2. 8. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 214/69 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 22 July 1991 amending Decision 87/569/EEC concerning an action programme for the vocational training of young people and their preparation for adult and working life (Petra) (91/387/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Comimunity, and in particular Article 128 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Par- liament (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (*), Whereas the fundamental objectives of a common voca- tional-training policy set down in the second principle in Council Decision 63/266/EEC of 2 April 1963 laying down general principles for implementing a common vocational-training policy (¥) refer, in particular, to the need to guarantee adequate vocational training for all and to avoid any harmful interruption between the comple- tion of general education and the commencement of vocational training ; Whereas the tenth principle in Decision 63/266/EEC states that special measures may be taken in respect of special problems concerning specific sectors of activity or specific categories of persons; Whereas the Council, by Decision 87/569/EEC (%), adopted an action programme for the vocational training () OJ No C 322, 21. 12. 1990, p. 21. () OJ No C 158, 17. 6. 1991. () O] No C 102, 18. 4. 1991, p. 2. () OJ No 63, 20. 4. 1963, p. 1338/63. () O] No L 346, 10. 12. 1987, p. 31. of young people and their preparation for adult and working life (called Petra) for a period of five years begin- ning on 1 January 1988 ; whereas the Commission has presented an interim report on the implementation of that Decision ; Whereas the Council, by Decision 84/636/EEC (¥), adopted a third joint programme to encourage the exchange of young workers within the Community; whereas the Commission has submitted on evaluation report on that programme ; Whereas the Council, by Decision 90/268/EEC (), extended that programme up to 31 December 1991 with a view to taking a decision later on a Commission proposal establishing a new joint programme to encou- rage the exchange of young workers within the Commu- nity ; Whereas, under Article 50 of the Treaty, Member States are to encourage, within the framework of a joint programme, the exchange of young workers ; Whereas the Community Charter of the fundamental social rights of workers, adopted at the European Council in Strasbourg on 9 December 1989 by the Heads of State and of Government of 11 Member States, states inter alia in point 23: ‘Following the end of compulsory education, young people must be entitled to receive initial vocational training of a sufficient duration to enable them to () OJ No L 331, 19. 12. 1984, p. 36. () OJ No L 156, 21. 6. 1990, p. 8.