No L 240/34 Official Journal of the European Communities COMMISSION DECISION of 31 July 1987 amending Decision 74/442/EEC relating to the setting up of a Joint Committee on Social Problems of Agricultural Workers (87/445/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the enlargement of the Community requires an increase in the number of representa- - tives of European organizations in the Joint Committee on Social Problems of Agricultural Workers ; Whereas the Commission must take account of the specific situation in the various Member States in order to ensure optimum participation by the social partners of the agricultural employ- ment sector in the work of the Joint Committee and thus safeguard its representativeness of the socio-economic forces concerned ; HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 Commission Decision 74/442/EEC ('), as amended by Commission Decision 83/54/EEC (), is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 4 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 4 1. The Committee shall consist of 56 members. 2. Seats shall be allocated as follows (@) 28 to the representatives of the employers’ organizations (b) 28 to the representatives of the workers’ organizations. 3. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission as follows : (@) So on proposals from the following employers’ and workers’ organizations : — Committee of Agricultural Organizations in the European Community (COPA): 25 members ; — European Federation of Agricultural Workers’ Unions within the Community (EFA) 25 members. (b) six, directly by the Commission, after consultation of the bodies mentioned in 3 (a) above ; from amongst the most representative associations of employers and employees, where appropriate other than the bodies mentioned in 3 (a). 2. Article 13 (3) is replaced by the following: ‘3. A representative of the secretariat of each of the bodies mentioned in Article 4.3 (a) may attend the meetings of the Committee as observer.’ Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on 31 July 1987. Done at Brussels, 31 July 1987. For the Commission Manuel MARIN Vice-President () O No L 243, 5. 9. 1974, p. 22. () O No L 6. 2. 1983, p. 22. 22. 8. 87