Legal provisions of COM(2013)740 - Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2013)740 - Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment. |
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document | COM(2013)740 ![]() |
date | October 13, 2016 |
Contents
Article 1 - Task
Article 2 - Membership
2. The social partners' representatives shall be divided into two delegations of equal size, one comprising 10 workers' representatives and the other comprising 10 employers' representatives, taking into account the need to ensure gender balance.
3. Both delegations shall consist of representatives of European cross-industry organisations, either representing general interests or more specific interests of supervisory and managerial staff and small and medium-sized businesses at European level.
Technical coordination shall be provided for the workers' delegation by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and for the employers' delegation by the Confederation of European Business (BUSINESSEUROPE). ETUC and BUSINESSEUROPE shall ensure that the views expressed by the specific and sectoral organisations are fully taken into account in their contributions and shall, where appropriate, include representatives from some of those organisations in their delegations.
Article 3 - Preparation
2. The matters on the agenda shall be discussed by the Council meeting in its Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs configuration based, as appropriate, on a contribution of its preparatory bodies.
3. The Commission shall provide the secretariat support to the Summit. In particular, the secretariat shall ensure that documents are distributed in adequate time. For the purposes of preparing and organising meetings, the Summit secretariat shall establish appropriate contacts with ETUC and BUSINESSEUROPE, both of which shall be responsible for coordinating their respective delegations.
Article 4 - Operation
2. The Summit shall be chaired jointly by the President of the European Council and the President of the Commission, with the participation of the current Council Presidency.
3. The meetings of the Summit shall be convened by the joint chairpersons on their own initiative, in consultation with the social partners.
4. The President of the European Council shall report on the discussions and the outcomes of the Summit to the European Council.