1. Each Member State shall accord to workers of Algerian nationality employed in its territory treatment which is free from any discrimination based on nationality, as regards working conditions, remuneration and dismissal, relative to its own nationals.
2. All Algerian workers allowed to undertake paid employment in the territory of a Member State on a temporary basis shall be covered by the provisions of paragraph 1 with regard to working conditions and remuneration.
3. Algeria shall accord the same treatment to workers who are nationals of a Member State and employed in its territory.
1. Subject to the provisions of the following paragraphs, workers of Algerian nationality and any members of their families living with them shall enjoy, in the field of social security, treatment free from any discrimination based on nationality relative to nationals of the Member States in which they are employed.
The term ‘social security’ shall cover the branches of social security dealing with sickness and maternity benefits, invalidity, old-age and survivors’ benefits, industrial accident and occupational disease benefits and death, unemployment and family benefits.
These provisions shall not, however, cause the other coordination rules provided for in Community legislation based on Article 42 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to apply, except under the conditions set out in Article 70 of this Agreement.
2. All periods of insurance, employment or residence completed by such workers in the various Member States shall be added together for the purpose of pensions and annuities in respect of old age, invalidity and survivors’ benefits, family, sickness and maternity benefits, and medical care for the workers and for members of their families resident in the Community.
3. The workers in question shall receive family allowances for members of their families who are resident in the Community.
4. The workers in question shall be able to transfer freely to Algeria, at the rates applied by virtue of the legislation of the debtor Member State or States, any pensions or annuities in respect of old age, survivor status, industrial accident or occupational disease, or of invalidity resulting from industrial accident or occupational disease, except in the case of special non-contributory benefits.
5. Algeria shall accord to workers who are nationals of a Member State and employed in its territory, and to the members of their families, treatment similar to that specified in paragraphs 1, 3 and 4.
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to nationals of the Parties residing or working legally in the territory of their host countries.
1. Before the end of the first year following the entry into force of this Agreement, the Association Council shall adopt provisions to implement the principles set out in Article 68.
2. The Association Council shall adopt detailed rules for administrative cooperation providing the necessary management and monitoring guarantees for the application of the provisions referred to in paragraph 1.
The provisions adopted by the Association Council in accordance with Article 70 shall not affect any rights or obligations arising from bilateral agreements linking Algeria and the Member States where those agreements provide for more favourable treatment of nationals of Algeria or of the Member States.
CHAPTER 2 — Dialogue in social matters
1. The Parties shall conduct regular dialogue on any social matter which is of interest to them.
2. Such dialogue shall be used to find ways to achieve progress in the field of movement of workers and equal treatment and social integration for Algerian and Community nationals residing legally in the territories of their host States.
3. The dialogue shall cover, inter alia , all issues related to:
(a)
the living and working conditions of workers and their dependants;
(b)
migration;
(c)
illegal immigration and the conditions governing the return of individuals who are in breach of the legislation dealing with the right to stay and the right of establishment in the host State;
(d)
schemes and programmes to encourage equal treatment between Algerian and Community nationals, mutual knowledge of cultures and civilisations, the furthering of tolerance and the removal of discrimination.
Dialogue on social matters shall be conducted at the same levels and in accordance with the same procedures as provided for in Title I of this Agreement, which can itself provide a framework for that dialogue.
CHAPTER 3 — Cooperation in the social field
1. The Parties recognise the importance of social development, which must go hand in hand with economic development. They will give priority to respect for fundamental social rights.
2. With a view to consolidating cooperation between the Parties in the social field, projects and programmes shall be carried out in any area of interest to them.
In this context, the following shall be priority measures:
(a)
contributing to the improvement of living conditions, job creation and the development of training in areas from which emigrants come;
(b)
resettling those repatriated because of their illegal status under the legislation of the state in question;
(c)
productive investment or the creation of businesses in Algeria by Algerian workers legally settled in the Community;
(d)
promoting the role of women in the economic and social development process through education and the media, in keeping with Algerian policy;
(e)
bolstering Algerian family planning and mother and child protection programmes;
(f)
improving the social welfare and health systems;
(g)
implementing and financing exchange and leisure programmes for mixed groups of Algerian and European young people residing in the Member States, with a view to promoting mutual knowledge of their respective cultures and fostering tolerance;
(h)
improving living conditions in poor areas;
(i)
promoting socio-professional dialogue;
(j)
promoting respect for human rights in the socio-professional context;
(k)
contributing to the development of the housing sector, especially with regard to low-cost housing;
(l)
alleviating the adverse impact of the adjustment of economic and social structures;
(m)
improving the vocational training system.
Cooperation schemes may be carried out in conjunction with the Member States and the relevant international organisations.
A working party shall be set up by the Association Council by the end of the first year following the entry into force of this Agreement. It shall be responsible for the continuous and regular evaluation of the implementation of Chapters 1 to 3.
CHAPTER 4 — Cooperation in the fields of education and culture
This Agreement shall aim to promote the exchange of information and cultural cooperation, taking account of bilateral schemes in the Member States.
Greater knowledge and better mutual understanding of the respective cultures will be promoted.
Special attention must be paid to promoting joint activities in various fields, including the press, cinema and television, and to encouraging youth exchange schemes.
This cooperation could cover the following areas:
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literary translation,
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conservation and restoration of monuments and sites of historical and cultural interest,
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training of persons working in the cultural field,
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exchanges of artists and works of arts,
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organisation of cultural events,
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raising mutual awareness and disseminating information on important cultural events,
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encouragement of cooperation in the audiovisual field, particularly training and co-production,
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distribution of literary, technical and scientific journals and publications.
The aim of cooperation in the field of education and training shall be to:
(a)
contribute to the improvement of the education and training system, including vocational training;
(b)
place special emphasis on giving the female population access to education, including technical training, higher education and vocational training;
(c)
develop the level of expertise of senior staff in the public and private sectors;
(d)
encourage the establishment of lasting links between specialist bodies on the Parties' territories in order to pool and exchange experience and methods.
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