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ARTICLE 24

A TITLE VI SHALL BE ADDED TO PART THREE OF THE EEC TREATY READING AS FOLLOWS :

" TITLE VI

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

ARTICLE 130F

1 . THE COMMUNITY'S AIM SHALL BE TO STRENGTHEN THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL BASIS OF EUROPEAN INDUSTRY AND TO ENCOURAGE IT TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL .

2 . IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS , IT SHALL ENCOURAGE UNDERTAKINGS INCLUDING SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED UNDERTAKINGS , RESEARCH CENTRES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THEIR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ; IT SHALL SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS TO CO-OPERATE WITH ONE ANOTHER , AIMING , NOTABLY , AT ENABLING UNDERTAKINGS TO EXPLOIT THE COMMUNITY'S INTERNAL MARKET POTENTIAL TO THE FULL , IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE OPENING UP OF NATIONAL PUBLIC CONTRACTS , THE DEFINITION OF COMMON STANDARDS AND THE REMOVAL OF LEGAL AND FISCAL BARRIERS TO THAT CO-OPERATION .

3 . IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE AIMS , SPECIAL ACCOUNT SHALL BE TAKEN OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE COMMON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORT , THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERNAL MARKET AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMON POLICIES , PARTICULARLY AS REGARDS COMPETITION AND TRADE .

ARTICLE 130G

IN PURSUING THESE OBJECTIVES THE COMMUNITY SHALL CARRY OUT THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES , COMPLEMENTING THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE MEMBER STATES :

( A ) IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH , TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMMES , BY PROMOTING CO-OPERATION WITH UNDERTAKINGS , RESEARCH CENTRES AND UNIVERSITIES ;

( B ) PROMOTION OF CO-OPERATION IN THE FIELD OF COMMUNITY RESEARCH , TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT , AND DEMONSTRATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ;

( C ) DISSEMINATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE RESULTS OF ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITY RESEARCH , TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT , AND DEMONSTRATION ;

( D ) STIMULATION OF THE TRAINING AND MOBILITY OF RESEARCHERS IN THE COMMUNITY .

ARTICLE 130B

MEMBER STATES SHALL , IN LIAISON WITH THE COMMISSION , CO-ORDINATE AMONG THEMSELVES THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES CARRIED OUT AT NATIONAL LEVEL . IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE MEMBER STATES , THE COMMISSION MAY TAKE ANY USEFUL INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE SUCH CO-ORDINATION .

ARTICLE 130I

1 . THE COMMUNITY SHALL ADOPT A MULTIANNUAL FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME SETTING OUT ALL ITS ACTIVITIES . THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME SHALL LAY DOWN THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES , DEFINE THEIR RESPECTIVE PRIORITIES , SET OUT THE MAIN LINES OF THE ACTIVITIES ENVISAGED AND FIX THE AMOUNT DEEMED NECESSARY , THE DETAILED RULES FOR FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION BY THE COMMUNITY IN THE PROGRAMME AS A WHOLE AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THIS AMOUNT BETWEEN THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ENVISAGED .

2 . THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME MAY BE ADAPTED OR SUPPLEMENTED , AS THE SITUATION CHANGES .

ARTICLE 130K

THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES DEVELOPED WITHIN EACH ACTIVITY . EACH SPECIFIC PROGRAMME SHALL DEFINE THE DETAILED RULES FOR IMPLEMENTING IT , FIX ITS DURATION AND PROVIDE FOR THE MEANS DEEMED NECESSARY .

THE COUNCIL SHALL DEFINE THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE RESULTING FROM THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES .

ARTICLE 130L

IN IMPLEMENTING THE MULTIANNUAL FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME , SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMMES MAY BE DECIDED ON INVOLVING THE PARTICIPATION OF CERTAIN MEMBER STATES ONLY , WHICH SHALL FINANCE THEM SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION .

THE COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT THE RULES APPLICABLE TO SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMMES , PARTICULARY AS REGARDS THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE ACCESS OF OTHER MEMBER STATES .

ARTICLE 130M

IN IMPLEMENTING THE MULTIANNUAL FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME , THE COMMUNITY MAY MAKE PROVISION , WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED , FOR PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES UNDERTAKEN BY SEVERAL MEMBER STATES , INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN THE STRUCTURES CREATED FOR THE EXECUTION OF THOSE PROGRAMMES .

ARTICLE 130N

IN IMPLEMENTING THE MULTIANNUAL FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME , THE COMMUNITY MAY MAKE PROVISION FOR CO-OPERATION IN COMMUNITY RESEARCH , TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES OR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS .

THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH CO-OPERATION MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE THIRD PARTIES CONCERNED WHICH SHALL BE NEGOTIATED AND CONCLUDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 228 .

ARTICLE 130O

THE COMMUNITY MAY SET UP JOINT UNDERTAKINGS OR ANY OTHER STRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR THE EFFICIENT EXECUTION OF PROGRAMMES OF COMMUNITY RESEARCH , TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION .

ARTICLE 130P

1 . THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR FINANCING EACH PROGRAMME , INCLUDING ANY COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION , SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AT THE TIME OF THE ADOPTION OF THE PROGRAMME .

2 . THE AMOUNT OF THE COMMUNITY'S ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE LAID DOWN UNDER THE BUDGETARY PROCEDURE , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO OTHER POSSIBLE METHODS OF COMMUNITY FINANCING . THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES MUST NOT IN AGGREGATE EXCEED THE FINANCIAL PROVISION IN THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME .

ARTICLE 130Q

1 . THE COUNCIL SHALL , ACTING UNANIMOUSLY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION AND AFTER CONSULTING THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE , ADOPT THE PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 130I AND 130O .

2 . THE COUNCIL SHALL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , AFTER CONSULTING THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE , AND IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT , ADOPT THE PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 130K , 130L , 130M , 130N AND 130P ( 1 ) . THE ADOPTION OF THESE SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMMES SHALL ALSO REQUIRE THE AGREEMENT OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED . " .