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►B REGULATION(EEC)No1728/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of27June1974
onthecoordinationofagricultural research
(OJ L 182, 5.7.1974, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 1985 L 362 8 31.12.1985
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accessionof Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979
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REGULATION(EEC)No1728/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of27June1974
onthecoordinationofagricultural research
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community and in particular Article 43 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;
Whereas effective coordination of research in agriculture should have
as its aim the best possible organization, in the general interest, of theefforts made inthe Member States, effective use of the results of these
efforts, orientation of them in such a way that they are consistent with
the needs of the common agricultural policy, and the pooling ofresearch facilities with a view to studying certain problems of parti-cular importance to the Community;
Whereas inorder to achieve this aim, it is n ecessary to make provision
for exchanges of information and reciprocal consultation on theprogrammes of agricultural research already existing or envisaged inthe Member States;
Whereas ina certainn umber of cases the desired objective may be
attained through coordination at Community level of certain nationalresearch projects;
Whereas, however, these measures may appear insufficient either
because of their nature, or because the means available to the Member
States do not allow them to increase their research efforts in such away as to fulfil the requirements of the common agricultural policyentirely; whereas in these cases, the Community should be able tosupport and supplement the efforts made in the Member States in orderto meet research requirements more effectively and to fulfil the needs
of the commonagricultural policy;
Whereas since the coordination of agricultural research is closely
linked to the common agricultural policy, and since, as a result, effortsare concentrated especially on coordinating applied research, the
earliest possible utilizationby farmers of the results of this research
must be ensured;
Whereas, because of the needs of coordination and as a result of the
complexity of the scientific problems to be studied and the projects to
be implemented, direct and continuous cooperation between theCommissionan d the Member States is desirable;
Whereas withinthe framework of the gen eral policy inthe field of
science and technology worked out by the Commission with the help
of the relevant consultative bodies, the most appropriate way of devel-oping cooperation is to set up a Committee consisting ofrepresentatives of the Member States and presided over by a represen-tative of the Commissionwhich could usefully help an d advise theCommissionincarryin g out the tasks which devolve uponit inthe
field of the coordination of research in agriculture;
Whereas the coordination of national efforts demands a thorough
knowledge of the situation in each Member State so far as agriculturalresearch is concerned as well as sufficient information on other
research relevant to agriculture; whereas it is necessary to determine
the procedure whereby the data so obtained will be made available tothe users;
Whereas care must be takento put the results of research inwhich the
Community takes part at the disposal of the Community;
Whereas in order to ensure practical application of the results obtained,
it is necessary to promote the publication and dissemination of theresults,1974R1728 — EN — 01.01.1986 — 002.001 — 2
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. In order to further the attainment of the aims of the common agri-
cultural policy, coordination and promotion at Community level ofagricultural research activities undertaken in the Member States shalltake place in accordance with the provisions laid down in this Regula-
tion.
2. In applying this Regulation account shall be taken, in a suitable
manner, of the general scientific and technological policy laid downby the Community's institutions.
TITLE I
Informationandconsultation
Article 2
A system of information and consultation between the Member States
and the Commission shall be set up in accordance with the provisionsof Articles 3 and 4.
Article 3
1. The Member States shall provide the Commissionwith scien tific,
economic and financial information concerning agricultural researchactivities either planned or being carried out under their authority.
They shall endeavour to provide the Commission with the same infor-
mation concerning agricultural research activities planned or being
carried out by bodies which do not come under their authority.
2. The Commission shall keep a permanent inventory of the activ-
ities referred to inparagraph 1.
3. After consultation with the Committee referred to in Article 7, the
Commission shall determine the ways in which the informationcollected, particularly that resulting from the permanent inventoryprovided for inthe paragraph 2, shall be made available to the in ter-ested parties.
Article 4
1. The Commission shall constantly examine the major trends and
developmen ts inagricultural research inthe Member States. To this
end, it shall establish consultations with the Member States within the
Committee referred to inArticle 7.
2. The Commission shall organize exchanges of information particu-
larly in the form of seminars, exchanges of research workers, studytrips and the use of scientific expertise.
TITLE II
Specific measures
Article 5
1. Without prejudice to any recommendations the Commission may
make to Member States, the Council, acting in accordance with theprocedure laid downinArticle 43 of the Treaty, shall decide upon :
(a) the coordination at Community level of certain national research
activities so as to allow rational organization of means employed,
efficient use of results and the orientation of such work towards
the aims of the commonagricultural policy;
(b) the implementation of joint projects designed to second or supple-
ment work undertaken in the Member States in fields which are ofparticular importance to the Community.1974R1728 — EN — 01.01.1986 — 002.001 — 3
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2. Detailed rules for the applicationof paragraph 1 shall be adopted
inaccordan ce with the procedure laid downinArticle 8.
Article 6
1. After consulting the Committee refered to in Article 7, the
Commission shall take the necessary steps to make the results obtainedpursuant to Article 5 (1) available to the Community.
2. The Commissionshall take the n ecessary measures to promote
the dissemination of the scientific results likely to further the attain-ment of the aims of the common agricultural policy and in particularthe results of the projects referred to inArticle 5 (1) (b).
TITLE III
General andfinancialprovisions
Article 7
1. A Standing Committee on Agricultural Research, hereinafter
referred to as the ‘Committee’, shall be established, consisting of repre-
sentatives of Member States and presided over by a representative of
the Commission.
2. The Commission shall ensure the necessary harmony between the
activity of the Committee and that of the Scientific and Technical
Research Committee.
3. The Committee shall draw up its rules of procedure.
Article 8
1. Where the procedure laid downinthis Article is to be followed,
the Chairmanshall refer the matter to the Committee either onhis owninitiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.
2. Withinthe Committee the votes of Member States shall be
weighted inaccordan ce with Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. TheChairmanshall n ot vote.
3. The representative of the Commission shall submit a draft of the
measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its Opinion on such
measures withina time-limit to be set by the Chairmanaccordin g tothe urgency of the questions under consideration. An Opinion shall beadopted by a majority of ►
M1fifty-four ◄votes.
4. The Commissionshall adopt measures which shall apply immedi-
ately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with theOpinion of the Committee, they shall forthwith be communicated bythe Commission to the Council. In that event the Commission maydefer applicationof the measures which it has adopted for n ot morethan one month from the date of such communication.
The Council, acting in accordance with the voting procedure laid down
in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, may take a different decision within onemonth.
Article 9
The Committee may examine any other question referred to it by its
Chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of the represen-tative of a Member State.
Article 10
Where Article 5 (1) is invoked, the Council, acting in accordance with
the procedure laid down in that paragraph, shall decide on the financialcontribution of the Community.1974R1728 — EN — 01.01.1986 — 002.001 — 4
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Article 11
At regular intervals the Commission shall present to the European
Parliament and to the Council a report on the coordination of agricul-
tural research.
This report shall contain in particular:
— information on the national organization of agricultural research;
— anoverall picture of developmen ts inagricultural research within
the Community;
— a progress report on the measures adopted under this Regulation;
— a forward study of developments which would be desirable in agri-
cultural research in the Member States and in the coordination of
that research at Community level, with reference to the aims ofthe commonagricultural policy.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
inall Member States.1974R1728 — EN — 01.01.1986 — 002.001 — 5