Item 1: Draft agenda of the 31st meeting of the Administrative Board. Item 2: Draft minutes of the 30th meeting of the Administrative Board, 2 July 1986. Minutes, signed by Clive Purkiss, Director and Jean Degimbe, Chairperson, detail the 27th progress report (p.2), the first discussion on the draft 1987 programme of work (p.3), the 1986 Conference (p.16) and the 1986 programme of work (p.19). A list of decisions taken by the Board and a list of participants at the 30th Board meeting are annexed. 22pp. Item 3: Twenty-eighth progress report (AB/31/3(1)) by the Director on the activities of the Foundation covering the period July-November 1986. Report into the activities of the Foundation includes an overview (p.1) 'The 1985 work programme ... is on schedule. Negotiations on the 1986 research programme are well advanced' (p.1), Operations (p.2), External Relations (p.3), Administration and Finance (p.4) and Staff (p.5). A number of annexes are attached (AB/31/3(2)) including Implementation of 1985 Work Programme (annex 1), Meetings July-December 1986 (annex 3) and a List of participants involved in European Foundation Meetings July-November 1986. Item 4: Draft programme of work for 1987. Programme is preceded by a note to the members of the Administrative Board explaining the layout of the programme. Programme is divided into three parts; 1. Introduction giving a general overview of the programme and its context, 2. List of subjects of the different activities planned for 1987 and 3. Annexes presenting detailed proposals of new activities. Introduction states that the 1987 programme is 'situated in the framework of the four-year rolling programme 1985-1988, which centres on three major themes; people at work, time and the environment.' (p.2). 37pp. Item 5: 1986 European Conference on 'Living and working conditions in Europe: Improvement through technology'. No document. Item 6: AB/31/6a-Signed decision making adjustments to the 1987 draft budget in order to bring it into line with the subsidy expected to be granted by the Budgetary Authority. Annex shows the adjustments to be made while a copy of the Draft 1987 budget is included. AB/31/6b1-Signed ratification of the decisions made by the Bureau since the Board meeting of 2 July 1986. AB/31/6b2-Signed ratification of a decision made by the Bureau on behalf of the Board. French only. AB/31/6b3-Signed ratification of the decision made by the Bureau to sign a contract with Harris Research Centre, London and GFK Marktforschung, Nordberg. AB/31/6c-List of contracts, exceeding 12, 000 ECUs, presented to the Board for approval. Item 7: Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons. No document. Item 8: AB/31/8a-Information stating that 'due to the devaluation of the Irish pound against the ECU a surplus occurred in Chapter 1 of the Foundation's Budget and that the Bureau requested the Commission to transfer funds from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2. The Commission agreed to this transfer and it was decided to use part of this transfer to complete the work modifying the Foundation's Conference centre in 1986. This means the structural work will be complete by 20 December 1986 and will not have to wait for the adoption of the 1987 budget, as originally proposed'. AB/31/8b-Signed decision authorising the Director to conclude a contract with Kilcoole Construction ltd for the replacement of the windows in the Library building. AB/31/8c-Signed decision authorising the Director to award the contract for the supply of an A3 Printing Press to RY-Offset Graphics (Ireland) ltd. AB/31/8d-No document. AB/31/8e-Signed decision authorising the Director to award the contract for the supply of microfilm equipment to Bell and Howell and Cantec. AB/31/8f-Signed decision authorising budgetary transfers in accordance with the annexed list. AB/31/8g-Signed decision to request the Commission of the European Communities to approve the transfers listed. Item 9: Item 10: Other:File containing an English and French copy of the invitation issued to Board members. Invitation includes the reason for holding a one day meeting 'owing to a high level meeting of the Social Partners, it is not possible to hold the Group Meetings on 2 December'.

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