statements of doctrine and other views of the situation might well be held. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Head of Plan and Programme Division added that the draft preface and introduction papers might stimulate the Committee when it came to draft its own introduction. Part III of the document on structures and management was a working paper which raised a number of important issues needing to be decided as part of the planning process. Part IV included the draft sectors and objectives under the eight fields of Resolution(74)4, in the light of developments. However a reservation had to be made on the question of development imblances, which could still affect the Plan substantially.

The question of Community participation in the Committee's discussions was one for the Committee to decide. He recalled that at the technical level the Commission had been alerted to the discussions on the Plan by steering committees, in all but one of which it was represented by an observer.

The Chairman noted the Committee's general approval of the draft submitted as a basis for discussion, the preface and the introduction being considered as a policy statement by the Secretary General.

Procedure

The Representative of Switzerland followed the general approach of the Notes on the Agenda, adding that it was essential to have the Assembly's opinion in March 1980 so that the Plan could be finalised in June, to allow preparation of the 1981 programme and the establishment of committee structures. For his part he was prepared for the Secretary General's draft Plan, ie the whole of CM(79)290, to be transmitted immediately to the Assembly without any stand being taken by the Deputies on its contents beyond the general sympathy already expressed. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Deputy Clerk of the Assembly said that the Assembly's work on this matter could be concentrated in its committees. If an opinion was to be given in March, the committees needed to be able to start work in early January. He thought that the Assembly would understand a request for an opinion by a given date.

The Chairman noted the Committee's consent to the Swiss proposal.

The Representative of Switzerland recalled the Secretariat's proposal that parallel to the Assembly's discussions the Committee should discuss structures (ie Part III of the draft) and priorities. He thought that the discussion on priorities should await the Assembly's opinion but agreed that a preliminary discussion on the former aspect would be useful.

Several delegations said that they would not be in a position to take part in a discussion of substance in January.

The Chairman invited the Secretariat to submit precise procedural proposals for dealing with the discussion on structures and management, preferably at an early date.

The Head of Plan and Programme Division said that a start in January would have been preferable from the point of view of the whole timetable.

The Chairman noted that the Committee prefered to resume discussion in February. The question of development imbalances would be discussed as a separate item in the context of the follow-up to the 65th Session of the Ministers. CONFIDENTIAL

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Decisions

The Deputies i. decided to transmit the draft Second Medium-Term Plan submitted by the Secretary General (CM(79)290) to the Assembly for opinion, as a text which had been received sympathetically by the Committee but on which it had not yet taken a stand; ii. agreed that the draft texts on the field of education and culture being prepared by the CDCC could also be transmitted to the Assembly for an opinion as soon as they had been received by the Chairman of the Deputies; iii. agreed to resume their discussion on the draft Second Medium- Term Plan at their 315th meeting (February 1980 - A level) with a view to taking decisions on structures. CONFIDENTIAL

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V. SITUATION IN CYPRUS (Concl(79)310/VI)

No delegation wished to make a statement under this item. CONFIDENTIAL

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VI. MISSING POLITICAL PRISONERS IN CHILE Recommendation 868 and Order No. 381 (Concl(79)309/IX, CM(79)310)

Decisions

The Deputies

i. adopted the following reply to Recommendation 868:

"1. The Committee of Ministers has studied Assembly Recommendation 868 on missing political prisoners in Chile and cannot remain indifferent to the problems mentioned in it, as on any occasion when human rights are in issue.

2. The Committee of Ministers abides by the undertaking made in its Declaration of 27 April 1978 'to play an active part in the protection and further realisation of human rights and fundamental freedoms ..., thus contributing to the strenthening of world peace and security and international co-operation as well as to the economic and social development of all peoples'.

3. The Committee feels affected by violations of human rights wherever they occur and will do everything in its power to promote the re-establishment of human rights wherever they are not respected, whether in Chile or elsewhere; in such fundamental matters as human rights, the Committee of Ministers feels that selective criticism must be avoided.

4. Given both the spirit and the limits of the Statute of the Council of Europe, each government must decide for itself what action can most effectively contribute to promoting the re-establishment of human rights in each individual case.

5. Furthermore, the governments of the member States constantly bear in mind the principles underlying the Statute of the Council of Europe and act in defence of human rights through other international organisations, notably the United Nations. The same concern underlies the stances and attitudes of member governments in their bilateral relations with certain countries. CONFIDENTIAL

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6. As regards a contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Aid Fund, the governments of the member States consider that it is for each of them to decide whether it wishes to contribute to this Fund or whether it prefers to give aid in some other form. In this context it should be noted that a major humanitarian effort continues to be made by member States of the Council of Europe on behalf of dissidents in Chile."; ii. took note of Order No. 381. CONFIDENTIAL

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VII. ACTION TAKEN ON ASSEMBLY RECOMMENDATIONS AND ON RELATIONS WITH THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS Recommendation 871 and Order No. 383 (Concl(79)307/III, CM(79)250)

The Representative of Switzerland could accept a postponement of this item to the 315th meeting in February 1980, pending the distribution of the document which had been promised by the Swedish delegation and the Secretariat. Nevertheless he underlined the fact that Recommendation 871 had been adopted in June 1979 and the Committee of Ministers should indicate immediately to the Assembly, in an interim reply, the importance the Committee attached to the question and the steps it was taking to study the matter.

The Secretary to the Committee informed the Committee that the Chairman of the Deputies would soon receive a letter from the President of the Assembly, concerning a request from Mr. Stoffelen, General Rapporteur of the Committee on Parliamentary and Public Relations on this subject. Mr Stoffelen h said that he would like to be given the opportunity of being heard by the Deputies at one of their meetings before a final reply was given to the Recommendation (the letter by the President of the Assembly was subsequently issued as CM(80)8).

The Chairman noted that there was general agreement for Mr Stoffelen to be heard and that the precise date for the hearing would be decided upon subsequently.

Decision

The Deputies adopted the following reply to Recommendation 871:

"Like the Assembly the Committee of Ministers welcomes the strengthening and improvement of working relations between the two organs of the Council of Europe which have taken place in recent years. That does not mean that each organ could not make further contributions. Certain proposals to achieve this end are being studied. The Committee, whilst bearing in mind the Council of Europe Statute, envisages considering them at the same time as those contained in Recommendation 871 and to revert to them in due course." CONFIDENTIAL

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VIII. AD HOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS FOR THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (CAHDH) Report (CM(79)289)

Decision

The Deputies agreed to postpone consideration of this item until their 313th meeting (January 1980 - A level) for lack of time at the present meeting. CONFIDENTIAL

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IX. ELECTION OF FIVE JUDGES TO THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (IN RESPECT OF DENMARK, FRANCE, IRELAND, ICELAND AND SWITZERLAND) Nomination of candidates (CM(79) 257 and Add. I)

Decision

The Deputies agreed, in pursuance of Article 39 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, to forward to the Assembly the lists of candidates for election to the European Court of Human Rights and their biographical notes submitted by the Governments of Denmark, France, Ireland, Iceland and Switzerland, as set out in CM(79)257 and Addenda I and II. CONFIDENTIAL

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X. EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS Election of a member in respect of Spain (CM(79)262)

Decisions

The Deputies, having voted in accordance with Article 21 of the European Convention on Human Rights, i. declared Mr Juan Antonio CARRILLO elected member of the European Commission of Human Rights in respect of Spain for a term of office which will expire on 17 May 1984; ii. adopted accordingly Resolution DH(79)10 as it appears at Appendix IV to these Conclusions. CONFIDENTIAL

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XI. JUDGMENT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE AIREY CASE Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Letter HD/C37 of 15 October 1979)

Decision

The Deputies agreed to postpone consideration of this item until their 317th meeting (March 1980 - A level) (see item I above). CONFIDENTIAL

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XII. CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE Model Final Clauses (Concl(79)309/XVI, CM(79)206, pages 19 and 20 and Add. IV)

The Representative of Switzerland said that his authorities opposed the new model final clauses because they did not conform to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. The Council of Europe ought to do what several international organisations had already done and adapt its practice in the matter of Conventions and Agreements to the rules codified in the Vienna Convention.

The Representative of Belgium supported this view, seeing no reason to depart from the terms of the Vienna Convention.

The Representatives of the United Kingdom and Italy maintained that the Vienna Convention allowed for the continuation by international organisations of existing practices, which his authorities would prefer. They could accept the draft presented by the CDCJ.

The Representative of Spain said that he had attended the meeting of the CDCJ devoted to discussing the draft model final clauses and could affirm that one of the experts' concerns had been to adapt the new model clauses to the terms of the Vienna Convention. With regard more particularly to the two points raised by the CDCJ, he thought that for the confirmation of reservations the Council of Europe would have to abandon its present practice. As for the question whether a State could withdraw from a treaty that was not yet in force, it was not a question - it was obvious.

The Representative of Austria was in favour of the express confirmation of reservations at the time of ratification. The practice of States in regard to international instruments should be unified as far as possible; it would be neither normal nor wise for the Council of Europe not to align its practice on the terms of the Vienna Convention. Where procedure was concerned, the solution might be to add a footnote to the model clauses specifying that when a reservation had been formulated at the time of signature of a treaty, it had to be formally confirmed when the State that had made it expressed its consent to be bound by the treaty.

The Representative of France made three points, as follows:

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the treaty, whether it was in force of not. (2) There was no reason to change the Council of Europe's present practice according to which States need not confirm when they ratified a treaty the reservations they had made when they signed it. On this point the French delegation agreed with the delegation of the United Kingdom. (3) If it were wished to speak of "model" clauses, it should be specified in the decision of the Committee of Ministers that the model in question was not binding and could be altered to fit particular cases.

The Representative of Sweden said that his authorities thought with regard to reservations that if the Convention contained a clause like Article (e) there was no need to provide for the confirmation of reservations. On the other hand, if there were no reservations clause, the Vienna Convention would apply and reservations would need to be expressly confirmed. With regard to the point raised about denunciation, he favoured replacing "Party" by "Contracting State".

The Representative of Turkey thought that the Committee of Ministers ought not to devote too much time to discussing this question, since in any case it was a matter of a model that was in no way binding.

The Representative of the Netherlands said that a contracting State was always entitled to withdraw its "consent to be bound" before a treaty came into force.

However, since this hardly ever happened, there was no need to add a special clause.

As far as denunciation of a treaty by a party to that treaty was concerned, art. (f) of the Model Final Clauses was perfectly adequate.

She was in favour of the express confirmation of reservations as a rule that was both practical and in line with paragraph 2 of Article 23 of the Vienna Convention.

The Representative of Ireland recalled that his authorities' attitude was explained in document CM(78)18 and asked the Secretariat whether it had been taken into consideration when the draft model clauses were drawn up.

The Deputy Director of Legal Affairs pointed out that it was not the first time that the Committee of Ministers had adopted model final clauses - it had done so in 1962. Like the first set of model clauses, these would not be binding but would serve merely as a frame of reference for committees of experts and the Committee of Ministers. This was explained in the introduction to the draft model clauses (Add. IV to CM(79)206, p. 3) and in footnotes (1) to Articles (c) and (e). CONFIDENTIAL

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As several delegations had said that the draft model clauses did riot conform to the terms of the Vienna Convention, the Secretariat would produce a document showing how, as the Representative of Spain had said, the CDCJ had, on the contrary, sought to bring the former model clauses into line with the Vienna Convention. He could already give two examples of this: the systematic use of the expression "express its consent to be bound ..." and - precisely - the use of the word "Party" in paragraph 1 of Article (f) (see Article 56(2) of the Vienna Convention). Concerning this latter point, he explained that for the purposes of the Vienna Convention the expressions "Contracting State" and "Party" referred to a State that had consented to be bound by the treaty, but in the former case the treaty might not have come into force. That was why the CDCJ - like the Vienna Conference - had chosen for this article the expression "Party", since a "denunciation", in the proper sense of the term, could only occur after the treaty had entered into force. But the wording in no way prejudged whether a State could withdraw its consent to be bound by a treaty which had not yet come into force.

With regard to the confirmation of reservations, the Deputy Director of Legal Affairs recalled that the Vienna Convention itself stipulated, in its Article 5, that it applied to "any treaty adopted within an international organisation, without prejudice to any relevant rules of the organisation". It could not therefore be said that present Council of Europe practice was contrary to the terms of the Vienna Convention. Here it was interesting to note that the Secretary General of the United Nations, as depositary, did not follow absolutely exactly the practice prescribed in the Vienna Convention (for example, in regard to tacit consent for reservations).

In reply to the Representative of Ireland, the Deputy Director gave an assurance that his authorities' opinion had been taken into consideration. It was a question of not replacing "may ... withdraw" in paragraph 2 of Article (f) by "shall withdraw", as had been envisaged.

The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany thought with regard to the question of denunciation that no decision was necessary. On the other hand, he was in favour of the rule about confirming reservations, in accordance with the Vienna Convention.

The Chairman sounded out delegations on the question of whether to adopt the model final clauses as proposed by the Secretariat (Add IV to CM(79)206), retaining "Party" in paragraph 1 of Article (f). Fifteen were in favour and three against.

The Deputy Director of Legal Affairs said that it could be explained in a footnote to the model final clauses that the term "Party" in no way prejudged the question of whether a State could withdraw its consent to be bound by a treaty which had not come into force. CONFIDENTIAL

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On the subject of reservations, the Deputy Director of Legal Affairs said that since 1950 reservations made at the time of signature had been regarded as maintained, failing any indication to the contrary on the State's part, and were recorded in the printed series of European Conventions and Agreements. He referred to his statement at the Deputies' 309th meeting (item XVI, p. 55) where he had described certain difficulties that might result from a change in the Organisation's practice.

The Representative of Austria said that to maintain the Council of Europe's present practice would be acceptable if there were no new international regulations in the matter. But that was not the case, since there was the Vienna Convention,

This opinion was supported by the Representatives of Belgium, Cyprus, Greece and Luxembourg. The last-mentioned said that in general any act at the time of signature had to be confirmed when the State expressed its consent to be bound by the treaty. He further referred to a set of model clauses he said had been drawn up in the United Nations.

The Deputy Director of Legal Affairs explained that it was not a model but a compendium of final clauses from certain Conventions. Its date was 1957, so it would not be very useful.

The Chairman sounded out delegations on maintaining the Council of Europe's present practice. The result was as follows: 6 in favour, 15 against.

The Representatives of Sweden and Turkey said that they had taken a stand both for maintaining the Council of Europe's present practice and for an alignment on the Vienna Convention, since both courses were acceptable to them.

The Deputy Director of Legal Affairs added that if the Committee of Ministers finally decided to adopt the rule on the confirmation of reservations, this change in practice could be pointed out in a footnote to the new model clauses.

Decision

The Deputies agreed to resume consideration of this item at their 315th meeting (February 1980 - A level). CONFIDENTIAL

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XIII. TERRORISM IN EUROPE Recommendation 852 (Concl(79)303/XXV, CM(79)264 and 292)

After taking note of the opinion of the PC-AV on paragraphs 15(i) to (ix) of Assembly Recommendation 852 (CM(79)264), the Deputies examined in turn the various paragraphs of the draft reply to Recommendation 852 contained in document CM(79)292.

Regarding the introductory paragraph, the Representative of Spain, supported by other delegations, proposed introducing the idea that the Committee of Ministers shared the Assembly's concern in this matter, as already expressed in its Declaration on Terrorism adopted on 23 November 1978.

Re paragraph 15(i)

In the second sub-paragraph of the French text, the Representative of France proposed replacing the term "initiatives ... prises" by "initiatives ... étudiées". (This amendment does not affect the English text).

The Representative of Belgium wondered whether this alteration was still valid, since the member states of the European Community had signed the Agreement concerning the application of the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism in Dublin on 4 December 1979 (cf. CM(79)319).

The Representative of France pointed out that the sentence under consideration also covered other cases that might arise.

Regarding sub-paragraph 3 of this paragraph, the Representative of France proposed replacing the Secretariat's text with the following wording:

"The Committee of Ministers is not the responsible body for supervising the application of the conventions listed in paragraph 15(i)(b) of the Recommendation and cannot therefore initiate action in this connection".

The Representative of Turkey supported this amendment, as he considered that the Secretariat text contained a paradox: while it was true that the Committee of Ministers had in fact no knowledge of any violation by contracting states of the Conventions under consideration, it might be asked what the Committee of Ministers could have done had such a violation come to its notice. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Ireland said that this sub-paragraph raised a question of substance and one of form. With regard to the substance, he wondered whether the Committee agreed as to its role as regards the respect of these Conventions. The French proposal was clear in this respect. As to the form, they should avoid drafting a reply which might cause reactions and raise problems with the Assembly.

The Representative of Sweden suggested deleting the 3rd sub-paragraph.

The Representative of the United Kingdom, supported by the Representative of Belgium, thought that the reply to the Assembly should be as forthcoming as possible. He added that Council of Europe member States might wish to discuss on the position to adopt in these matters in other circles, particularly the UN. One should therefore avoid a reply which would preclude any initiative by the Committee of Ministers in this matter; it would therefore be preferable to delete this sub- paragraph altogether.

The Representative of Austria said that, although it was true that the Committee of Ministers was not responsible for ensuring the application of the above-mentioned Conventions, he agreed with the British delegation that the Committee of Ministers could take the initiative in such matters. Consequently, he thought that his authorities might be willing to accept the deletion of this paragraph, but not the French amendment.

The Deputy Director of Legal Affairs remarked that the Committee of Ministers was, of course, not responsible for supervising the application of the Conventions under discussion, but that it could, on the other hand, have an opinion on the matter. In a recent affair, it had taken an initiative of this kind.

Re paragraph 15(ii)

The Representative of Austria suggested adding a paragraph relating to paragraph 15(ii), which might be worded as follows:

"With regard to the positions of member States concerning the application of all clauses of the 1961 Vienna Convention, the Committee of Ministers reiterates the firm position adopted by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs on 22 November 1979, when, with a view to ensuring that the said Convention was fully respected, they expressed their deep concern at the taking of diplomatic hostages in Teheran". CONFIDENTIAL

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Re paras. 15(iii) and (iv)

The Representative of France proposed amending the first sentence of this paragraph as follows:

"As regards the Bonn Declaration of 17 July 1978, which does not come within its sphere of competence, the Committee of Ministers can do no more than note that member States other than the original signatories have subscribed to it." The remainder of the sentence ("and that work is being carried out with a view to implementing the Declaration") would be deleted.

The Representative of Belgium said he was prepared to accept this amendment with the exception of the phrase "which does not come within its sphere of competence", which should not be added, even though it was not inaccurate.

The Representative of Switzerland said that the Council of Europe and hence the Committee of Ministers, was statutorily qualified to deal with any question not relating to defence. Matters concerning terrorism did not of course fall within that category.

The Representative of the United Kingdom, supported by the Representative of Italy, thought that it was difficult to say that nothing could be done in this connection. The Committee of Ministers had certain rights. The Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism had after all been concluded in the Council. The phrase "which does not come within its sphere of competence" should therefore be deleted and the words "and that work is being carried out with a view to implementing the Declaration" should be retained. The sentence inside square brackets in the Secretariat text, on the other hand, could be left out.

In reply to a question from the Representative of Spain, the Deputy Director of Legal Affairs said that after the initial signatures by the heads of state or government of the United States, Canada, Japan, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, other Council of Europe member States had signed the Bonn Declaration, in particular the Scandinavian countries.

With regard to the sentence inside square brackets, the Deputy Director of Legal Affairs said it was up to the Committee to decide whether to keep it in or not, the brackets having been inserted to indicate the opinion of the PC-AV Committee. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Spain, after having agreed to the deletion of the sentence in brackets, wondered whether the idea put forward by the French delegation that the Committee of Ministers was not competent for matters concerning the Bonn Declaration might not be expressed differently by saying in the following sentence that work was being carried out by these States with a view to implementing the Declaration.

The Representative of France reserved his position with regard to this suggestion. He added that the point was not to say in the reply that the Committee of Ministers was not competent for terrorism in general, but for matters more particularly relating to the Bonn Declaration. There was no doubt that the Committee of Ministers could deal with any question concerning terrorism, but the question was whether it was intended to imply that the Council of Europe was the organisation par excellence responsible for terrorism, and the Committee of Ministers a sort of supreme court for matters of terrorism. In this respect, the French authorities would have certain reservations.

The Representative of Austria referring to the statements of the Representative of France, said that neither the Assembly nor any Government meant to give the Council of Europe an exclusive role in the combat against terrorism, however, he continued to believe that the Council could make a very valuable contribution towards it, if the necessary political will was manifested.

Re paragraph 15(vii)

The Representative of France proposed that the second sentence of this paragraph should read as follows:

"The Committee of Ministers is sure that this will facilitate the application of this Convention among the States Parties thereto as an essential step towards a common approach by these States to the campaign against terrorism".

In reply to a question by the Representative of Belgium on the advisability of deleting the word "ratification", the Representative of France said that it was difficult to see how an examination by a committee of experts could facilitate the ratification of the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism.

The Deputy Director of Legal Affairs pointed out that the Committee of Ministers, in its Recommendations Nos R(79)12-15, had invited the governments of member States to sign and ratify certain instruments, particularly with regard to extradition. The problem was therefore a political one. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of France said that the Committee of Ministers had always been cautious in recommending governments to ratify a Convention. The Recommendations referred to should be regarded as the exception that proved the rule.

The Representative of the United Kingdom thought that, if this sentence were to be retained, as he thought it should, he would be in favour of deleting the words: "among the States Parties thereto" and "by these States" contained in the French amendment.

The Representative of Spain said that the draft reply prepared by the Secretariat was expressed in more subtle terms than the Assembly text. The French authorities might take this into account when reconsidering this reply.

The Representative of Ireland proposed that the words: "essential step" should be replaced by "important step".

Decision

The Deputies agreed to resume consideration of this item at their 315th meeting (February 1980 - A level). CONFIDENTIAL

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XIV. PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES Recommendation 878 (CM(79)299)

The Deputy Director of Legal Affairs thought it would be worthwhile retracing briefly the background of the proposal non submitted to the Committee of Ministers by the Assembly. The origin of Recommendation 878 was to be sought in a motion put forward in 1974 by Mr. Leu and others in the Legal Affairs Committee of the Consultative Assembly. It in turn had been inspired by a Swiss Government initiative in 1972 in connection with the preliminary work for the Helsinki Conference. These proposals had aspects at once legal and political that it was difficult to dissociate.

On the legal side, he recalled that the rapporteur appointed by the Legal Affairs Committee, Mr. Grieve, had sought an informal exchange of views with the members of the CDCJ. After the exchange of views, in the courses of which the members of the CDCJ had expressed their personal opinions, Mr. Grieve had amended the substance of his proposals, giving up the idea of setting up a court of arbitration, which had been one of the features of the Swiss proposal. Finally, he had preferred to confine himself to certain proposals which could no longer be envisaged purely from the legal angle.

The political angle of the proposal that the Committee of Ministers play a more active part in the settlement of disputes could not be overlooked, nor could the implications of the proposal that the European Convention on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes be reactivated. Furthermore, the suggestions made in the Recommendation could not be considered independently of the proceedings of the Montreux Conference and the preliminary work of the Madrid Conference.

Having regard to these two aspects of the question, the Secretariat had endeavoured to propose suitable machinery for the consideration of the reply to be made to the Assembly. Recourse to an ad hoc committee seemed indeed a good way of enabling high-level specialists in the settlement of disputes in all member States to look carefully into the question and devote a little more time to it than the CDCJ could probably have done. However, if the proceedings of an ad hoc committee led to a proposal to amend the European Convention on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, the CDCJ would have to be consulted. Similarly, the reference of the whole question to the CDCJ would be justified if the Committee of Ministers thought that the legal aspects outweighed the political ones.

The CDCJ was competent to follow developments in international law, although when it did discuss such questions it was certainly desirable for the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of as many member States as possible to be well represented at its meetings. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Switzerland stressed the importance for his country of the peaceful settlement of disputes. It was an essential feature of Swiss action that had existed before the formation of the Confederation. Switzerland had helped to promote the peaceful settlement of disputes in the widest sense (good offices, conciliation, arbitration). The Assembly's Recommendation had taken 4 years to see the light of day, which was rather too long. Nonetheless, he hoped that the Committee would treat the matter as seriously as the Assembly had.

Speaking of how the work was to be carried out, he said that while as a rule his delegation was not very much in favour of setting up increasing numbers of ad hoc committees, he agreed with the Secretariat that this was a question requiring a different membership of the committee responsible for it. The Swiss authorities intended to appoint as their expert Professor Bindschedler, who had great experience in the matter. He could accept the terms of reference suggested by the Secretariat.

The Representatives of Denmark, Italy, Liechtenstein and Sweden were prepared to adopt the Secretariat's proposals regarding the appointment of an ad hoc committee and the interim reply to the Assembly contained in CM(79)299. The Representative of Liechtenstein announced that his government had just signed the European Convention on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, whose ratification without further procedure was expected soon.

The Representative of Norway, stressing the importance of the subject, said that his authorities had no direct objection to the Secretariat's proposals but did not think that any significant results could be achieved. Where working arrangements were concerned, he thought that the CDCJ should be closely associated with the work and ought in particular to examine the ad hoc committee's report.

The Representative of Greece emphasised the importance his authorities attached to the peaceful settlement of disputes, which was the very foundation of his country's international policy. He pointed out that the European Convention was in fact only a copy of the Geneva Act of 1928 and that consequently some technical adjustments would be advisable. He could agree to these being made either by the CDCJ or by an ad hoc committee. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of France said that, having regard to his country's deep attachment to the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes and great experience in that field, on which was founded in turn its attachment to the principle of the equality and independence of States, in his view the mode of settlement of disputes should not be imposed but should depend on the consent of States, which should be free to choose the mode of settlement they considered most appropriate.

It could be seen that certain modes of settlement were difficult to accept when the conflict was one of interest and not purely of law. It would accordingly be unrealistic to seek for simplicity's sake to transfer to the level of relations between States machinery that worked well in internal situations. There was no reason, therefore, to amend or add to the European Convention on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, and the French delegation was opposed to the ad hoc committee proposed by the Secretariat. It asked that the Assembly be told that the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes was under close study by other bodies (United Nations Committees on the Charter and on Non-recourse to Force, Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe), so that it did not seem a matter of urgency to take it up in the Council of Europe, where it posed no special problem.

The Representative of the United Kingdom said that his country had ratified the Convention but that his authorities were firmly opposed to setting up an ad hoc committee. The question of the peaceful settlement of disputes had been debated in the CDCJ and following that discussion, in which Mr. Grieve, the rapporteur for the Recommendation, had taken part, he had changed his report and the draft recommendation in such a way that it should be possible for the Committee of Ministers to deal with it without further study. Although he did not think the action proposed was necessary, he would prefer to see it undertaken by the CDCJ rather than by an ad hoc committee.

The Representative of Turkey said that his country was likewise attached to the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes but was in favour of negotiation and against imposed arbitration. He did not see how the examination by a committee of experts of a Convention that some States had been unable to ratify for twenty years could make its ratification any easier.

The Representative of Portugal thought that failure to ratify the Convention was due to political considerations and that consequently it would be pointless to review it from the technical angle. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Austria, while recognising the importance of the question, was opposed to the appointment of an ad hoc committee in the Council of Europe to study something that was already being dealt with by the CSCE and the United Nations. The study could be undertaken by the Secretariat, but between these two extremes - setting up an ad hoc committee or entrusting it to the Secretariat - the suggestion to entrust it to the CDCJ might be an acceptable compromise.

The Representative of Spain recalled that the question had already been discussed informally and unofficially by. the CDCJ. Before setting up an ad hoc committee - a step which implied a policy decision on the necessity, feasibility and advisability of setting it up - the technical advice of the CDCJ should be sought, since that committee's specific terms of reference called upon it to "examine the functioning and implementation of Council of Europe Conventions and Agreements in the legal field with a view to adapting them and improving their practical application where necessary". Moreover, the qualifications of the members of the CDCJ should be no obstacle, since the proposal of subjects such as this might well incite governments to designate senior Foreign Office officials as their experts.

The Chairman noted that 13 delegations had expressed their views on the question and of these 7 favoured the Secretariat's proposals or had no objection to them, while 6 were against them, but could probably agree to giving ad hoc terms of reference to the CDCJ. A two-thirds majority was required for the setting up of a committee. He instructed the Secretariat to prepare draft decisions corresponding to the various procedures mentioned in the course of the discussion.

Decision

The Deputies agreed to resume consideration of this item at their 315th meeting (February 1980 - A level). CONFIDENTIAL

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XV. STEERING COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY (CDSS) Report of the 8th meeting (Athens, 25-28 September 1979) (CM(79)281)

The Representative of Greece expressed his gratitude to the Secretariat for its assistance in the preparation of the 8th meeting held in Athens on 25-28 September 19.79. He informed the Committee that his government had recently signed the European Agreement on "au pair" Placement, and that the European Code of Social Security as well as the European Social Charter would soon be ratified.

The Representative of Ireland said that his delegation could join with the Committee in taking note of the CDSS' report but felt that it would be necessary to revert to the matter again in due course. He recalled that the question had been left open in the CDSS whether a new instrument on unemployment protection should be prepared or, alternatively, whether other solutions should be adopted. It was too soon to decide on this matter at that stage.

The Representative of Switzerland, referring to items (i) and (ii) of the decisions, said that the CDSS should endeavour to complete its present work rather than increasing its activities. As for the mandate of the consultant expert, he wondered if it should not be limited to the Co-ordinated Organisations only.

In reply to this question, the Director of Economic and Social Affairs said that it was not possible to limit the mandate of the consultant expert in view of the fact that the terms of reference of the Select Committee of Experts on social security for officials of international organisations was not limited to the Co-ordinated Organisations.

In reply to a question by the Representative of the United Kingdom he further confirmed that the travelling and subsistence expenses of the members of the SS-SF and SS-IP would be covered by existing budgetary appropriations. CONFIDENTIAL

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Decisions

The Deputies i. agreed to consider the CDSS's opinion on the follow-up to the Conference of European Ministers responsible for Social Security on receipt of the opinions expressed by the Steering Committee for Social Affairs (CDAS) and the European Public Health Committee (CDSP), and noted that Decision No. CM/143/140679 assigning ad hoc terms of reference to the CDSS had been executed (cf CM(79)281, Appendix V); ii. took note of the interim report on activity 4.11.1 (adaptation of standard-setting social security instruments of the Council of Europe - revision of the European Code of Social Security and its Protocol) (cf CM(79)281, Appendix VI); iii. took note of Decision No. CDSS/22/280979 assigning ad hoc terms of reference to the Working Party on the adaptation of the Council of Europe standard-setting social security instruments (CDSS-GT) (1); iv. approved Decision Nos. CDSS/23/141279 and 24/141279 creating the Committee of Experts on Social Security Financing (SS-SF) and the Committee of Experts on Reducing Inequalities in Social Security Protection (SS-IP) and establishing their specific terms of reference, as they appear at Appendices V and VI to these Conclusions; v. noted that Decision No. CM/93/291178 assigning ad hoc terms of reference to the CDSS concerning Proposal No. 1 made by the Chairman of the Committee of Independent Experts for the European Social Charter had been executed and that the CDSS had expressed its support for the opinion already given by the CDAS on that proposal (CM(79)281, paragraphs 74-75);

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vi. noted that Decision No. CM/121/140379 (Furtherance of the Equality of Sexes) assigning ad hoc terms of reference, inter alia, to the CDSS had been executed (CM(79)281, paragraph 76); vii. taking into account decisions (i) to (vi) above, took note of the report of the CDSS as a whole (CM(79)281). CONFIDENTIAL

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XVI. ADMISSION OF OBSERVERS IN PARTIAL AGREEMENT COMMITTEES (Concl(79)308/XIII, CM(79)248)

The Representative of Switzerland, recalling that this question had been brought forward for discussion at the initiative of his delegation, said that the study submitted by the United Kingdom delegation under reference CM(79)248 had been closely examined. He had noted with satisfaction that a clear distinction was made between the "States Parties to the Partial Agreement" and the "participating States" taking part in Partial Agreement activities; following this examination, the Swiss authorities were in a position to endorse the proposals put forward by the United Kingdom delegation, whom he thanked moreover for the study.

The Representative of Switzerland added that, irrespective of this purely legal question, there were still aspects which still did not seem entirely satisfactory to him; under the system seven States took decisions throughout the preparatory stages, whereas, once the work was complete, the other States were required to participate fully in unanimously adopting the final recommendations.

The Representative of the United Kingdom thanked the Representative of Switzerland for his appreciation of the study submitted by his delegation and welcomed the fact that he was able to agree on the legal aspects of this specific case. He added that, as delegations were aware, his authorities were in favour of a re-examination of the whole question of the Partial Agreements.

The Representative of Belgium said that, after studying these questions, his authorities would also like a comprehensive study to be made of the Partial Agreements, preferably as early as next year. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representatives of the Netherlands, Denmark and France expressed their appreciation to the United Kingdom delegation for the study it had submitted and with which they were able to agree.

The Representative of Sweden said that his authorities wished the decisions to be taken by the Partial Agreement member States.

The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany reported that his authorities were not yet in a position to adopt a final position on this matter, but that they were not convinced that Article 5 of Resolution(76)3 should apply in the case under consideration.

In reply to a question from the Representative of Italy, the Deputy Director of Legal Affairs reiterated the Secretariat's point of view regarding the possible interpretations, and was satisfied to note that agreement had been reached subsequent to the United Kingdom study, which would enable this particular issue to be settled immediately; he declared that the compromise solution advocated in this study was thoroughly acceptable to the Secretariat.

The Chairman noted that the Committee of Ministers, with membership restricted to the Representatives of the States Parties to the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field in virtue of Resolution(59)23 (1), having ascertained the views of the Representatives of Austria, Denmark, Ireland and Switzerland, agreed with the interpretation contained in CM(79)248 regarding the admission of observers to Partial Agreement Committees and that it maintained the decisions adopted (2) at the 308th meeting (item XIII).

(1) Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

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XVII. EUROPEAN INTER-UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-MEDIA DISTANT STUDY SYSTEMS (EUROPEAN TELE-UNIVERSITY) (Concl(78)281/XVI, CM(79)283)

Decision

The Deputies agreed to postpone consideration of this item until their 315th meeting (February 1980 - A level) (see item I above). CONFIDENTIAL

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XVIII. INFORMATION POLICY

a. Follow-up to the decisions taken on the report of the Working Party (Concl(79)309/XXVIII, CM(78)216 rev., CM(79)59, 136, 205, 236, 237, 238, 268 and 302)

Television studio (Concl(79)293/XVIII(i))

In reply to a question put by the Representatives of Switzerland and Austria about the implementation of the decision to equip the television studio, the Director of Press and Information Services said that the equipment had not been ordered by his Directorate but, as usual, by the Directorate of Administration. The supplier, AMPEX, had just been reminded of its undertaking to equip the television studio by the end of 1979 and had notified the Council of its intention to carry out the work in January. The studio would accordingly be in working order for the January-February session of the Assembly.

Forum (Concl(78)293/XVIII(iv))

1. Number of editions

The Representative of Switzerland reminded the Deputies of their agreed intention to increase from 1980 onwards the number of languages in which Forum was published and pointed out that the 1980 budget contained no provision for this.

The Director of Press and Information Services said that considering the extra funds and staff that would be required the Secretariat had not thought it advisable to propose a fifth language at a time when the financial situation was very difficult.

The Representatives of Sweden and Belgium, while recalling the decision of principle taken on the question, admitted that the cost of publishing Forum in an additional language would be too high, so that it was scarcely possible to give effect to the decision at present.

2. Sale of Forum and introducting of advertising (Concl(78)297/XI(i))

The Representatives of the Netherlands and of Belgium thought that it was not very realistic to want to sell Forum. On the other hand they approved the idea of introducing advertising and suggested trying out the first alternative suggested in point 6(i) of CM(79)238. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Greece asked whether firms had offered to advertise. He thought that the large number of readers of Forum ought to encourage them to do so.

The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany feared that the disadvantages of a subscription system would outweigh its advantages. National correspondents' views might be sought on the question of inserting advertisements in Forum.

The Representative of Austria did not think that Forum was a far-reaching and therefore very efficient advertisement-carrying medium.

The Representative of Sweden thought that no direct cost/benefit ratio should be sought. Where advertising was concerned it had to be decided whether its introduction was advisable.

Special Publications Fund (Concl(78)293/XVIII(vi))

The Representative of the Netherlands explained that the purpose of the Working Party's proposal that a special publications fund be opened was to promote a proper publications policy by introducing more flexibility. In its opinion (CM(79)136), the Budget Committee had raised a number of technical objections which, however, did not seem to rule out the adoption of the proposal. He suggested opening a special fund of 250,000FF (based on the 1979 figures, which showed receipts of 200,000 FF from sales and an appropriation of 490,000 FF) to be used for publications. It would be inconsistent to keep to the present system and at the same time seek to improve publications policy.

The Representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium and Italy were against the opening of such a fund because it would be unorthodox budget practice.

The Deputy Director of Press and Information Services recalled that the DPI and the Publications Committee had received the Working Party's proposal very favourably. It had indeed been made clear on the occassion of contacts with the publishers that there were problems that could not be solved by the present system. An example was the contract concluded by the Council of Europe with English and French publishing houses for the publication of Council of Europe studies on the subject of modern language teaching. These studies interested a German publisher also, but the question of their translation arose. The Council of Europe ought also to be able, if need be, to guarantee the purchase of 10% of the edition at a reduced price. That could only be done with a special fund. The Secretariat might prepare a fresh document for the A-level meeting in February in the light of the views expressed at this meeting. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Director of Press and Information Services added that the rigidity of the present system made it impossible to reach the potential market.

The document to be produced would present alternative ways of achieving this same purpose, of greater flexibility and efficacity.

The Representative of Belgium agreed to this latter proposal, although his experience showed that one could very well dispense with special funds.

National press correspondents (Concl(78)297/XVI/(xi(a) and (b)))

The Representative of Switzerland was satisfied with the report of the meeting of information experts. Such meetings should be repeated from time to time. With regard to national correspondents he was surprised to see that with reference to their contract with the Organisation it was specified that they would work particularly for the Assembly.

The Director of Press and Information Services said that this would no longer be specified.

The Representative of Norway, who had been at the meeting on 12 October, said that it had been extremely interesting. He regretted all the more that the report of it in CM(79)302 was a little meagre.

The Representative of Greece thought that meetings like that of 12 October were very valuable and hoped they would be held more frequently in future. He favoured keeping to the system of national correspondents since they sometimes had the ear of journalists more than did government departments.

The Representative of Austria thought the idea of the meeting a good one. The Secretariat document was certainly concise, but it contained all that was necessary. He asked that the Directorate of Press and Information Services take stock regularly of the value and efficacity of the system of press correspondents, which from the Austrian point of view was a good one. The choice of person was of capital importance.

The Representative of Spain was in favour of the system of national correspondents and was glad that a Spanish correspondent was to be recruited. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Director of Press and Information Services announced that a new Greek correspondent was also to be recruited.

In reply to the Representative of Austria, he said that his department was endeavouring to assess the cost and efficacity of national correspondents. It had been found, for example, that the best results were achieved when they had an infrastructure such as that afforded by the national branch of the European Movement.

Meeting of the Chairman of the Deputies with the Press (Concl(78)297/XVI(viii))

The Representative of Switzerland regretted that these meetings had been suspended and, supported by the Representative of the Netherlands, asked that they be revived. Council of Europe campaigns (Concl(78)297/XVI(xi(j)))

The Representative of Switzerland thought this one of the most important points of information policy, as European Architectural Heritage Year (1975) had shown, and invited the Secretariat to repeat the pattern.

With regard to the issue of special stamps, he thought it a pity that the Secretariat should apply direct to the Ministers, by-passing the Permanent Representatives, and that the request should be made too late.

The Representative of the Netherlands could support all the suggestions made in CM(79)205.

The Representative of the United Kingdom thought that the urban renaissance campaign might have as much impact as that of 1975.

The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany was also convinced that such campaigns were one of the best means of publicising the Council of Europe.

The Director of Press and Information Services announced that the appropriation that had been requested for this activity had been refused by the Budget Committee. His department would nevertheless continue to regard it as a priority for 1980 even if that meant cutting down expenditure on other types of publicity. In reply to the Representative of Switzerland, he said that the final decision to organise a campaign was not always taken far enough ahead to enable requests to be addressed to the postal authorities. In addition, the Universal Postal Union imposed a number of restrictions. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Switzerland insisted on the importance of planning very far ahead in these matters.

Invitations to journalists

The Representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria and Belgium felt that inviting journalists from several countries was preferable to inviting several Journalists from the same country.

The Representative of Sweden, on the contrary, thought that multinational groups encountered difficulties of language and diverging interests.

National press agencies

The Representative of Spain announced that the Spanish press agency EFE had decided to appoint a Strasbourg correspondent, and the Spanish radio likewise. While he was aware that the shortage of space was a problem for the staff of the DPI, he appealed to the Secretary General to find some means of providing the correspondent with an office.

The Representative of Austria thought the DPI ought to modernise its methods, particularly where the rapid transmission of news was concerned, making more use of telex and using more languages.

The Representative of Greece asked the DPI to circulate to national agencies - and not only to the major agencies - new items, for instance, that concerned them more particularly.

The Director of Press and Information Services replied that the use of telex and the telephone was already current practice in his department. He was glad that the language question had been raised and explained that an effort was being made but was encountering financial difficulties. With regard to making use of national agencies, it had to be remembered that the local correspondents serving some of them could not be by- passed.

Declassification of documents (Concl(78)297/XVI(xi(e)))

The Representative of Switzerland, citing the decision "to pay particular attention to the implementation of paragraph 7(iv) of Appendix 1 to Resolution(76)3... to ensure that reports drawn up by committees of experts can in due course be declassified by the Committee of Ministers", said he had not noticed that this was always being done. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Austria thought that information policy ought to rule out excessive secrecy.

The Director of Press and Information Services welcomed this attitude. In the course of the year the Directorates had been invited to propose the declassification of reports as it became appropriate and the Deputies had in fact already taken several decisions to that effect. His Directorate, with the Political Directorate and the specialised departments, saw to it that the Deputies were asked to declassify reports as soon as possible.

Other suggestions

The Representative of the United Kingdom suggested having recourse to international experts in the best-known sectors of the Council of Europe's activities.

The Representative of Sweden, thinking on the same lines, said that use should be made of the experts coming to meetings of steering committees.

The Representative of Norway advocated using the specialist press and target groups.

The Director of Press and Information Services said that his staff covered the various activity sectors between them and kept in constant touch with the other departments and the expert committees they served. Specialist articles in 15 languages were circulated to addresses on classified lists. The special section in Forum was also used for the same purpose.

The Representative of Austria suggested that the steering committees could be invited to help to select target groups, since the members of the steering committees were best qualified to name personalities of their countries that were known to publish articles in their field. He also thought that the steering committees should meet representatives of the press more often.

Brussels Office

The Representative of Sweden thought that if the Brussels Office were to be used for information purposes, its legal status would have to be gone into more thoroughly and it would need more staff. CONFIDENTIAL

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Decisions

The Deputies i. instructed the Secretariat to prepare a document on the sale of Council of Europe publications and in particular on the possibilities for promoting sales either by establishing a special publications fund or by means of other solutions; ii. agreed to forward to the President of the Assembly document CM(79)302 on the meeting of national information services of 12 October 1979; iii. noted that the Secretariat would introduce in FORUM on an experimental basis the type of publicity outlined in paragraph 6(i) of CM(79)238; iv. noted that the Secretariat would submit in 1980 suggestions for a new Council of Europe "campaign" and "year"; v. agreed to resume consideration of information policy at their 315th meeting (February 1980 - A level). CONFIDENTIAL

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b. Stimulating Committee on Information Report by the Chairman of the Ministers' Deputies

The Chairman read out the following report:

"When we set up the Stimulating Committee on Information at our 297th meeting last December, we decided that a report would be submitted at the end of 1979 on the year's activities.

You appointed me as a member for 1979 and I shall continue to serve on the committee so long as the Chair is held by my country. You will need to appoint another member for 1980.

The Assembly is represented by its President, who was appointed Chairman of the Stimulating Committee, by Mrs von Bothmer, Chairman of the Committee on Parliamentary and Public Relations, and by Mr Budtz, a member of the same committee.

At its first meeting the Stimulating Committee agreed to meet as often as possible (without, however, causing the Organisation any extra expenditure) and at least on the occasion of each part-session of the Assembly. It therefore met four times in Strasbourg: during the January, May and October sessions and during the Joint Committee meeting in March. It also met when the mini-session was being held in Stockholm in June. A first report, on the first meeting, was submitted at our 300th meeting and another, on the second meeting, at our 302nd meeting.

Some of the questions examined by the Stimulating Committee were specific items, such as the celebration of the Council of Europe's 30th anniversary, about which I need say no more since we have already had long discussions on the subject, and the European campaign on urban renaissance, to which it was agreed that the DPI would give priority in 1980, within the limits of its budgetary means. Attention was drawn to the need to set up national committees to promote this campaign.

Other questions concerned better publicity for the Council of Europe, like the proposal made to invite a specialist on public relations to come and give his opinion to the Stimulating Committee. The name of David Ogilvie was put forward and he has been contacted. CONFIDENTIAL

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The question of national press correspondents, which we have to consider in the context of information policy, was also discussed at length, as was the possibility of holding meetings of the Committee of Ministers elsewhere than in Strasbourg, a possibility which, as you know, has since materialised.

The relations between the Council of Europe and the European Parliament were also discussed and it was agreed that the President of the Assembly would, in the course of his contacts with the President of the European Parliament, bring up a number of problems which arose for the DPI during sessions of the European Parliament. Together they would try to find appropriate solutions to these problems.

In conclusions, I would say that the appointment of the Stimulating Committee was very favourably received by members of the Asembly and that, in the course of our meetings, we have all come to appreciate the opportunity it has afforded for informal discussions on matters related to the information policy of the Council of Europe. The next meeting of the Stimulating Committee will be held during the January session of the Assembly; it has been arranged that the Secretary General will outline his information policy at that meeting."

He then invited the Deputies to appoint a member for 1980.

The Representative of Portugal proposed the Representative of the Netherlands, who was appointed member for 1980.

The Representative of Switzerland expressed surprise that the Assembly was represented in the Stimulating Committee by three members, whereas two had been specified.

The Chairman explained that the decision had fixed the membership "in principle" and that the Stimulating Committee had seen no reason to object to the presence of an extra person.

The Representative of Switzerland thought that it would be preferable for the sake of balance in theses circumstances that a third member be appointed by the Deputies. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Austria, remarking that information policy was of such great importance for the Council of Europe that it could not be gone into thoroughly at one meeting, proposed that a group of Deputies be formed for liaison with the Secretariat.

The Chairman proposed that if the idea were taken up the Stimulating Committee be asked to fulfil this function.

Decision

The Deputies designated the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands as a member of the Stimulating Committee on Information for 1980. CONFIDENTIAL

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XIX. 3RD EUROPEAN MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT (Bern, 19-21 September 1979) Follow-up (Concl(79)309/XXXIV(a), CM(79)261)

The Representative of Switzerland proposed amending paragraph 12, Resolution No. 1, second dash (CM(79)261) to read:

"- a study of the impact on the natural environment of the intensive cultivation of introduced forest species".

The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany proposed amending the fourth dash of the same paragraph to read:

"- the inventory of national impact statements and systems".

The Representative of Switzerland proposed adding the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCNR) to the list of bodies to which the texts adopted by the Conference should be forwarded.

The Representative of Austria asked whether the Committee of Ministers had in the past communicated texts adopted by Conferences of Specialised Ministers to non-governmental organisations.

The Secretary to the Committee said that the Secretariat was unable to trace any precedent for such a step. IUCNR was, however, the only organisation dealing with the environment to have concluded an agreement with the Council of Europe. Moreover, the first article of that Agreement provided for the rapid and full exchange of information and documents concerning questions of common interest relating to the conservation of nature and natural resources.

The Director of Environment and Local Authorities thought that the texts adopted by the Conference could be forwarded to IUCNR by the Secretariat in application of the provision just quoted.

The Representative of Switzerland said that he was satisfied with the procedure proposed by the Secretariat and consequently withdrew his proposal.

The Representative of Greece said that his government, although having proposed that the 4th Conference should take place in 1982, was open to other suggestions regarding the question of the date. He thought, moreover, that the Secretariat should be able to express its opinion on the subject. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Sweden, supported by the Representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, France and the United Kingdom, felt that it was premature to discuss the date of the Conference before having examined its agenda.

The Representative of Switzerland appreciated the accommodating attitude shown by the Greek delegation. Before dealing with the date, the Deputies should examine the themes of the 4th Conference with the help of the report of the first meeting of the Committee on Senior Officials.

The Representative of Turkey said he was prepared to approve the date put forward by Greece or the one which might be proposed by the Committee of Senior Officials.

The Representative of Portugal reminded his colleagues that his government had invited the 5th Conference to meet on its territory in 1985; this proposal should be borne in mind when deciding on the date for the 4th Conference.

The Secretariat representative proposed that the Committee of Senior Officials should meet at the beginning of March 1980 and report back to the Deputies, who would then be in a better position to decide on a suitable date for the Conference.

The Representatives of France, Sweden, Denmark, the United Kingdom and Norway said they could not support a proposal to convene the Committee of Senior Officials at such an early date, before the conclusions of the previous Conference had been properly digested.

The Representative of Austria thought that the senior officials were best qualified to judge the situation since it was they who had to carry the work-load. They might, therefore, be convened at an early date in order to discuss the subject proposed by the Greek authorities and to make proposals for the time schedule of preparations.

The Representative of Switzerland, backed by the Representative of Spain, Belgium and Italy expressed surprise, after reminding the Committee that he had chaired the Committee of Senior Officials for the 3rd Conference, at the attitude shown by governments which had in fact been among the most active during preparations for the Berne Conference and who had ensured its success. According to the provisions of Resolution(71)44, it was not possible to deal separately with the theme, the date and eventuality of a preparatory committee for a ministerial committee. Consequently, he invited those Representatives who were against convening the Committee of Senior Officials to propose another method of preparing for the 4th Conference. He added that the Committee of Ministers' task was not to set up a Committee of Senior Officials, but to authorise the Secretary General to provide secretariat facilities. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Greece, while thanking the Representatives of Switzerland, Austria and Turkey for their support, asked that the date of the Conference, which was a flexible matter, should not be confused with the preparatory work essential to its success. A successful outcome was all the more important as the protection of the environment was one of the Council of Europe's key activities. He expressed his agreement that the Deputies should re-examine the subject of the 4th Conference in January 1980.

Decisions

The Deputies i. adopted Decision No. CM/172/141279 assigning ad hoc terms of reference to the European Committee for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (CDSN), as it appears at Appendix VII to these Conclusions; ii. instructed the Secretariat to transmit Resolutions 1, 2, and 3 reproduced in CM(79)26 to the following bodies:

- Assembly - Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe - European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning - FAO - UNESCO - UNEP - ECE/UN - OECD - Commission of the European Communities; iii. agreed to resume consideration of the question of the committee to be responsible for the preparation of the 4th European Ministerial Conference on the Environment at their 313th meeting (January 1979 - A level). CONFIDENTIAL

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XX. CONFERENCE OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES OF EUROPE (CLRAE) a. Hearing of the President of the CLRAE (CM(79)271)

The Chairman invited the President of the CLRAE to inform the Deputies of the outcome of the CLRAE's 14th Session.

The statement by the President of the CLRAE is reproduced at Appendix XVIII to these Conclusions.

The Representative of Switzerland, after having stressed the very important role played by the Conference in debating substantial issues said that the Conference should be given absolute priority in the use of the Assembly Chamber for its sessions during a fixed period each year.

Contacts between the Conference and the European Communities should be encouraged and, in this connection, the speech delivered by Mr Pflimlin in his capacity as Vice-President of the European Parliament was evidence that such contacts were developing to the benefit of the Conference.

The Conference nevertheless tended to deal with too large a number of subjects, as shown by the overloaded agenda of the XIVth Session and draft agenda for the following year. There was therefore a risk that its work might get bogged down in bureaucratic procedures. This should be avoided, partly by limiting the number of questions broached and partly by concentrating on the main issues by allowing more time for contributions from local representatives in debates.

Regarding the problems of the Rules of Procedure, the Conference should content itself with bringing these into line with the Charter, while taking care, however, to avoid proposing too many new amendments to the Conference Charter. CONFIDENTIAL

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The President of the Conference assured the Representative of Switzerland that his remarks would receive all the attention they deserved.

The Representative of Greece congratulated the Conference on its efforts to strengthen the bonds between the Council of Europe and the European Communities. He wondered, however, whether the Deputies should not envisage more formal relations between the Conference and the European Communities which might eventually lead to an agreement between the Communities and the Council of Europe within the context of Article 230 of the Treaty of Rome.

The President of the Conference thought that for the time being such contacts should be kept on an informal basis. The Ministers' Deputies might reconsider the matter as soon as it appeared desirable to formalise such contacts. Nevertheless, the Committee of Ministers had already provided strong support in this respect.

The Representative of the United Kingdom expressed concern about the proposals for additional expenditure. Increases in any sectors of the Council of Europe budget would have to be accompanied by corresponding restrictions in other fields. If an additional meeting of the Standing Committee was to be held in 1980, it would have to be financed out of the appropriation already granted to the Conference.

The Representative of Portugal stressed the importance of Resolutions 108 and 110 adopted by the Conference, which referred respectively to the problem of imbalances in Europe and to Atlantic island regions. In particular, he pointed out that autonomous institutions had been set up in these islands in order to strengthen democracy there.

The Representative of Norway drew attention to Resolution 107 on transfrontier pollution and Resolution 108 on regional policy and hoped that action would be taken on these texts. With particular reference to the Resettlement Fund, which Norway had joined in 1978, Resolution 108 should be used to make a significant contribution towards reducing imbalances in Europe. On the question of conference sessions, he supported the suggestion to establish a fixed date. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Austria also indicated comprehension for some of the worries expressed by the President of the Conference and said that, without going too far in determining the date, a particular month of the year should be set aside for sessions of the Conference. He endorsed the remarks which had been made regarding the importance of relations with the European Parliament and wished the Conference all success in developing these contacts, which should be pursued informally. This did not prevent the Committee of Ministers from examining the possibility, when the time came, of formalising such contacts.

Regarding the Conference budget, he pointed out that the Organisation's budget for 1980 had been voted and could not therefore be altered. Nevertheless, the Conference should be allowed a certain amount of leeway in managing its budgetary resources, particularly to enable it to organise a third meeting of the Standing Committee. Care should be taken that the appropriations earmarked for plenary sessions should be based on the assumption that all members of the Conference would attend.

The President of the Conference said that estimates for the 1979 and 1980 budgets had been based on customary attendance in the past; the administration had assured him, however, that these figures would be adjusted in the budgetary forecasts for 1981.

The Representative of Turkey drew attention to the difficulties encountered in contacts with national delegations, which often jealously guarded their freedom of action. In certain cases Permanent Representatives could provide local representatives with useful advice. The President of the Conference should therefore encourage Conference members to keep in touch with Permanent Representatives in Strasbourg.

The President of the Conference concurred with the view expressed on the importance of contacts with Permanent Representatives and pointed out that the United Kingdom delegation to the Conference was fortunate that its Permanent Representative was also a good counsellor and friend. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Switzerland said that the Conference now enjoyed a certain degree of independence in establishing its agenda, as was the case with the Parliamentary Assembly. He hoped that the Secretariat might submit a brief note on the historical evolution of this question. He reiterated that the Conference might from time to time require the assistance of the Committee of Ministers.

The President of the Conference gave his assurance that the Standing Committee would always be pleased to welcome the advice of the Committee of Ministers and more especially their requests for opinions on matters which might interest local and regional authorities, as provided in the Charter.

Decision

The Deputies, having heard the President of the CLRAE, agreed to resume consideration of this item at their 317th meeting (March 1980 - A level) following receipt of the opinion of the Assembly on the texts adopted by the CLRAE at its XIVth Session. CONFIDENTIAL

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b. Date and agenda of the XVth Session of the CLRAE (CM(79)275)

For the "Conclusions" concerning this item see item XX(a) above.

Decisions

The Deputies i. approved 10-12 June 1980 as the dates for the Conference's XVth Session; ii. took note of the draft agenda for the Conference's XVth Session (Appendix II to CM(79)275); iii. authorised the holding of a third meeting in 1980 of the Conference's Standing Committee, it being understood that the additional expenditure involved will be met within the appropriations already included under Vote V of the 1980 budget. CONFIDENTIAL

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XXI. EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE CONGRESS (Brussels, 27-29 March 1980) (Concl(79)309/XXXIV(a), CM(79)301 and Corr.)

In reply to a question from the Representative of Sweden, the Director of Environment and Local Authorities explained that arrangements for Secretariat assistance to the Brussels Congress were as follows: firstly, two members of the Secretariat (a representative of the Directorate of Legal Affairs and the Director of the Venice Centre) had been appointed "rapporteurs"; secondly, as relevant committees of the Assembly and the Conference of Local and Regional Authorities would be meeting in Brussels at the same time, a number of committee secretaries would be on hand to assist with the proceedings of the congress. However, none of the staff of Monuments and Sites Division would be involved in intellectual preparations or secretarial assistance.

The Representative of Switzerland welcomed this first instance of joint patronage by the Council of Europe and the Commission of the European Communities. He wished the event every success.

The Chairman and the Representative of Belgium echoed this sentiment.

Decisions

The Deputies

i. agreed to place under the patronage of the Council of Europe the Architecural Heritage Congress (Brussels, 27-29 March 1980), which is already under the patronage of the Commission of the European Communities;

ii. authorised the Cultural Committee of the CLRAE to meet in Brussels on the occasion of the Congress, in accordance with paragraph 36 of Resolution(76)3; iii. authorised the Secretariat to assist in the preparation and conduct of the Congress on condition that no expense other than the travel expenses of Secretariat staff are incurred. i CONFIDENTIAL

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XXII. COUNCIL OF EUROPE BUDGETS Financial Year 1978 General accounts of the Council of Europe (Ordinary Budget, Extraordinary Budget, Subsidiary Budget of the European Youth Centre, Pensions Budget) and Auditors' Report (Concl(79)310/XII(a), CM(79)181 and 185, Part I)

In answer to questions from several delegations the Head of Finance Division said that the Secretariat was proposing that the whole balance from 1978 should be carried forward to 1979 as the exact effects of the salary revision at 1.7.79 were not yet known; the estimates for this revision were liable to be changed to the extent that the adjustment finally approved turned out to be higher than the Secretariat's estimate. The suggestion of the Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany was to limit the amount brought forward to FF 3,934,500, which would be sufficient to finance the supplementary appropriations asked for by the Secretariat at that stage; no details were, however, given as to how the further possible supplementary appropriations which might be required if the salary adjustment turned out to be higher than the sum at present expected by the Secretariat were to be financed.

The Deputies voted in favour of the Secretariat's proposal: 15 for, 0 against and 2 abstentions.

Decision

The Deputies approved the general accounts of the Council of Europe for the financial year 1978 (CM(79)181) in the light of the recommendation of the Board of Auditors (CM(79)185) and accordingly adopted Resolution(79)23 as it appears at Appendix VIII to these Conclusions. CONFIDENTIAL

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XXIII. COUNCIL OF EUROPE BUDGETS Financial Year 1980 Draft Budget and Programme of Intergovernmental Activities

Part 1 Ordinary Budget and Subsidiary Budget of the European Youth Centre, Draft Programme of Intergovernmental and report of the Budget Committee (Concl(79)310/XIV Part 1, CM(79)219 Part 1 and Add., CM(79)253, paras. 7 to 66)

Before the discussion of the draft budget for 1980 was reopened, the Secretary General made the following statement:

"The draft budget as it stands following your discussion at the November meeting can be regarded as more or less satisfactory according to what it is desired to achieve. I personally do not think it is very well balanced because there have been too many cuts in Vote II.

It was pointed out, however, when delegations' views were asked around the table at your last meeting, that the final result you arrived at tentatively reflected the divergent interests of certain delegations and could only be the first of a number of compromises.

For my part, then, I can, with understanding, accept the draft budget as it stands, although the cuts made in Vote II, which I have just mentioned, seem a little too severe in certain fields. The Secretariat will however endeavour to carry out the 1980 Work Programme as efficiently and in as good conditions as possible. If the overall reduction of FF 500,000 entails serious difficulties of budget management, I shall inform you of them in the first half of next year.

As regards the permanent staff establishment, I shall be submitting to you in the course of next year the changes I think need to be made in order to adjust the existing staff structure to the priority tasks the Organisation will have to undertake in the coming years. I ask you accordingly to approve the table of permanent posts for 1980 as it resulted from the indicatives vote taken at your last meeting at A level.

My main desire is to prevent the reopening of discussion on one or other particular points from compromising the adoption of a budget negotiated with such difficulty." CONFIDENTIAL

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The Chairman noted that there was general agreement not to reopen the discussion on the budget and to accept by consensus the draft budget for 1980 as amended after the discussions that had taken place at the 310th meeting.

With regard to the 1980 programme of intergovernmental activities (CM(79)219, Addendum), he observed that this was agreed as it stood following the amendments to the draft programme made indicatively or definitively at the 310th and 311th meetings, but with the addition under Secror 16 of a new activity concerned with the protection of sea trout in Turkey. Inclusion of this activity did not affect the budget total.

The Representative of France observed that the Council of Europe budget for 1980 showed a much greater increase over 1979 than was accepted in principle for his country's budgets and than could be thought acceptable. However, the French authorities realised that the new Secretary General had shown very great understanding when the budget was being debated having regard to the difficulties resulting from present economic and financial circumstances. The French delegation was accordingly prepared to join the consensus and vote the budget, but hoped that in future a greater effort would be made to avoid such substantial increases.

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The Representative of Switzerland explained his vote as follows:

"a. The Swiss authorities consider the 1980 budget unsatisfactory because there is a signal lack of balance between Votes I and II. They regret the cuts made in Vote II. b. As for Vote I, decisions about new posts and the upgrading of posts were often taken by a minimal majority, without it having been possible to look properly into their consequences. Moreover, a proposal by the Representative of Switzerland which would have brought about considerable reductions in Vote I was not even put to the vote - as prescribed in Resolutions(77)23 and (77)24, according to the procedures set out in document CM(79)96, amended at the 303rd meeting of the Deputies. c. The Secretary General's final statement, which led the Committee to adopt the budget unanimously, provides for the possibility of reviewing Vote II if the appropriations are found to be insufficient. It will be important, both for the Secretary General and for the Committee, to make use of that possibility in order to carry out the whole of the 1980 Programme of Activities. d. Once again, the procedure for the adoption of the Programme was unsatisfactory. The Representative of Switzerland firmly hopes that the Secretary General will submit to the Committee in the coming months a proposal regarding budgetary procedure and techniques modelled on the satisfactory management of the budgetary package for work in the legal field. e. Noting that the other delegations do not wish to reopen the debate on the 1980 budget, the Representative of Switzerland, having taken the opportunity of explaining his vote, joins with his colleagues in desisting from reopening the debate and in voting in favour of the budget." CONFIDENTIAL

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Decisions

The Deputies i. approved the following changes relating to permanent and temporary posts in the Secretariat:

Plan and Programme Division

Upgrading of a B2 post to B3

- Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs

- Social Division

• Upgrading of an A2/A3 post to A4

• Conversion of two specific temporary posts into permanent posts: 1 A2/A3 and 1 B2

• Population and Vocational Training Division

Conversion of two specific temporary posts into permanent posts: 1 A2/A3 and 1 B3

Directorate of Environment and Local Authorities

• Local Authorities Division

Final confirmation of three "fixed-term" posts: 1 B4, 1 B3 and 1 B2

• Regional Planning, Monuments and Sites Division

Final confirmation of one B5 "fixed-term" post

Directorate of Legal Affairs

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- Secretariat of the European Commission of Human Rights

• Creation of a permanent A2/A3 post

• Upgrading of an A6 post to A7

- Registry of the European Court of Human Rights

• Creation of one permanent B3 post

• Conversion of a specific temporary B2 post into a permanent post

- Directorate of Press and Information Services

Conversion of a specific temporary B3 post into a permanent post

- Directorate of Administration

• Establishment Division

Creation of a permanent A2/A3 post. This post and the corresponding appropriation (142,300 FF) will remain frozen pending a subsequent decision by the Committee of Ministers.

• Language Services, Documents and Conference Division

• Upgrading of an LT2 post to LT4

• Conversion of a specific temporary B2 post into a permanent post

• Technical Services Division

Conversion of 6 specific temporary posts into permanent posts: 2 C3 and 4 C2

• Staff Committee

Creation of a permanent B3 post

• Registry Office

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European Youth Foundation

• Final confirmation on a permanent basis of one "fixed-term" B2 post

The following transfers of permanent A-grade posts:

• 1 A2/A3 from the Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs - Economic Division - to the Directorate of Polticial Affairs - Secretariat of the Committee of Ministers;

• 1 A2/A3 from the Directorate of Environment and Local Authorities - Environment and Natural Resources Division - to the Local Authorities Division in the same Directorate; ii. approved the table of permanent posts (1) by directorate and service as it appears at Appendix IX to these Conclusions; iii. decided to freeze a sum of 320,000 FF under Sub-head 3 pending an examination of the Secretariat's proposals relating to the affiliation of staff to the Social Security Partial Disability Scheme; iv. decided to freeze a sum of 100,000 FF under Sub-head 13 - Expenditure on buildings; v. approved, as from 1.1.1980, the following rates for the daily subsistence allowances payable to representatives and to other persons:

298 FF for member States' representatives on committees of experts, members of the governing bodies of the European Youth Centre and the European Youth Foundation, the Appeals Board, the Board of Auditors, the Budget Committee, the organs of the Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe, consultants, co-ordinated fellowship-holders and recipients of technical assistance under the prison staff exchange scheme

Members of the European Commission of Human Rights

681 FF while on duty 575 FF while travelling 436 FF for work at home

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- Judges of the European Court of Human Rights

809 FF while on duty 670 FF while travelling 521 FF for work at home

Members of the Committee of Independent Experts on the Social Charter

579 FF per meeting day 452 FF while travelling 372 FF for work at home

494 FF for the members of the Consultative Assembly, the Ministers' Deputies in cases where their travel costs are borne by the Council of Europe, and the Special Representative for Refugees; vi. decided to fix at 511 FF, as from 1.1.1980, the daily fee payable to the members of the Appeals Board while on duty; vii. approved, as from 1.1.1980, the following uniform rates for individual fellowships in all fields of activity of the Council of Europe (including medical fellowships and the European blood transfusion and histo-compatibility courses):

- 115 FF per diem during the first month of the fellowship spent in one and the same host country (ie. 3,450 FF for a month)

- 3,120 FF during the following months in the same host country; viii. authorised the Secretary General to proceed to the appointment, as from 1 January 1980, of a Head of Protocol of grade A5, the said grade being temporarily supernumerary pending the departure of the grade A5 official at present at the disposal of External Relations Division; ix. agreed that the outstanding sums owing to the Council of Europe in respect of the 1978 financial year by the European Foundation Pro Venetia Viva and concerning the repayment of the salary of a Secretariat consultant expert acting as Director of the European Centre for the training of craftsmen in Venice, and the sums owing for the same reason in respect of 1979 should be charged to the budget of the Council of Europe; CONFIDENTIAL

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x. agreed that a programme assistant should be placed at the disposal of the Venice Centre, remunerated under Sub-head 72 of the Council of Europe budget, to continue to act as Director of the Centre; the appropriation under that sub-head being increased by FF 90,000 to allow the recruitment, for approximately 6 months, of a programme assistant for the regional planning and architectural heritage field; xi. instructed the Secretariat to submit for consideration at their March 1980 meeting (A level) proposals concerning the status of the Director of the Venice Centre, on the means required to make a full- time assistant available in 1981 for the regional planning and architectural heritage field, and on the steps to be taken to increase the effectiveness of the European Information Centre for Nature Conservation; xii. decided to amend point 9(c) of the specific terms of reference of the Ad hoc Committee of Experts to Examine the Draft European Convention for the Protection of International Watercourses against Pollution (CAHPP) to read:

'number of members per State whose expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe budget: One plus the Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee'; xiii. decided to amend point 9(c) of the specific terms of reference of the Committee of Experts on Legal Data Processing (CJ-IJ) to read one member per State instead of two; xiv. decided to reduce by 500,000 FF the total appropriations for Vote II (with the exception of the appropriations concerning the grants to the Cultural Fund and the Sports Fund and the financing of the European Youth Centre), it being understood that this reduction, which is of a technical nature, is indicatively spread proportionately over all the relevant sub-heads and that its effect should not be prejudicial to the implementation of the activities included in the programme approved for 1980. To this end the Secretary General is authorised to make transfers totalling up to 500,000 FF both within Vote II and from one Vote to another should this reduction prove to involve any overspending of appropriations; xv. approved the annual programme of intergovernmental activities for 1980 as it appears in the Addendum to CM(79)219, subject to the changes made thereto at their 310th, 311th and present meetings, and accordingly adopted Resolution(79)24 as it appears at Appendix X to these Conclusions; CONFIDENTIAL

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xvi. confirmed the decisions indicatively taken during their examination of the budget's various sub-heads and fixed the total of the ordinary budget for 1980 at 204,395,600 FF, divided into votes, heads and sub- heads as shown in the Appendix to Resolution(79)25; xvii. accordingly adopted Resolution(79)25 as it appears at Appendix XI to these Conclusions; xviii. instructed the Secretariat to prepare a draft joint reply to Assembly Opinions No, 92 and 93 for consideration at their 313th meeting (January 1980 - A level). CONFIDENTIAL

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Part 2 Extraordinary Budget for annual repayments on loans contracted for constructing the new building, and report of the Budget Committee (CM(79)219 Part 2, CM(79)253, para. 67)

This budget was discussed in conjunction with item XXIV of the agenda of the present meeting. The decision concerning its adoption was taken within the framework of the general consensus on the adoption of the budget as reported above under item XXIII Part 1.

Decision

The Deputies, having regard to the decisions taken under item XXIV of the agenda of the present meeting, decided that the total amount of this budget for 1980 would be FF 28,676,500, and accordingly adopted Resolution(79)26 as it appears at Appendix XII to these Conclusions. CONFIDENTIAL

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Part 4 Budget of the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field, and report of the Budget Committee (CM(79)219, Part 4, CM(79)253, paras. 69 and 70, and 296)

The decision concerning the adoption of this budget was taken within the framework of the general consensus on the adoption of the budget as reported above under item XXIII Part 1.

Decisions

The Representatives on the Committee of Ministers of the States Parties to the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field (*), acting in accordance with the recommendations of the Budget Committee, i. decided that the total amount of this budget would be FF3,008,000 broken down by heads and sub-heads, as set out in detail in the Appendix to the Resolution mentioned under (ii); ii. adopted Resolution(79)27 as it appears at Appendix XIII to these Conclusions.

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Part 5 Budget of the European Pharmacopoeia, and report of the Budget Committee. (Concl(79)310/XIV Part 5, CM(79)219 Part 5, CM(79)253, para. 71, and 296)

The decision concerning the adoption of this budget was taken within the framework of the general consensus on the adoption of the budget as reported above under item XXIII Part 1.

Decisions

The Representatives on the Committee of Ministers of the States Parties to the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia (*), acting in accordance with the recommendations of the Budget Committee: i. decided that the total amount of this budget would be FF5,326,000 broken down by heads and sub-heads as set out in detail in the Appendix to the Resolution mentioned under (ii); ii. adopted Resolution(79)28 as it appears at Appendix XIV to these Conclusions.

(*) Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. CONFIDENTIAL

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Part 6 Budget of the Partial Agreement on the Resettlement Fund, and report of the Budget Committee (CM(79)219 Part 6, CM(79)253, paras. 72 to 75, and 296)

The decision concerning the adoption of this budget was taken within the framework of the general consensus on the adoption of the budget as reported above under item XXIII Part 1.

Decisions

The Representatives on the Committee of Ministers of the States members of the Resettlement Fund (*), acting in accordance with the recommendations of the Budget Committee, i. approved the creation of a permanent post of grade B3; ii. decided that the total amount of this budget would be FF1,149, 800 broken down by heads and sub-heads as set out in detail in the Appendix to the Resolution mentioned under (iii); iii. adopted Resolution(79)29 as it appears at Appendix XV to these Conclusions.

(*) Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey. CONFIDENTIAL

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XXIV. CONSTRUCTION OF THE PALAIS DE L'EUROPE Disputes (Concl(79)310/XV, CM(79)297)

Decision

The Deputies adopted Resolution(79)30 on the Council of Europe buildings (supplementary financial arrangements), as it appears at Appendix XVI to these Conclusions. CONFIDENTIAL

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XXV. AD HOC COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERTS (CAHEA) Report of the 22nd meeting (CM(79)305, 313 and 317)

This item was discussed partially in restricted session (see Addendum I to these Conclusions, which has been issued to Heads of Delegation only).

Decisions

The Deputies i. decided to amend the specific terms of reference of the Ad hoc Committee of Administrative Experts (CAHEA), adopted by Decision No. CM/3/010177 (see page 10/6 of the Compendium of Terms of Reference), as last amended at their 297th meeting (item XIX), as follows:

Point 4 of the terms of reference: the duration of the terms of reference is extended until 31 July 1980; ii. agreed to resume consideration at their 313rd meeting (January 1980 - A level) of the other matters raised during the discussion of the present item. CONFIDENTIAL

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XXVI. 1979 TRIENNIAL REVIEW, WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1979, OF THE REMUNERATION OF CATEGORY B AND C STAFF OF THE CO-ORDINATED ORGANISATIONS 168th Report of the Co-ordinating Committee of Government Budget Experts (CM(79)304)

Decision

The Deputies approved the 168th report of the Co-ordinating Committee of Government Budget Experts (CM(79)304, Appendix II) and accordingly authorised the Secretary General to apply the measures proposed therein, having regard to the decision taken at their 289th meeting (item XVIII(b)) to the effect that pensions are adjustable in the same proportion as for serving staff. CONFIDENTIAL

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XXVII. PREPARATION OF FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

The Representative of Ireland noted that the date for the 313th meeting of the Deputies, namely the A level meeting in January, coincided with a session of the European Parliament. As he had already discovered through informal contacts that this date was not particularly suitable for the majority of Deputies, since it came rather soon after the Christmas and New Year celebrations, he wondered whether the meeting might not be postponed for one week.

The Representative of Italy endorsed the request of the Representative of Ireland. He realised that, since the European Parliament fixed its dates at a rather late stage it was difficult for the Deputies to always avoid a clash of dates. Nevertheless, he felt that, where meetings coincided, something should be done.

The Representatives of Sweden, Switzerland, Greece and Austria supported the proposals of the Representative of Ireland. he Representative of Norway said that the unexpected proposal of. the Representative of Ireland caused certain problems. One could look at it merely as of direct immediate concern, but it might also cause more long-range concern to the Council of Europe and involve questions of principle.

In the first place it would mean that his authorities would have just one week at their disposal to prepare instructions for the 314th meeting. In the second place the Parliamentary Assembly would hold its part- session the week following the one the Representative of Ireland had suggested for the 313th meeting. In the third place, it should be underlined that a period of at least two weeks should elapse between meetings, which the Committee itself had stressed at given occasions.

In reply to a question from one delegation, the Secretary to the Committee said that several other dates coincided, namely the 316th meeting (March 1980 - B level) and the 319th meeting (May 1980 - A level). There would also be a clash with sessions of the European Parliament in September 1980 (322nd meeting of the Deputies - A level) and in December 1980 (327th meeting of the Deputies - A level).

The meeting place for the European Parliament's sessions had however been decided for only the first three meetings in 1980, which would take place in Strasbourg. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Sweden asked whether agendas might in future be drafted more clearly in order to facilitate the task of officials in the different capitals responsible for Council of Europe affairs. The latter were not always as familiar as the Deputies themselves with the Committee's work and frequently asked for clarification on certain items of the agenda. It would be helpful to provide a clearer and more detailed agenda, particularly by using a system of keywords. There should also be a distinction between items requiring an urgent decision and those which merely called for a preliminary exchange of views. He asked the Secretariat to study this matter.

Returning to the problems of the clashing of dates between meetings of the Deputies and those of the European Parliament, the Representative of Spain asked whether it might not be possible to change the date of the 316th meeting (March 1980 - B level). As he was to chair that meeting, while at the same time having to settle certain matters connected with the European Parliament session, he suggested putting this meeting forward or back by one week.

The Representative of Belgium said that the question at issue with regard to both the 313th and 316th meetings was one of principle. In his view, the endeavour should be made wherever possible to avoid arranging meetings of the Deputies during the periods when the European Parliament was in session; but once these dates had been fixed, the temptation to constantly change them should be avoided.

After consulting the Representative of Spain, the Chairman suggested that there were two ways of solving the problem which the date of the 316th meeting seemed to pose: either change the date, or change the Chairman, if the latter was not free on the scheduled date. He asked for the Committee's feelings on this point.

The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, supported by the Representatives of Norway and Austria, thought that it was preferable to change the Chairman rather than the date. It was not for the Deputies of the Council of Europe, who settled their dates for meetings well before the European Parliament and who met in their own headquarters, to alter the arrangements for their meetings when they coincided with those of the European Parliament, all the more so as the European Parliament received advance notification of the dates of meetings of the Committee of Ministers and the Deputies.

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Firstly, he intended to continue having informal meetings with Heads of Delegations and the Secretary General, particularly at about 3 pm on the first meeting day, so as to be able to start the official proceedings at about 4 pm. Secondly, he felt that the procedure for the dialogue with the Secretary General could be overhauled. The most effective way for the Secretary General to report on journeys and visits which he had made might be to circulate a written report to all delegations. The dialogue as a specific item on the agenda should consist rather of an exchange of views on important matters which deserved attention.

Thirdly, he thought that the lengthy discussion that had just been held on the timetable of meetings, which was unfortunately not the first and no doubt not the last, proved that it was necessary to reconsider sooner or later the system of meetings as practised at present. For his part, he thought that weekly meetings lasting one day would undoubtedly be the best system. There was a good chance that this solution might soon be contemplated as there were now only three non-resident delegations.

Decisions

The Deputies i. decided to change the dates of their 313th meeting (January 1980 - A level) and to hold it from 21-25 January 1980; ii. approved the draft agendas of their 313th (January 1980 - A level) and 314th (February 1980 - B level) meetings, as they appear at Appendices II and III to these Conclusions. CONFIDENTIAL

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XXVIII. OTHER BUSINESS

a. Dialogue with the Secretary General

1. Visit to Geneva (14-15 November 1979)

The Secretary General made the following statement:

"As I indicated in the course of your 309th meeting (1), I went to Geneva on 14 and 15 November to attend a senior-level meeting on the. protection of the environment arranged in the framework of the UN Economic Commission for Europe.

The meeting was attended mainly by representatives of the 34 countries belonging to the Economic Commission for Europe and also representatives of a number of international organisations. Three texts were adopted, one of which was a Convention on long-range trans-boundary air pollution, which is the first pan-European convention on the matter, and which was also signed, significantly, by the Communities.

This high-level meeting was undoubtedly a considerable success. Each delegation emphasised co-operation, and all dissension was studiously avoided.

I had a talk with Mr Janez Stanovnik, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe, which took place in an atmosphere of entire cordiality. Mr Stanovnik was gratified by my intervention at the meeting, and said he was very much in favour of greater co- operation between the two Secretariats in a number of fields, such as the environment, statistics and most of all energy.

As a postscript to the subject of the high-level conference on the protection of the environment, I should like to say that among the receptions I attended, one was given by the Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union in Geneva.

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I have already had the opportunity of reporting to the Committee of Ministers on the outcome of my visit to Mr Blanchard, Director General of the International Labour Office.

During my stay in Geneva I was also the guest at a luncheon of Ambassador Luigi Cottafavi, Director General of the United Nations Office, with several senior officials from that Office. I should point out that I was given a particularly warm welcome.

Lastly, I took the opportunity while in Geneva of paying a courtesy visit to Mr Pio Carlo Terenzio, Secretary General of the Interparliamentar Union."

The Representative of Turkey asked whether the fact that the Secretary General had been invited to a reception at the Soviet Union Embassy in Geneva meant that Soviet policy towards the Council of Europe had evolved. Two or three years previously the Assembly had planned holding a meeting in Vienna, to be attended by representatives of the Eastern bloc countries, but the plan had aborted because of the intransigence of the Soviet authorities.

The Secretary General said that the invitation had been a courteous gesture, because all delegations attending the conference on the protection of the environment had been invited. During the course of the reception, however, he had had an opportunity to talk to an important Soviet personage, to whom he had indicated his astonishment at the absence of interest in the Council of Europe on the part of the Soviet Union.

2. Relations with OECD

The Secretary General made the following statement:

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I am happy to say after first my private talk with the OECD Secretary General, and then a working luncheon with members of his staff, including his two Deputies, MM Wootton and Eldin, that the climate of relations with OECD is excellent and that those with whom I came into contact expressed their resolve that those excellent relations should be maintained and indeed taken a stage further, as and when necessary.

As the meeting took place a few days after the session of the Committee of Ministers, I discussed with Mr Van Lennep two subjects that had been dealt with at that session which are relevant to OECD, namely the Tripartite Conference and balanced development in Europe.

I described the present situation regarding the Tripartite Conference to Mr Van Lennep, and told him that OECD would probably receive an invitation shortly to take part in the work of preparation for the Conference.

On the matter of economic and social disparities, I had the impression that Mr Van Lennep wanted to wait and see what developments there were likely to be before making any pronouncement."

The Representative of Switzerland said that he had reported at the 309th meeting (item XXXIV(c)) on the meeting of the OECD and Council of Europe Liaison Committees. He had indicated on that occasion that members of both committees were anxious to have more frequent contacts. As it happened he had just talked on the telephone with his opposite number on the OECD Liaison Committee, the Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, who had discussed the matter with his colleagues. The OECD committee had reached the conclusion that there was in fact a case for holding a meeting of the two committees. He proposed to revert to the matter at a subsequent meeting.

Replying to a question from the Representative of the United Kingdom, the Secretary General said that the question of more frequent and more far-reaching contacts between OECD and Parliamentarians had not been raised in his conversation with Mr Van Lennep. CONFIDENTIAL

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3. Journeys to Stuttgart, Bonn and Munich

The Secretary General made the following statement:

"I had the opportunity at the end of November and early December to attend three European events celebrated in the Federal Republic of Germany.

In Stuttgart I spoke in the course of a ceremony organised by the Government of the Land Baden-Württemburg, attended by several hundred mayors from German towns and cities, devoted to the important contribution which town twinning in Europe could make to the construction of Europe and closer relations between its peoples.

In Bonn, I lectured before the General Assembly of members of the German European Union on the role of the Council of Europe in the construction of Europe, and particularly on relations with the European Communities in that connection.

In Munich, following an invitation from two institutions, the Donaueuropäisches Institute, Vienna, and the Peutinger Collegium, Munich, I spoke on "The role of the Council of Europe in connection with North-South and East-West relations in Europe."

I was not paying an official visit to the Federal Republic but I nevertheless had the opportunity of meeting in Bonn the President of the Republic, Mr Carstens, and the Secretary of State at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Mr Van Well.

The President, who you will recall was the first Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Council of Europe, told me that he was firmly convinced that in the present political scene in Europe the Council of Europe had more than ever before a vital part to play. He stressed the importance of close and unceasing contacts between the Europe of the twenty-one and the Europe of the Nine.

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- the Committee of Ministers, as the political decision-making body;

- the Parliamentary Assembly, whose political potential was considerable, and

- the Secretariat, with its efficiency and experience in numerous areas of practical European co-operation.

I feel that these three events, which gave me an opportunity to establish contact with three different groups of opinion leaders, were very helpful in strengthening the links between the Council of Europe and the people who are daily concerned in our member countries with the European cause."

4. Presentation of the Nansen Medal

The Secretary General made the following statement:

"Yesterday I went to Geneva as a full member of the Nansen Committee, which is responsible for the annual award of the Medal to a person or organisation having rendered exceptional service to the cause of refugees.

As you know, the Nansen Committee, whose Chairman is Mr Hartling, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, awarded the Nansen Medal for 1979 to Mr Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the French Republic.

One-half of the prize money which goes with the award of the Nansen Medal will this year be made over by the President of the French Republic to charitable associations working on behalf of refugees from Cambodia, and the other half will go towards the construction of a primary school at Dukwe, in Botswana.

Following a meeting of the Nansen Committee I was able to speak to the President of the Republic and two members of the Government accompanying him, Mr Olivier Stirn, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Mr Daniel Hoeffel, Secretary of State attached to the Minister of Health. I made a point of raising with the President of the French Republic the interest he had evinced in our Organisation and hoped that his interest would be sustained. I am happy to be able to say that his reply was immediate and entirely favourable to our Organisation, with whose activities he is familiar and whose work he appreciates." CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representatives of France and Norway thanked the Secretary General for his utterances on the occasion of the presentation of the Nansen Medal.

5. Relations with EFTA

The Secretary General made the following statement:

"Within the framework of relations with the European Free Trade Association, an EFTA - Council of Europe inter-Secretariat meeting took place in Geneva on 3 December. The Director of Political Affairs, who headed the Council delegation, has reported to me on that meeting, in the course of which it became apparent that EFTA was very much in favour of the Tripartite Conference. EFTA is also invited to take part in the work of preparation for the conference, and I should like here and now to stress that the press communiqué issued by that Organisation after its ministerial meeting, which was held a few days after that of the Council of Europe, reported its pleasure at the decisions reached by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe concerning the Tripartite Conference.

I plan to visit Mr Muller, Secretary General of EFTA, the next time I am in Geneva."

6. Invitation to the European Court of Human Rights to visit the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

The Secretary General made the following statement:

"The Inter-American Court has invited the European Court to visit it next January in San José, Costa Rica, to discuss a number of problems they have in common. The Inter-American Court is one of the organs set up by the American Convention on Human Rights.

The invitation is the result of the presence of the Vice-Chairman of the European Court at the installation last September of the Inter- American Court at San José, Costa Rica, and the attendance of the Vice-President of the Inter-American Court on 30 October, in Strasbourg, at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the European Court. CONFIDENTIAL

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Not all the members of the European Court will go to San Jose; the delegation will consist of three judges and the Registrar. The encounter will take place next January, and the purpose it will serve is self- evident. The fledgling Inter-American Court, the fruit of a Convention based largely on the European Convention on Human Rights, is rightly anxious to benefit from the encouragement and experience of the older establishment in Strasbourg. Equally, the European Court feels it has a duty to contribute to the success of a regional enterprise which is comparable, despite manifest differences, with that under way for several decades now within the Council of Europe."

The Representative of Spain expressed his pleasure at the news just announced by the Secretary General, which chimed perfectly with the idea of a dialogue between Europe and Latin America, in particular in connection with human rights, referred to by King Juan Carlos when he addressed the Council of Europe Assembly.

The Representative of Belgium understood that the Organisation of American States had frozen the Court's funds as a result of budgetary difficulties, so that it had been unable to begin its operations.

The Secretary General said that the Court had been constituted on 3 September of the current year, had held two preparatory sittings, but so far it had of course no cases before it.

The Representative of Austria was delighted to hear that the Inter- American Court of Human Rights was interested in the Council of Europe's Court, because co-operation between the two institutions, whose mission was the same, could not fail to bear fruit.

7. Colloquy on 23 November 1979

The Representative of Turkey said he would like to raise a question which was exercising him, concerning the Colloquy between the Ministers and the Parliamentarians on 23 November.

He gave a reminder of the procedural differences between the Ministerial session and the Colloquy. At the end of the session of the Committee of Ministers a set of minutes was prepared and a press communiqué was adopted. No minutes recorded the discussions at the Colloquy, so that participants should be as free as possible to express their views. CONFIDENTIAL

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In the course of the Colloquy, Mr Hofer, as Chairman of the Assembly's Political Affairs Committee, had reported in considerable detail on the parliamentarians' mission to the Middle East. His speech was of great interest and the Representative of Turkey had ventured to express his views on it at the time.

The following day he had been astonished to see a very detailed and accurate account of the discussion in the Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace.

He further pointed out that in his message to his fellow Ministers before the ministerial session, the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers had stressed that it was important for the Ministers to be present in force, so as not to cause disappointment to the parliamentarians. He was far from certain that leaks of this kind were calculated to encourage the Ministers to take part in the Colloquy or make for improved efficacy in the dialogue between the two organs of the Council of Europe. Indiscretions of this kind might well discourage participants in the Colloquy from expressing their views freely as they did at present.

The Secretary General thought that the question needed to be handled carefully; in any event participants in the Colloquy should be reminded that its debates were confidential, so that incidents of this kind could be avoided in future.

The Director of the Press and Information Services said that the President of the Assembly had met the press before the Colloquy took place, and had spoken in some detail on the Council of Europe parlia- mentarians' mission to the Middle East. The article alluded to by the Representative of Turkey accordingly contained no information which had not been imparted to the press by Mr de Koster in his press conference.

8. Request from the European Trade Union Confederation to be admitted as an observer to meetings of the Committee of Experts on the right to organise

The Representative of Austria noted that on 16 November the ETUC had written to the Secretary General expressing a wish to be admitted as an observer to meetings of the Committee of Experts on the right to organise (CDAS-RO). This request was somewhat unusual in that the ETUC was asking for the same status as it enjoyed on the Governmental CONFIDENTIAL

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Committee on the European Social Charter. There were thus two distinct problems which were nevertheless connected, ie the request to be admitted as an observer as such and the wish expressed by the ETUC to enjoy a particular status. The two aspects of the question were not totally dissociable in that it was possible that the ETUC was interested in observer status only if this was accompanied by rights equal to those it enjoyed on the Governmental Committee on the European Social Charter. He therefore asked the Secretary General how he intended to proceed.

The Representative of Turkey said that he had already sent a reply to the Secretary General in which he requested that the matter be discussed by the Deputies.

The Representative of Switzerland felt that since the item "Relations with management and labour" was already on the agenda of the 313th meeting (January 1980 - A level), this aspect of the matter could very well be discussed under that item.

9. Conference on 'Life in the Universe'.

The Deputy Secretary General made the following statement:

"Certain members of this Committee will perhaps already have read a report on the 'Life in the Universe' Conference, since the 'Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace' published two long and detailed articles on it on 4 and 5 December. I should tell you that this Conference was held in Paris at UNESCO headquarters from 19 to 21 November and organised by the Study Group on Cosmic Chemistry, Cosmic Evolution and Exobiology of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, with the collaboration of UNESCO, the European Space Agency and the French National Space Research Centre. After the opening session, at which the Director General of UNESCO, Mr M' Bow, and I spoke, the participants, of whom there were some 150, met in three work groups. The first one, dealing with 'planets as a phenomenon throughout the Universe', was directed by the astronomer Audoin Dollfus; the second, on 'the appearance and evolution of life', was directed by Dr. Alan Schwarz, of the Exobiology Laboratory of the University of Nijmegen, and the third on the 'prospects of contact between our civilisation and other intelligent beings in the Universe', was directed by Dr. Frank Drake, a pioneer in programmes for monitoring intersetellar space. CONFIDENTIAL

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I must admit that, in spite of my fairly rudimentary knowledge of physics and biochemistry, which sometimes prevented me from understanding parts of what was being said, I found the experience thrilling, and the participants, with whom I remained for two days, said the same.

I followed with particular interest the work of the group on monitoring interstellar space. The idea behind the experiments carried out by Dr. Drake is the following: in the present state of our knowledge, and as far as can be foreseen, a spaceship would take at least 30,000 years to reach the nearest star system capable of producing life. From this only one conclusion is possible: the sending of electro- magnetic or other signals and monitoring the sky are the only possibilities of establishing contact with extra-terrestrial intelligent beings. As one expert said, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack without even knowing what the needle looks like. But monitoring techniques are progressing rapidly, and experts reckon that in 20 years or so we shall have real chances of success, especially as they consider (as their conclusions state) that the evolution of intelligence is not a unique event in the Universe.

An open forum, organised by Mr Albert Ducrocq, a well-known scientific journalist, concluded the discussion. There was an audience of around 1,500 people, and there were more than one hundred press, radio and television representatives. By then I had already had to leave Paris but it would seem that the discussions were animated.

The conclusions of this Conference as well as the various reports will be submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Science and Technology, but if certain permanent delegations wish to receive the documents, the Secretariat will be pleased to send them to them."

10. Conference on 'Optics, Photonics and Iconics'

Referring to the matter of relations with the USSR, the Deputy Secretary General announced that a Conference devoted to "Optics, Photonics and Iconics" had been held in Strasbourg in the week of 26 to 30 November and had been attended by over 30 Russian scientists, who had expressed their satisfaction at being able to work with Western scientists in an event organised by the Council of Europe. CONFIDENTIAL

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11. Staff appointments

Under this item of the agenda, the Deputies held an informal exchange of views with the Secretary General during which the latter made known his intentions with regard to certain staff appointments envisaged, in application of Article 24(2) of the Regulations on Appointments.

The Chairman prepared and transmitted to Heads of Delegation a summary record of the exchange of views (see Appendix II to these Conclusions).

Decision

The Deputies agreed to examine at their 313th meeting (January 1980 - A level) the request for observer status with the Committee of Experts on the Right to Organise (CDAS-RO), made by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), under the item "Relations with management and labour". CONFIDENTIAL

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b. European Charter on the Rights of the Child Recommendation 874 (Concl(79)310/V(a), CM(79)316)

The Representative of Belgium said that he had no objections to the draft interim reply prepared by the Secretariat but he thought it might be useful to mention under para. 4 of the draft ad hoc terms of reference to be assigned to the CDAS and CDCJ the work currently being done on this subject by the United Nations Human Rights Commission.

The Representatives of Spain and France agreed with the Representative of Belgium.

The Representative of Spain proposed that the CDDH be informed of the ad hoc terms of reference to be assigned to the CDAS and CDCJ. Furthermore, he expressed his satisfaction with the way in which the Assembly had dealt with this matter, adopting a Recommendation addressed to the Committee of Ministers embodying general guidelines to be developed rather than adopting a Resolution, as it had done in the case of the Declaration on the Police, which had been transmitted to the Committee of Ministers on a "take it or leave it" basis.

The Representative of Greece recalled that his delegation had submitted a document (CM(79)316) entitled "The protection of the children in Greece". He said that this was an important matter that could usefully be dealt with by the Council of Europe and he was happy to see that the Assembly had made a valuable contribution to the rights of the child by adopting Recommendation 874. In this context he recalled the statement made by the President of the Hellenic Republic on the occasion of the International Year of the Child, when he had said "No one else denies the sanctity of the child, but the appeal of the United Nations shows that there is a long way between the recognition of the child's importance and his actual protection". Civilisation attributed great importance to human beings to their personality and happiness. This happiness was linked with the situation of the individual during his childhood, well being, security, all of which influenced the behaviour of the individual in society. The matter was therefore one of importance not only for the individual but also for society as a whole. Referring to paragraph 17 of Recommendation 874, he said that this was a field where the Council of Europe could make a useful contribution to the protection of the child. He noted however, that the Recommendation made no reference to the right of the child to leisure. He believed that this aspect should also be dealt with. CONFIDENTIAL

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Finally, he recalled that the Greek authorities had organised an international congress in Athens in 1978 called "The Child in Tomorrow' World".

The representative of Norway said that his authorities had not yet examined Recommendation 874 in detail. However, he could agree to the assigning of ad hoc terms to the CDAS and CDCJ to express an opinion on the Recommendation. He suggested in addition that the Recommendation might also be sent to CDDH or possibly to the ad hoc committee for human rights which for the time being was studying the question of the extension of the European Convention on Human Rights. He agreed with the Representative of Belgium that reference should be made in the ad hoc terms of reference to the work undertaken by the United Nations.

The Representative of Switzerland thought that Recommendation 874 was important. It was a good Council of Europe contribution towards the International Year of the Child. While agreeing that this Recommendation should be examined by the competent steering committees, he wished to point out that Switzerland did not share certain views expressed by the Assembly. In particular, contrary to the opinion expressed in section 17.II(c), it would prefer to have the expression "parental authority" retained. In addition, contrary to sub paragraph (d) of the same paragraph, it would prefer to adhere to the Swiss legal practice, according to which, in cases of divorce or separation, the judge automatically applies the necessary measures regarding the custody of children, the safeguard of their interests, visiting rights and the assignment of parental authority. Under Swiss law, the judge was not bound by the parents' proposals and could, if he thought necessary, have recourse to the social services or to supervisory authorities. This solution would appear more appropriate, as it avoided making the child a party to the proceedings and obliging him to defend his rights vis-à-vis his parents. It should also be noted that the expression in para VI(a), "the rights of every child to life from the moment of conception" was currently a very controversial issue in the majority of Council of Europe member States.

The Representative of Switzerland expressed the opinion that the CDDH as well as the CDAS and the CDCJ should be asked to give an opinion on this matter.

The Representative of the Netherlands suggested that the Committee of Ministers seek the opinion of the CDPC. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Ireland expressed the view that in asking steering committees for opinions it might be desirable to indicate that the Committee of Ministers did not necessarily and unreservedly accept or endorse all the general principles enshrined in the Recommendation. In the view of his delegation, paragraphs (a) to (e) of Part I on the legal position of the child should be approached with great caution, as they could have far reaching effects. For example, an obligation to regard the interests of the child as paramount could prove in some cases to be unfair to other personns.

The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany shared the views of the Representative of Ireland.

The Representative of Austria said that his authorities had given preliminary consideration to Recommendation 874 and that he was pleased to note that most of the principles set out therein were already embodied in Austrian law.

The Representative of the United Kingdom said that his delegation was not yet in a position to take a stand on Recommendation 874. As for the steering committes to be asked to formulate an opinion he did not believe that it was necessary at that stage to consult steering committees other than the CDAS, whose members could consult several departments. The Committee of Ministers could, at a later stage, ask the CDDH, and not the CDCJ, to formulate an opinion on the Recommendation.

The Representative of Belgium said that in his country matters relating to the protection of children were within the competence and jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice and that if the CDCJ were not to be consulted on this question the subject matter of the Recommendation would be unduly limited to social aspects of the rights of the child.

The Representative of Turkey said that his authorities too attached great importance to the rights of the child and the Recommendation of the Assembly related to this matter. Referring to the statement of the Representative of Belgium regarding the work undertaken by the United Nations in this field, he said that this work should in no way delay the work to be undertaken by the Council of Europe, which would be of a European character and could lay down the basic guidelines and principles of the rights of the child. He argued that the question of the rights of the child had national and international dimensions; thus there were, for example, about 500,000 Turkish children living abroad with their families in the member States of the Council of Europe. These children constituted second generation migrants. He was therefore of the opinion that the ad hoc terms of reference should also be assigned to the Steering Committee on Intra European Migration (CDMG) and the CDCC. CONFIDENTIAL

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The Chairman believed that if the ad hoc terms of reference were to be assigned to the CDAS and CDCJ and also to the CDDH, CDMG, CDPC and CDCC there would be a delay. He was therefore of the opinion that the CDDH, CDMG, CDPC and CDCC should be informed of the terms of reference to be given to the CDAS and CDCJ and that the latter could consult the others before finalising their opinions.

Decisions

The Deputies i. adopted Decision No. CM/173/141279 assigning ad hoc terms of reference to the CDAS and CDCJ, as it appears at Appendix XVII to these Conclusions; ii. adopted the following interim reply to Recommendation 874:

"The Committee of Ministers, following a preliminary examination of Recommendation 874 on a European Charter on the Rights of the Child, has agreed to ask the Steering Committee for Social Affairs (CDAS) and the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) to express an opinion on it. Once these Committees have expressed their opinions, the Committee of Ministers will inform the Assembly on the follow-up action that it intends to take." CONFIDENTIAL

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c. Co-operation for the reconstruction for Nicaragua Recommendation 877 and Order No. 384 (Concl(79)310/V(a))

The Representative of Spain said that his authorities had examined Recommendation 877 and Order No. 384 related thereto. He noted that in paragraph 5 of Recommendation 877 the Assembly recognised the programme of the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) would complement the activities and the help of the United Nations, governments and other organisations engaged in assisting the people of Nicaragua in the rebuilding of their country. In this context he gave details of the assistance his government had already given or intended to make available. These were:

1. Humanitarian aid (already granted):

i. Provision of a field hospital which has been functioning since August 1979. More than 11,000 patients were given treatment during the first three months.

ii. Gift of 5,000 tonnes of sugar, 5,000 tonnes of flour and 3,000 tonnes of rice, to a total value of 520 million pesetas.

iii. Gift of 37 motor coaches valued at 177 million pesetas.

iv. Gift of 4,000 children's books.

v. Gift of 7.5 tonnes of medicines.

vi. Consignment of medicines, clothes, etc., sent by private bodies.

2. Technical aid:

a. Already granted

i. Visit by a technical commission on agrarian reform.

ii. Visit by a commission to assess motor vehicle needs.

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ii. Visits by technical commissions for the following sectors:

fisheries, energy and the training of customs and port authority officials.

3. International organisations:

- Support through the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and ECLA.

The Representative of France made the following statement:

"France did not wish, as recommended in Order No. 384, to make a contribution through ICEM, as it had done a great deal to help Nicaragua since the end of the civil war and the establishment of the new regime, including:

1. Bilateral aid

- initial emergency aid agreed on 16 August 1979, worth some 2.5M francs, comprising the immediate despatch of 7 tonnes of medical supplies and 1,000 tonnes of bread-wheat flour;

- a second 2.5 tonne batch of medical supplies valued at 110,000 francs, sent in response to a further appeal from the Nicaraguan authorities.

A contribution of a total of 50M francs (loan and gift) to the reconstruction programme had also been agreed. This was mainly for the construction of 4 treatment units and a 150-180 bed hospital, and also included balance-of-payments aid.

In the cultural field, France had agreed to contribute 200,000 francs to a cultural complex to be built in the capital.

2. Multilateral aid

France was also contributing to Nicaragua's reconstruction through Community aid, totalling nearly 9M dollars in 1979."

The Representative of Sweden made the following statement:

"Swedish governmental assistance to the reconstruction of Nicaragua so far amounts to about 30 million Swedish Kroner, of which about 10 million was in response to the appeal of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNCHR) that aims at the same type of aid as that to be provided by the ICEM. Of the 10 million, 3 million have been supplied to the UNCHR and 7 million spent on various bilateral projects. Sweden is not a member of the ICEM and would not supply aid through that organisation in this particular case." CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Italy made the following statement:

"Italy has responded positively to Recommendation 877 and has given ICEM the sum of 200 million lire.

Moreover, Italy has so far participated in the following multilateral aid programmes organised by various international organisations:

- supply of urea to the FAO to a value of 34M lire

- contribution to the International Committee of the Red Cross: 80M lire.

Finally, the following aid has been given on a bilateral basis:

- 1000 tons of rice to a value of 500M lire

- food aid for 200M lire

- free transport of food and medical aid for 175M lire

medical aid programme (Italian equipment and doctors) for about 200M lire."

The Representative of Switzerland made the following statement:

"the political level, Switzerland shares the Assembly's concern regarding the reconstruction of Nicaragua. Without awaiting multilateral action, Switzerland has already launched a bilateral project. Last October, humanitarian aid amounting to 1.5 million Swiss Francs had been provided in the form of rice, milk powder, sorgo seed, tents and medical aid. In addition, a programme of development co-operation for food production in the Segovias region, amounting to 4.2 million Swiss francs, has been decided, the first installment of which was transferred on 2 October."

The Representative of Belgium made the following statement:

"In addition to bilateral action and individual contributions to charity organisations, the Belgian Government is favourably disposed towards action by ICEM and is studying the possibility of making a similar contribution to that offered under the programme for resettling Portuguese refugees from overseas." CONFIDENTIAL

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The Representative of Norway said that his government had received requests from Nicaragua for quick humanitarian assistance, as well as for aid in a more long-range perspective for the rebuilding of the country. Norway had reacted positively to these requests and had so far contributed 4.7 million Norwegian kroner through national and international relief organisations. His government planned to support "noted projects", administered by multi-lateral organisations.

So far it had been decided to give financial support to an ILO project for "emergency advisory assistance", in the amount of US $ 135,000 while taking a positive view on a UNICEF project intended for the resumption of a rural development project which had been temporarily interrupted. For practical reasons, Norway would not be able to give aid to Nicaragua through ICEM.

The Representative of Greece said that his government had sent its aid to Nicaragua through the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The Representative of the Netherlands said that his government had given help direct to Nicaragua.

The Representative of the United Kingdom said that bilateral aid had been given by the United Kingdom to Nicaragua in a number of ways and through different organisations. Furthermore, his authorities although not contributing directly to ICEM were studying ways of assisting ICEM to recruit Chilean refugees studying in the United Kingdom to go and work in Nicaragua.

In reply to the Representative of Sweden, who wondered why the Assembly had asked for aid to be channelled through ICEM, the representative of the Office of the Clerk of the Assembly said that the texts of the Recommendation and the report related thereto were prepared by the Assembly's Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography. ICEM participated in the Council of Europe's work as well as the work of the Assembly committees.

He recalled that the Government of Nicaragua had submitted a request to the ICEM to assist in its national reconstruction effort and that the ICEM had requested that the Council of Europe support the ICEM aid and assistance programme to Nicaragua. He further recalled that the ICEM programme as mentioned in paragraph 5 of the Recommendation would complement the activities and the help of the United Nations, governments and other organisations engaged in assisting Nicaragua, and that taking a position on this programme would avoid consideration of the political aspects of the matter. CONFIDENTIAL

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Decisions

The Deputies i. took note of Order No. 384; ii. agreed to consider with a view to its adoption the following draft reply to Recommendation 877 at their 313th meeting (January 1980 - A level):

"The Committee of Ministers has considered Assembly Recommendation 877 on co-operation for the reconstruction of Nicaragua. It shares the Assembly's concern as regards the need to help Nicaragua as quickly as possible. The Committee of Ministers can therefore, as regards the substance, support the call for assistance to Nicaragua expressed in the Assembly's Recommendation. However, it considers that the means of sending this assistance advocated in the Recommendation are not the only ones available to the member governments of the Council of Europe. In fact most of the member governments have as soon as the civil war ended and the new regime was established in Nicaragua taken steps to assist that country, in particular by sending food, medicines and equipment and making important contributions to finance the construction of hospitals and essential buildings. They have also made grants in favour of various programmes to send executives, techniciens and skilled workers to Nicaragua where their qualifications are badly needed. Most of this assistance has been granted bilaterally on a direct government to government basis. However, the member governments of the Council of Europe have also contributed to multilateral programmes particularly those of the European Communities, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Labour Organisation, the FAO and also the Inter-governmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM). The member governments will continue this assistance so long as it is necessary but consider that it is for each government itself to decide by what means the assistance shall be sent." CONFIDENTIAL

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d. Relations with the European Communities (Concl(79)311/III and SG/D(79)4 and 8, CM(79)204, 265 and Add.)

Decision

The Deputies agreed to postpone consideration of this item until their 313th meeting (January 1980 - A level) for lack of time at the present meeting. CONFIDENTIAL

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e. Pompidou Group Request for co-operation with the Council of Europe (CM(79)308)

The Representative of Sweden made the following statement:

"You will have recently received a Secretariat memorandum, with the reference CM(79)308, concerning the request from the Pompidou Group for co-operation with the Council of Europe. The purpose of this memorandum is to inform the Committee of Ministers of the contents of a letter dated 16 November 1979 and addressed to the Secretary General by the Minister of Social Affairs of Sweden, in her capacity as Chairman-in-office of the Pompidou Group. By this letter, the Committee of Ministers is requested to examine the possibility of authorising the Secretary General to provide the Group with the secretarial services mentioned in a document appended to the letter.

This same document also contains information on the origin of the Group and on its aim, status, membership, working methods and present rules and procedure.

I would like on this occasion to briefly develop certain points with a view to facilitating the Committee of Ministers' examination of this question in January.

When formed in 1971, the Pompidou Group consisted of seven member States of the Council of Europe: Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Three further member States of the Council of Europe have subsequently been admitted: Denmark, Ireland and Sweden.

The Group, which as a general rule meets at ministerial level every two years, in particular holds exchanges of views on the measures taken or to be taken to combat the problems raised by drug abuse and the illicit traffic in drugs. These meetings enable the Ministers who participate to propose and discuss measures to be undertaken in different fields: health, education, measures of control, harmonisation of legislation. This highlights one of the particular features of the Group, namely its multidisciplinary character. CONFIDENTIAL

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This multidisciplinary approach and the extent of the Group's aim make up its richness, but can also explain the difficulties which it encounters given the limited means at its disposal. In fact, up to the present time, the Chairmanship country alone has provided the Secretariat of the Group and prepared its meetings.

With a view to improving the effectiveness of the Group, the Ministers expressed the wish, at their last meeting held in Stockholm from 12 to 13 November 1979, that the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe examine the possibility of authorising the Secretary General to provide secretarial services for the Group. The cost would be met by the member States in the Group. This means that if the request sent by the Minister of Social Affairs of Sweden were to be accepted, it would lead to the setting up of a new partial agreement. Such a solution would merely comply with the wish expressed by the Committee of Ministers in Resolution(74)33 on the planning and programming of the intergovernmental activities of the Council of Europe, which specifies that as for those objectives and activities which are of more especial interest to a limited number or a clearly defined group of States, it is important that greater use should be made than in the past of the possibilities of the partial agreement system'.

From 1 January 1980, the Chairmanship of the Group will be held by France, though only on a temporary basis. It would therefore be desirable for the Committee of Ministers to take a decision of principle as soon as possible, which would allow for provisional measures pending a final decision. It was to enable all delegations to be in a position at the 313th meeting of the Deputies (21-25 January 1980) to declare their views on these two points (partial agreement and provisional measures) that I thought it necessary to make this statement."

Decision

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f. Tripartite Conference on Employment (Concl(79)310/IX)

The Representative of Norway said that the Government of Finland had expressed its desire to participate in the meeting of the committee of governmental experts responsible for the preparation of the European Tripartite Conference on Employment. His authorities welcomed this request.

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g. Permanent Delegations - Privileges and Immunities

The Representative of the Netherlands said that he had recently been faced with the problem of having non-diplomatic staff in his delegation asked to pay local taxes. After enquiring from the compentent municipal department, he had learned that the staff of delegations to the Council of Europe were given the same treatment in this respect as those of OECD and UNESCO, and other international organisations with their headquarters in France. In application of the regulations governing these organisations, non-diplomatic staff were expected to pay this type of tax. He felt that it would be a good idea for all delegations confronted with problems of this type to inform the Secretariat so that a clearer picture of the situation might be obtained and action taken, if called for, with the French authorities.

The Representative of Belgium said that some of his staff had experienced the same difficulty. He had therefore written to Quai d'Orsay, the Council of Europe Protocol department, the Sub-Prefect and the Mayor of the City of Strasbourg. He thought that this state of affairs resulted from a restrictive interpretation of Article 4 of the Protocol (1952) to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe(1949). The outcome of this interpretation was that permanent delegations were treated less favourably in France than consular departments. He recalled that all staff employed in diplomatic missions in Belgium benefited without restriction from the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. It would be most desirable for the Council of Europe itself to approach the French authorities officially in order that the present state of affairs may be changed, if possible.

The Chairman invited any delegation having complaints to make in this respect to send their comments to the Secretary General in order that all the relevant data might be compiled in time for the A level meeting in January.

Decision

The Deputies agreed to resume consideration of this item at their 313th meeting (January 1980 - A level). CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX I

AGENDA OF THE 312TH MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES (A LEVEL)

(Strasbourg, 10 December, 1979 at 3 p.m.)

1. Adoption of the agenda (Notes No. 3179 of 7.12.79)

2. State of written procedures (Notes No. 3180 of 29.11.79)

Political and General Policy Questions

3. Committee of Ministers - Follow-up to the 65th Session (Concl(79)310/IV, CM(79)PV3 and 4 prov.) (Notes No. 3181 of 5.12.79)

4. 2nd Medium-Term Plan - (CM(79)290 of 23.11.79) (Notes No. 3182 of 3.12.79)

5. Situation in Cyprus - (Concl(79)310/VI) (Notes No. 3183 of 29.11.79)

6. Missing political prisoners in Chile - Recommendation 868 and Order No. 381 - (Concl(79)309/IX, CM(79)310 of 7.12.79) (Notes No. 3184 of 5.12.79)

7. Action taken on Assembly Recommendations and on relations with the Committee of Ministers - Recommendation 871 and Order No. 383 (Concl(79)307/III, CM(79)250) (Notes No. 3185 of 6.12.79)

Human Rights

8. Ad hoc Committee of Experts for the follow-up to the Declaration on Human Rights (CAHDH) - Report - (CM(79)289 of 20.11.79). (Notes No. 3186 of 3.12.79) CONFIDENTIAL

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9. Election of 5 judges to the European Court of Human Rights (in respect of Denmark, France, Ireland, Iceland and Switzerland) - Nomination of candidates - (CM(79)257 of 14.11.79 and Add. I of 11.12. (Notes No. 3187 of 27.11.79)

10. European Commission of Human Rights - Election of a member in respect of Spain - (CM(79)262) (Notes No. 3173 of 19.11.79)

11. Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the Airey case - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Letter HD/C37 of 15 October 1979) (Notes No. 3188 of 26.11.79)

Legal Questions

12. Conventions and Agreements concluded within the framework of the Council of Europe - Model final clauses - (Concl(79)309/XVI, CM(79)206, pages 19 and 20 and Add. IV) (Notes No. 3189 of 29.11.79)

13. Terrorism in Europe - Recommendation 852 - (Concl(79)303/XXV, CM(79)264, 292 of 16.11.79 and 391 of 14.12.79) (Notes No. 3174 of 19.11.79) 14. Peaceful settlement of disputes - Recommendation 878 - (CM(79)299 of 21.11.79) (Notes No. 3190 of 21.11.79) Economic and Social Questions

15. Steering Committee for Social Security (CDSS) - Report of the 8th meeting (Athens, 25-28 September 1979) - (CM(79)281 of 23.11.79) (Notes No. 3131 of 29.11.79)

16. Admission of observers in Partial Agreement Committees - (Concl(79)308/XIII, CM(79)248) (Notes No. 3192 of 26.11.79)

Education, Culture and Sport

17. European Inter-University Institute for the Development of Multi-Media Distant Study Systems (European Tele-University) (Concl(78)281/XVI, CM(79)283 of 16.11.79) (Notes No. 3193 of 7.12.79)

Press and Information

18. Information policy

a. Follow-up to the decisions taken on the report of the Working Party - (Concl(79)309/XXVIII, CM(78)216 rev., CM(79)59, 136, 205, 236, 237 of ... and 238, 268 and 302 of 27.11.79) (Notes No. 3076 of 31.8.79 and Add. rev. of 30.11.79) CONFIDENTIAL

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b. Stimulating Committee on Information - Report by the Chairman of the Ministers' Deputies (Notes No. 3195 of 30.11.79)

Environment and Local Authorities

19. 3rd European Ministerial Conference on the Environment (Bern, 19-21 September 1979) - Follow-up - (Concl(79)309/XXXIV(a), CM(79)261) (Notes No. 3175 of 19.11.79)

20. Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE)

a. Hearing of the President of the CLRAE (CM(79)271) (Notes No. 3196 of 23.11.79)

b. Date and agenda of the XVth Session of the CLRAE - (CM(79)275) (Notes No, 3197 of 26.11.79)

21. European Architectural Heritage Congress - (Brussels, 27-29 March 1980) (Concl(79)309/XXXIV(a), CM(79)301 of 27.11.79 and Corr. of 10.12.79) (Notes No. 3198 of 28.11.79)

Administrative Questions

22. Council of Europe Budgets - Financial Year 1978 - General accounts of the Council of Europe (Ordinary Budget, Extraordinary Budget, Subsidiary Budget of the European Youth Centre, Pensions Budget) and Auditors' Report - (Concl(79)310/XII(a), CM(79)181 and 185, Part I) (Notes No. 3199 of 28.11.79)

23. Council of Europe Budgets - Financial Year 1980 - Draft Budget and Programme of Intergovernmental Activities

Part 1 - Ordinary Budget and Subsidiary Budget of the European Youth Centre, Draft Programme of Intergovernmental Activities, and report of the Budget Committee - (Concl(79)310/XIV Part 1, CM(79)219 Part 1 and Add., CM(79)253, paras. 7 to 66)

Part 2 - Extraordinary Budget for annual repayments on loans contracted for constructing the new building, and report of the Budget Committee - (CM(79)219, Part 2, CM(79)253, para. 67)

Part 4 - Budget of the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field, and report of the Budget Committee - (CM(79)219, Part 4, CM(79)253, paras. 69 and 70 and 296 of 3.12.79) Part 5 - Budget of the European Pharmacopoeia, and report of the Budget Committee - (Concl(79)310/XIV Part 5, CM(79)219, Part 5, CM(79)253, para 71 and 296 of 3.12.79) Part 6 - Budget of the Partial Agreement on the Resettlement Fund, and report of the Budget Committee - (CM(79)219, Part 6, CM(79)253, paras. 72 to 75 and 296 of 3.12.79)

(Notes No. 3200 of 20.11.79) CONFIDENTIAL

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24. Construction of the Palais de l'Europe - Disputes - (Concl(79)310/XV, CM(79)297 of 19.11.79) (Notes No. 3201 of 29.11.79)

25. Ad hoc Committee of Administrative Experts (CAHEA) - Report of the 22nd meeting - (CM(79)305 of 27.11.79, 313 of 7.12.79 and 317 of 13.12.79) (Notes No. 3202 of 28.11.79 and Add. of 7.12.79)

26. 1979 triennial review, with effect from 1 July 1979, of the remuneration of category B and C staff of the Co-ordinated Organisations - 168th report of the Co-ordinating Committee of Government Budget Experts (CM(79)304 of 26.11.79) (Notes No. 3203 of 27.11.79)

27. Preparation of forthcoming meetings (Notes No. 3204 of 4.12.79)

28. Other business

a. Dialogue with the Secretary General

b. European Charter on the Rights of the Child - Recommendation 874 - (Concl(79)310/V(a), CM(79)316 of 14.12.79) (Notes No. 3205 of 28.11.79)

c. Co-operation for the recontruction of Nicaragua - Recommendation 877 and Order No. 384 - (Concl(79)310/V(a)) (Notes No. 3206 of 29.11.79)

d. Relations with the European Communities - (Concl(79)311/III and SG/D(79)4 and 8, CM(79)204, 265 and Add. of 13.11.79) (Notes No. 3208 of 6.12.79)

e. Pompidou Group - Request for co-operation with the Council of Europe - (CM(79)308 of 4.12.79)

f. Tripartite Conference on Employment - (Concl(79)310/IX)

g. Permanent Delegations - Privileges and Immunities CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX II

DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 313TH MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES (21-25 January, 1980 - A level (certain items are to be discussed at B level - see below))

1. Adoption of the agenda (Notes No. 3210 of ...)

2. State of written procedures (Notes No. 3211 of ...)

I. Adoption of decisions without debate

3. Membership of the Budget Committee - Replacement of the alternate member in respect of the United Kingdom for the period ending 31 December 1980 - (CM(79)322) (Notes No. 3212 of ...)

II.

Political and General Policy Questions

4. Seizure of hostages and the occupation of the United States Embassy in Tehran - Recommendation 883 - (CM(79)PV3 and 4 prov.) (Notes No. 3213 of ...)

5. CSCE and the United Nations (Dates of next exchanges of views with the participation of experts) (Concl(79)312/III, CM(79)PV3 and 4 prov.) (Notes No. 3214 of ...)

N.B. In accordance with the deadline rules for the despatch of reference documents and Notes on the Agenda, the date limits are 21 December and 17 January 1980 respectively. CONFIDENTIAL

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6. Situation in Cyprus - (Concl(79)312/V) (Notes No. 3215 of 19.12.79)

7. Relations with the European Communities - (Concl(79)311/III and 312/XXVIII(d) and SG/D(79)4 and 8, CM(79)204, 265 and Add.) (Notes No. 3208 of 6.12.79)

Human Rights

8. Ad hoc Committee of Experts for the follow-up to the Declaration on Human Rights (CAHDH) - Report - (Concl(79)312/VIII, CM(79)289) (Notes No. 3186 of 3.12.79)

Legal Questions

9. Permanent Delegations - Privileges and immunities - (Concl(79)312/XXVIII(g)) (Notes No. 3216 of ...)

10. Movement of persons between member States of the Council of Europe - Recommendation 879 - (Concl(79)310/V(a), CM(79)307) (Notes No. 3207 of 3.12.79)

11. Twelfth Conference of European Ministers of Justice (Luxembourg, 20-21 May 1980) - (CM(79)309) (Notes No. 3127 of ...)

Economic and Social Questions

12. Co-operation for the reconstruction of Nicaragua - Recommendation 877 and Order No. 384 - (Concl(79)312/XXVIII(c)) (Notes No. 3218 of ...)

13. Relations with management and labour - (Concl(79)310/VIII, (79)312/XXVIII(a) CM(79)100, 114, 167, 171, CM(80)4 of ... and 9 of ...) (Notes No. 3219 of ...

14. Public participation in decision-making on aircraft noise matters - Recommendation 875 - (Concl(79)310/V(a)) (Notes No. 3220 of ...)

15. Ad hoc Committee of Experts on the Protection of the Consumer in the Socio-Economic Field (CAHPC) - Report of the 3rd meeting (Strasbourg, 26-29 November 1979) - (CM(79)314) (Notes No. 3221 of 4.1.80) CONFIDENTIAL

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16. Pompidou Group - Request for co-operation with the Council of Europe - (Concl(79)312/XXVIII(e), CM(79)308) (Notes No. 3222 of ...) Youth

17. European Youth Centre - Membership of the statutory organs (Governing Board and Advisory Committee) - (CM(79)311) (Notes No. 3223 of ...)

Environment and Local Authorities

18. Water pollution in the Rhine river basin - Recommendation 882 (Concl(79)310/V(a), CM(79)285) (Notes No. 3224 of 4.1.80)

19. Conservation of the European architectural heritage - Recommendation 880 (Concl(79)310/V(a), CM(80)11 of ...) (Notes No. 3225 of ...)

20. Rural architectural heritage - Recommendation 881 - (Concl(79)310/V(a), CM(79)312) (Notes No. 3226 of ...) 21. 4th European Ministerial Conference on the Environment - (Concl(79)312/XIX, CM(79)324) (Notes No. 3227 of 4.l.80) Administrative Questions

22. Council of Europe Staff Regulations

a. Establishment of a Ministers' Deputies working party (Concl(79)312/XXV, CM(79)317) (Notes No. 3228 of ...)

b. 8th Activity Report of the CAHEA - (Concl(79)309/XXXII, CM(79)50) (Notes No. 3229 of ...)

c. 10th Activity report of the CAHEA - (CM(79)306) (Notes No. 3230 of ...)

23. Council of Europe budgets - Assembly Opinions Nos. 92 and 93 (Concl(79)310/XIV and 312/XXIII, CM(80)...) (Notes No. 3231 of ...) CONFIDENTIAL

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24. Preparation of forthcoming meetings (Notes No. 3232 of ...)

25. Other business:

a. Dialogue with the Secretary General

Items to be discussed at B level

26. 23rd Progress Report of the Special Representative of the Council of Europe for National Refugees and Over-Population - (Concl(79)311/XV, CM(79)240 and 287) (Notes No. 3233 of 4.1.80)

27. Second generation migrants - Recommendation 841 - (Concl(79)311/XVI, Concl(78)296/XVIII and Appendices XIII and XIV, CM(79)282) (Notes No. 3160 of 12.11.79)

28. Draft Recommendation on Sport and Television - (Concl(79)311/XIX, CM(79)83, Appendix IV. CM(79)207, Appendix VIII) (Notes No. 3209 of 19.12.79) 29. Long-range transboundary air pollution - Recommendation 867 and Order No. 380 - (Concl(79)311/XXIV, CM(79)266 and 323 and CM(80)6 of (Notes No. 3234 of ...) 30. European Space Agency - Recommendation 844 - (Concl(79)311/XXVIII(b)) (Notes No. 3194 of 17.12.79) CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX III

DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 314TH MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES

(Strasbourg, 4-6 February 1980 - B level)

1. Adoption of the agenda (Notes No. 3235 of ...)

2. State of written procedures (Notes. No. 3236 of ...)

Political and General Policy Questions

3. Ad hoc Committee on the Status of Women (CAHFM) - Report of the 1st meeting (5-7 December 1979) - (CM(80)...) (Notes No. 3237 of ...)

Human Rights

4. Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) - Report of the 6th meeting (Strasbourg, 12-16 November 1979) - (CM(79)303) (Notes No. 3238 of ...)

5. European Convention on Human Rights - Pat Arrowsmith and Peter Vernon Wells against the United Kingdom - Publication of the Commission's reports - (Concl(79)306/XI and XII) (Notes No. 3239 of 4.1.80)

Legal Questions

6. Ad hoc Committee of Experts for the Protection of Animals (CAHPA) - Request for observer status from the International League for Animal Rights - (Concl(79)311/X, Letter JB C 35 of 10.10.79) (Notes No. 3240 of ...)

N.B. In accordance with the deadline rules for the despatch of reference documents and Notes on the Agenda, the date limits are 7 January 1980 and 25 January 1980 respectively. CONFIDENTIAL

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Economic and Social Questions

7. European Public Health Committee (CDSP) - Report of the 6th meeting (Strasbourg, 13-16 November 1979) - (CM(80)10 of ...) (Notes No. 3241 of ...)

8. Introduction of summer time in Europe - (CM(79)320 rev.) (Notes No. 3242 of 4.1.80)

9. Bureau of the Committee for Population Studies (CAHED-BU) - Meeting Report (Strasbourg, 3-4 December 1979) - (CM(80)12) (Notes No. 3243 of ...)

10. Public Health Committee (Partial Agreement) (CD-P-SP) - Report of the 4th meeting (Luxembourg, 25-28 September 1979) - (CD-P-SP(79)32) (Notes No. 3244 of ...)

11. Steering Committee on Intra-European Migration (CDMG) - Meeting Report (Strasbourg, 3-5 December 1979) - (CM(80)...) (Notes No. 3245 of ...)

12. Steering Committee for Social Affairs (CDAS) - Report of the 6th meeting (Strasbourg, 19-23 November 1979) - (CM(80)1, Add. I-VIII of ...) (Notes No. 3246 of ...)

13. European Social Charter - 5th period of supervision of its application - Opinion No. 95 - (Concl(79)311/XIII, CG/Ch.Soc(78)11 and Conclusions V, CM(80)...) (Notes No. 3247 of ...)

14. European Social Charter - Proposals of the Chairman of the Committee of Independent Experts - (Concl(79)311/XII, CM(79)208) (Notes No. 3248 of ...)

Education, Culture and Sport

15. Establishment of an international school in Strasbourg - Recommendation 863 - (Concl(79)311/XX, CM(80)...) (Notes No. 3249 of ...)

Environment and Local Authorities

16. Draft European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities - (Concl(79)311/XXII, CM(79)160, Assembly Opinion No. 96, CM(79)284 and 315) (Notes No. 3166 of 13.11.79 and Add. of 4.1.80) CONFIDENTIAL

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17. Steering Committee for Regional and Municipal Matters (CDRM) - Report of the 6th meeting (Strasbourg, 28-30 November 1979) - (CM(80)... and Add. I to IV) (Notes No. 3250 of ...)

Administrative Questions

18. Preparation of forthcoming meetings (Notes No. 3251 of ...)

19. Any other business CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX IV (item X)

RESOLUTION DH(79)10

ELECTION OF A MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF SPAIN

(adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 12 December 1979 at the 312nd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 21 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,

Having regard to Articles 19, 20 and 22 of the said Convention;

Considering that Spain has been a member of the Council of Europe since 24 November 1977;

Considering that the Government of Spain signed the above-mentioned Convention on 24 November 1977 and deposited its instrument of ratification of the said Convention on 4 October 1979;

Considering that the number of High Contracting Parties to the Convention has therefore been increased from nineteen to twenty;

Considering that the European Commission of Human Rights is composed of a number of members equal to that of the High Contracting Parties;

Considering that it is therefore necessary to complete the membership of the Commission by the election of a twentieth member;

Considering that in accordance with the provisions of Article 22, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the Committee of Ministers may decide that a term of office shall be for a period other than six years, and considering that it is desirable that the term of office of the member of the Commission elected in respect of Spain should coincide with the terms of office of nine other members of the Commission, whose terms will expire on 17 May 1984; CONFIDENTIAL

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Having regard to the list of candidates drawn up by the Bureau of the Consultative Assembly in accordance with Article 21 of the Convention on the proposal of the Representatives of Spain to the Assembly transmitted to the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers by the President of the Assembly;

Having voted by secret ballot,

Declares Mr Juan Antonio CARRILLO elected member of the European Commission of Human Rights for a term of office which will expire on 17 May 1984. CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX V (item XV)

DECISION NO. CDSS/23/141279

Specific terms of reference

1. Name of committee: COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON SOCIAL SECURITY FINANCING (SS-SF)

2. Type of committee: Committee of Experts

3. Source of terms of reference: Steering Committee for Social Security (CDSS)

4. Duration of terms of reference: End of 1980

5. Terms of reference:

To carry out the activity corresponding to Objective 4.2, Sub-objective 4.2.6, as it appears in the revised Medium-Term Plan 1976-80.

6. Steering committee engaged in related work: None

7. Terms of reference based on the annual programme of activities:

Study of the possibilities

a. of broadening the basis of social security financing by introducing or extending state subsidies derived from direct or indirect taxation to supplement revenues from contributions, and

b. of informing the public about social security's financial problems.

8. Terms of reference derived from a convention: None

9. Membership of the committee:

a. States whose governments may appoint members: all member States;

b. Number of members which each government is recommended not to exceed: not applicable; CONFIDENTIAL

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c. Number of members per State whose expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe budget: one member from each of the following countries: BELGIUM, DENMARK, FRANCE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, GREECE, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, SPAIN SWEDEN, TURKEY;

d. Qualifications desirable in members: senior national officials, expert on the financing of social security.

10. Observers: ILO (one technical advisory member) Commission of the European Communities

11. Transitional notes: None CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX VI (item XV)

DECISION NO. CDSS/24/141279

Specific terms of reference

1. Name of committee: COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON REDUCING INEQUALITIES IN SOCIAL SECURITY PROTECTION (SS-IP)

2. Type of committee: Committee of Experts

3. Source of terms of reference: Steering Committee for Social Security (CDSS)

4. Druation of terms of reference: End of 1980

5. Terms of reference:

To carry out the activity corresponding to Objective 4.2, Sub-objective 4.2.7 as it appears in the revised Medium-Term Plan 1976-80

6. Steering committee engaged in related work: None

7. Terms of reference based on the annual programme of activities:

Study of the possibility of further developing international co-operation through all appropriate means with a view to a progressive reduction of the inequalities between member States' systems in the scope and levels of protection afforded by social security systems, taking account of the standards embodied in international instruments.

8. Terms of reference derived from a convention: None

9. Membership of the committee:

a. States whose governments may appoint members: all member States;

b. Number of members which each government is recommended not to exceed: not applicable; CONFIDENTIAL

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c. Number of members per State whose expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe budget: one member from each of the following countries: CYPRUS, FRANCE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, GREECE, ICELAND, ITALY, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM (possibly also SWEDEN and LUXEMBOURG);

d. Qualifications desirable in members: senior national officials, expert on international co-operation between social security systems.

10. Observers: ILO (one technical advisory membe Commission of the European Communities

11. Transitional notes: None CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX VII (item XIX)

DECISION NO. CM/172/141279

Ad hoc terms of reference

1. Name of relevant committee: EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (CDSN)

2. Source of terms of reference: Committee of Ministers

3. Completion date: June 1980

4. Terms of reference:

To give an opinion on Part II of Resolutions No. 1 and No. 2 adopted by the 3rd European Ministerial Conference on the Environment and on para. 2 of Resolution No. 3.

5. Other committee to be informed of terms of reference: CDAT CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 - a21 -

APPENDIX VIII (Item XXII)

RESOLUTION (79) 23 concerning the GENERAL ACCOUNTS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE FOR 1978 (adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 10 December 1979 at the 312th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 16 of the Statute of the Council of Europe,

HAVING REGARD to Article 79 of the Financial Regulations;

HAVING REGARD to the report of the Board of Auditors dated 22 June 1979 (CM(79)185);

HAVING REGARD to the General Accounts of the Council of Europe for the financial year 1978, as presented by the Secretary General, viz:

a) the Budgetary Management Accounts; b) the Balance-Sheet at 31 December 1978; c) the Treasurer's Management Account,

RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Council of Europe accounts for 1978, as presented by the Secretary General, are approved.

2. The following unexpended balances of the budget appropriations for the financial year 1978, as shown in the statement presented by the Secretary General are cancelled:

- Ordinary budget FF 2,042,372.74 - Extraordinary budget FF 717.43 - Budget of the European Youth Centre FF 79,576.09 - Pensions budget FF 51,771.13

3. The Secretary General is discharged from his financial responsibilities for the year 1978.

4. Approval is given to apportioning among the member States, in accordance with the Tables I, II and III appended to this Resolution, the final credit balances for the financial year 1978, viz:

- Final balance of the ordinary budget FF 5,486,165.92 - Final balance of the extraordinary budget FF 717.43 - Final balance of the pensions budget FF 283,726.41

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5. The sums due to the member States will be used as follows:

a) the share due to each State from the final balance on the Ordinary Budget will be carried forward to the budget for the 1979 financial year, to cover the additional contributions for which the said State may become liable if additional appropriations are called for in the budget of that financial year;

b) the shares due to each State from the final balance of the Extraordinary Budget and the Pensions Budget will be regarded as an advance on their contributions to these budget for 1980. BUDGET ORDINAIRE - ORDINARY BUDGET REPARTITION ENTRE LES ETATS MEMBRES DU SOLDE BENEFICIAIRE DU BUDGET DE L'EXERCICE 1978 APPORTIONMENT AMONG MEMBER STATES OF THE CREDIT BALANCE OF THE BUDGET FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1978

Pourcentages Répartition des Contributions Différence ETATS MEMBRES approuvés pour dépenses de des Etats membres restant au credit l'exercice 1978 l'exercice 1978 des Etats membres Percentages approved Apportionment of Contributions of Difference standing MEMBER STATES for the financial Expenditure for the member States to the credit of year 1978 the financial year 1978 the member States (Res.(77) 52) (1) (2) Islande / Iceland 0,12 176.853,07 183.386,78 6.533,71 Luxembourg 0,12 176.853,07 183.731,00 6.877,93 Malte / Malta 0,12 176.853,07 183.386,78 6.533,71 Chypre / Cyprus 0,12 176.853,07 183.386,78 6.533,71 Irlande / Ireland 0,73 1.075.856,19 1.118.356,70 42.500,51 Norvege / Norway 1,25 1.842.219,51 1.914.409,63 72.190,12 Grèce / Greece 1,87 2.755.960,39 2.865.005,97 109.045,58 Danemark / Denmark 2,05 3.021.239,99 3.140.430,38 119.190,39 Suisse / Switzerland 2,29 3.374.946,14 3.508.236,59 133.290,45 Autriche / Austria 1,97 2.903.337,94 3.018.172,51 114.834,57 Portugal 1,68 2.475.943,02 2.573.610,91 97.667,89 Suède / Sweden 3,54 5.217.165,65 5.423.334,65 206.169,00 Belgique / Belgium 3,03 4.465.540,09 4.642.219,74 176.679,65 Pays-Bas / Netherlands 3,33 4.907.672,77 5.101.375,13 193.702,36 Turquie / Turkey 3,16 4.657.130,92 4.837.446,58 160.315,66 Espagne / Spain 4,90 7.221.500,47 7.361.032,35 139.531,88 France 17,43 25.687.908,82 26.656.551,02 968.642,20 Italie / Italy 17,43 25.687.908,82 26.656.551,02 968.642,20 Royaume-Uni/United Kingdom 17,43 25.687.908,82 26.656.551,02 968.642,20

FedRép.. Rep. of Germany 17,43 Féd. 25.687.908,82 26.656.551,02 d'Allemagne968.642,20 100,00 147.377.560,64 152.863.726,56 5.486.165,92

(1) Dépenses - Expenditure 155.055.977,26 (2) - Contributions versées - Contributions paid ... 150.225.150,- à déduire - less (Res. (77) 52) Recettes diverses - Sundry receipts 7.678.416,62 Contributions prélevées sur le solde 147.377.560,64 bénéficiaire de l'exercice 1977 - Contributions deducted from the credit 2.638.576,56 balance of the 1977 financial year (Res. (78) 49 - (78) 52) 152.863.726,56 CM/Dél/Concl.(79)312 a24/A26 Annexe VIII/Appendix VIII

II BUDGET EXTRAORDINAIRE - EXTRAORDINARY BUDGET REPARTITION ENTRE LES ETATS MEMBRES DU SOLDE BENEFICIAIRE DU BUDGET DE L'EXERCICE 1978 RELATIF AU REMBOURSEMENT DE L'EMPRUNT POUR LE NOUVEAU BATIMENT APPORTIONMENT AMONG MEMBER STATES OF THE CREDIT BALANCE OF THE BUDGET CONCERNING THE REPAYMENT OF THE NEW BUILDING LOAN FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1978 Pourcentages Répartition des Difference approuvés pour Contributions ETATS MEMBRES dépenses de des Etats membres restant au crédit l'exercice 1978 l'exercice 1978 des Etats membres MEMBER STATES Percentages approved Apportionment of Contributions paid Difference standing for the financial Expenditure for by the member States to the credit of year 1978 the financial year 1978 the member States (Res. (77) 53 ) (1) Islande / Iceland 0,08 22.735,43 22.736,- 0,57 Luxembourg 0,08 22.735,43 22.736,- 0,57 Malte / Malta 0,06 17.051,57 17.052,- 0,43 Chypre / Cyprus 0,08 22.735,43 22.736,- 0,57 Irlande / Ireland 1,07 304.086,32 304.094,- 7,68 Norvège / Norway 1,39 395.028,03 395.038,- 9,97 Grèce / Greece 1,39 395.028,03 395.038,- 9,97 Danemark / Denmark 1,39 395.028,03 395.038,- 9,97 Suisse / Switzerland 3,55 1.008.884,53 1.008.910,- 25,47 Autriche / Austria 1,39 395.028,03 395.038,- 9,97 Portugal 1,39 395.028,03 395.038,- 9,97 Suede / Sweden 3,83 1.088.458,52 1.088.486,- 27,48 Belgique / Belgium 3,67 1.042.987,67 1.043.014,- 26,33 Pays-Bas / Netherlands 3,83 1.088.458,52 1.088.486,- 27,48 Turquie / Turkey 1,32 375.134,53 375.144,- 9,47 Espagne / Spain 3,83 1.088.458,52 1.088.486,- 27,48 France 20,55 5.840.162,57 5.840.310,- 147,43 Italie / Italy 15,68 4.456.143,50 4.456.256,- 112,50 Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom 17,71 5.033.054,94 5.033.182,- 127,06 Rép. Féd. d'Allemagne Fed. Rep. of Germany 17,71 5.033.054,94 5.033.182,- 127,06 100,00 28.419.282,57 28.420.000,- 717,43

(1) Dépenses - Expenditure 29.877.282,57 III BUDGET DES PENSIONS - PENSIONS' BUDGET REPARTITION ENTRE LES ETATS MEMBRES DU SOLDE BENEFICIAIRE DU BUDGET DE L'EXERCICE 1978 APPORTIONMENT AMONG MEMBER STATES OF THE CREDIT BALANCE OF THE BUDGET FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1978 Pourcentages Répartition des Contributions Différence ETATS MEMBRES approuvés pour dépenses de des Etats membres l'exercice 1978 l'exercice 1978 restant au crédit Percentages approved Apportionment of Contributions paid des Etats membres MEMBER STATES for the financial Expenditure for by the member States Difference standing year 1978 the financial year 1978 to the credit of the member States (Res. (77)54) (1) (2) Islande / Iceland 0,12 2.893,53 3.234,00 340,47 Luxembourg 0,12 2.893,53 3.234,00 340,47 Malte / Malta 0,12 2.893,53 3.234,00 340,47 Chypre / Cyprus 0,12 2.893,53 3.234,00 340,47 Irlande / Ireland 0,73 17.602,30 19.673,50 2.071,20 Norvège / Norway 1,25 30.140,92 33.687,50 3.546,58 Grèce / Greece 1,87 45.090,81 50.396,50 5.305,69 Danemark / Denmark 2,05 49.431,11 55.247,50 5.816,39 Suisse / Switzerland 2,29 55.218,16 61.715,50 6.497,34 Autriche / Austria 1,97 47.502,09 53.091,50 5.589,41 Portugal 1,68 40.509,39 45.276,00 4.766,61 Suède / Sweden 3,54 85.359,08 95.403,00 10.043,92 Belgique / Belgium 3,03 73.061,59 81.658,50 8.596,91 Pays-Bas / Netherlands 3,33 80.295,41 89.743,50 9.448,09 Turquie / Turkey 3,16 76.196,24 85.162,00 8.965,76 Espagne / Spain 4,90 118.152,41 132.055,00 13.902,59 France 17,43 420.284,99 469.738,50 49.453,51 Italie / Italy 17,43 420.284,99 469.738,50 49.453,51 Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom 17,43 420.284,99 469.738,50 49.453,51

Fed. Rép. Rep. of Germany 17,43 Féd.420.284,9 9 469.738,50 d'Allemagne49.453,51 100,00 2.411.273,59 2.695.000,00 283.726,41

(1) Dépenses - Expenditure 8.813.228,87 (2) Contributions initiales (Res. (77) 54) à déduire - less - Initial contributions 1.850.000,00 Recettes autres que - Receipts other than les contributions member States - Contributions additionnelles (Res.(78)49) des Etats membres contributions 6.401.955,28 - Supplementary contributions 845.000,00 2.411.273,59 2.695.000,00 CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX IX (item XXIII - Part 1)

TABLE OF PERMANENT POSTS FOR 1980 Establishment Division ESTABLISHMENT TABLE BY DIRECTORATE AND DEPARTMENT

approved by the Committee of Ministers when adopting the 1980 budget (312th meeting of the Deputies - 10-14 December 1980)

Total by Number of A.7 A.6 A.5 A.4 A.2/ A.2 L.5 L14/ L13/ LT2 B.6 B.5 B.4 B.3 B.2 B.1 C.6 C.5 C.4 C.3 C.2 Direction A. General Budget posts A.3 LT4 LT3 or Dept. Private Office 14 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 OFFICE OF THE Mail Office 5 1 1 1 1 1 29 SECRETARY Plan & Program. Division 6 1 1 1 2 1 GENERAL Protocol 4 1 1 1 1 1 OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY 46 1 1 3 7 12 2 3 15 2 46 DIRECTORATE OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS 29 1 2l 3 4 4 1 4 10 Paris Office 6 1 1 1 1 2 37 Brussels Office 2 1 1 DIRECTORATE OF ECON. & SOC. AFFAIRS 4 1 2 1 Social Division 20 1 3 6 1 2 3 4 Economic Division 4 1 1 1 1 44 Population & Vocational Training Division 8 1 1 2 2 2 Public Health Division 8 1 2 1 1 2 1 DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION, 4 1 1 2 CULTURE AND SPORT Central Division 13 1 1 2 1 5 3 School Education Division 9 1 4 4 High Education & Research Division 5 1 2 1 1 64 Cultural Affairs Division 12 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 Out-of-School Education Division 10 1 4 2 1 2 Sport Section 3 1 1 1 8 11 2 1 3 DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT AND 4 1 1 2 LOCAL AUTHORITIES Local Authorities Division 18 1 2 6 2 3 4 45 Reg. Plan Monuments & Sites Division 9 1 3 1 1 2 1 Environment and Natural Resources Div. 14 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 DIRECTORATE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS 2 1 1 Central Section 9 1 2 2 1 3 Division I 9 1 3 1 1 1 2 44 Division II 7 1 1 2 1 2 Division III 9 1 2 2 1 1 2 Division IV 8 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 DIRECTORATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS 10 1 3 2 1 2 1 10 REGISTRY OF EUR. COURT OF H. RIGHTS 13 1 1 1 4 1 3 2 13 SECRETARIAT OF THE EUROPEAN 31 1 2 5 12 1 1 4 5 31 COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTORATE OF THE PRESS AND 40 1 32 2 6 7 53 12 4 INFORMATION SERVICES 54 Documentation and Library Section 14 1 1 1 5 1 4 1 DIRECTORATE OF ADMINISTRATION 5 1 1 3 Organisation & Methods Section Finance Division 27 1 2 2 2 2 5 9 4 Establishment Division 21 1 2 1 1 4 2 7 2 343 Technical Services Division 170 1 1 1 2 4 10 17 8 5 19 21 44 37 Language Ser., Docs. & Conf. Division 115 1 2 1 1 3 21 15 16 1 5 6 7 28 8 Records Office 4 1 2 1 Staff Committee 1 1 FINANCIAL CONTROL 4 1 1 1 1 4

TOTAL 764 11 10 29 56 96 4 3 21 15 16 8 48 55 135 118 10 5 19 21 47 37 764

B. Subsidiary budget of the European Youth Centre 24 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 5 3 1 3 1 24

. European Youth Foundation 5 l1 l 1 1 1 5 C (1) Post graded A4 or A5 on grounds of age qualifications and experience of holder.

D. Budget of the Partial Agreement (Social and Public Health)( 1)9 1 1 3 1 2 1 9 (1) The Partial Agreement (Social and public health) Division is part of the Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs.

E. Budget of the European Pharmacopoeia (1) 19 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 19 (1) The Secretariat of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission is part of the Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs.

F. Budget of the Partial Agreement on the 3 1 2 3 Resettlement Fund (1) (1) The staff of the Resettlement Fund Partial Agreement belong to the Directorate of Economic and Social Affairs - Population and Vocational Training Division.

GRAND TOTAL OF POSTS 824 11 12 30 62 105 9 3 22 15 17 9 50 59 147 127 10 5 19 23 50 39 824

General budget 764 Grade A = 229 Subsidiary budget of the European Youth Centre 24 Grade L = 57 European Youth Foundation 5 Budget of the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Fields 9 Grade B = 402 Budget of the European Pharmacopoeia 19 Grade C = 136 Budget of the Partial Agreement on the Resettlement Fund 3 Grand total of posts 824 824

1. One of these posts is that of Secretary to the Committee of Ministers. 2. The holder of one of these three A5 posts is exercising the functions of Deputy Director of Press and Information Services. 3. One of these B4 posts is held by an official working in the Paris Office. 1 16 762

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APPENDIX X (item XXIII - Part 1)

RESOLUTION(79)24

APPROVING THE ANNUAL PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITES FOR 1980

(adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 December 1979 at the 312th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 7 of Resolution(74)33 of 20 November 1974 on the planning and programming of the intergovernmental activities of the Council of Europe,

Having regard to the draft ordinary budget and to the draft subsidiary budget for the European Youth Centre for 1980, presented by the Secretary General (document CM(79)219);

Having regard to the draft annual programme of activities for 1980, presented by the Secretary General (document CM(79)219, Addendum),

1. APPROVES the annual Programme of Activities for 1980 as it appears in the Addendum to CM(79)219 subject to the changes made thereto at the 310th, 311th and 312th meetings of the Ministers' Deputies;

2. INSTRUCTS the Secretary General to implement it within the appropriations approved for that purpose in the general budget for 1980. CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX XI (item XXIII - Part 1)

RESOLUTION(79)25 concerning the ORDINARY BUDGET FOR 1980

(adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 December 1979 at the 312th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 16 of the Statute of the Council of Europe,

Having regard to Article 38(b) and (c) of the said Statute;

Having regard to Articles 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 20, 22, 23 and 28 of the Financial Regulations;

Having regard to Resolution(74)25 of 28 June 1974 fixing the scale of contributions of member States to the ordinary budget, as last amended by Resolution(78)50 of 16 November 1978;

Having regard to the Consultative Assembly Opinions No. 92(1979) on the programme-budget for the operational expenditure of the Assembly in 1980, and No. 93(1979) on the Council of Europe budgets for the years 1977, 1979 and 1980;

Having regard to the draft ordinary budget and the draft subsidiary budget of the European Youth Centre for 1980 as submitted by the Secretary General (document CM(79)219, Part 1);

Having regard to the report of the Budget Committee dated 5 October 1979 (document CM(79)253),

RESOLVES as follows:

1. The ordinary budget of expenditure for 1980, totalling 204,395,600 FF (two hundred and four million, three hundred and ninety five thousand, six hundred francs), divided into votes, heads and sub-heads according to Table A appended hereto, is hereby approved.

2. The ordinary budget of receipts, totalling 204,395, 600 FF (two hundred and four million, three hundred and ninety five thousand, six hundred francs) according to Table B appended hereto, is hereby approved.

3. The amount to be paid by member States by way of their contributions for 1980 comes to 196,938,600 FF. This amount shall be apportioned among member States according to Table C appended hereto.

4. Approval is hereby given within the framework of the ordinary budget, according to Table D appended hereto, to the authorisations of expenditure and receipts totalling 7,997,200 FF which constitute the subsidiary budget of the European Youth Centre for 1980. CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 - a32 - Appendix XI

ORDINARY BUDGET

Financial year 1980

A. BUDGET OF EXPENDITURE

Budgetary table

DETAILS Appropriation

VOTE I - COMMON EXPENDITURE 149,140,800

VOTE II - EXPENDITURE PERTAINING TO INTERGOVERN- MENTAL ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMES 28,572,300

VOTE III - EXPENDITURE OF THE CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY 18,165,500

VOTE IV - OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE OF THE EUROPEAN COURT AND COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 3,823,000

VOTE V - EXPENDITURE RELATING TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES 2,029,000

VOTE VI - SUNDRY INSTITUTIONAL EXPENDITURE 857,000

VOTE VII - ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF THE EUROPEAN YOUTH FOUNDATION 1,084,500

VOTE VIII - EXCEPTIONAL EXPENDITURE 723,500

TOTAL FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1980 204,395,600 - a33 - Appendix XI

DETAILS Appropriation

VOTE I - COMMON EXPENDITURE HEAD I - Staff Sub- heads 1 - Salary, allowances and social charges of the Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General 1,018,000 2 - Temporary allowances to former Secretaries General 172,000 3 - Remuneration of permanent staff 102,509,700 (*)

4 - Remuneration and accessory charges for tempo- rary staff engaged to fill vacant posts - 5 - Remuneration and accessory charges for temporary staff 5,588,10C 6 - Expenses on arrival and departure - home leave 1,080,000 7 - Overtime, allowances for extra duties and other special allowances 329,000 8 - Medical services and social welfare 134,000 9 - Staff vocational and in-service training 210,000 10 - Operational expenditure of the Staff Committee 45,000 11 - Other staff expenditure 900,000 12 - Provision for cost-of-living allowance and other adjustments to remuneration 11, 275,000 (**)

TOTAL HEAD I 123,260,800

HEAD_II - Expenditure on buildings, equipment and supplies 13 - Expenditure on buildings 12,000,000 (***) 14 - Expenditure on furniture, equipment, materials and vehicles 1,940,000 15 - Paper, office supplies and work done to order 2,270,000 16 - Communications 4,000,000

TOTAL HEAD II 20,210,000

HEAD III - Other administrative expenditure 17 - Official journeys 1,000,000 (****) 18 - Library 357,000 19 - Entertainment (common fund) 248,500 20 - Advisory and juridictional bodies 112,000 21 - Consultants and commissioned work 170,000 22 - Non-refundable taxes 100,000 23 - Administrative assistance in connection with event of European interest and sundry expen- diture 12,000

TOTAL HEAD III 1,999,500

(*) Of which 462,300 F frozen (See Conclusions 312th meeting, Item XXIIIi ) and ii (**) Amount frozen pending a decision by the Committee of Ministers on a pay adjustment. (***) Of which 100,000 F frozen (See Conclusions 312th meeting, Item XXIII iv) (****) Of which 50,000 F frozen (1980 annual review of daily allowances for staff on official journeys). CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 Appendix XI - a34 -

DETAILS Appropriation

HEAD IV - Publications Sub- heads 24 - Expenditure connected with the technical preparation of some publications 35,000 25 - Printing, publications and publicity 535,000

TOTAL HEAD IV 5 70,000

HEAD V - Information 26 - Newspapers and press agencies 193,500 27 - Periodicals, bulletins and other specialised publications 1,015,000 28 - Information programme 1,892,000 28bis Exceptional information expenditure -

TOTAL HEAD V 3,100,500

TOTAL VOTE I 149,140,800 CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 - a35 - Appendix XI

DETAILS Appropriation

VOTE II - EXPENDITURE PERTAINING TO INTERGOVERN- MENTAL ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMES AREA I. PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Sub- heads HEAD29 - TravellinVI g expense- s Humanand subsistencrightse allowances for government experts 731,000 30 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 24,000 31 - Human rights fellowships 116,000 32 - Grants 145,000 33 - Conferences 121,500

TOTAL HEAD VI / AREA I 1,137,500

AREA II. SOCIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC QUESTIONS INCLUDING MATTERS CONCERNING MIGRANT WORKERS HEAD VII - Social Security 34 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts 334,500 35 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 35,500

TOTAL HEAD VII 370,000

HEAD VIII - Social and socio-economic questions 36 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts 776,500 (*) 37 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 15,500 38 - Social fellowships 547,500 39 - Conferences 333,500 40 - Grants 120,000

TOTAL HEAD VIII 1,793,000

of which 108,000 F frozen. Appendix XI - a36 -

DETAILS Appropriation

HEAD IX - Migrant workers and Sub- vocational training heads 41 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts 394,500 42 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 10,500 43 - Vocational training grants 1,614,000 44 - Teaching of languages and education of migrant workers' children 247,000 45 - Official expenses of the Special Representat - 46 - Conferences

TOTAL HEAD IX 2,266,000

HEAD X - Demographic studies 47 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts 167,000 48 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 34,000 49 - Conferences

TOTAL HEAD X 201,000

TOTAL AREA II 4,630,000

AREA III. CO-OPERATION IN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL FIELDS HEAD XI - Education, culture and sport 50 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts (Education and culture) 460,000 51 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts (Sport) 165,300 52 - Grant to the Cultural Fund 5,212,000 53 - Grant to the Sport Fund 722,000 54 - Documentation Centre for Education in Europe 240,000 54bis Conferences 125,800 TOTAL HEAD XI/AREA III 6,925,100

AREA IV. YOUTH AFFAIRS HEAD XII - Youth activities 55 - Financing of the European Youth Centre 7,852,200

TOTAL HEAD XII / AREA IV 7,852,200 CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 - a37 - Appendix XI

DETAILS Appropriation

AREA V. PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH HEAD XIII - Public health and drug dependance Sub- heads 56 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts 388,000 57 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 29,000 58 - Medical fellowships 933,500 59 - Grants 38,500 60 - Drug dependance 51,000 61 - Application of the European Agreement on the exchange of therapeutic substances -

TOTAL HEAD XIII / AREA V 1,440,000

AREA VI. NATURE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES - THE MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENT AND REGIONAL PLANNING HEAD XIV - Nature conservation 62 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts 284,000 63 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 334,500 64 - Information and Documentation Centre 419,000 65 - Grants 17,000 66 - Conferences 15, 500

TOTAL HEAD XIV 1,070,000

HEAD XV - Regional planning 67 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts 15,500 68 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 125,000 69 - Grants 19,000 70 - Conferences 378,500

TOTAL HEAD XV 538,000

HEAD XVI - Preservation of the architectural heritage 71 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts 161,500 72 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 371,000 73 - Grants 101,500

TOTAL HEAD XVI 634,000

TOTAL AREA VI 2,242,000 CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 Appendix XI - a38 -

DETAILS Appropriation

AREA VII. LOCAL AUTHORITIES: REGIONAL AND MUNICIPAL CO-OPERATION Sub- heads HEAD74 - XVIITravellin - Activitiesg expense ons Local and Authoritiessubsistence allowances for government experts 391,500 75 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 68,000

TOTAL HEAD XVII / AREA VII 459,500

AREA VIII. CO-OPERATION IN THE LEGAL AREA INCLUDING THE HARMONISATION OF NATIONAL LEGISLATION AND PRACTICES IN SPECIFIC LEGAL SECTORS, CRIME PREVENTION AND THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS HEAD XVIII - Legal activities 76 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts 2,290,000 77 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 105,000 78 - Legal fellowships 103,500 79 - Study visits abroad by lawyers 60,000 80 - Conferences 87,500

TOTAL HEAD XVIII 2,646,000

HEAD XIX - Criminological activities 81 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government experts 692,000 82 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 61,000 83 - Criminological fellowships 100,000 84 - Exchange of prison officers 67,000 85 - Conferences 320,000

TOTAL HEAD XIX 1,240,000

TOTAL AREA VIII 3,886,000

TOTAL VOTE II 28,572,300 CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 - a39 - Appendix XI

DETAILS Appropriation

VOTE III - EXPENDITURE OF THE CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY HEAD XX - Staff Sub- heads 85 - Salary, allowances and social charges of the Clerk of the Consultative Assembly 426,500 87 - Remuneration of permanent staff 8,193,000

88 - Expenses on arrival and departure - home leave 92,000 89 - Overtime - allowance for exceptional duties 41,000 90 - Staff recruited to fill vacant permanent posts on a temporary basis t.e. 91 - Remuneration and accessory charges of temporary conference staff 5,098,000 92 - Provision for cost-of-living allowance and other adjustments to remuneration 1,291,000 (*) TOTAL HEAD XX 15,141,500

HEAD XXI - Special secretariat expenses and other expenses 93 - Special secretariat expenses and other expenses 485,000

TOTAL HEAD XXI 485,000

HEAD XXII - Supplies, services and other operational expenditure 94 - Publishing and printing 839,000 95 - Hire of cars 13,000 96 - Representational, travelling and subsistence expenses of the President of the Assembly 160,000 97 - Expenditure pertaining to the Private Office of the President of the Consultative Assembly 92,000 98 - Representational expenditure, other official expenditure and travelling expenses of members of the Consultative Assembly 190,000 99 - Official journeys 450,000 (**) 100 - Consultation of experts 450,000 101 - Organisation of ad hoc conferences 254,000 102 - Other expenditure not specifically provided for in this Vote 41,000 103 - Europe Prizes 50,000 104 - Fixed contribution towards the cost of using a computer t.e.

TOTAL HEAD XXII 2,539,000 (budgetary package)

TOTAL VOTE III 18,165,500

(*) Amount frozen pending a decision by the Committee of Ministers on a pay adjustment. (**) Of which 22,000 F frozen (1980 annual review of daily allowances CM/Del/Concl. (79)312 Appendix XI - a40 -

DETAILS Appropriation

VOTE IV - OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE OF THE EUROPEAN COURT AND COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS HEAD XXIII - Expenses of the Court Sub- heads 105 - Travel expenses and daily allowances of judges 1,375,000 106 - Official, representational and miscella- neous expenses 53,000 107 - Legal expenses - 108 - Publications 103,000 109 - Official journeys 27,000 (*) 110 - Temporary staff and other session expendi- ture 293,000

TOTAL HEAD XXIII 1,851,000

HEAD XXIV - Expenses of the Commission 111 - Travel expenses and allowances 1,400,000 112 - Official and representational expenses 50,000 113 - Legal expenses 10,000 114 - Legal aid 160,000 115 - Official journeys 45,000 116 - Temporary staff and other expenditure 220,000

TOTAL HEAD XXIV 1,885,000

HEAD XXV - Other expenditure 117 - Year-book and publications 87,000

TOTAL HEAD XXV 87,000

TOTAL VOTE IV 3,823,000

(*) Of which 1,500 F frozen (1980 annual review of daily allowances for staff on official journeys). CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 Appendix XI - a41 -

DETAILS Appropriation

VOTE V - EXPENDITURE RELATING TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES HEAD XXVI - Travel and subsistence for members of the Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe Sub-heads 118 - Travelling and subsistence expenses of members of the Conference 482,000 119 - Meetings and liaison between members of committees and the Bureau 630,000 120 - Representational and travelling expenses of the President of the Conference 27,000

TOTAL HEAD XXVI 1,139,000

HEAD XXVII - Other expenditure 121 - Temporary staff 633,000 122 - Fees and incidental charges of consultants 31,000 123 - Official journeys 59,500 (*) 124 - Printing 55,000 125 - Grant for intermunicipal exchanges 50,000 126 - Symposia 53,500 127 - Sundry expenditure 8,000

TOTAL HEAD XXVII 890,000

TOTAL HEAD V 2,029,000

(*) Of which 3,500 F frozen (1980 annual review of daily allowances for staff on official journeys). Appendix XI - a42 -

DETAILS Appropriation

VOTE VI - SUNDRY INSTITUTIONAL EXPENDITURE HEAD XXVIII - Social Charter Sub- heads 128 - Travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for government representatives 207,000 129 - Fees and travelling expenses for the inde- pendent experts on the Social Charter 100,000 130 - Temporary staff 132,000

TOTAL HEAD XXVIII 439,000

HEAD XXIX - European Convention, Code and Protocol on Social Security 131 - Committee of Experts on Social Security and Working Party 224,000 132 - Fees to ILO and other consultants 194,000 133 - Temporary staff -

TOTAL HEAD XXIX 418,000

TOTAL VOTE VI 857,000

VOTE VII - ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF THE EUROPEAN YOUTH FOUNDATION Sub- heads 134 - Remuneration of permanent staff 737,000 135 - Remuneration and ancillary charges in respect of temporary staff 112,500 136 - Travelling and subsistence expenses of members of the controlling bodies 148,000 137 - Expenditure on equipment and supplies, communications and publications 50,000. 133 - Official journeys 30,000(*) 139 - Official and representational expenses of the Chairman of the Governing Board - Sundry expenditure 7,000

TOTAL VOTE VII 1,084,500

VOTE VIII - EXCEPTIONAL EXPENDITURE 140 - Exeptional expenditure 723,500

TOTAL VOTE VIII 723,500

(*) Of which 2,000 F frozen (1980 annual review of daily allowances for staff on official journeys). CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl. (79)312 Appendix XI - a43 -

ORDINARY BUDGET

Financial year 1980

B. BUDGET OF RECEIPTS

DETAILS Estimates

Sub- heads - French Social Security reimbursements 750,000 - Sale of used furniture and equipment 20,000 - Sale of publications and copyright 200,000 - Bank interest 3,300,000 - Recoveries 3,157,000 - Sundry receipts 30,000 - Member States' contributions 196,938,600

TOTAL 204,395,600 CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 Appendix XI - a44 -

C. APPORTIONMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS AMONG MEMBER STATES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1930

Contributions Member States Amount

ICELAND 0.12 236,326.32 LIECHTENSTEIN 0.12 236,326.32 MALTA 0.12 236,326.32 CYPRUS 0.12 236,326.32 LUXEMBOURG 0.13 256,020.18 IRELAND 0.75 1,477,039.50 NORWAY 1.37 2,698,058.82 PORTUGAL 1.85 3,643,364.10 GREECE 2.05 4,037,241.30 AUSTRIA 2.17 4,273,567.62 DENMARK 2.26 4,450,812.36 SWITZERLAND 2.52 4,962,852.72 BELGIUM 3.33 6,558,055.38 TURKEY 3.48 6,853,463.28 NETHERLANDS 3.66 7,207,952.76 SWEDEN 3.80 7,483,666.80 SPAIN 5.39 10,614,990.54 FRANCE 16.69 32,869,052.34 ITALY 16.69 32,869,052.34 UNITED KINGDOM 16.69 32,869,052.34 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 16.69 32,869,052.34

100.00 196,938,600.00 CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 - a45 - Appendix XI D. EUROPEAN YOUTH CENTRE

i) Budget of expenditure

DETAILS Appropriation

HEAD I - Operational expenditure 1 - Remuneration of permanent staff 3,125,000

2 - Temporary staff 43,000 3 - Equipment and supplies 645,000 4 - Official journeys 50,000 5 - Sundry and unforeseen expenditure 2,500

TOTAL HEAD I 3,865,500

HEAD II - Programme expenditure 6 - Meetings 7 - Fees and travelling expenses for consultants 8 - Temporary teaching staff and interpretation 9 - Students' expenses 10 - Publications and documentation 11 - Hire of educational equipment 12 - Entertainment 13 - Contribution to language courses

TOTAL HEAD II 4,131,700(*)

HEAD III - Other programme expenditure 14 - Refundable expenditure (board, lodging and general expenses t.e.

TOTAL HEAD III t.e.

TOTAL 7,997,200

ii) Budget of receipts

DETAILS Estimates

1 - Registration fees 130,000 2 - Income specially earmarked 15,000 3 - Other receipts t.e. 4 - Contribution from the general budget 7,852,200

TOTAL 7,997,200

(*) The apportionment of this amount between the various relevant sub-heads will be effected later by the Committee of Ministers at the proposal of the European Youth Centre's Director in agreement with the Centre's Governing Board. CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX XII (item XXIII - Part 2)

RESOLUTION(79)26

concerning the

EXTRAORDINARY BUDGET FOR 1980 FOR ANNUAL REPAYMENTS ON LOANS CONTRACTED FOR CONSTRUCTING THE NEW BUILDING

(adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 December 1979 at the 312th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 16 of the Statute of the Council of Europe,

Having regard to Article 38(b) and (c) of the said Statute;

Having regard to Articles 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 20, 23 and 28 of the Financial Regulations;

Having regard to Resolution(71)1 of 20 January 1971 specifying the apportionment of repayment charges among member States in respect of the loan for the construction of the new buildings, as last amended by Resolution(78)51 of 16 November 1978;

Having regard to the draft extraordinary budget submitted by the Secretary General for 1980 (document CM(79)219, Part 2) and CM(79)297;

Having regard to the report of the Budget Committee dated 5 October 1979 (document CM(79)253);

RESOLVES as follows:

1. The extraordinary budget for 1980, with expenditure and receipts totalling 28,676,800 FF (twenty-eight million six hundred and seventy-six thousand, eight hundred francs) as shown in the appended Tables A and B, is hereby approved.

2. The apportionment among States, as shown in the appended Table C, of the sum of 26,959,200 FF (twenty-six million, nine hundred and fifty-nine thousand, two hundred francs) representeing the contributions to be paid by member States for 1980, is hereby approved. Appendix XII CONFIDENTIAL

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EXTRAORDINARY BUDGET FOR ANNUAL REPAYMENTS ON LOANS CONTRACTED FOR CONSTRUCTING THE NEW BUILDING

Financial year 1980

SUMMARY TABLES

A. Budget of expenditure

Detail Appropriation

Sub-head 1 - Annual repayment of loans 28,676,800

TOTAL 28,676,800

B. Budget of receipts

Details Estimates

Sub-head 1 - Contributions by member states 26,959,200 Sub-head 2 - Rent of premises and equipment 1,717,600

TOTAL 28,676,800 CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 Appendix XII - a49 -

C. Apportionment of contributions among member states for the financial year 1980 for the extraordinary budget

Contributions Member States % Amount

ICELAND 0.08 21,567.36 LIECHTENSTEIN 0.05 13,479.60 LUXEMBOURG 0.08 21,567.36 MALTA 0.06 16,175.52 CYPRUS 0.08 21,567.36 IRELAND 1.0.7 288,463.44 NORWAY 1.39 374,732.88 DENMARK 1.39 374,732.88 SWITZERLAND 3.55 957,051.60 AUSTRIA 1.39 374,732.88 PORTUGAL 1.39 374,732.88 SWEDEN 3.83 1,032,537.36 GREECE 1.39 374,732.88 BELGIUM 3.67 989,402.64 NETHERLANDS 3.83 1,032,537.36 TURKEY 1.32 355,861.44 SPAIN 3.83 1,032,537.36 FRANCE 20.53 5,534,723.76 ITALY 15.67 4,224,506.64 UNITED KINGDOM 17.70 4,771,778.40 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 17.70 4,771,778.40

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APPENDIX XIII (item XXIII - Part 4)

RESOLUTION (79) 27

concerning the

PARTIAL AGREEMENT IN THE SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD

1980 BUDGET

(adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 December 1979 at the 312th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 16 of the Statute the Council of Europe, and with membership restricted to the Representatives of the States Parties to the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field (*),

HAVING REGARD to Resolution (59) 23 of 16 November 1959 establishing Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field;

HAVING REGARD to Articles 19, 21 and 28 of the Financial Regulations;

HAVING REGARD to Resolution (74) 25 of 28 June 1974 fixing the scale contributions of member states to the budget of the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field, as amended by Resolution (78) 50 of November 1978;

HAVING REGARD to the draft budget for 1980 submitted by the Secretary general (document CM(79) 219, Part 4);

HAVING REGARD to the report of the Budget Committee dated 5 October 1979 (document CM (79) 253),

RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

The budget of expenditure totalling 3,008,000 FF (three million, eight thousand francs) divided into heads and sub-heads as shown Table A appended hereto is hereby approved.

The budget of receipts totalling 3,008,000 FF (three million, eight thousand francs) as shown in Table B appended hereto is hereby approved.

Approval is hereby given to the apportionment, among the states which parties to the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field, the contributions for 1980, totalling 2,938,000 FF(two million, nine hundred and thirty eight thousand francs) as shown in Table C appended hereto.

Belgium, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and United Kingdom. CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 - a54 - Appendix XIII

BUDGET OF THE PARTIAL AGREEMENT IN THE SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD

Financial year 1980

A. Budget of expenditure

Appro- Sub- Details head priation

Head ~~ - Staff 1 Salary, allowances and social charges in respect of permanent staff 1,521,000 2 Non-periodical reimbursements and allowances to permanent staff 12,000 3 Remuneration and accessory charges in respect of temporary staff 495,000 4 Cost-of-living allowances and other adjustments to remuneration 206,000(*)

Total Head I 2,234,000

Head II - Other expenditure 5 Official journeys 115,000(**) 6 Printing 84,000 7 Consultants' travel and subsistence expenses and fees 20,000 8 Sundry expenditure 1,000

Total Head II 220,000

Head III - Refund to the general budget 9 Fixed contribution 554,000

TOTAL 3,008,000

B. Budget of receipts

Sub- head Details Estimates

1 Sale of publications and copyright 20,000 2 Sundry receipts 50,000 3 Contributions from states 2,938,000

TOTAL 3,008,000

(*) Amount frozen pending a decision by the Committee of Ministers on a pay adjustment. (**) Of which 4,500 F (representing a provision for an increase in daily allowances for official journeys) frozen pending a decision by the Committee of Ministers. - a53 - CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 Appendix XIII

BUDGET OF THE PARTIAL AGREEMENT IN THE SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD FOR 1980

C. Contributions of participating States

Percentage Amount Participating States share payable

Luxembourg 0.20 5,876,-- Belgium 4.94 145,137.20 Netherlands 5.42 159,239.60 France 22.36 656,936.80 Italy 22.36 656,936.80 United-Kingdom 22.36 656,936.80 Federal Republic of Germany 22.36 656,936.80

TOTAL 100.00 2,938,000.00 CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX XIV (item XXIII - Part 5)

RESOLUTION(79)28 concerning the

EUROPEAN PHARMACOPOEIA

1980 BUDGET

(adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 December 1979 at the 312th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 16 of the Statute of the Council of Europe, and with membership restricted to the Representatives of the States Parties to the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia (*),

HAVING REGARD to Article 10. of the said Convention;

HAVING REGARD to Articles 19, 21 and 28, of the Financial Regulations;

HAVING REGARD to Resolution(74)25 of 28 June 1974 fixing the scale of States' contributions to the budget of the European Pharmacopoeia, as last amended by Resolution(79)16 of 5 November 1979;

HAVING REGARD to the draft budget for 1980 submitted by the Secretary General (document CM(79)219, Part 5);

HAVING REGARD to the report of the Budget Committee dated 5 October 1979 (document CM(79)253),

RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

1. The budget of expenditure totalling 5,326,000 FF (five million, three hundred and twenty - six thousand francs) divided into heads and sub-heads according to Table A appended hereto is hereby approved.

2. The budget of receipts totalling 5,326,000 FF (five million, three hundred and twenty-six thousand francs) according to Table B appended hereto is hereby approved.

(*) Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 - a56 - Appendix XIV

3. Approval is hereby given to the apportionment, among the States Parties to the Convention, of the contributions for 1980 totalling 5,011,000 FF (five million and eleven thousand francs) according to Table C appended hereto. - a57 - CM/Del/Concl(79)312 Appendix XIV

BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN PHARMACOPOEIA

Financial year 1980 A. Budget of expenditure

Sub- Details Appropriation head

Head I - Staff 1 Salary; allowances and social charges in respect of permanent staff 3,127,000 2 Non-periodical reimbursements and allowances to permanent staff 22,000 3 Remuneration and accessory charges in respect of temporary staff 390,000 4 Provision for cost-of-living increase and other adjustments to remuneration 360,000(*) Total Head I 3,899;000 Head II - Other expenditure 5 Official journeys 34,000(**) 6 Equipment and supplies 176,000 7 Analyses expenses 30,000 8 Travelling, subsistence and representational expenses of the Chairman of the Commission 16,000 9 Publications t.e. 10 Sundry expenditure 2,500 Total Head II 258,500 Head III - Refund to the general budget 11 Fixed contribution 1,168,500

TOTAL 5,326,000

B. Budget of receipts

Sub- head Details Appropriation 1 Sale of publications and copyright 90,000 2 Proceeds from the sale of reference substances 220,000 3 Sundry receipts 5,000 4 Contribution from states 5,011,000

TOTAL 5,326,000

(*) Amount frozen pending a decision by the Committee of Ministers on a pay adjustment. (**) Of which 2,000 F representing provision for an increase in daily allowances for official journeys) frozen pending a decision by the Committee of Ministers. Appendix XIV

BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN PHARMACOPOEIA FOR 1980

C. Contributions of States

Share Amount States percentage payable

ICELAND 0.20 10,022.00 LUXEMBOURG 0.20 10,022.00 CYPRUS 0.20 10,022.00 IRELAND 0.84 42,092.40 NORWAY 1.64 82,180.40 AUSTRIA 2.43 121,767.30 DENMARK 2.54 127,279.40 SWITZERLAND 2.83 141,811.30 BELGIUM 4.16 208,457.60

SWEDEN 4.63 232,009.30 NETHERLANDS 4.69 235,015.90 FRANCE 18.91 947,580.10 ITALY 18.91 947,580.10 UNITED KINGDOM 18.91 947,580.10 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 18.91 947,580.10

100.00 5,011,000.00 CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX XV (item XXIII - Part 6)

RESOLUTION(79)29

concerning the

PARTIAL AGREEMENT ON THE RESETTLEMENT FUND

1980 BUDGET

(adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 December 1979 at the 312th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 16 of the Statute of the Council of Europe, and with membership restricted to the Representatives of the States of the Council of Europe which are members of the Resettlement Fund (*),

HAVING REGARD to Resolution(56)9 concerning adoption of the Articles of Agreement the Council of Europe Resettlement Fund for National Refugees and Over-Population in Europe;

HAVING REGARD to Articles 19, 21 and 28 of the Financial Regulations;

HAVING REGARD to Resolution(74)25 of 28 June 1974 fixing the scale of contributions of member States to the Partial Agreement on the Resettlement Fund budget, as last amended by Resolution(78)50 of 16 November 1978;

HAVING REGARD to the draft budget for 1980 submitted by the Secretary General (document CM(79)219, Part 6);

HAVING REGARD to the report of the Budget Committee dated 5 October 1979 (document CM(79)253),

RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

1. The budget of expenditure for 1980 totalling 1,149,800 FF (one million, one hundred and forty-nine thousand, eight hundred francs) and divided into heads and sub-heads according to Table A appended hereto is hereby approved.

(*) Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey. CONFIDENTIAL

CM/Del/Concl.(79)312 - a60 - Appendix XV

2. The budget of receipts totalling 1,149,800 FF (one million, one hundred and forty-nine thousand, eight hundred francs) according to Table B appended hereto is hereby approved.

3. Approval is hereby given to the apportionment, among the States which are members of the Partial Agreement on the Resettlement Fund, of the contributions for 1980 totalling 1,149,800 FF (one million, one hundred and forty-nine thousand, eight hundred francs) according to Table C appended hereto. - a61 - CM/Del/Concl(79)312 Appendix XV

BUDGET OF THE PARTIAL AGREEMENT ON THE RESETTLEMENT FUND

Financial year 1980 A. Budget of expenditure

Sub- Details Appropriation head

Head I - Staff 1 Salary, allowances and social charges in respect of permanent staff 428,800 2 Non-periodical reimbursements and allowances to permanent staff t.e. 3 Remuneration and accessory charges in respect of temporary staff 190,000 4 Provision for cost-of-living and other adjustments to remuneration 55,000 (*)

Total Head I 673,800 Head II - Other expenditure 5 Travel and subistence for members of Governing Body 215,000 6 Official journeys 56,000 7 Consultants t.e. 8 Official expenditure incurred by Chairman of Governing Body and sundry expenditure 20,000 Total Head II 291,000 Head III - Refund to general budget 9 Fixed contribution 185,000

TOTAL 1,149,800

B. Budget of receipts

Sub- head Details Estimates

1 Sundry receipts t.e. 2 Contribution from participating states 1,149,800

TOTAL 1,149,800

(*) Amount frozen pending a decision by the Committee of Ministers on a pay adjustment. CM/Del/Concl(79)312 - a62 - Appendix XV

BUDGET OF THE PARTIAL AGREEMENT ON THE RESETTLEMENT FUND

C. Contributions of participating states

Share Amount Participating states percentage payable

1°) Members of the Council of Europe: Liechtenstein 0.25 2,874.00 Iceland 0.25 2,874.00 Luxembourg 0.25 2,874.00 Malta 0.25 2,874.00 Cyprus 0.25 2,874.00 Norway 1.90 21,842.40 Portugal 2.16 24,831.36 Greece 2.39 27,475.44 Denmark 2.67 30,694,32 Switzerland 3.13 35,982.48 Belgium 3.95 45,409.20 Turkey 4.22 48,513.12 Sweden 4.44 51,042.24 Netherlands 4.44 51,042.24 Spain 6.54 75,183.84 France 20.97 241,071.12 Italy 20.97 241,071.12 Federal Republic of Germany 20.97 241,071.12

100.00 1,149,600.00 2°) Non member of the Council of Europe: Holy-See -($50) 200.00

100.00 1,149,800.00 CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX XVI (item XXIV)

RESOLUTION(79)30

ON THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE BUILDINGS (SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS)

(adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 December 1979 at the 312th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 16 of the Statute of the Council of Europe,

Having regard to Resolution(70)53 of 11 December 1970 authorising the construction of the new buildings;

Having regard to the decision taken by the Ministers' Deputies at their 310th meeting under item XV of the agenda (November 1979) concerning the dispute over the construction of the new building;

Having regard to the Secretary General's proposals, as contained in document CM(79)297;

Having regard to Resolution(71)1 of 20 January 1971 fixing the scale of the apportionment among member States of the sum requested to reimburse the loan negotiated for the construction of the new buildings, as amended by Resolutions(74)42, (76)45, (77)48 and (78)51,

Decides as follows:

1. The Committee of Ministers authorises the Secretary General to arrange a loan of 7,500,000 FF for a duration of ten years with a view to covering the costs of the dispute with the Consortium BOUYGUES- IMPRESIT over the construction of the new building.

2. The charge upon the budget arising from the repayment of this loan will be apportioned among the member States according to the scale laid down by Resolution(71)1, as last amended by Resolution(78)51. CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX XVII (item XXVIII(b))

DECISION NO. CM/173/141279

Ad hoc terms of reference

1. Name of relevant committees: STEERING COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS (CDAS)

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON LEGAL CO-OPERATION (CDCJ)

2. Source of terms of reference: Committee of Ministers

3. Completion date: 1980

4. Terms of reference:

To express an opinion on Recommendation 874 on a European Charter on the Rights of the Child following consultation with other Steering Committees concerned with this text. Attention is drawn to the work currently undertaken by the United Nations in this field.

5. Other committees to be informed of terms of reference: CDDH CDMG CDCC CDDS CDPC CONFIDENTIAL

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APPENDIX XVIII (item XX(a))

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONFERENCE OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES OF EUROPE

May I first thank you warmly for having invited me to this hearing which, coming as it does after the XIVth Session of the Conference of Local and Regional Authorities, maintains a long-standing tradition.

We were delighted at that session in October to have with us the representatives of Liechtenstein, which as a new member State was taking part in a plenary session of our Conference for the first time. All twenty-one member States were represented, as well as observers from Finland and Israel and from the six international organisations of local and regional authorities which have observer status with the Conference.

We also had the pleasure of welcoming Mrs Valle, the Norwegian Minister of Labour and Local Government, as the representative of your Committee. Her address and the answers she gave to the various questions were greatly appreciated.

In addition to Mrs Valle's statement, the Conference was addressed, as part of its traditional debate on progress in European integration, by Mr De Koster, President of the Assembly, by the Secretary General, Mr Karasek, and by Mr Pflimlin as Vice-President of the European Parliament,

During its debate on specific subjects on the agenda, the Conference also heard statements by the Swedish Ambassador, on behalf of the Swedish Minister, representing the Chairman of the Conference of European Ministers responsible for Local Government, Mr Nussbaumer, Secretary of State at the Austrian Federal Chancellor's Office, representing the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning, Mr Giolitti, Commissioner of the European Community responsible for Regional Policy and Mr Carpentier on behalf of the European Commissioner responsible for the Environment.

May I stress the importance of these statements as a demonstration of the interest taken in our Conference, not only by the relevant bodies within the Council of Europe but also by the European Communities,

I would now like to say a few words about the texts adopted during the last session of the Conference and about some other aspects of relations between your Committee and the Conference, such as budgetary and staff problems. CONFIDENTIAL

CM/Del/Concl(79)312 - a68 - Appendix XVIII

The Conference adopted ten Resolutions, which, in accordance with its Charter, have been submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly for opinion and will then be placed before your Committee for appropriate action. However, an initial exchange of views at this stage may be useful for your further discussion of these texts.

Resolution 103 deals with problems connected with the Conference's Rules of Procedure in the light of the changes in its Charter made in particular by your Resolution(79)15. It also had in mind your message to the Conference asking it to undertake a general revision of its Rules of Procedure. The Conference noted that the amendments to the Charter affect a number of its Rules of Procedure and that they are directly applicable and render the rul in question inoperative. The Conference took the view that a detailed and comprehensive revision of its Rules, as envisaged by the Committee of Minis needed very thorough examination. That is why it preferred to defer such a revision until its next session. It also plans to introduce a number of changes which will in fact and in aspect bring it further into line with th Rules of Procedure of the Parliamentary Assembly and will improve the organisation of the proceedings both of the Conference and its Committees,

I for my part would like to thank your Committee and in particular the memb of the working party that looked into problems raised by our Conference - a especially its distinguished Chairman - for the efforts you made to meet so of the wishes expressed by the Bureau of the Conference. There remain, as you know, a number of important matters which you were not able to take up that stage. These matters are concerned in general with greater autonomy f our Conference in the appointment of delegations, with the presentation of budgetary requests and with the position of its secretariat, and these item in fact mentioned in your working party's report.

As you know, during the last session Mr Cravatte tabled a motion for a resolution calling for the Conference to take further action in these respe and the Standing Committee decided to extend its forthcoming report on the Rules of Procedure to include these points, which might involve amendment of the Charter. As Rapporteur, I have already consulted the Secretary Gene on all these matters and I shall of course fully bear in mind any suggestio you may wish to make in addition to those already contained in your working party's report,

Resolution 104 is concerned with co-operation between the Conference and th intergovernmental sector of the Council of Europe. The Conference asks the Committee of Ministers to provide that Steering Committees dealing with problems of interest to local and regional authorities may invite observers from the Conference in the same way as the CDRM already does. The Conferen also felt that it could be better associated with intergovernmental work if Committee of Ministers were to make more frequent use of the provision in t Charter enabling it to ask the Conference's opinion on measures which are likely to have repercussions on local and regional authorities. CONFIDENTIAL

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Resolution 105 is based on a very interesting report prepared by Mr Sergent on local government finance in Europe. This report has met with a very favourable reaction not only within the Conference itself but also within local government circles in various countries.

The conclusions put forward in Resolution 105 include recommendations to national governments and to the Steering Committee for Regional and Municipal Matters. Its basic premise is that without financial autonomy local authorities cannot be guaranteed genuine self-government.

In Resolution 106 the Conference brings to the attention of the Committee of Ministers the main conclusions of the 3rd Symposium of Historic Towns held in Münich/Landshut at the end of 1978. The Conference recommends that the Committee of Ministers improves the Council of Europe's programme for the safeguarding of the architectural heritage both urban and rural, with particular emphasis on the exchange of information, on technical assistance and on the need to encourage a wide variety of rural activities in this field. The Conference has already accepted an invitation from the Swiss federal government and from both the canton and the town of Fribourg to hold the 4th European Symposium of Historic Towns in Fribourg in 1981.

May I personally stress the importance of the concrete work done by our conference in this vital field. It is, I think, on a par with its valuable specific contribution to the enhancement of transfrontier co-operation through the Aachen Congress on "Prevention of transfrontier pollution and co-operation between local and regional authorities", on which Resolution 107 is based. In it the Conference especially recommends that the Committee of Ministers open to signature and ratification as soon as possible the draft European outline Convention on transfrontier co-operation between territorial authorities or communities. This Resolution also recommends the setting up, within the Council of Europe, of a section with special responsibility for organising a regular exchange of information on agreements and transfrontier co-operative activities between local and regional authorities.

Two further regional ad hoc Conferences have been proposed in the field of the prevention of transfrontier pollution, namely a meeting of the regions of the Rhine Valley and a meeting of the regions of the Mediterranean Basin.

Resolution 108 addressed opinions and proposals on regional planning and regional policy to the Council of Europe member States and to the various relevant bodies in this field, in particular the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning and the European Communities. An important part of this Resolution addresses recommendations to your Committee with the aim of reducing the serious regional imbalances persisting in Europe. In this connection, may I thank you most particularly for having given such close attention to Resolution 100 which our Conference adopted in 1978 on the problem of regional imbalances in Europe, and for bringing it to the notice of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting in Strasbourg last month. I am sure that the new proposals contained in Resolution 108, in particular on the new role that the Resettlement Fund could play in reinforcing co-operation between developed and less developed regions, will be useful for your future work in this important field. The Conference and the local and regional authorities it represents also intend to play their part in whatever programme of technical co-operation you may decide to initiate. CONFIDENTIAL

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Resolution 109 endeavours to bring to the attention of the Committee of Ministers the main conclusions of the Conference of Alpine Regions organised in conjunction with the Parliamentary Assembly at Lugano in September 1978. The recommendations included in this Resolution primarily concern local and regional authorities and the governments of the Alpine countries, but some of them are addressed to the Committee of Ministers because of their concern with the intergovernmental work programme of the Council of Europe. The main proposal in the Lugano Declaration is the establishment of a Council of Alpine Regions to which our Conference and the Assembly are asked to contribute.

Resolution 110 and the explanatory memorandum prepared by Mr Mota Amaral, President of the Autonomous Region of the Azores recommend that better consideration should be paid by the European institutions to the European Atlantic island regions. They call in particular for financial co-operation and the establishment of a programme of technical co-operation. Resolution 110 also suggests the possibility of organising a Conference of European Island Regions in conjunction with the Assembly.

Resolution 111 deals with a very important and topical problem: maritime pollution. The main proposal addressed to your Committee concerns the setting up of a European Conference of Ministers responsible for maritime questions, above all with a view to speeding up the process of ratification and enforcement of existing international conventions. This Resolution also makes recommendations to the governments of member States and calls for closer association of local and regional authorities in the protection of the marine and coastal environment.

Finally, Resolution 112 deals with the past record and future prospects of twinnings between local and regional authorities. The Resolution and the explanatory memorandum give a very detailed catalogue of proposals for the organisation of twinnings, addressed to local and regional authorities.

However, this Resolution also contains an urgent recommendation to the Committee of Ministers concerning the European Intermunicipal Exchanges Development Plan. The idea of this plan was launched in 1953 as the result of a proposal by Mr Smithers, who later became a member of our Conference. T~~ proposal was pursued by our Conference from the very start, taken up by the Assembly and finally accepted by the Committee of Ministers in 1962. At that time the appropriation for implementing the Plan was 50,000 FF, which was used to make 50 grants of 1000 FF. Today, for the 1980 Budget, 18 years later, and in spite of numerous requests by the Conference, your Committee has not seen fit to increase this appropriation. It remains static at 50,000 FF, regardless of the effects of inflation and of the fact that since 1962 the number of member States of the Council of Europe has risen from 16 to 21. These figures clearly show the extent of the problem, and I am sure you will agree with me that the total of 50,000 FF is nowadays totally unrealistic and scarcely a good advertisement for the Council of Euro In these circumstances I ask you to give favourable consideration to the Conference's new proposals for getting out of this impasse. CONFIDENTIAL

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Allow me now to say a few words about one or two matters affecting relations between the Conference and your Committee.

First of all, I know you have taken an interest in our Conference's relations with the European Communities - as provided for in Article 1 (a) of the Charter - and especially in the very important statements made by Mr Pflimlin and Mr Giolitti at the last session of the Conference. Those statements clearly testified to the interest shown by the European Parliament and the European Communities in our Conference. May I remind you, for example, of the view expressed by Mr Giolitti that the Conference of Local and Regional Authorities is at present a particularly useful forum for establishing co-ordinated contact with the Commission at the highest level. I hope, before the end of my term of office, to follow the example of some of my predecessors and pay a visit to the President of the Commission, Mr Jenkins, in order to explain to him the views of our Conference on certain problems in the field of European integration which affect local and regional authorities in all European countries.

As regards relations with the European Parliament, I have written to Mme Veil and to Mr Pflimlin to thank them for the attention they have given us and to put to them the wish of our Conference to be consulted by the European Parliament on matters of mutual interest. The texts adopted which in the view of the Conference are public, were also sent for information to the European Parliament with this letter. Sending these texts in no way detracted from the provision of the Charter of the Conference to the effect that Resolutions of the Conference are submitted to the Committee of Ministers for action.

Yesterday, I had the privilege of visits from M. Edgar Faure, former French Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly, who is Vice-Chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Policy, and from Signor de Pasquale, the Chairman of the same Committee. During my conversations with them I was most gratified by their evident interest in the Conference of Local and Regional Authorities as an official forum and spokesman of local and regional government in Europe, and by their readiness to promote closer relations between the Conference and the European Parliament in general and its Regional Policy Committee in particular. It was clear that any contacts should initially be of a relatively informal nature. But there was much interest in the idea of the organisation of meetings within our Conference with the specific aim of maintaining links with the European Parliament. Such meetings would of course primarily concern members from the nine countries of the EEC. But it is essential that delegates from the other member States of the Council of Europe should be fully associated with them. These countries, as M. Faure and Signor de Pasquale readily agreed, are often affected by regional and other policies of the European Community, and the proposed arrangements might in our view provide a valuable opportunity for their delegates too to have a say in Community matters. This seems to me to be the most promising approach for fulfilling the objective laid down in the Charter, whereby "the Conference contributes, within the limits of its functions and in the manner determined by the Committee of Ministers, to establishing closer relations between the Council of Europe and the European Communities". In the light of the evident goodwill on the part of the European Parliament I am most anxious to have your blessing for any initiatives which we may be able to take in this direction. CONFIDENTIAL

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Next, I would like to mention the problems we have come up against in recent years in trying to fix the date of our plenary session long enough in advance. In 1978 we had to move the date back a fortnight, and in 1979 we were obliged to postpone the session from the late spring to the autumn. This seriously disturbed the rhythm of work of the Conference's Committees. And if your Committee had not taken such a firm stand - for which I want to thank you most sincerely - we were in danger of having to postpone the last session yet again.

You will appreciate that the Conference is worried about this situation. The 350 or so titular and substitute members of the Conference must know the dates of the sessions well in advance, and the same goes for the 50 or so national and international associations of local and regional authorities which they represent. That is why the Standing Committee wishes, if possible, to reserve a fixed period in the year for our plenary session, as is the case with the Parliamentary Assembly. We have sent a questionnaire on this matter to all the members and to all our national and international associations. May I ask your Committee, when the time comes, to be so kind as to endorse the principle and give favourable consideration to the specific proposals which the Standing Committee will submit to you in this regard.

During the hearing you gave me last year I put forward a number of thoughts on our budgetary and staffing problems. I am glad to say that the 1979 budget resolved some of the staff problems, although there are still some remaining and the Secretary General has already assured me that next year he will submit certain requests accordingly.

On the other hand, as far as our budgetary requests are concerned, the 1980 budget which you have just voted shows up a number of inadequacies, and we find it hard to believe that they should be so difficult to resolve.

The provision made for the plenary session in the 1979 budget unfortunately underestimated the travel and subsistence expenses of the members of the CLRAE. In the event, our plenary session was attended by the whole membership of the Conference and attendance at our Committee meetings has also improved. Whilst we are delighted by this increased interest in the work of the Conference, the result is that the actual cost of the last plenary session, which in this sense is unavoidable expenditure in that we can't ask members not to come, has exceeded the appropriations made in the budget by 47,000 FF. Actual expenditure under this head in 1979 was of the order of 487,000 FF, which is in fact already higher than your appropriation for this purpose in the 1980 budget, even though further increases in costs are bound to take place between now and then. The Conference finds it difficult to understand this situation.

Another patent example of such inadequacies is the appropriation for engaging consultants: 31,000 FF in 1980, which is supposed to cover both consultants' fees and their travelling expenses. Your Committee has allocated 450,000 FF to the Assembly for this purpose, and all the Steering Committees receive two or three times as much as our Conference, even though they themselves are supposed to be composed of government experts! There is thus a disproportion which we find inexplicable. Even if we do not ask to be given as much as the Assembly, the work of the Conference is certainly more important than these figures suggest, and it is suffering in consequence. CONFIDENTIAL

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There are also the appropriations for official journeys by members of the Conference Secretariat which have not been changed in real terms for many years in spite of the fact that the number of meetings of the Conference's Committees has nearly doubled and the strength of the Secretariat has been increased by 40%.

I would further draw your attention to the fact that the Conference has asked for it to be accepted that certain texts prepared by rapporteurs and presented at symposia organised by the Conference can be translated into the official languages even if they have been drafted in a non-official language. We frequently have to have recourse to rapporteurs - often local and regional elected representatives - who are not able to draft their report in one of the official languages. Here we are only asking for an extension to symposia organised by the Conference of a principle which is already accepted for sessions of the Conference itself and for the work of its committees. I would be very grateful if you would agree to this principle, which does not require any additional appropriation.

Lastly, I want to ask for your authorisation to hold an additional meeting of the Standing Committee in 1980. Our schedule of meetings was thrown out of gear by the postponement of the plenary session to October. In addition, the Standing Committee is expected, in accordance with your own wishes, to prepare an important report on the general revision of the Rules of. Procedure before the next session in June 1980. Such a report needs at the very least to be discussed at two meetings of the Committee. But in that case, under the normal rules (two meetings of the Standing Committee per year), there could be no Standing Committee meeting between the plenary session in mid-June and the following January, which we think is scarcely feasible. We also have to ensure our participation in the colloquy held by the Conference of European Ministers responsible for Local Government.

My purpose in putting these budgetary problems to you is not to come up with perpetual demands for the sake of demanding, but to highlight a number of very specific problems and genuine obstacles to accomplishing the mission entrusted to us by our Charter, that of "ensuring the participation of local and regional authorities in the achievement of the aims of the Council of Europe".

I am convinced that our Conference as the only representative assembly of local and regional authorities officially recognised by governments, can make a very valuable contribution to the work and the standing of the Council of Europe. I need only cite for example four fields which I mentioned earlier:

- transfrontier co-operation - safeguarding our architectural heritage - co-operation between developed and less developed regions - the development of relations between the Council of Europe and the European Communities.

Our Conference is ready to play an active and unique role in your Organisation. If you want it to be able to play this role effectively, I think it is up to you to give it the necessary means not only in terms of its Charter but also in terms of administrative and financial resources. We certainly do not wish to make unreasonable demands upon you, only to ask for fair treatment in comparison with other sectors of our organisation. I am certain that the value of the asset which the Council of Europe has in its Conference of Local and Regional Authorities will then emerge even more clearly.