93/569/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 October 1993 on the implementing of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community as regards, in particular, a network entitled Eures (European Employment Services)

• Published date: 06 November 1993
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 274, 6 November 1993

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93/569/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 October 1993 on the implementing of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community as regards, in particular, a network entitled Eures (European Employment Services)

Official Journal L 274 , 06/11/1993 P. 0032 - 0042
Finnish special edition: Chapter 5 Volume 6 P. 0118
Swedish special edition: Chapter 5 Volume 6 P. 0118

COMMISSION DECISION of 22 October 1993 on the implementing of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community as regards, in particular, a network entitled Eures (European Employment Services)

(93/569/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2434/92 (2), and in particular Articles 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22 and 44 thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the Technical Committee on freedom of movement for workers,

Whereas the objectives defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 are:

- to develop cooperation between Member States and in particular between the employment services of the Member States and the Commission,

- to exchange job vacancies and applications at Community level,

- to ensure the exchange of information on working and living conditions between the Member States,

- to coordinate and follow up the resultant exchange of information at the appropriate European level;

Whereas the SEDOC system (European system for the international clearing of vacancies and applications for employment) currently in force no longer corresponds to the requirements of the labour market in Europe and hence needs to be adapted; whereas it is therefore necessary to repeal the Commission Decisions of 8 December and 14 December 1972,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Commission, the employment services of the Member States and any further national partners which they may have, shall create a European network of services, designated Eures (European Employment Services) responsible for developing the exchange of information and cooperation provided for in Part II of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68.

The designation Eures in an acronym which belongs exclusively to the Commission and is illustrated by a standard logo so that it can be identified by the public concerned. Use of this logo, which is defined by a graphic design scheme, shall require prior authorization by the Commission.

The elements making up this network and its operations, as well as the relevant measures for its implementation, are set out in Annexes I, II, III and IV.

Article 2

The Commission shall designate, within the Directorate- General of Employment, Social Affairs and Industrial Relations, the service responsible for the European Coordination Office established under the terms of Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and for implementing the Eures network.

Article 3

The Commission Decisions of 8 and 14 December 1972 are repealed.

Article 4

The Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 October 1993.

For the Commission

Padraig FLYNN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 257, 19. 10. 1968, p. 2.

(2) OJ No L 245, 26. 8. 1992, p. 1.

ANNEX I

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EURES NETWORK

1.1. Definition

Eures is a network made up of the national employment services, their eventual partners and the Commission, and is responsible for exchanging information specified by Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68, and providing the information to potential users. It is based on a computer system and a uniform exchange defined by the present decision.

1.2. Members

- The employment services of the Member States.

- The Commission of the European Communities, through the European Coordination Office defined in Articles 21 and 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68.

- Public or private partners of the employment services operating under national legal provisions in the field of employment and approved by them, who have signed an agreement with the Commission.

- The social and economic partners designated by conventions establishing a crossborder Eures.

1.3. Information to be exchanged

- Information (in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68) on vacancies and applications for employment in another Member State.

- Information on the state and trends of the labour market broken down by regions, sectors of activity, and, if necessary by level of worker qualification (Article 14 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68)

- Information on living and working conditions in the Member States (Article 14 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68).

1.4. The information exchange system

A computer system and a uniform procedure for exchanging information are part of the network.

Members of the Eures network have access to this system via national computer systems within the employment services or by using specific workstations that are directly linked to the Eures computer system.

2. STRUCTURE AND PROCEDURE FOR EXCHANGING INFORMATION

To exercise the right to freedom of movement within the Community, workers need access to information on available jobs and living and working conditions in the Member States of the Community. Employers must also, in order to satisfy their needs with regard to recruitment, be able to advertise their vacancies and access applications from different Member States of the Community.

2.1. Advertising and Processing vacancies in the Eures network (Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68)

2.1.1. Definition

The circulation of vacancies in the Member States is at the centre of the Eures network information exchange system.

Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 provides for the circulation of information concerning 'vacancies which could be filled by nationals of other Member States'.

These vacancies, hereafter called 'Euro-vacancies' are defined as follows: 'vacancies more likely to be filled if advertised at Community level, as more quality applications shall be received'. A non-exhaustive list of these categories of vacancies is given in Annex II.

2.1.2. Processing in the Eures-network

2.1.2.1. Processing of Euro-vacancies requires:

- rapid circulation of information between the local employment service which receives the employer's offer, and potential applicants in all Member States of the Community,

- full responsibility of that local service for advertising it and processing subsequent applications,

- sufficient information on vacancies, thus allowing potential candidates to apply where appropriate, and avoiding superfluous journeys,

- that the overall responsibility falls on the employment services and their partners who belong to the network.

2.1.2.2. To this end the members of the Eures network take it upon themselves:

- in the case of vacancies advertised to other Member States:

- to inform employers of Eures, persuading them to advertise their vacancies and accept applications of European level,

- to advertise vacancies through Eures,

- either because they are Euro-vacancies,

- or because an employer requests that the...