23. Notes that participation in holiday pay funds under general collective agreements constitutes additional protection for posted workers in some Member States and that direct payment to workers is proportionate in accordance with the Court of Justice's judgment in Finalarte : in other words, posting undertakings may be required to pay contributions into holiday pay funds, which must also be opened to posted workers so that they, too, benefit therefrom; considers it necessary for posted workers to be given comprehensive information about the rules of such holiday pay funds;

23. Notes that participation in holiday pay funds under general collective agreements constitutes additional protection for posted workers in some Member States and that direct payment to workers is proportionate in accordance with the Court of Justice's judgment in Finalarte: in other words, posting undertakings may be required to pay contributions into holiday pay funds, which must also be opened to posted workers; considers it necessary, in order to guarantee equal treatment between host country undertakings and posting undertakings, that all undertakings should be under an equal obligation to pay contributions into holiday pay funds ...[+++] in Member States where this applies;

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Managing collective retirement schemes: occupational pension funds

23. Calls for the current withdrawals system to supplement a 'safety fund', managed by the producer organisations and financed by the European Union, Member States and farmers; this fund should be used to compensate producers for the withdrawals made in the event of crises, make payments for the reduction of production and the establishment - on a voluntary basis for farmers - of an income and adverse weather insurance scheme, subject to a feasibility study; proposes that producers not belonging to a producer organisation should be able to contribute to this safety fund, but should receive lower levels of payment in times of crisis pro ...[+++]vided that the individual producer participates in the measures and rules adopted by the producer organisation for crisis management; considers that this fund should be financed separately from the operational fund and that collective insurance should be eligible for funding under this scheme;

22. Calls for the current withdrawals system to supplement a 'safety fund', managed by the producer organisations and financed by the European Union, Member States and farmers; this fund should be used to compensate producers for the withdrawals made in the event of crises, make payments for the reduction of production and the establishment - on a voluntary basis for farmers - of an income and adverse weather insurance scheme, subject to a feasibility study; proposes that producers not belonging to a producer organisation should be able to contribute to this safety fund, but should receive lower levels of payment in times of crisis pro ...[+++]vided that the individual producer participates in the measures and rules adopted by the producer organisation for crisis management; considers that this fund should be financed separately from the operational fund and that collective insurance should be eligible for funding under this scheme;