aced by the following:
"ARTICLE 125
The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 189c and after consulting the Economic and Social Committee,
shall adopt implementing decisions relating to the European Social
Fund."
36) Articles 126,127 and 128 shall be replaced by the following:

"CHAPTER 3
EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND YOUTH
ARTICLE 126
1. The Community shall contribute to the development of quality
education by encouraging co-operation between Member States and, if
necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully
respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of
teaching and the organization of education systems and their cultural
and linguistic diversity.
2. Community action shall be aimed at:
- developing the European dimension in education, particularly
through the teaching and dissemination of the languages of the
Member States;
- encouraging mobility of students and teachers, inter alia by
encouraging the academic recognition of diplomas and periods of
study;
- promoting co-operation between educational establishments;
- developing exchanges of information and experience on issues
common to the education systems of the Member States;
- encouraging the development of youth exchanges and of exchanges
of socio-educational instructors;
- encouraging the development of distance education.
3. The Community and the Member States shall foster co-operation
with third countries and the competent international organizations in
the field of education, in particular the Council of Europe
4. In order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives referred
to in this Article, the Council:
- acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189b,
after consulting the Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions, shall adopt incentive measures, excluding
any harmonization of the laws and regulations of the Member States;
- acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission,
shall adopt recommendations.
ARTICLE 127
1. The Community shall implement a vocational training policy which
shall support and supplement the action of the Member States, while
fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content
and organization of vocational training.
2. Community action shall aim to:
- facilitate adaptation to industrial changes, in particular through
vocational training and retraining;