Item 1: Draft agenda of the sixteenth meeting of the Administrative Board. Item 2: Draft minutes of the 15th meeting of the Administrative Board, 10 July 1981. Minutes detail the oral statement by the Chairperson on the amendment of the Foundation's staff regulations (p.6), the Renewal of the term of office of the Director where it was decided to propose to the Commission to extend Mr de Jong's term of office until 1 September 1981. (p.7) and The election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons for 1981-1982 where Mr Degimbe was unanimously re-elected Chairperson and Bent Nielsen (Trade Union Group), Gerard Jansen (Employer's Group) and Gaston Bens (Government Group) were re-elected Vice-Chairpersons. (p.8). A list of persons present and a list of decisions made at the 15th Board meeting are annexed. List of amendments to minutes of the 15th meeting is attached. 14pp. Item 3: Thirteenth progress report by the Director on the activities on the European Foundation, covering the period July-December 1981. Report, dated 22 November 1981 and signed by Wiebe de Jong, Director, details the activities of the Foundation including Evaluation of 1979 Studies (p.1), State of implementation of the 1981 research promotion programme (p.2) and Dissemination activities during the second half-year (p.3). A list of studies undertaken under 1980 programme and a document titled 'Situation and prospective development as to 1981 programme of work' have been annexed. 8pp. Item 4: Fourth draft of the work programme for 1982 (AB/16/4(1)), revised following the fifteenth meeting of the Board. This draft, dated 13 November 1981, outlines the Foundation's programme of work for 1982 'the sixth annual programme of the Foundation and the second one forming part of the four-year rolling programme 1981-1984' (p.1) under headings including Research Promotion (p.1), The Improvement of Working Conditions (p.5) and The Improvement of Living Conditions (p.14). Two explanatory notes have been attached to the draft. Included also is a letter, 26 October 1981, from the Chairperson of the Committee of Experts to the Chairperson of the Administrative Board in which he lists the difficulties the Committee of Experts encounters in fulfilling it's agreed role. An annex containing 'ten project notes on the draft work programme for 1982' (AB/16/4(2)) is attached. 22pp. Item 5: Oral statement by the Chairperson on the Foundation's Staff Regulations. No document. Item 6: AB/16/6a-Signed decision adjusting the draft 1982 budget 'so to bring it in line with the subsidy expected to be granted by the Budgetary Authority.' Annex showing the adjustments is included as is an authorised staff table for 1982. AB/16/6b-Signed ratification of the decisions made by the Bureau since the Board meeting of 10 July 1981. 1p. Item 7: Signed decision adding a second paragraph to article 13 of the Rules laying down the conditions of employment of local staff serving with the European Foundation. Second paragraph states that local staff in the employment of the Foundation on 13 June 1981 shall be granted a once-for-all advance of IR350 'set against the increase in salaries granted in the Irish Public Sector'. 2pp. Item 8: Item 9: Item 10: Other: English and French copy of the invitation issued to the Board members.

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