62. During the United Nations Decade for Women, the EEC had developed its policy of equal rights for men and women by means of community directives and practical measures to ensure their implementation. The EEC had encouraged women to set up co-operatives and gain access to jobs using the new technologies. 63. A major achievement of the Decade had been the adoption of legislation at all levels to imorove women's status, although the measures contained in the Strategies represented a minimum consensus and the EEC would have been prepared to go further. The EEC was preparing a new programme of action for the period 1986-1990 to consolidate the progress already made and to promote greater equality of opportunity for women in many fields. 64. It was gratifying to note that the Conference had placed greater emphasis on the theme of development. The Third Convention of Lome, drawn up by t~e EEC and the ACP States and due to enter into force in 1986, incorporated new provisions on the subject of women and development. They were designed to increase women's role in the production process and give them access to training, credit and appropriate technologies. The meeting rose at 6.10 p.m. 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the European Economic Community's (EEC) policies and actions to promote equal rights for men and women, particularly in the context of the United Nations Decade for Women. It highlights the adoption of legislation and the implementation of practical measures to improve women's status, as well as the development of new programs to promote greater equality of opportunity. The text also mentions the Third Convention of Lome and its provisions on women and development.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief