AGRIPASS Mustermann, Max DE – AGRIPASS-CARD Arnd Spahn, EFFAT

AGRIPASS Mustermann, Max DE – Identification of the Card Name of the holder, Nationality Birth date EU logo EFFAT logo GEOPA logo Adress of the website

AGRIPASS Mustermann, Max DE – Identification of the Card Name of the holder, Nationality Birth date EU logo EFFAT logo GEOPA logo Adress of the website Branch 1

AGRIPASS Mustermann, Max DE – Identification of the Card Name of the holder, Nationality Birth date EU logo EFFAT logo GEOPA logo Adress of the website Branch 1 Branch 2

Questions 1.Which logos should be used? 2.Which pictograms or photos should be used? 3.What information is foreseen (name, photo and ID-number)? 4.Who decides about the pictograms or photos? 5.Do the card have a number? 6.From which material is the card made? 7.What happens, if the card is lost? 8.What happens with new skills? 9.Who distributes the card? 10.Are the cards on a list? 11.Who has access to the list? 12.Who can use the list? 13.Which countries/regions are foreseen for the test? 14.Which sectors are important for the test? 15.Who pays the costs for the test? 16.Who inform about the use of the card? 17.How can seasonal workers and employers be informed?

Which logos should be used? The logos of the EU, EFFAT and GEOPA should be used The website should be presented:

Which pictograms or photos should be used? Photos should be used

What information is foreseen (Name, Photo and ID-Number)? Name, nationality and day of birth should be given.

Who decides about the pictograms or photos? A working group of the European social partners of agriculture should decide

Do the card have a number? An individual card number is not nesessary, because the cardholder can be identified via name, nationality and day of birth

From which material is the card made? The cards are made like cheque cards from pvc with an inkjet laminate foil

What happens, if the card is lost? Those wishing to request a card can do it by applying to the body issuing these cards. She/he should prove that the card can be identified on the list of the issuing body. The managers of the card should take a decision on the costs incurred.

What happens with new skills? When the card holder has acquired new knowledge and skills and can prove it (certificate, evidence of employment, pay slip,etc., the issuing body should add these new skills on the card. Anyway, the card cannot mention more than four different branches.

Who will distribute the card? The European social partners in agriculture sould find a consensus on this question when the test phase can be evaluated.

Are the cards on a list? The cards will be recorded by the issuing body on a list that will mention the following contents: name, nationality and date of birth of the card holder date of issue of the card if available, information on the address of the card holder (will not updated without reason) Name of the issuing body or institution

Who will keep the list? In the test phase, the cards will be issued by a body proposed by the European social partners in agriculture. This decision can only be taken when the test countries and/or test regions have been chosen and decided upon.

Who has access to the list? The European social partners in agriculture have to decide about the persons and institutions who will have access to the list of the issuing body, after a thorough legal advice on the possible implications.

Which countries/regions should be selected for the test? The European social partners in agriculture have to decide until February 2013

Which sectors are important for the test? The social partners have prepared the following branches: 1.Asparagus 2.Strawberries 3.Wine 4.Citrus fruits 5.Olives 6.Fruit (esp. apples, pears, berries…)

Who pays the costs for the test? If we distribute some 20,000 cards in the test, the costs can be estimated to nearly 50,000. It must be decided who pays the costs: 1.The social partners –fifty-fifty 2.European institutions after applying for subsidy 3.National institutions after applying for subsidy 4.The card holder (all or fifty-fifty) 5.The persons directly concerned (employers/workers fifty-fifty) 6.…..

Who gives information about the card? The card should be explained on a website of the European social partners in agriculture in the official languagues of the European Union:

How can seasonal workers and employers be informed? The people concerned (employers and workers) should be informed by the responsible social partners organisations The social partners organisations concerned have to decide about the best ways to inform the people in the test regions

Thank you for your interest!