1. European Chemical IndustrySocial Project Application: VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 Partners Roadmaps 2015 – 2020 Steering Group meeting 1 18 and 19 February 2015 Brussels

2. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 2 Intensifying global competition, the economic crisis, demographic developments, technological progress, climate change, energy costs, and shift in work patterns, are having a dramatic impact on competitiveness and employment in the chemical sector. After 10 years of existence and ever faithful to its tradition of sectoral social responsibility, the SSDC for the European Chemical Industry feel that the time has come to meet these challenges by stepping up its commitment to social dialogue.

3. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 3 Further to various Joint initiatives, industriAII Europe and ECEG have considered how best to achieve ever more concrete results in their SSDC. This Joint reflection lead us to conclude that the call for proposal VP/0214/Ö01, in particular in relation to the Commission Communication "Strengthening the social Dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union", provided the best possible framework for it. Indeed, the new criteria aiming at "implementing the work programme of European social dialogue committees, as well as measures to fester the implementation of European social dialogue outcomes, reinforce the impact of visibility, is precisely the sort of tool we needed to pursue our Joint activities.

4. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 4 The action will be built around the : 1) Evaluation &follow-up of our "European Framework Agreement on Competence Profiles...". A Joint evaluation of the implementation / impact of the agreement will be carried out to help social partners assessing the need to move further in this direction. Should the result of this assessment be positive, the social partners will jointly explore ways to improve on the agreement by devising concrete targets and timelines for its implementation for example. 2) Assessment of 10 years of SSDC in the European Chemical Industry &devising jointly a framework of actions (roadmap) for the period 2015-2020, on a series of issues to be determined in the first phase (including measurable targets, implementation, monitoring &follow up phases).

5. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 5 Main objectives: 1.to assess, discuss and/or negotiate and implement the follow up to the "European Framework Agreement on Competence Profiles“ 2. to assess 10 years of social dialogue, discuss and/or negotiate and implement a framework of actions that we plan to call "Social Partners Roadmap". We aim at the end of this action to have improved on one already existing agreement, to be half way through the implementation of the proposed Framework of Actions/Roadmap 2015-2020, and to have further strengthened our European social partnership and hopefully some national partnerships or social dialogue as a minimum.

6. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 6 Main objectives: The project will allow a more concrete, tangible contribution from the chemical sector to strengthening the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union. Through this action the social partners will additionally implement part of the work programme of the SSDC for the chemical industry for an experimental period of 3 years. These issues being constant priorities in our sector.

7. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 7 Specific objectives: It is expected that the European Chemical Industry Social Partners Roadmap 2015-2020 will take the form of a Framework of Actions. ECEG and industriAII Europe have already reflected on several topics/specific objectives (to be further developed & confirmed) that they would like to work ön together: Training, education and lifelong learning, including next phase of "Framework Agreement on Competence Profiles" (with possible links to Sector Skills Council) Youth employment, mobility, transfer of knowledge, aging workforce Competitiveness, R&D, innovation, industrial change, role of pharmaceutical industry

8. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 8 Ten years of social dialogue have given us a clear idea of where we can go together. In this respect, project VS/2010/0699, was a good experience and we intend to use the same methodology and build upon in order to reach an agreement or possibly two under this particular call. Once the topics / specific objectives are identified, we will therefore discuss together how to achieve them and in what time frame. Negotiations may even be necessary at the level of the project steering group, which will make recommendations to the respective decision bodies of the social partners for decision. The secretariats of ECEG and industriAII Europe will serve as " Liaison Group". Information and consultation of the decision bodies will be a permanent feature of the project to ensure füll transparency and democracy in this Joint process. As shown in the detailed work plan, monitoring, follow-up, evaluation and correction mechanisms will be devised jointly in order to Channel results in the expected direction.

9. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 9 6 steering group meetings / 2 Conferences / 2 evaluation meetings Steering group 1 (18-19/02/2015) Brussels Steering group 2 (29/04/2015) Brussels Steering group 3 (4-5/06/2015) Budapest Conference 1 & Plenary (13-14/10/15) Helsinki Evaluation Meeting 1 (16/02/2015) Brussels Steering group 4 (15/09/2016) Rome Steering group 5 (01/12/2016) Brussels Steering Group 6 (15-16/03/2017) Prague Conference 2 (13-14/06/2017) Brussels Evaluation Meeting 2 (19/10/2017) Berlin

10. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 10 Steering Group 1: 2 days Brussels (18 and 19/02/2015) – work preparation Discussion and proposal on Framework Agreement joint evaluation method First discussion on structure of joint report on 10 years of SSDC in the European Chemical Industry Discussion on proposals for topics for the Social Partners Roadmap 2015-2020 Conference Planning Steering Group 2: 1 day Brussels (29/04/2015) – work preparation Analysis of joint evaluation results and discussion/negotiation on Framework Agreement follow-up Discussion on first draft joint report on 10 years of SSDC in the European Chemical Industry Discussion/negotiation on first draft of Social Partners Roadmap 2015-2020 and proposed implementation methods, etc. Conference Planning

11. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 11 Steering Group 3: 2 days Budapest (4 and 5/06/2015) – conference preparation Finalization proposal for Framework Agreement follow-up Finalization draft joint report on 10 years of SSDC in the European Chemical Industry Finalization draft Social Partners Roadmap 2015-2020 and proposed implementation methods, etc. Finalization conference agenda Conference (1) and Plenary 2015 2 days – Helsinki (13 and 14 /10/2015) Presentation of draft joint report on 10 years of SSDC in the European Chemical Industry Discussion and approval of Framework Agreement follow-up Discussion, approval and launch of the Social Partners Roadmap 2015-2020 The presence of representatives of the European Commission and ECHA is highly desirable. If at all possible the conference will be combined with a plenary of the SSDC for the year 2015.

12. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 12 Evaluation meeting 1 1 day – Brussels (16/02/2016) First assessment of Framework Agreement follow-up First assessment of the level of implementation of the roadmap First recommendations to adjust the course if necessary. Steering Group 4 1 day – Rome (15/09/2016) – monitoring and follow-up Monitoring of Framework Agreement follow-up Monitoring and follow up of roadmap implementation Further recommendations to adjust the course if necessary.

13. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 13 Steering Group 5 1 day – Brussels (01/12/2016) – monitoring and follow-up (1 year results) Monitoring of Framework Agreement follow-up Monitoring & follow up of roadmap implementation Further recommendations to adjust the course if necessary Preparation report on monitoring of Framework Agreement follow-up Preparation of mid-term results on roadmap implementation Conference planning Steering Group 6 2 days – Prague (15 and 16/03/2017) conference preparation Finalization report on Framework Agreement follow-up Final preparations mid-term results (implementation 1 st phase roadmap 2015-2020) Final preparations assessment overall results of the project Finalization conference agenda

14. European Project VP / 2014 / 001 / 0466 14 Conference (2) 2017 2 days – Brussels (13-14/06/2017) – evaluation (2 year results) Presentation and discussion on report on Framework Agreement follow-up Presentation and discussion on mid-term results (implementation 1 st phase roadmap 2015-2020) Discussion and conclusions on overall results of the project Discussion and decision on suggestions for further follow-up/monitoring The presence of representatives of the European Commission is highly desirable. If at all possible the conference will be combined with a plenary of the SSDC for the year 2017. Evaluation meeting 2 1 day – Berlin (19/10/2017) – final project evaluation Finalization written evaluation report on Framework Agreement follow-up Finalization written evaluation report implementation 1 st phase roadmap 2015-2020 Finalization written recommendations for follow-up/monitoring

15. Thank you! Sylvain Lefebvre 15