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COMMUNITY COSTCONCERTATION AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofFinland,theKingdomofNorway,
theKingdomofSweden,theSwissConfederation andtheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslaviaon
aconcertedactionprojectinthefieldofplantinvitroculture(COSTProject87)
participateforaperiodextendinguntil14June1988ina
concertedactionprojectinthefieldofplantinvitro
culture.
ThisprojectisdescribedindetailinAnnexA.
TheStatesremainentirelyresponsiblefortheresearch
executedbytheirnationalinstitutionsorbodies.
Article2
Concertation betweenthecontractingpartiesshallbe
effectedthroughtheManagement andCoordination
AdvisoryCommittee (CGC)inthefieldofbiotechnology set
upbytheCouncilDecisionof29June1984dealingwith
structuresandproceduresforthemanagement and
coordinationofCommunityresearch,developmentand
demonstration activities,meetinginappropriate
configurationandenlargedtoincludetherepresentatives or
expertsoftheparticipatingnon-memberStates.
Thetermsofreferenceandthecompositionofthisenlarged
committeehereinafterreferredtoas'thecommittee'are
definedinaccordancewiththesaidDecision.THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
hereinafterreferredtoas'theCommunity',
THEREPUBLIC OFFINLAND,THEKINGDOM OF
NORWAY ,THEKINGDOM OFSWEDEN,THESWISS
CONFEDERATION ANDTHESOCIALIST FEDERAL
REPUBLICOFYUGOSLAVIA ,
hereinafterreferredtoas'theparticipatingnon-member
States',
Whereasaresearchprojectinthefieldofplantinvitroculture
wasproposedin1980bytheSwissdelegationwithinthe
frameworkofEuropeanCooperationinthefieldofScientific
andTechnicalResearch(COST);
Whereasamemorandumofunderstanding forcarryingouta
EuropeanResearchProjectoninvitroculturesforthe
purificationandpropagationofplants(COSTProject87)
wassignedbyBelgium,Denmark,theFederalRepublicof
Germany,Ireland,Italy,theNetherlands ,Norway,Sweden,
SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdomin1983andbySpainin
1985;
WhereasSection3ofthatmemorandum laysdownthatit
willexpirewhenaCommunityCOSTConcertation
Agreementoninvitroculturesforthepurificationand
propagationofplantscomesintoforce;
WhereasbyitsDecisionof12March1985theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities ,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
Council'adoptedamultiannualresearchactionprogramme
fortheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinthefieldof
biotechnology (1985to1989)whichprovidesinparticular
foraconcertedactionprojectonplantinvitroculture;
WhereastheMemberStatesoftheCommunityandthe
participatingnon-memberStates,hereinafterreferredtoas
'theStates',andtheCommunityintend,subjecttotherules
andproceduresapplicabletotheirnationalprogrammes ,to
carryouttheresearchdescribedinAnnexA;whereasthey
preparedtointegratesuchresearchintoaprocessof
concertation whichtheyconsiderwillbeofmutual
benefit;
Whereastheimplementation oftheresearchcoveredbythe
concertedactionprojectwillrequireafinancialcontribution
ofabout20millionECUfromtheStatesandthe
Community ,
HASAGREEDASFOLLOWS :Article3
Inordertoensureoptimumefficiencyintheexecutionofthis
concertedactionproject,aprojectleadershallbeappointed
bytheCommissionafterhavingconsultedthenational
representatives orexpertstothecommittee .
Article4
Theestimatedfinancialcontributionbythecontracting
partiestothecoordinationcostsfortheperiodreferredtoin
thefirstparagraphofArticle1shallbe:
—400000ECUfromtheCommunity ,
—33000ECUfromeachparticipatingnon-member
State.
TheECUisthatdefinedbythefinancialRegulationinforce
applicabletothegeneralBudgetoftheEuropean
Communities andbythefinancialarrangements adopted
pursuantthereto.
TherulesgoverningthefinancingoftheAgreementareset
outinAnnexB.Article1
TheCommunityandtheparticipatingnon-memberStates,
hereinafterreferredtoas'thecontractingparties',shall

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Contractingpartieswhichhavenotyettransmittedthis
notificationatthetimeofentryintoforceofthisAgreement
shallbeabletotakepartintheworkofthecommittee
withoutvotingrightsforaperiodofsixmonthsfollowingthe
entryintoforceofthisAgreement .
3.TheSecretary-General oftheCouncilshallnotifyeach
ofthecontractingpartiesofthedepositofthenotifications
providedforinparagraph1andofthedateofentryintoforce
ofthisAgreement .Article5
Throughthecommittee,theStatesandtheCommunityshall
regularlyexchangeallusefulinformationconcerningthe
executionoftheresearchcoveredbytheconcertedaction
project.TheStatesshallprovidetheCommissionwithall
informationrelevantforcoordinationpurposes.Theyshall
alsoendeavourtoprovidetheCommissionwithinformation
onsimilarresearchplannedorcarriedoutbyotherbodies
whicharenotundertheirauthority.Anyinformationshallbe
treatedasconfidentialifsorequestedbytheStatewhich
providesit.
Article6
1.Eachofthecontractingpartiesshall,aftersigningthis
Agreement,notifytheSecretary-General oftheCouncilas
soonaspossible,ofthecompletionoftheprocedures
necessaryunderitsinternalprovisionsforthe
implementation ofthisAgreement .
2.Forthecontractingpartieswhichhavetransmittedthe
notificationprovidedforinparagraph1,thisAgreement
shallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowing
thatinwhichtheCommunityandatleastoneofthe
participating non-member Statestransmitted these
notifications .
Forthosecontractingpartieswhichtransmitthenotification
aftertheentryintoforceofthisAgreement,itshallcomeinto
forceonthefirstdayofthesecondmonthfollowingthe
monthinwhichthenotificationwastransmitted .Article7
ThisAgreementshallapply,ontheonehand,tothe
territoriesinwhichtheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityisappliedandundertheconditions
laiddowninthatTreatyand,ontheotherhand,tothe
territoriesoftheparticipatingnon-memberStates.
Article8
ThisAgreement,drawnupinasingleoriginalintheDanish,
Dutch,English,French,German,Greek,Italian,Portuguese
andSpanishlanguages,eachtextbeingequallyauthentic,
shallbedepositedinthearchivesoftheGeneralSecretariatof
theCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,whichshall
transmitacertifiedcopytoeachofthecontracting
parties.

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ANNEXA
RESEARCHCOVEREDBYTHECONCERTED ACTIONPROJECT
Theprimaryaimsofthisresearchconsistofdevelopingtissueculturemethodsfor:
—rapidmultiplication ofhealthyplants,
—freeingplantsfrompathogens,
—safelong-termstorageofplantcultures.
Themodelplantsselectedare:
—ApplerootstockM26,
—Cordyline,
—Nephrolepis ,
—Gerbera,
—Pelargonium ,
—Saintpaulia .

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ANNEXB
FINANCING RULES
Article1
TheseprovisionslaydownthefinancialrulesreferredtoinArticle4oftheAgreement .
Article2
Atthebeginningofeachfinancialyear,theCommissionshallsendtoeachoftheparticipatingnon-memberStatesa
callforfundscorresponding toitsshareoftheannualcoordinationcostsundertheAgreement,calculatedin
proportiontothemaximumamountslaiddowninArticle4oftheAgreement .
ThiscontributionshallbeexpressedbothinECUandthecurrencyoftheparticipatingnon-memberStates
concerned,thevalueoftheECUbeingdefinedinthefinancialRegulationapplicabletothegeneralBudgetofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesanddeterminedonthedateofthecallforfunds.
Thetotalcontributionsshallcoverthetravelcostsofthenationalrepresentatives orexpertstothecommittee,in
additiontothecoordinationcostsproperwhichincludemeetings,contractstobeconcludedwithpersonsorbodies
intheparticipatingStateswithaviewtoinsuringcoordinationandexchangeofresearchworkersbetween
laboratories .
Eachparticipatingnon-memberStateshallpayitsannualcontributiontothecoordinationcostsunderthe
Agreementatthebeginningofeachyear,andby31Marchatthelatest.Anydelayinthepaymentoftheannual
contributionshallgiverisetothepaymentofinterestbytheparticipatingnon-memberStateconcernedatarate
equaltothehighestdiscountraterulingintheStatesontheduedate.Therateshallbeincreasedby0,25%foreach
monthofdelay.Theincreasedrateshallbeappliedtotheentireperiodofdelay.However,suchinterestshallbe
chargeableonlyifpaymentiseffectedmorethanthreemonthsaftertheissueofacallforfundsbythe
Commission .
Article3
Thefundspaidbyparticipatingnon-memberStatesshallbecreditedtotheconcertedactionprojectasbudget
receiptsallocatedtoaheadinginthestatementoftherevenueofthegeneralBudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities
(Commissionsection).
Article4
TheprovisionaltimetableforthecoordinationcostsreferredtoinArticle4oftheAgreementisappended.
Article5
ThefinancialRegulationinforceapplicabletothegeneralBudgetoftheEuropeanCommunitiesshallapplytothe
managementoftheappropriations .
Article6
Attheendofeachfinancialyear,astatementofappropriations fortheconcertedactionprojectshallbeprepared
andtransmittedtotheparticipatingnon-memberStatesforinformation .

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Appendix
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE FORTHECOORDINATION COSTS
(x1000ECU)OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1985 1986 1987 1988 Total
CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA
1.Initialestimateofoverallrequirements :
—Staffandadministrative operating
expenditure
—Contracts12 12 60
6060
3072
8072
9046
7046
90190
210190
210
Total 12 12 120 90 152 162 116 136 400 400
2.Revisedestimateofexpenditurewith
additionalrequirementsresultingfromthe
participationofnon-memberStates12
+
nx112
+
nx1120
+
nx1090
+
nx8152
+
nx12162
+
nx13116
+
nx10136
+
nx11400
+
nx33400
+
nx33
3.Differencebetween1and2tobecovered
bycontributions fromparticipatingnon­
memberStates nx1nx1nx10nx8nx12nx13nx10nx11nx33nx33
n:Numberofparticipatingnon-memberStates.
CA:Commitmentappropriations .
PA:Paymentappropriations .NoL216/23