Item 1: Draft agenda of the 38th meeting of the Administrative Board. Item 2: Draft minutes of the 37th meeting of the Administrative Board, 25 November 1988. Minutes, signed by Clive Purkiss, Director and Jean-Claude Vandermeeren, Chairperson, detail the progress report of the Director on the activities of the Foundation September-November 1988 including 'The Programme for 1988 was working to plan and there were no major problems, despite the growing demand on Foundation Staff to chair and attend meetings, workshops and conferences, and the marked increase in the Foundation's publications' (p.1). Minutes also detail the final approval of the 1989 work programme (p.2) and the election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons 'Mr. Kador (Employers' Group) ... was unanimously elected Chairperson' (p.10). A list of participants at the 37th Board meeting is annexed. 11pp. Item 3: Thirty-fifth progress report by the Director on the activities of the Foundation covering the period December 1988-February 1989. Report details the activities of the Foundation including an overview, 'Staff activity continues at a high level and selective use of temporary assistance has been necessary' (p.1), 'The programme of work' where 'all but one of the necessary commitments to initiate the 1988 work programme were made by the end of the year' (p.1), 'External relations' (p.2) and 'Finance and Organisation' (p.3). 3pp. A number of annexes are attached including '1987 research commitments as at 31.1.1989' (annex 1) and 'List of activities-evaluation' (annex 3). Item 4: Draft annual report for 1988. Report is set out in four sections; 1. Review of 1988, 2. The work of the Foundation, 3. The annexes and 4. The new four-year rolling programme 1989-1992. Covering note for the Administrative Board sets the annual report in context including its aims, target audience and presentation. 110pp. Item 5: Accounts for the year 1988 including a 'Recapitulation of Main Accounting Principals' (p.1), an analysis of financial management (p.2) and a balance sheet at 31 December 1988. 23pp. Item 6: Draft programme of work for 1989, a revised version of the discussion document of possible activities for 1989 presented at the Administrative Board meeting in November 1989 (AB/37/4). Financial annex shows where substantial cuts have been made to the proposed activities for 1989 so that the draft 'now matched the activities costs with the available appropriations of the 1989 budget'. Draft programme has been divided into six areas; Developing social dialogue and industrial relations (area 1), Restructuring working life (area 2), Promoting health and safety (area 3), Protecting the environment, the worker and the public (area 4), Raising the standard and quality of life for all (area 5) and Assessing technologies of the Future (area 6). 75pp. Item 7: Exchange of views on the 1990 work programme. Document states that in adopting the 1989-1992 programme of the Foundation the Board noted that 'priorities will need to be determined and continually reviewed ... The appropriate instrument for achieving this is the annual programme' (p.1). Document further states that the Bureau considers that 'in future, the Foundation should look in a general way at the nature and balance of its annual programme, in advance of preparing its annual estimates ... This procedure is different from that of previous years'. (p.1). Annexed is a possible division of activity for 1990, together with estimated costs and the Bureau 'invites the Administrative Board to have a first exchange of views on the 1990 Work Programme' (p.1). 4pp. Item 8: Draft budget of the European Foundation for 1990. 39pp. Item 9: AB/38/9a1-Signed decision increasing the travel, subsistence and miscellaneous expenses of members of the Administrative Board and of the Committee of Experts.

AB/38/9a2-Signed decision increasing the travel, subsistence and miscellaneous expenses of experts from outside the Foundation who are invited to meetings.

AB/38/9b-Signed decision increasing the daily rental of the Foundation's Conference Centre.

AB/38/9c-Signed ratification of the decisions taken by the Bureau since the Board meeting of 25 November 1988.

AB/38/9d-Signed approval of the 1989 holiday list, list is annexed.

AB/38/9e-Signed decision increasing the amount payable to the Foundation's medical practitioner for the annual medical check-up and the examination of a staff member prior to their appointment to the Foundation. Item 10: AB/38/10(1)-Signed decision authorising the Director to conclude a contract with Printset and Design for the typesetting and artwork preparation for five versions of EF News 1989 in nine languages.

AB/38/10(2)-Signed decision to delegate the authority to commit, clear and authorise expenditure, establish sums owing and draw up receivable orders to the Director.

AB/38/10(3)-Signed decision authorising a number of budgetary transfers.

AB/38/10(4)-Signed decision to 'urge the European Commission to request the Budgetary Authority to make the necessary funds available in the 1990 budget to solve the unsatisfactory working conditions for staff at Loughlinstown House.'

AB/38/10(5)-Schedule of meetings for 1989.

AB/38/10(6)-Signed decision authorising the Foundation to apply the procedure of 'Contract Cadre' in the awarding of contracts for external printing.

AB/38/10(7)-Signed decision authorising the Director to conclude a contract with Allied Irish Finance Ltd. for the acquisition by lease contract of 10 screens/keyboards.

AB/38/10(8)-Signed decision authorising a number of budgetary transfers. Other: English and French copy of the invitation issued to the Board members. Notes:

English, French

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