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( 1 ) OJ NO L 28 , 4 . 2 . 1971 , P . 15 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 337 , 27 . 12 . 1977 , P . 8 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 291 , 10 . 11 . 1980 , P . 57 .

( 4 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 30 OCTOBER 1980 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 5 ) OJ NO L 199 , 30 . 7 . 1975 , P . 36 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 374 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , P . 37 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 39 , 14 . 2 . 1976 , P . 39 .

( 8 ) OJ NO L 337 , 27 . 12 . 1977 , P . 10 .

( 9 ) OJ NO L 337 , 27 . 12 . 1977 , P . 12 .

( 10 ) OJ NO L 337 , 27 . 12 . 1977 , P . 14 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 4 DECEMBER 1980

AMENDING DECISIONS 75/459/EEC , 76/206/EEC , 77/803/EEC AND 77/804/EEC CONCERNING EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND AID MEASURES FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF PERSONS

( 80/1117/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 71/66/EEC OF 1 FEBRUARY 1971 ON THE REFORM OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY DECISION 77/801/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 OF THAT DECISION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ),

WHEREAS :

- COUNCIL DECISION 75/459/EEC OF 22 JULY 1975 ON ACTION BY THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND FOR PERSONS AFFECTED BY EMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DECISION 78/1036/EEC ( 6 ), AND

- COUNCIL DECISION 76/206/EEC OF 9 FEBRUARY 1976 ON INTERVENTION BY THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND IN FAVOUR OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIES ( 7 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DECISION 77/802/EEC ( 8 ),

- COUNCIL DECISION 77/803/EEC OF 20 DECEMBER 1977 ON ACTION BY THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND FOR MIGRANT WORKERS ( 9 ),

- COUNCIL DECISION 77/804/EEC OF 20 DECEMBER 1977 ON ACTION BY THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND FOR WOMEN ( 10 )

EXPIRE ON 31 DECEMBER 1980 ;

WHEREAS THE IMBALANCE OF EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY RENDERS APPARENT THE NECESSITY TO PURSUE SPECIFIC JOINT ACTIONS FOR PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING SECTORS , MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES , YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 25 AFFECTED BY EMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES , AND WOMEN ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

1 . IN ARTICLE 5 OF DECISION NO 75/459/EEC THE DATE 1 JANUARY 1981 SHALL BE REPLACED BY 1 JANUARY 1983 .

2 . IN ARTICLE 3 OF DECISION NO 76/206/EEC THE DATE 1 JANUARY 1981 SHALL BE REPLACED BY 1 JANUARY 1983 .

3 . IN ARTICLE 4 , SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH , OF DECISION 77/803/EEC THE DATE 1 JANUARY 1981 SHALL BE REPLACED BY 1 JANUARY 1983 .

4 . IN ARTICLE 3 , SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH , OF DECISION 77/804/EEC THE DATE 1 JANUARY 1981 SHALL BE REPLACED BY 1 JANUARY 1983 .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON 1 JANUARY 1981 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 4 DECEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . BARTHEL