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Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title III - Economic and social provisions - Chapter 1 - General Provisions - Article 46

The Commission may at any time consult governments, the various parties concerned (undertakings, workers, consumers and dealers) and their associations, and any experts.

Undertakings, workers, consumers and dealers, and their associations, shall be entitled to present any suggestions or comments to the Commission on questions affecting them.

To provide guidance, in line with the tasks assigned to the Community, on the course of action to be followed by all concerned, and to determine its own course of action, in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty, the Commission shall, in consultation as provided above:

1. conduct a continuous study of market and price trends;

2. periodically draw up programmes indicating foreseeable developments in production, consumption, exports and imports;

3. periodically lay down general objectives for modernization, long term planning of manufacture and expansion of productive capacity;

4. take part, at the request of the governments concerned, in studying the possibilities for re employing, in existing industries or through thecreation of new activities, workers made redundant by market developments or technical changes;

5. obtain the information it requires to assess the possibilities for improving working conditions and living standards for workers in the industries within its province, and the threats to those standards.

The Commission shall publish the general objectives and the programmes after submitting them to the Consultative Committee.

It may publish the studies and information mentioned above.