The purpose of the studies and consultations shall be to enable an overall survey to be drawn up, in regular contact with governments, with undertakings and associations of undertakings, with workers and with consumers and dealers, of the situation of the coal and steel industries in the Community and the problems arising therefrom, and the way to be prepared for the actual measures which will have to be taken to deal with these during the transitional period.
Is é is cuspóir do na staidéir agus don chomhairliúchán léargas ginearálta a fháil, as bheith i dteagmháil go rialta le rialtais, le gnóthais agus lena gcomhlachais, le hoibrithe agus le húsáidirí agus déileálaithe, ar staid na dtionscal guail agus cruach agus ar na fadhbanna a ghabhann lena staid, agus an bealach a réiteach do na bearta dearfa a chaithfear a ghlacadh chun déileáil leis na fadhbanna sin i rith na hidirthréimhse.