Commission Decision of 9 July 2001 on the setting-up of a committee in the area of supplementary pensions (notified under document number C(2001) 1775) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/548/EC)

• Published date: 20 July 2001
• Official Gazette Publication: Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, L 196, 20 luglio 2001,Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 196, 20 juillet 2001,Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas, L 196, 20 de julio de 2001

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►B COMMISSION DECISION of 9 July 2001 on the setting-up of a committee in the area of supplementary pensions (notified under document number C(2001) 1775) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/548/EC) (OJ L 196, 20.7.2001, p.26)

Amended by:

		Official Journal
		No	page	date
M1	COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1792/2006 of 23 October 2006	L 362	1	20.12.2006
►M2	COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 519/2013 of 21 February 2013	L 158	74	10.6.2013

Amended by:

A1 L 236 33 23.9.2003

Corrected by:

►C1	Corrigendum, OJ L 273, 19.10.2010, p. 18 (548/2001)
►C2	Corrigendum, OJ L 093, 7.4.2011, p. 38 (548/2001)

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▼B

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 July 2001

on the setting-up of a committee in the area of supplementary pensions

(notified under document number C(2001) 1775)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/548/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Communities, and in particular Articles 138 and 140 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The European Commission, in its Social Policy Agenda of 28 June 2000, proposed to create a pensions forum to address the issue of pensions and mobility with all relevant actors by issuing a communication.

(2) The European Commission, in its communication ‘Towards a single market for supplementary pensions’ of 11 May 1999 (COM (1999) 134 final), supported the idea of setting up a pensions forum, as put forward by the High-Level Panel on Freedom of Movement, and consequent decided to convene such a forum to meet at least twice a year and to be made up of representatives or governments, the social partners, pension funds and, where appropriate, other institutions active in this area.

(3) The European Parliament welcomed the Commission communication and the setting-up of such a Committee in its resolution concerning the Commission communication ‘Towards a single market for supplementary pensions’,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. A committee in the area of supplementary pensions (the pensions forum) shall be set up at the Commission.

2. The pensions forum shall be composed of representatives of Member States' governments, the social partners and supplementary pension schemes.

Article 2

1. The Commission may consult the pensions forum about any problems and developments at Community level affecting supplementary pensions.

The pensions forum shall assist the Commission in particular in finding solutions to the problems and obstacles associated with cross-border mobility of workers in the area of supplementary pensions.

2. The pensions forum shall work, where necessary, in cooperation with any other appropriate bodies or committees dealing with social and economic policy.

Article 3

1. The pensions forum shall comprise ►M2 58 ◄ members.

2. Seats shall be allocated as follows:

—one seat per Member State,

▼C2

—four seats for the other EEA member countries (one seat for the European Free Trade Association liaison office and one seat per country involved),

▼B

—14 seats for the social partners represented at Community level,

—12 seats for the pension funds and other bodies active in this area:

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—three...