26.8.92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 245/1 (Acts whose publication is oblitagory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2434/92 of 27 July 1992 amending Part II of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 49 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), In cooperation with the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (), Whereas freedom of movement for workers within the Community constitutes a fundamental right established by the Treaty; Whereas to give effect to freedom of ' movement for workers who are nationals of Member States it is necessary to strengthen the mechanism for clearing vacancies and applications for employment provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 (*); Whereas the principle of non-discrimination between Community workers implies the recognition, in fact and in law, of the right of all nationals of the Member States to enjoy the same priority on the labour market as that enjoyed by nationals in each Member State; whereas this equality of priority should apply under the mechanism for clearing vacancies and applications for employment; Whereas it is important to ensure the greatest possible transparency of the Community labour market, especially when detérmining vacancies and applications for employment which are the subject of Community clearance, (*) OJNo C 254,28.9.1991, p. 9and O] No C 107, 28. 4. 1992, . 10. @) '61 No C 94, 13. 4. 1992, p. 202 and Decision of 8 July 1992 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (*) O] No C40,17.2.1992, p. 1. (*) OJNoL 257,19.10. 1968, p. 2. Last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 312/76 (O] No L 39, 14. 2. 1976, p. 2. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 is hereby amended as follows: 1. does not concern the English text; 2. in Article 14: — in paragraph 1 the words ‘by region and by branch of activity’ shall be deleted, — paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following: ‘2. The Commission, taking the utmost account of the opinion of the Technical Committee, shall determine the manner in which the information referred to in paragraph 1 is to be drawn up.’, — in the first sentence of paragraph 3 the words ‘in agreement with the Technical Committee’ shall be replaced by ‘taking the utmost account of the opinion of the Technical Committee’, — does not concern the English text’; 3. Article 15 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 15 1. The specialist service of each Member State shall regularly send to the specialist services of the other Member States and to the European Coordination Office: (a) details of vacancies which could be filled by nationals of other Member States; (b) details of vacancies addressed to non-Member States; {c) details of applications for employment by those who have formally expressed a wish to work in another Member State; {d) information, by region and by branch of activity, on applicants who have declared themselves actually willing to accept employment in another country.