Draft Treaty establishing the European Union

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Part Four THE POLICIES OF THE UNION

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Article 56 Social and health policy

Article 56 Social and health policy

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The Union may take action in the field of social and health policy, in particular in matters relating to:

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employment, and in particular the establishment of general comparable conditions for the maintenance and creation of jobs,

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the law on labour and working conditions, equality between men and women, vocational training and further training, social security and welfare,

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protection against occupational accidents and diseases,

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work hygiene,

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trade union rights and collective negotiations between employers and employees, in particular with a view to the conclusion of Union-wide collective agreement,

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forms of worker participation in decisions affecting their working life and the organization of undertakings,

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the determination of the extent to which citizens of non-member States may benefit from equal treatment,

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the approximation of the rules governing research into and the manufacture, properties and marketing of pharmaceutical products,

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the prevention of addiction,

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the coordination of mutual aid in the event of epidemics or disasters.

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