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Document 11997E138

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
    Part Three: Community policies
    Title XI: Social policy, education, vocational training and youth
    Chapter 1: Social Provisions
    Article 138
    Article 118a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_1997/art_138/oj

    11997E138

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) - Part Three: Community policies - Title XI: Social policy, education, vocational training and youth - Chapter 1: Social Provisions - Article 138 - Article 118a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

    Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0241 - Consolidated version
    Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0045 - Consolidated version


    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)

    Article 138

    1. The Commission shall have the task of promoting the consultation of management and labour at Community level and shall take any relevant measure to facilitate their dialogue by ensuring balanced support for the parties.

    2. To this end, before submitting proposals in the social policy field, the Commission shall consult management and labour on the possible direction of Community action.

    3. If, after such consultation, the Commission considers Community action advisable, it shall consult management and labour on the content of the envisaged proposal. Management and labour shall forward to the Commission an opinion or, where appropriate, a recommendation.

    4. On the occasion of such consultation, management and labour may inform the Commission of their wish to initiate the process provided for in Article 139. The duration of the procedure shall not exceed nine months, unless the management and labour concerned and the Commission decide jointly to extend it.

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