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Document 11997E146

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
Part Three: Community policies
Title XI: Social policy, education, vocational training and youth
Chapter 2: The European Social Fund
Article 146
Article 123 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Article 123 - EEC Treaty

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_1997/art_146/oj

11997E146

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) - Part Three: Community policies - Title XI: Social policy, education, vocational training and youth - Chapter 2: The European Social Fund - Article 146 - Article 123 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 123 - EEC Treaty

Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0243 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0046 - Consolidated version
(EEC Treaty - no official publication available)


Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)

Article 146

In order to improve employment opportunities for workers in the internal market and to contribute thereby to raising the standard of living, a European Social Fund is hereby established in accordance with the provisions set out below; it shall aim to render the employment of workers easier and to increase their geographical and occupational mobility within the Community, and to facilitate their adaptation to industrial changes and to changes in production systems, in particular through vocational training and retraining.

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