31.7.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL199/45
COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT
onaconcerted actionprojectontheuseoflignocellulose-containing
by-products andotherplantresiduesforanimalfeeding (COSTProject84bis)
THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
hereinafter referredtoas'theCommunity ',
THESIGNATORY STATESTOTHISAGREEMENT ,
hereinafter referredtoas'theparticipating non­
memberStates',
Whereas aresearchprojectonsingle-cell protein
production andutilization inanimalfeeding,imple­
mentedbyamemorandum ofunderstanding signed
on27March1980withintheframework ofEuropean
Cooperation inthefieldofScientificandTechnical
Research (COST)(COSTProject83/84),hasyielded
veryencouraging results;
WhereasbyitsDecisionof2April1984theCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities adoptedaCommunity
concerted actionprojectontheuseoflignocellulose­
containing by-products andotherplantresiduesfor
animalfeeding ;
WhereastheMemberStatesoftheCommunity and
theparticipating non-member States,hereinafter
referredtoas'theStates',intend,subjecttotherules
andprocedures applicable totheirnational
programmes ,tocarryouttheresearchdescribed in
AnnexAandarepreparedtointegratesuchresearch
intoaprocessofconcertation whichtheyconsiderwill
beofmutualbenefit ;
Whereastheimplementation oftheresearchcovered
bytheconcertedactionprojectwillrequireafinancial
contribution ofapproximately 25millionECUfrom
theStates,TheStatesshallremainentirelyresponsible forthe
researchcarriedoutbytheirnationalinstitutions or
bodies .
Article 2
Concertation betweentheContracting Partiesshallbe
effectedthrough aCommunity-COST Concertation
Committee ,hereinafter referredtoas'theCommittee '.
TheCommittee shalldrawupitsrulesofprocedure .
ItsSecretariat willbeprovidedbytheCommission of
theEuropeanCommunities ,hereinafter referredtoas
'theCommission '.
Thetermsofreferenceandthecomposition ofthis
Committee aredefinedinAnnexB.
Article3
Inordertoensureoptimumefficiency intheexecu­
tionofthisconcerted actionproject,aprojectleader
maybeappointed bytheCommission inagreement
withthedelegatesoftheparticipating non-member
StatesontheCommittee .
Article4
Themaximum financialcontribution bytheContrac­
tingPartiestothecoordination costsfortheperiod
referredtointhefirstparagraph ofArticle 1shallbe:
—650000ECUfromtheCommunity ,
—65000ECUfromeachparticipating 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.Aninformation shallbe
treatedasconfidential iftheStatewhichprovidesitso
requests .
2.Afterhavingconsulted theCommittee ,the
Commission shallprepareannualprogressreportson
thebasisoftheinformation suppliedandshallforward
themtotheStates.HAVEAGREED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
TheCommunity andtheparticipating non-member
States,hereinafter referredtoas'theContracting
Parties',shallparticipate foraperiodextendinguntil1
April1988inaconcertedactionprojectontheuseof
lignocellulose-containing by-products andotherplant
residuesforanimalfeeding .
Thisprojectshallconsistinconcertation betweenthe
Community concerted actionprogramme andthe
corresponding programmes oftheparticipating non­
memberStates.ResearchtopicscoveredbythisAgree­
mentarelistedinAnnexA.

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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 result­
ingfromtheperformance 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
mentshallcomeintoforceonthefirstdayofthe
monthfollowingthatinwhichtheCommunity 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 .
Article7
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
RESEARCH TOPICS COVERED BYTHEAGREEMENT
1.Useofsubstrates .
2.Useofproductsconverted intoanimalfeed.
ANNEX B
TERMS OFREFERENCE ANDCOMPOSITION OFTHECOMMUNITY-COST
CONCERT ATIONCOMMITTEE ONTHEUSEOFLIGNOCELLULOSE-CONTAINING
BY-PRODUCTS ANDOTHER PLANT RESIDUES FORANIMAL FEEDING
1.TheCommittee shall:
1.1.contribute totheoptimumexecution oftheprojectbygivingitsopiniononallaspectsofits
progress ;
1.2.evaluatetheresultsoftheprojectanddrawconclusions regardingtheirapplication ;
1.3.beresponsible 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 concertedactionproject,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 onaconcerted actionprojectontheuseoflignocellulose-containing
by-products andotherplantresiduesforanimalfeeding(COSTProject84bis).
Article2
Atthebeginning ofeachfinancialyear,theCommission shallsendtoeachoftheparticipating non­
memberStatesacallforfundscorresponding toitsshareoftheannualcoordination costsunderthe
Agreement ,calculatedinproportion 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
researchworkersbetween laboratories .
Eachparticipating non-member Stateshallpayitsannualcontribution tothecoordination costs
undertheAgreement atthebeginning ofeachyear,andby31Marchatthelatest.Anydelayinthe
paymentoftheannualcontribution shallgiverisetothepaymentofinterestbytheparticipating
non-member Stateconcerned atarateequaltothehighestdiscountraterulingintheStatesonthe
duedate.Therateshallbeincreasedby0,25ofapercentage pointofeachmonthofdelay.The
increasedrateshallbeappliedtotheentireperiodofdelay.However,suchinterestshallbechar­
geableonlyifpaymentiseffectedmorethanthreemonthsaftertheissueofacallforfundsbythe
Commission .
Article3
Thefundspaidbyparticipating non-member Statesshallbecreditedtotheconcertedactionproject
asbudgetreceiptsallocatedtoaheadinginthestatement oftherevenueoftheBudgetoftheEuro­
peanCommunities (Commission section).
Article4
Theprovisional timetableforthecoordination 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(COSTProject84bis)'
(ECU)
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Total
CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA
360001.Initialestimateofoverallrequi­
rements
—Staff(')
—Administrative operating
expenditure
—Contracts
Total17000
69000
9000017000
69000
3900014000
3600036000
54000
9000039000
60000
9000039000
60000
5400014000
36000
82000106000
259000
285000106000
259000
28500040000
6000040000
2000054000
45000
100000 60000 176000 125000 135000 180000 189000 153000 50000 13200065000065000031.
7.85 OfficialJournal oftheEuropean Communities NoL199/492.Revisedestimateofexpendi­
turetakingintoaccountaddi­
tionalrequirements arising
fromtheaccessionofparticipa­
tingnon-member States
—Staff
—Administrative operating
expenditure
—Contracts100000
n10000060000
n60000176000
I
■n176000125000
I
>n125000135000
n135000>180000
>nl80000189000
nl89000|153000
>nl5300050000
n50000132000
il32000650000
I
>n650000650000
n650000
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
3.Difference between 1and2to
becoveredbycontributions
fromparticipating non­
member States n100000n60000nl76000nl25000nl35000nl80000nl89000nl53000n50000n132000n650000n650000
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
n=numberofparticipating non-member States.
CA=commitment appropriation .
PA=paymentappropriations .
(')Withaviewtocarryingoutthisproject,theCommission hasrequestedfor1985asupportstaffofonecategoryCemployeeinadditiontotheresourcesallocatedbytheDecisionof2
April1984adoptingtheproject(OJNoL103,16.4.1984,p.29).During1985,itwilllaybeforetheCouncil,forapproval,aproposalforanewprogramme intherawmaterialssector
whichwillincorporate thisprojectandthestaffcomplement allocatedtheretobythebudgetauthority .