Joint texts
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 EFFAT |
Training |
Tool |
European social partners |
| 21/11/2005 |
European agreement on the reduction of workers' exposure to the risk of work-related musculo-skeletal disorders in agriculture |
Health and safety |
Recommendation |
National 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 safety |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 24/10/2004 |
Health and safety in agriculture - best practices and proposals for action |
Health and safety |
Declaration |
National organisations |
| 05/12/2002 |
European agreement on vocational training in agriculture |
Training |
Recommendation |
National organisations |
| 01/04/2001 |
Instructions for spray operators. Spraying technique, environment and safety |
Health and safety |
Tool |
Enterprises |
| 01/04/2001 |
Safety manual for forestry work |
Health and safety |
Tool |
National organisations |
| 13/04/2000 |
Final statement of the EFA-GEOPA/COPA conference on "Employment of agricultural workers in the European Union" |
Employment |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 01/01/2000 |
White paper: Securing employment through vocational and continuing training in European agriculture |
Training |
Tool |
National organisations |
| 26/04/1999 |
Rules of procedure for the sectoral dialogue committee on social dialogue in agriculture |
Social dialogue |
Rules of procedure |
European social partners |
| 24/07/1997 |
Recommendation framework agreement on the improvement of paid employment in agriculture in the member states of the European Union |
Working time |
Recommendation |
National organisations |
| 30/03/1995 |
Joint declaration by EFA/CES-GEOPA/COPA on employment in agriculture |
Employment |
Declaration |
European social partners |
| 18/11/1993 |
Opinion concerning forestry |
Training |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 18/11/1993 |
Opinion concerning training in agriculture |
Training |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 27/01/1993 |
Opinion concerning social consequences of CAP reform |
Social aspects of Community policies |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 27/01/1993 |
Opinion concerning early retirement for agricultural workers |
Employment |
Joint opinion |
European 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 time |
Declaration |
National 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 time |
Declaration |
European social partners |
| 24/11/1986 |
Opinion concerning ancillary sociostructural measures under the common agricultural policy |
Employment |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 24/11/1986 |
Opinion concerning Community action in the forestry sector |
Economic and/or sectoral pol. |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 15/02/1986 |
Opinion concerning the agricultural statistics |
Employment |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 21/12/1984 |
Opinion concerning safety requirements for attaching, detaching, coupling and uncoupling operations with agricultural tractors |
Health and safety |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 26/11/1982 |
Opinion on the promotion of relief services in agriculture and the social protection of relief service workers |
Employment |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 26/11/1982 |
Opinion with regard to training for agricultural workers |
Training |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 01/01/1982 |
Opinion on safety requirements for the construction of agricultural buildings and improvements to installations |
Health and safety |
Joint opinion |
European 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 safety |
Health and safety |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 27/11/1981 |
Amendment to the Agreement on the harmonization of working hours of permanent agricultural workers in the EC arable farming sector |
Working time |
Recommendation |
European social partners |
| 06/05/1981 |
Opinion concerning surveys of agricultural workers’ earnings in the EC |
Working conditions |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 01/01/1981 |
Opinion on the social aspects of the common agricultural policy |
Social aspects of Community policies |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 10/06/1980 |
Agreement on the harmonization of working hours of permanent agricultural workers in the EC livestock farming sector |
Working time |
Recommendation |
European social partners |
| 23/05/1979 |
Opinion concerning the vocational training of and cessation of farming by agricultural workers in the context of the sociostructural measures proposed by the Commission |
Training |
Joint opinion |
European institutions |
| 22/03/1978 |
Agreement on the harmonization of working hours of permanent agricultural workers in the EC arable farming sector |
Working time |
Recommendation |
European social partners |
ETUI and Observatoire Social Européen (2010) European Sectoral Social Dialogue Factsheets. Project coordinated by Christophe Degryse, online publication available at www.worker-participation.eu/EU-Social-Dialogue/Sectoral-ESD
