Secretariat general
Directorate General II - Democracy
Directorate of Human Dignity and Equality
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CDDECS(2014) 1
Strasbourg, 20 January 2014
Terms of references
European Committee for Social Cohesion,
Human Dignity and Equality
(CDDECS)
Gender Equality Commission
(DECS-GEC)
Committee of experts on the Council of Europe strategy for the rights of the child 2016-2019
(DECS-ENF)
Committee of experts on
the rights of people with disabilities
(DECS-RPD)
Table of contents
Terms of references
Human Dignity and Equality (CDDECS)...........................5
for the rights of the child 2016-2019 (DECS-ENF)................21
people with disabilities (DECS-RPD).............................27
European Committee
for Social Cohesion,
Human Dignity
and Equality
(CDDECS)
European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality (CDDECS)
Set up by the Committee of Ministers under Article 17 of the Statute of the Council of Europe and in accordance with Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods.
Type of committee: Steering Committee
Terms of reference valid from: 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2015
Main tasks |
Under the authority of the Committee of Ministers, the CDDECS will oversee and co-ordinate the intergovernmental work of the Council of Europe in the fields of social cohesion, human dignity, equality and anti-discrimination, and advise the Committee of Ministers on all questions within its area of competence.
With the aim of securing the full enjoyment of and access to human rights, including social and economic rights, by all members of society, reducing the vulnerability of people and strengthening the fabric of sustainable democratic societies, the CDDECS will contribute to the promotion of solidarity and protection of human dignity, equality and equal opportunities for all, and the prevention and combatting of violence and discrimination on any ground. On the basis of the relevant Council of Europe strategies[1] and taking due account of relevant transversal perspectives, the CDDECS will enhance implementation of the related standards and policies in the member States and co-operate with other structures and bodies as appropriate. In particular, the CDDECS will:
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Pillar/Sector/Programme |
Pillars: Human Rights / Democracy Sectors: Promoting Human Rights / Participation Programmes: Equality and diversity / Racism and intolerance / Minorities / Children’s rights/ Strengthening social cohesion |
Expected results |
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Composition |
Members: Governments of member States are invited to designate one representative of the highest possible rank and expertise in the relevant fields, with responsibility at the national level for the planning, development and implementation of policies relevant to the work of the Committee and appointed by their governments to co-ordinate at national level all elements of government policy relevant to the work of the Committee. The Council of Europe will bear the travel and subsistence expenses of one representative from each member State (two in the case of the State whose representative has been elected Chair). Member States may send other representatives without defrayal of expenses. Each member of the committee shall have one vote. Where a government designates more than one member, only one of them is entitled to take part in the voting. |
In accordance with decisions CM/Del/Dec(2013)1168/10.2 of the Committee of Ministers, in cases where there is no convention-based body including all the Parties, non-member States are invited to take part, with a right to vote, in the committee meetings pertaining to the conventions to which they are Parties.
Participants:
- Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; - Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe; - European Court of Human Rights; - Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights; - Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe; - Council of Europe Development Bank; - Committees or other bodies of the Council of Europe engaged in related work, as appropriate; The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses: - European Union, including, as appropriate, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND); - Observer States to the Council of Europe: Canada, Holy See, Japan, Mexico, United States of America; - States Party to the European Cultural Convention that are not member States of the Council of Europe; - Countries concerned with the Council of Europe policy towards neighbourhood regions; - United Nations including its specialised agencies, programmes, funds and other entities; - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE); - Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues (NVC) under the aegis of the Nordic Council of Ministers; - European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and Conference of European Business (EUROBUSINESS) (“social partners”)
Observers: - Amnesty International; - Children’s Rights International Network (CRIN); - Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union (COFACE); - End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT international); - European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD); - European Disability Forum (EDF); - European Network of Ombudspeople for Children (ENOC); - European Roma[5] and Travellers Forum (ERTF); - European Women’s Lobby and Women against Violence in Europe (WAVE) - European Youth Forum (YFJ); - Human Rights Watch; - International Observatory of Juvenile Justice (OIJJ); - International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates; - Missing Children Europe; - Save the Children; - European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET). |
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Working methods |
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Meetings:
48 members, 2 meetings in 2014, 3 days 48 members, 2 meetings in 2015, 3 days
Bureau: 9 members, 3 meetings in 2014, 2 days 9 members, 3 meetings in 2015, 2 days The rules of procedure of the Committee are governed by Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods.
The Committee will also appoint a Gender Equality Rapporteur from amongst its members. |
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Subordinate structure |
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The CDDECS provides a co-ordinating supervising and monitoring role in the functioning of its subordinate body: - Committee of experts on the rights of people with disabilities (DECS-RPD) (see separate terms of reference) - Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC) (see separate terms of reference) - Committee of experts on the Council of Europe strategy for the rights of the child 2016-2019 (DECS-ENF) (see separate terms of reference) |
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Budgetary information*
2014
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members |
Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
2 |
3 |
48 |
138 200 |
44 400 |
- |
1.25 A ; 1 B |
2015
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members |
Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
2 |
3 |
48 |
138 200 |
44 400 |
- |
1.25 ; 1 B |
*The costs presented above take into consideration the per diem, travel, interpretation, translation and document printing. Costs calculated on the basis of the per diem and recharged services costs at their 2014 level.
Appendix 1 – Relevant Committee of Ministers’ decision and list of conventions
CM/Del/Dec(2013)1168/10.2 (Review of Council of Europe conventions – Report by the Secretary General)
9. [The Deputies] instructed the steering and ad hoc committees to carry out, at regular intervals, within the limits of the available resources and bearing in mind the priorities of each committee, an examination of some or all of the conventions for which they have been given responsibility, in co-operation, where appropriate, with the relevant convention-based bodies, in order to:
- propose ways of improving the visibility, impact and efficiency of some or all of the conventions for which they have been given responsibility;
- draw the attention of member States to the relevant conventions;
- where necessary, identify any operational problems or obstacles to ratification of the relevant conventions, and draw the attention of member States to reservations which impact substantively on the effectiveness of their implementation;
- encourage States to regularly examine the possibility and/or desirability of becoming a Party to new Council of Europe conventions;
- assess the necessity or advisability of drafting amendments or additional protocols to the conventions for which they have been given responsibility or drafting supplementary conventions;
- and to report back to the Committee of Ministers;
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CDDECS |
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12 |
European Interim Agreement on Social Security Schemes Relating to Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors |
13 |
European Interim Agreement on Social Security other than Schemes for Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors |
14 |
European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance |
20 |
Agreement on the Exchange of War Cripples between Member Countries of the Council of Europe with a view to Medical Treatment |
33 |
Agreement on the Temporary Importation, free of duty, of Medical, Surgical and Laboratory Equipment for use on free loan in Hospitals and other Medical Institutions for purposes of Diagnosis or Treatment |
38 |
European Agreement on Mutual Assistance in the matter of Special Medical Treatments and Climatic Facilities |
40 |
Agreement between the Member States of the Council of Europe on the issue to Military and Civilian War-Disabled of an International Book of Vouchers for the repair of Prosthetic and Orthopaedic Appliances |
59 |
European Agreement on the Instruction and Education of Nurses |
64 |
European Agreement on the Restriction of the Use of certain Detergents in Washing and Cleaning Products |
68 |
European Agreement on Au Pair Placement |
78 |
European Convention on Social Security |
78A |
Supplementary Agreement for the Application of the European Convention on Social Security |
83 |
European Convention on the Social Protection of Farmers |
93 |
European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers |
154 |
Protocol to the European Convention on Social Security |
197 |
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings |
210 |
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence |
Gender Equality Commission
(DECS-GEC)
Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC)
Set up by the Committee of Ministers under Article 17 of the Statute of the Council of Europe and in accordance with Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods.
Type of committee: Subordinate body
Terms of reference valid from: 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2015
Main tasks |
Under the supervision of the European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality (CDDECS), the DECS-GEC will conduct the intergovernmental work in the field of gender equality assigned to it by the Committee of Ministers. The DECS-GEC will:
(x)in accordance with decisions CM/Del/Dec(2013)1168/10.2 of the Committee of Ministers, carry out, at regular intervals, within the limits of the available resources and bearing in mind its priorities, an examination of some or all of the conventions for which it has been given responsibility[6]29, in co-operation, where appropriate, with the relevant convention-based bodies, and report back to the Committee of Ministers. |
Pillar/Sector/Programme |
Pillar: Human Rights Sector: Promoting Human Rights Programme: Equality and Diversity |
Expected results |
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Composition |
Members: Governments of member States are invited to designate one or more representatives of the government of the highest possible rank in the field of gender equality. Each member of the Commission shall have one vote. Where a government designates more than one member, only one of them is entitled to take part in the voting. The CDDECS will decide, according to a method that it will determine as the most appropriate and which will ensure rotation, on 16 representatives[7] whose travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe. When deciding, the CDDECS will take account of the equitable geographic distribution amongst the member States and the gender equality dimension. Participants: The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and at the charge of their corresponding administrative budgets: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; - Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe; - European Court of Human Rights; - Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights; - Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe; - Committees or other bodies of the Council of Europe engaged in related work, as appropriate. The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses: - European Union (one or more representatives, including, as appropriate, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)); - Observer States to the Council of Europe: Canada, Holy See, Japan, Mexico, United States of America; - Representatives of other international organisations: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (including ODIHR), United Nations (including UN-Women and other relevant UN agencies). Observers: The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses: - Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, European Women’s Lobby and WAVE (Women against Violence in Europe). |
Working methods |
Meetings: 47 members of which 16 members’ travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe, 2 meetings in 2014, 3 days 47 members of which 16 members’ travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe, 2 meetings in 2015, 3 days The Gender Equality Commission is an integral part of the Council of Europe Transversal Programme on Gender Equality. With a view to fulfilling its main tasks, the GEC will maintain close links with other elements of the Transversal Programme, notably with the National Focal Points on gender equality. The Gender Equality Commission will engage in a regular exchange of views with the CM Thematic Co-ordinator on Equality and Trafficking (TC-ET) and Gender Equality Rapporteurs appointed by the respective steering committees and/or monitoring bodies of the Council of Europe. The rules of procedure of the Committee are governed by Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods. The Chair or Vice–Chair of DECS-GEC may be invited to attend the meetings of the CDDECS and its Bureau in order to inform them on progress with its work. |
Budgetary information*
2014
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members |
Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
2 |
3 |
47[8] |
54 700 |
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- |
2 A ; 1.5 B |
2015
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members |
Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
2 |
3 |
47 |
54 700 |
- |
- |
2 A ; 1.5 B |
*The costs presented above take into consideration the per diem, travel, interpretation, translation and document printing. Costs calculated on the basis of the per diem and recharged services costs at their 2014 level.
Appendix 1 - Relevant decision of the Committee of Ministers and list of Conventions
CM/Del/Dec(2013)1168/10.2 (Review of Council of Europe conventions – Report by the Secretary General)
9. [The Deputies] instructed the steering and ad hoc committees to carry out, at regular intervals, within the limits of the available resources and bearing in mind the priorities of each committee, an examination of some or all of the conventions for which they have been given responsibility, in co-operation, where appropriate, with the relevant convention-based bodies, in order to:
- propose ways of improving the visibility, impact and efficiency of some or all of the conventions for which they have been given responsibility;
- draw the attention of member States to the relevant conventions;
- where necessary, identify any operational problems or obstacles to ratification of the relevant conventions, and draw the attention of member States to reservations which impact substantively on the effectiveness of their implementation;
- encourage States to regularly examine the possibility and/or desirability of becoming a Party to new Council of Europe conventions;
- assess the necessity or advisability of drafting amendments or additional protocols to the conventions for which they have been given responsibility or drafting supplementary conventions;
- and to report back to the Committee of Ministers;
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DECS-GEC |
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197 |
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings |
210 |
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence |
Committee of Experts on the Council of Europe strategy for the rights of the child (2016-2019)
(DECS-ENF)
Committee of Experts on the Council of Europe strategy for the rights of the child (2016-2019) (DECS-ENF)
Set up by the Committee of Ministers under Article 17 of the Statute of the Council of Europe and in accordance with Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods
Type of committee: Subordinate body
Terms of Reference valid from: 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2015
Main tasks |
Under the supervision of the European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality (CDDECS), the Committee on the Council of Europe strategy for the Rights of the Child 2016-2019 is entrusted with:
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Pillar/Sector/Programme |
Pillar: Human Rights Sector: Promoting Human Rights Programme: Children’s Rights |
Expected results |
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Composition |
Members: Governments of member States are invited to designate one or more representative of the highest possible rank, with wide expertise and high responsibilities in the field of children’s rights. Each member of the Committee shall have one vote. Where a government designates more than one member, only one of them is entitled to take part in the voting. The CDDECS will decide, according to a method that it will determine as the most appropriate, on 16 representatives whose travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe. When deciding, the CDDECS will take account of the equitable geographic distribution amongst the member States and the gender equality dimension. Participants : The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and at the charge of their administrative budgets: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; - Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the of the Council of Europe; - European Court of Human Rights; - European Committee of Social Rights; - Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights; - relevant Council of Europe intergovernmental committees; - Conference of INGOs. |
The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses: - Observer States to the Council of Europe: Canada, Holy See, Japan, Mexico, United States of America; - European Union: one or more representatives, including the European Commission, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), European Working Group on Children; - Other international organisations including: United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR); World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (UN SRSG VAC), International Organisation of the Francophonie’s (OIF), Council of the Baltic States (CBSS).
Observers: The following (non-exhaustive list) may send representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses: - Belarus; - Countries concerned with the Council of Europe policy towards neighbourhood regions; - Eurochild; - European Network of Ombudspeople for Children (ENOC); - Children’s Rights Information Network (CRIN); - Inter-agency Panel on Juvenile justice (IPJJ); - End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT international); - Save the Children; - SOS Children’s Villages; - Missing Children Europe; - Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union (COFACE); - International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates; - Other civil society and representatives of professional communities (to be determined). |
Working methods |
Meetings: 47 members of which 16 members’ travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe, 1 meeting in 2014, 2 days 47 members of which 16 members’ travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe, 2 meetings in 2015, 2 days The Committee is an integral part of the Council of Europe Transversal Programme “Building a Europe for and with Children”. With a view to fulfilling its main tasks, the Committee will maintain close links with other elements of the Transversal Programme, notably with the Network of National Focal Points on the Rights of the Child; The Committee will also appoint a Gender Equality Rapporteur from amongst its members. The rules of procedure of the Committee are governed by Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods. |
Budgetary information*
2014
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members |
Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
1 |
2 |
47[9] |
26 300 |
- |
- |
0.5 A ; 0.5 B |
2015
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members |
Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
2 |
2 |
47 |
37 600 |
- |
- |
1 A ; 1 B |
*The costs presented above take into consideration the per diem, travel, interpretation, translation and document printing. Costs calculated on the basis of the per diem and recharged services costs at their 2014 level.
Committee of Experts on the Rights of People with Disabilities
(DECS-RPD)
Committee of Experts on the Rights of People with Disabilities (DECS-RPD)
Set up by the Committee of Ministers under Article 17 of the Statute of the Council of Europe and in accordance with Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods.
Type of committee: Subordinate body
Terms of reference valid from: 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2015
Main tasks |
Under the supervision of the European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality (CDDECS), the DECS-RPD shall:
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Pillar/Sector/Programme |
Pillar: Human Rights |
Expected results |
Targeted policies and standards are established or strengthened to improve the protection of the rights of people with disabilities, notably through:
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Standards and analyses of policies concerning people with disabilities, in particular vulnerable groups such as women, children and young people with disabilities, are promoted and disseminated to relevant stakeholders. |
Composition |
Members: Governments of member States are invited to appoint representatives with the relevant qualifications and/or responsibility in the field of protection and promotion of the rights of people with disabilities. The competencies of member States’ representatives to the Committee should correspond to the comprehensive multidisciplinary nature of the Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 2006-2015, and to the objectives to be reached during the years 2014-2015. The Council of Europe budget will bear the travelling and subsistence expenses of one representative from each member State (two in the case of the State whose representative has been elected Chair). Member States may send other representatives without defrayal of expenses. Each member of the committee shall have one vote. Where a government designates more than one member, only one of them is entitled to take part in the voting. Participants: The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and at the charge of their corresponding administrative budgets: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; - Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe; - European Court of Human Rights; - Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights; - Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe. - Governmental Committee of the European Social Charter and of the European Code of Social Security; - Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS); - Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB); - Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH); - European Committee on Legal Cooperation (CDCJ); - Joint Council on Youth (CMJ); - Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC); - Steering Committee for Education Policy and Practice (CDPPE); - Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP); - Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI); - Other Council of Europe intergovernmental committees as appropriate. The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses: - The European Union (including as appropriate the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)); - Observer States to the Council of Europe: Canada, Holy See, Japan, Mexico, United States of America; - United Nations Organisation (UN); - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO); - United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); - World Health Organization (WHO); - International Labour Organisation (ILO); - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); - Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues (NVC) under the aegis of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Observers: The following organisations may send representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses: - European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD); - European Disability Forum (EDF); - Rehabilitation International (RI). |
Working methods |
Meetings: 48 members, 1 meeting in 2014, 3 days 48 members, 1 meeting in 2015, 3 days The Committee will also appoint a Gender Equality Rapporteur from amongst its members. The Committee may appoint other rapporteurs or a drafting committee or both, in particular with a view to defining new priorities in the field of disability-related policies for the period from 2016 to 2020. The Committee’s work shall include relevant transversal perspectives, inter alia, on children, youth, gender and ageing of people with disabilities, in all areas of their work. The rules of procedure of the Committee are governed by Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods. |
Budgetary information*
2014
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members |
Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
1 |
3 |
48 |
66 400 |
- |
39 300 |
1.25 A ; 1 B |
2015
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members |
Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
1 |
3 |
48 |
66 400 |
- |
39 300 |
1.25 A ; 1 B |
*The costs presented above take into consideration the per diem, travel, interpretation, translation and document printing. Costs calculated on the basis of the per diem and recharged services costs at their 2014 level.
[1] The new Council of Europe Strategy for Social Cohesion, the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2012-2015) and the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017.
[2] Cf. Relevant decision of the Committee of Ministers (CM/Del/Dec(2013)1168/10.2) and list of Conventions in Appendix 1.
[3] European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ETS No.148), the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (ETS No. 157), the Revised European Social Charter (CETS No. 163), the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No. 197), the Convention on the protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (CETS No. 201), and the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (CETS No. 210).
[4] Subject to the authorisation by the Committee of Ministers to hold this conference.
[5] The term “Roma” used at the Council of Europe refers to Roma, Sinti, Kale and related groups in Europe, including Travellers and the Eastern groups (Dom and Lom), and covers the wide diversity of the groups concerned, including persons who identify themselves as Gypsies.
[6] Cf. Relevant decision of the Committee of Ministers (CM/Del/Dec(2013)1168/10.2) and list of Conventions in Appendix 1.
[7] The representatives who are currently receiving travel and subsistence expenses will continue to do so until the first meeting of the CDDECS, to allow the latter to proceed with the designation of the new representatives whose travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe.
[8] Of which 16 members travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe.
[9] Of which 16 members travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe