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COMMUNITY COSTCONCERTATION AGREEMENT
onaconcertedactionprojectinthefieldofaquaticprimarybiomass(MARINE
MACROALGAE )(COSTProject48)
Committee (CGC)inthefieldofbiotechnology ,setupbythe
CouncilDecisionof29June1984dealingwithstructuresand
proceduresforthemanagement andcoordination of
Communityresearch,development anddemonstration
activities,meetinginappropriateconfigurationandenlarged
toincluderepresentatives orexpertsoftheparticipating
non-member States.
Thetermsofreferenceandthecompositionofthisenlarged
Committeehereinafterreferredtoas'theCommittee'are
definedinaccordancewiththesaidDecision.THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
hereinafterreferredtoas'theCommunity',and
THESIGNATORY STATESTOTHISAGREEMENT ,
hereinafterreferredtoas'theparticipatingnon-member
States',
Whereasaresearchprojectinthefieldofaquaticbiomass
wasproposedin1980bytheNorwegiandelegationwithin
theframeworkofEuropeanCooperation inthefieldof
ScientificandTechnicalResearch(COST);
WhereasbyitsDecisionof12March1985theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities hereinafterreferredtoas'the
Council'adoptedamultiannualresearchactionprogramme
fortheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinthefieldof
biotechnology (1985to1989)whichincludesaconcerted
actionprojectonaquaticprimarybiomass(marine
macroalgae )-,
WhereastheMemberStatesoftheCommunityandthe
participatingnon-memberStates,hereinafterreferredtoas
'theStates',andtheCommunityintend,subjecttotherules
andproceduresapplicabletotheirnationalprogrammes ,to
carryouttheresearchdescribedinAnnexA;whereastheyare
preparedtointegratesuchresearchintoaprocessof
concertation whichtheyconsiderwillbeofmutual
benefit;
Whereastheimplementation oftheresearchcoveredbythe
concertedactionprojectwillrequireafinancialcontribution
ofabout30millionECUfromtheStatesandthe
Community ,Article3
Inordertoensureoptimumefficiencyintheexecutionofthis
concertedactionproject,aprojectleadershallbeappointed
bytheCommissionafterhavingconsultedthenational
representatives orexpertstotheCommittee .
Article4
Theestimatedfinancialcontributionbythecontracting
partiestothecoordinationcostsfortheperiodreferredtoin
thefirstparagraphofArticle1shallbe:
—750000ECUfromtheCommunity ,
—62000ECUfromeachparticipating non-member
State.
TheECUisthatdefinedbythefinancialRegulationinforce
applicabletothegeneralbudgetoftheEuropean
Communitiesandbythefinancialarrangementsadopted
pursuantthereto.
TherulesgoverningthefinancingoftheAgreementareset
outinAnnexB.HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheCommunityandtheparticipatingnon-memberStates,
hereinafterreferredtoas'thecontractingparties',shall
participateforaperiodextendinguntil31December1989in
aconcertedactionprojectinthefieldofaquaticprimary
biomass(marinemacroalgae).
TheprojectisdescribedindetailinAnnexA.
TheStatesremainentirelyresponsiblefortheresearch
executedbytheirnationalinstitutionsorbodies.Article5
ThroughtheCommittee ,theStatesandtheCommunityshall
regularlyexchangeallusefulinformationconcerningthe
executionoftheresearchcoveredbytheconcertedaction
project.TheStatesshallprovidetheCommissionwithall
informationrelevantforcoordinationpurposes.Theyshall
alsoendeavourtoprovidetheCommissionwithinformation
onsimilarresearchplannedorcarriedoutbyotherbodies
whicharenotundertheirauthority.Anyinformationshallbe
treatedasconfidentialifsorequestedbytheStatewhich
providesit.
Article2
Cooperationbetweenthecontractingpartiesshallbeeffected
throughtheManagement andCoordination AdvisoryArticle6
1.ThisAgreementshallbeopenforsignaturebythe
Communityandbythenon-memberStateswhichtookpart

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November1971.
2.Asaconditionprecedenttoitsparticipation inthe
concertedactionprojectdefinedinArticle1,eachofthe
contractingpartiesshall,aftersigningthisAgreement,have
notifiedtheSecretary-General oftheCouncilnotlaterthen1
March1987ofthecompletionoftheproceduresnecessary
underitsinternalprovisionsfortheimplementation ofthis
Agreement .
3.Forthecontractingpartieswhichtransmitthe
notificationprovidedforinparagraph2,thisAgreement
shallcomeintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowing
thatinwhichtheCommunityandatleastoneofthe
participating non-member Statestransmitted these
notifications .
Forthosecontractingpartieswhichtransmitthenotification
aftertheentryintoforceofthisAgreement,itshallcomeinto
forceonthefirstdayofthesecondmonthfollowingthe
monthinwhichthenotificationwastransmitted .Contractingpartieswhichhavenottransmittedthis
notificationwhenthisAgreementcomesintoforceshallbe
abletotakepartintheworkoftheCommitteewithoutvoting
rightsuntil1March1987.
Article7
ThisAgreementshallapply,ontheonehand,tothe
territoriesinwhichtheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityisappliedandundertheconditions
laiddowninthatTreatyand,ontheotherhand,tothe
territoriesoftheparticipatingnon-memberStates.
Article8
TheAgreement,drawnupinasingleoriginalintheDanish,
Dutch,English,French,German,Greek,Italian,Portuguese
andSpanishlanguages,eachtextbeingequallyauthentic,
shallbedepositedinthearchivesoftheGeneralSecretariatof
theCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,whichshall
transmitacertifiedcopytoeachofthecontracting
parties.

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ANNEXA
RESEARCHCOVEREDBYTHECONCERTED ACTIONPROJECT
1.Examinationofprimaryproductionandharvestingtechniquesfortheoptimizationofbiomassproduction
fromnaturalpopulationofmarineplants.
2.Developmentofmethodsforintensivecultivationandgeneticimprovementofspeciesofmarinealgaein
attachedandunattachedformsinvariouscultivationsystems.
3.Studiesoftheuptakeofnutrientsbymarinealgaeinvariouscultivationsystemsandtheuseofwastewatersfor
thispurpose.
4.Examinationofawiderangeofmarinealgaefornewfinechemicalsandbiochemicalsfordirectuseoras
precursorsforchemicalandpharmaceutical applications .
5.Toxicitytestingofmarineplantsdestinedforhumanoranimalconsumption ;environmental impact
studies.
6.Studiesofconversionofmarineplantsfortheproductionofenergy(e.g.fermentationtomethane,
thermochemical processes)orchemicalcompounds .

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ANNEXB
FINANCING RULES
Article1
TheseprovisionslaydownthefinancialrulesreferredtoinArticle4oftheAgreement .
Article2
Atthebeginningofeachfinancialyear,theCommissionshallsendtoeachoftheparticipatingnon-memberStatesa
callforfundscorresponding toitsshareoftheannualcoordinationcostsundertheAgreement,calculatedin
proportiontothemaximumamountslaiddowninArticle4oftheAgreement .
ThiscontributionshallbeexpressedbothinECUandthecurrencyoftheparticipatingnon-memberState
concerned,thevalueoftheECUbeingdefinedinthefinancialRegulationapplicabletothegeneralBudgetofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesanddeterminedonthedateofthecallforfunds.
Thetotalcontributionsshallcoverthetravelcostsofthenationalrepresentatives orexpertstotheCommittee ,in
additiontothecoordinationcostsproperwhichincludemeetings,contractstobeconcludedwithpersonsorbodies
intheparticipatingStateswithaviewtoensuringcoordinationandexchangeofresearchworkersbetween
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
hereto.
Article5
ThefinancialRegulationinforceapplicabletothegeneralBudgetoftheEuropeanCommunitiesshallapplytothe
managementoftheappropriations .
Article6
Attheendofeachfinancialyear,astatementofappropriations fortheconcertedactionprojectshallbeprepared
andtransmittedtotheparticipatingnon-memberStatesforinformation .

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Appendix
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE FORTHECOORDINATION COSTS
fx1000ECU)OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Total
CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA
1.Initialestimateofoverallrequirements :
—Staffandadministrativeoperating
expenditure
—Contracts— — 80
7080
68132
100132
90134
100134
90116
18116
40462
288462
288
Total — — ISO 148 232 222 234 224 134 156 750 750
2.Revisedestimateofexpenditurewith
additionalrequirementsresultingfromthe
participationofnon-MemberStates+ +150
+
nx12148
+
nx12232
+
nx19222
+
nx18234
+
nx20224
+
nx19134
+
nx11156
+
nx13750
+
nx62750
+
nx62
3.Differencebetween1and2tobecovered
bycontributions fromparticipatingnon­
MemberStates — nx12nx12nx19nx18nx20nx19nx11nx13nx62nx62
n:Numberofparticipatingnon-MemberStates.
CA:Commitmentappropriations .
PA:Paymentappropriations .NoL216/17