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of 8 , are eligible for assistance 2396/71 are eligible for assistance from the Fund from the Fund under paragraph 1.' under paragraph 1.'

Article 4 Article 3 The second paragraph of Article 4 of the Council Article 3 (2) of the Council Decision of 27 Decision of 27 June 1974 is deleted. is amended to read as follows: Article 5 'The types of aid provided for in Article 3 (1) (a), (b) and (c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No This Decision shall enter into force on . . .

Proposal for a Council Decision amending Council Decision 74/328/EEC of 27 June 1974 on action by the European Social Fund for handicapped persons (*)

(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 24 March 1977)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, facilities within the framework of a specific joint action under Article 4 of the said Decision; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas aids which are eligible for immediate assistance from the Fund are now defined in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2396/71 of Having regard to Council Decision 71/66/EEC of 1 November 1971 implementing the Council Decision , as amended by the Council Decision of 1 February 1971 on the reform of the European of ... on the reform of the European Social Fund (2), Social Fund, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) and in particular Article 4 thereof, No . . whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2397/71 of 8 November 1971 on aid which may Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, qualify for assistance from the European Social Fund (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 5 Having regard to the opinion of the European 1761/74 ( ), has been repealed; Parliament, Whereas, consequently, Article 3 of the Council Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Decision of 27 June 1974 on action by the European Social Committee, Social Fund for handicapped persons, as last amended by the Council Decision of . . ., should be amended; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2396/71 of 8 November 1971 implementing the Council Decision 3 of 1 February 1971 ( ), as last amended by Council Whereas the period referred to in the second Regulation (EEC) No . . ., no longer defines the paragraph of Article 4 of the Council Decision of 27 criteria applicable to operations for eligibility for June 1974 expires on 31 December 1977; assistance from the Fund under Article 5 of the Council Decision of 1 February 1971 concerning handicapped persons, but whereas the possibility Whereas the employment situation regarding should be retained of taking action to contribute to handicapped persons calls for specific joint action on the development of new permanent facilities or the behalf of the handicapped to be continued, in order improvement of the quantity and quality of existing to improve the balance between the supply of and the demand for manpower within the Community;

H OJ No L 185, 9. 7. 1974, p. 22. (2) OJ No L 28, 4. 2. 1971, p. 15. (4) OJ No L 249, 10. 11. 1971, p. 58. (3) OJ No L 249, 10. 11. 1971, p. 54. (») OJ No L 185, 9. 7. 1974, p. 1. No C 109/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.5.77

Whereas, moreover, no time limit should be set for Article 1 the implementation of decisions taken pursuant to Article 4 of the Council Decision of 1 February 1971 as the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, Article 3 of the Council Decision of 27 June 1974 may decide to repeal such decisions, in particular in is amended as follows: the light of the annual report on the Fund which, 'The types of aid eligible for assistance from the presented by the Commission to the Council and the Fund pursuant to this Decision are those defined European Parliament, gives full details on the current in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No situation regarding the implementation of these 2396/71 of 8 November 1971 implementing the decisions; Council Decision of 1 February 1971 on the reform of the European Social Fund, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No . . HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article I Article J

The following is added to Article 1 (2) of the Council The second indent of Article 4 of the Council Decision of 27 June 1974 between the existing first Decision of 27 June 1974 is deleted. and second indents: 'longer-term projects, based on the lessons learned from short-term demonstration projects Article 4 and designed to contribute to the development of new permanent facilities or to improve the quantity and quality of existing facilities.' This Decision shall enter into force on . . .

Proposal for a Council Decision amending Council Decision 75/459/EEC of 22 on action by the European Social Fund for persons affected by employment difficulties (J)

(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 24 March 1977)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Council Regulation (EEC) No 2396/71 of 8 Novem- ber 1971 implementing the Council Decision of 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the February 1971 on the reform of the European Social European Economic Community, Fund (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No . . .; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2397/71 Having regard to Council Decision 71/66/EEC of 1 of 8 November 1971 on aid which may qualify for February 1971, as amended by the Council Decision assistance from the European Social Fund (4), as of . . . on the reform of the European Social Fund (-'), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761/75 (5), has and in particular Article 4 thereof, been repealed; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Whereas Article 3 of the Council Decision of 22 July Parliament, 1975 on action by the European Social Fund for persons affected by employment difficulties, as last Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and amended by the Council Decision of . . ., should Social Committee, therefore be amended; Whereas the aids eligible for immediate assistance from the Fund are now defined in Article 3 of

(•') OJ No L 249, 10. 11. 1971, p. 54. (') OJ No L 199, 30. 7. I97S, p. 3. 15. f5! OJ No L \H\ 9. 7. 1974, p. SI.