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COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT
onaconcerted actionprojectontheeffectsofprocessing anddistribution onthe
qualityandnutritivevalueoffood(COSTProject91bis)
THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
hereinafter referredtoas'theCommunity ',
THESIGNATORY STATESTOTHISAGREEMENT ,
hereinafter referredtoas'theparticipating non­
memberStates',
Whereas aCommunity-COST Concertation Agree­
mentonaconcerted actionprojectontheeffectsof
thermalprocessing anddistribution onthequalityand
nutritive valueoffoods(COSTProject91)was
concluded betweentheCommunity andsomenon­
memberStatesinvolvedinEuropean Cooperation in
thefieldofScientificandTechnical research (COST)
on22January1981andexpiredon26November
1982;
Whereastheabovementioned concertedactionproject
hasproduced veryencouraging results;
WhereasbyitsDecisionof24May1984theCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities adoptedaCommunity
concerted actionprojectontheeffectsofprocessing
anddistribution onthequalityandnutritivevalueof
food;
WhereastheMemberStatesoftheCommunity and
theparticipating non-member States,hereinafter
referredtoas'theStates',intend,subjecttotherules
andprocedures applicable totheirnational
programmes ,tocarryouttheresearchdescribed in
AnnexA;whereastheyarewillingtohavesuch
researchintegrated intoaprocessofconcertation
whichtheyconsiderwillbeofmutualbenefit ;
Whereastheimplementation oftheresearchcovered
bytheconcerted actionprojectwillrequireafinancial
contribution ofapproximately 20millionECUfrom
theStates,memberStates.ResearchtopicscoveredbythisAgree­
mentarelistedinAnnexA.
TheStatesshallremainentirelyresponsible forthe
researchcarriedoutbytheirnationalinstitutions or
bodies.
Article 2
Concertation betweentheContracting Partiesshallbe
effectedthroughaCommunity-COST Concertation
Committee ,hereinafter referredtoas'theCommittee '.
Thetermsofreferenceandthecomposition ofthis
Committee aredefinedinAnnexB.
TheCommittee shalladoptitsrulesofprocedure .Its
secretariat shallbeprovidedbytheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunities ,hereinafter referredtoas'the
Commission '.
Article3
Inordertoensureoptimumefficiency intheexecu­
tionofthisconcerted actionproject,aprojectleader
shallbeappointed bytheCommission inagreement
withthedelegates oftheparticipating non-member
StatesontheCommittee .
Article4
Themaximum financialcontribution bytheContrac­
tingPartiestothecoordination costsfortheperiod
referredtointhefirstparagraph ofArticle 1shallbe:
—780000ECUfromtheCommunity ,
—78000ECUfromeachparticipating non-member
State.
TheECUisthatdefinedbytheFinancialRegulation
inforceapplicable tothegeneralbudgetoftheEuro­
peanCommunities andbythefinancialarrangements
adoptedpursuantthereto.
Therulesgoverning thefinancing oftheAgreement
aresetoutinAnnexC.
Article 5
1.Through theCommittee ,theStatesshall
exchange regularly allusefulinformation resulting
fromtheexecution oftheresearchcoveredbythe
concerted actionproject.Theyshallalsoendeavour to
provideinformation onsimilarresearchplannedor
carriedoutbyotherbodies.Anyinformation shallbe
treatedasconfidential iftheStatewhichprovidesitso
requests .HAVEAGREED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
TheCommunity andtheparticipating non-member
States,hereinafter referredtoas'theContracting
parties',shallparticipate foraperiodextendinguntil7
June1988inaconcertedactionprojectontheeffects
ofprocessing anddistribution onthequalityand
nutritive valueoffood.
Thisprojectshallconsistinconcertation betweenthe
Community concerted actionprogramme andthe
corresponding programmes oftheparticipating non­

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2.Afterhavingconsulted theCommittee ,the
Commission shallprepareannualprogressreportson
thebasisoftheinformation suppliedandshallforward
themtotheStates.
3.Attheendoftheconcertation period,the
Commission shall,afterhavingconsulted the
Committee ,forwardtotheStates,ageneralreporton
theexecution andresultsoftheproject.Thisreport
shallbepublished bytheCommission notlaterthan
sixmonthsafterithasbeenforwarded ,unlessaState
objects.Inthatcasethereportshallbetreatedas
confidential andshallbeforwarded ,ontherequest
andwiththeagreement oftheCommittee ,solelyto
theinstitutions andundertakings whoseresearchor
production activitiesjustifyaccesstoknowledge resul­
tingfromtheperformance oftheresearchcoveredby
theconcerted actionproject.
Article6
1.ThisAgreement shallbeopenforsignatureby
theCommunity andbythenon-member Stateswhich
tookpartintheMinisterial conference heldinBrus­
selson22and23November 1971.
2.Asacondition precedent toitsparticipation in
theconcerted actionprojectdefinedinArticle 1,each
oftheContracting Partiesshall,aftersigningthis
Agreement ,havenotifiedtheSecretary-General ofthe
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities notlaterthan
31December 1985ofthecompletion oftheproce­
duresnecessaryunderitsinternalprovisions forthe
implementation ofthisAgreement .
3.FortheContracting Partieswhichtransmitthe
notification providedforinparagraph 2,thisAgree­
mentshallcomeintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthatinwhichtheCommunity andat
leastoneoftheparticipating non-member States
transmitted thesenotifications .
ForthoseContracting Partieswhichtransmitthenoti­
ficationaftertheentryintoforceofthisAgreement ,it
shallcomeintoforceonthefirstdayofthesecond
monthfollowingthemonthinwhichthenotification
wastransmitted .
Contracting Partieswhichhavenottransmitted this
notification whenthisAgreement comesintoforce
shallbeabletotakepartintheworkofthe
Committee withoutvotingrightsuntil31December
1985.
4.TheSecretary-General oftheCouncilofthe
European Communities shallinformeachofthe
Contracting Partiesofthenotifications providedforin
paragraph 2andofthedateofentryintoforceofthis
Agreement .
Article 7
ThisAgreement shallapply,ontheonehand,tothe
territories inwhichtheTreatyestablishing theEuro­
peanEconomic Community isappliedandunderthe
conditions laiddowninthatTreatyand,ontheother
hand,totheterritories oftheparticipating non­
member States.
Article8
ThisAgreement ,drawnupinasingleoriginalinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,German,Greekand
Italianlanguages ,eachtextbeingequallyauthentic ,
shallbedeposited inthearchivesoftheGeneral
Secretariat oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommuni­
tieswhichshalltransmitacertifiedcopytoeachofthe
Contracting Parties.

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ANNEX A
Researchtopicscoveredbytheagreement
1.HTSTprocess(high-temperature ,short-time processing )andothernewthermalprocessing
systems .
2.Qualitative andnutritiveproperties offoodsobtainedbybiotechnology .
3.Chillingandrefrigerated storage.
ANNEX B
TERMS OFREFERENCE ANDCOMPOSITION OFTHECOMMUNITY-COST
CONCERTATION COMMITTEE ONTHEEFFECTS OFPROCESSING ANDDISTRI­
BUTION ONTHEQUALITY ANDNUTRITIVE VALUEOFFOODS
1.TheCommittee shall:
1.1.contribute totheoptimumexecution oftheprojectbygivingitsopiniononallaspectsofits
progress ;
1.2.evaluatetheresultsoftheprojectanddrawconclusions regardingtheirapplication ;
1.3.bereponsible fortheexchangeofinformation providedforinArticle5(1)oftheAgreement ;
1.4.suggestguidelines totheprojectleader;
1.5.havetherighttosetup,inrespectofeachoftheresearchtopicsdefinedinAnnexA,asubcom­
mitteetoensurethattheprogramme isproperlyimplemented .
2.TheCommittee 'sreportsandopinionsshallbecommunicated totheStates.
3.TheCommittee shallbecomposed ofonedelegatefromtheCommission ,ascoordinator ofthe
Community concerted actionproject,onedelegatefromeachparticipating non-member State,
onedelegatefromeachMemberStaterepresenting itsnationalprogramme andtheproject
leader.Eachdelegatemaybeaccompanied byexperts.

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ANNEX C
FINANCING RULES
Article 1
Theseprovisions laydownthefinancialrulesreferredtoinArticle4oftheCommunity-COST
Concertation Agreement onaconcertedactionprojectontheeffectsofprocessing anddistribution
onthequalityandnutritivevalueoffood(COSTProject91bis).
Article2
Atthebeginning ofeachfinancialyear,theCommission shallsendtoeachoftheparticipating non­
memberStatesacallforfundscorresponding toitsshareoftheannualcoordination costsunderthe
Agreement ,calculated inproportion tothemaximum amountslaiddowninArticle4oftheAgree­
ment.
Thiscontribution shallbeexpressedbothinECUandthecurrencyoftheparticipating non-member
Stateconcerned ,thevalueoftheECUbeingdefinedintheFinancialRegulation applicable tothe
generalbudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities anddetermined onthedateofthecallforfunds.
Thetotalcontributions shallcoverthetravelandsubsistence costsofthedelegatestotheCommittee ,
inadditiontothecoordination costsproperwhichincludemeetings ,contractstobeconcluded with
personsorbodiesintheparticipating Stateswithaviewtoensuringcoordination andexchange of
research workersbetween laboratories .
Eachparticipating non-member Stateshallpayitsannualcontribution tothecoordination costs
undertheAgreement atthebeginning ofeachyear,andby31Marchatthelatest.Anydelayinthe
paymentoftheannualcontribution shallgiverisetothepaymentofinterestbytheparticipating
non-member Stateconcerned atarateequaltothehighestdiscountraterulingintheStatesonthe
duedate.Therateshallbeincreasedby0,25ofapercentage pointofeachmonthofdelay.The
increased rateshallbeappliedtotheentireperiodofdelay.However ,suchinterestshallbe
chargeable onlyifpaymentiseffectedmorethanthreemonthsaftertheissueofacallforfundsby
theCommission .
Article3
Thefundspaidbyparticipating non-member Statesshallbecreditedtotheconcertedactionproject
asbudgetreceiptsallocatedtoaheadinginthestatement oftherevenueoftheBudgetoftheEuro­
peanCommunities (Commission section).
Article4
Theprovisional timetable forthecoordination costsreferredtoinArticle4oftheAgreement is
appended hereto.
Article 5
TheFinancialRegulation inforceapplicable totheGeneralBudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities
shallapplytothemanagement oftheappropriations .
Article6
Attheendofeachfinancialyear,astatement ofappropriations fortheconcertedactionprojectshall
bepreparedandtransmitted totheparticipating non-member Statesforinformation .

Appendix
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE FORTHECONCERTED ACTIONPROJECT EFFECTSOFPROCESSING ANDDISTRIBUTION ONTHEQUALITY AND
NUTRITIVE VALUEOFFOOD(COSTProject91bis)'
(ECU)
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Total
CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA
1.Initialestimateofoverallrequi­
rements
—Staff
—Administrative operating
expenditure
—Contracts
Total17000
71000
10200017000
71000
3700036650
75000
9000036650
75000
11500039100
77000
9500039100
77000
11500020000
50000
2225020000
50000
67250112750
313000
354250112750
313000
35425040000
4500040000
20000
85000 60000 190000 125000 201650226650 211100 231100 92250 13725078000078000031.
7.85 OfficialJournal oftheEuropean Communities NoL199/552.Revisedestimateofexpendi­
turetakingintoaccountaddi­
tionalrequirements arising
fromtheaccessionofparticipa­
tingnon-member States
—Staff
—Administrative operating
expenditure
—Contracts190000
I
•nl90000125000
I
nl25000.201650
>n201650226650j
n226650211100
n211100231100
n23110092250
n92250137250
I
>nl37250780000
I
,n780000780000
I
•n78000085000
n8500060000
n60000
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3.Difference between 1and2to
becoveredbycontributions
fromparticipating non­
member States n85000n60000nl90000nl25000n201650n226650n211100n23l100n92250nl37250n780000n780000
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
n=numberofparticipating non-member States.
CA=commitment appropriation .
PA=paymentappropriations .