The “agriculture” sectoral social dialogue has resulted, since 1978, in the adoption of 32 joint texts.

 

Date

Title

Theme

Type

Addressee

10/05/2007

Resolution adopted by GEOPA-COPA and EFFATTrainingToolEuropean social partners

21/11/2005

European agreement on the reduction of workers' exposure to the risk of work-related musculo-skeletal disorders in agricultureHealth and safetyRecommendationNational organisations

25/01/2005

Avis commun concernant la protection de la santé et de la sécurité des travailleurs contre les troubles musculo-squelettiques

(in French only)

Health and safetyJoint opinionEuropean institutions

24/10/2004

Health and safety in agriculture - best practices and proposals for actionHealth and safetyDeclarationNational organisations

05/12/2002

European agreement on vocational training in agricultureTrainingRecommendationNational organisations

01/04/2001

Instructions for spray operators. Spraying technique, environment and safetyHealth and safetyToolEnterprises

01/04/2001

Safety manual for forestry workHealth and safetyToolNational organisations

13/04/2000

Final statement of the EFA-GEOPA/COPA conference on "Employment of agricultural workers in the European Union"EmploymentJoint opinionEuropean institutions

01/01/2000

White paper: Securing employment through vocational and continuing training in European agricultureTrainingToolNational organisations

26/04/1999

Rules of procedure for the sectoral dialogue committee on social dialogue in agricultureSocial dialogueRules of procedureEuropean social partners

24/07/1997

Recommendation framework agreement on the improvement of paid employment in agriculture in the member states of the European UnionWorking timeRecommendationNational organisations

30/03/1995

Joint declaration by EFA/CES-GEOPA/COPA on employment in

agriculture

EmploymentDeclarationEuropean social partners

18/11/1993

Opinion concerning forestryTrainingJoint opinionEuropean institutions

18/11/1993

Opinion concerning training in agricultureTrainingJoint opinionEuropean institutions

27/01/1993

Opinion concerning social consequences of CAP reformSocial aspects of Community policiesJoint opinionEuropean institutions

27/01/1993

Opinion concerning early retirement for agricultural workersEmploymentJoint opinionEuropean institutions

29/11/1991

Additional clause to the Agreement on the harmonization of working hours (persons engaged in crop and livestock farming in Portugal)Working timeDeclarationNational organisations

19/01/1990

Additional clause to the Agreement on the harmonization of working hours of permanent agricultural workers in the EC arable farming sector (application in Spain since 1983)Working timeDeclarationEuropean social partners

24/11/1986

Opinion concerning ancillary sociostructural measures under the common agricultural policyEmploymentJoint opinionEuropean institutions

24/11/1986

Opinion concerning Community action in the forestry sectorEconomic and/or sectoral pol.Joint opinionEuropean institutions

15/02/1986

Opinion concerning the agricultural statisticsEmploymentJoint opinionEuropean institutions

21/12/1984

Opinion concerning safety requirements for attaching, detaching, coupling and uncoupling operations with agricultural tractorsHealth and safetyJoint opinionEuropean institutions

26/11/1982

Opinion on the promotion of relief services in agriculture and the social protection of relief service workersEmploymentJoint opinionEuropean institutions

26/11/1982

Opinion with regard to training for agricultural workersTrainingJoint opinionEuropean institutions

01/01/1982

Opinion on safety requirements for the construction of agricultural buildings and improvements to installationsHealth and safetyJoint opinionEuropean institutions

27/11/1981

Opinion on the prevention of accidents in agriculture and the relationship between the elimination of technical barriers to trade in agricultural tractors and safetyHealth and safetyJoint opinionEuropean institutions

27/11/1981

Amendment to the Agreement on the harmonization of working hours of permanent agricultural workers in the EC arable farming sectorWorking timeRecommendationEuropean social partners

06/05/1981

Opinion concerning surveys of agricultural workers’ earnings in the ECWorking conditionsJoint opinionEuropean institutions

01/01/1981

Opinion on the social aspects of the common agricultural policySocial aspects of Community policiesJoint opinionEuropean institutions

10/06/1980

Agreement on the harmonization of working hours of permanent agricultural workers in the EC livestock farming sectorWorking timeRecommendationEuropean social partners
23/05/1979Opinion concerning the vocational training of and cessation of farming by agricultural workers in the context of the sociostructural measures proposed by the CommissionTrainingJoint opinionEuropean institutions

22/03/1978

Agreement on the harmonization of working hours of permanent agricultural workers in the EC arable farming sectorWorking timeRecommendationEuropean social partners
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