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Document 12002E144

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)
    Part Three: Community policies
    Title XI: Social policy, education, vocational training and youth
    Chapter 1: Social Provisions
    Article 144
    Article 121 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
    Article 121 - EEC Treaty

    OJ C 325, 24.12.2002, p. 96–97 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_2002/art_144/oj

    12002E144

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) - Part Three: Community policies - Title XI: Social policy, education, vocational training and youth - Chapter 1: Social Provisions - Article 144 - Article 121 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 121 - EEC Treaty

    Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0096 - 0097
    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 (Nice consolidated version)

    Part Three: Community policies

    Title XI: Social policy, education, vocational training and youth

    Chapter 1: Social Provisions

    Article 144

    Article 121 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

    Article 121 - EEC Treaty

    Article 144

    The Council, after consulting the European Parliament, shall establish a Social Protection Committee with advisory status to promote cooperation on social protection policies between Member States and with the Commission. The tasks of the Committee shall be:

    - to monitor the social situation and the development of social protection policies in the Member States and the Community,

    - to promote exchanges of information, experience and good practice between Member States and with the Commission,

    - without prejudice to Article 207, to prepare reports, formulate opinions or undertake other work within its fields of competence, at the request of either the Council or the Commission or on its own initiative.

    In fulfilling its mandate, the Committee shall establish appropriate contacts with management and labour.

    Each Member State and the Commission shall appoint two members of the Committee.

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