COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2017/1255

of 11 July 2017

on a template for the description of national systems and procedures to admit organisations to become EURES Members and Partners

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 April 2016 on a European network of employment services (EURES), worker's access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 492/2011 and (EU) No 1296/2013 (1), and in particular Article 11(8) thereof,

After consulting the EURES Committee,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Subject matter

This Decision sets out the template to be used by the Member States when describing their systems to admit EURES Members and Partners set up pursuant to Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/589 (national admission systems), procedures for modifying the template and the mechanisms for sharing information about the admission systems with other Member States.

Article 2

General principles

1.   Member States shall share information on their admission systems according to the common template referred to in Article 6 and update this information whenever there are changes.

2.   For the purposes of the admission systems each Member State shall ensure the following functions:

3.   Member States shall ensure that applicants are clearly informed about how their applications will be handled, in particular with regard to the exchange of information with other Member States about decisions on admissions, monitoring and revocations.

Article 3

Roles and responsibilities of the National Coordination Offices

As set out in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EU) 2016/589, the National Coordination Offices shall, in their respective Member State, be responsible for keeping the European Coordination Office informed on the national admission system and its application, in particular by:

Article 4

Roles and responsibilities of the European Coordination Office

1.   The European Coordination Office shall be responsible for supporting the exchange of information among Member States on the national admission systems and their operation, in particular by:

2.   The European Coordination Office shall publish the list of EURES Members and Partners on the EURES Portal in agreement with the individual National Coordination Office.

Article 5

Roles and responsibilities of the Coordination Group

1.   The Coordination Group shall closely monitor the operation of the national admission systems and serve as a forum to exchange views and best practice with a view to improving their functioning.

2.   The Coordination Group shall once a year undertake a review of the application of this Decision, which will constitute the contribution of the Coordination Group to the activity and ex post evaluation reports by the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/589 Articles 33 and 35.

3.   If the Extranet section referred to in Article 4(1)(a) or any information and documentation related to it needs to be adapted or modified, the European Coordination Office shall, before adopting a new version, consult the Coordination Group, in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589.

Article 6

Template

1.   The National Coordination Offices shall use an electronic version of the template reproduced in Annex for the description of the national admission systems, the criteria and requirements applied, and the bodies designated for their operation.

2.   The filled in template shall be submitted to the European Coordination Office as soon as a national admission system has been set up. Whenever there are changes with regard to the information that has thus been provided, the National Coordination Office shall fill in and submit a new template with updated information without delay.

Article 7

Entry into force

1.   This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2.   The European Coordination Office shall share with the National Coordination Offices the electronic version of the template in the Annex, any subsequent modifications to it and all other relevant guidance documents on the EURES portal Extranet no later than 1 December 2017.

(1)  OJ L 107, 22.4.2016, p. 1.