12.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL221/15
COUNCILDECISION
of2August1974
amendingDecisionNo71/236/Euratomadoptingafive-yearresearchandtrainingpro­
grammeoftheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunityinthefieldofbiologyandhealth
physics
(74/410/Euratom)
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheprogrammesetoutintheAnnextoDecisionNo
71/236/Euratomshallbereplacedbytheprogramme
annexedtothisDecision.
Article2
Article2ofDecisionNo71/236/Euratomshallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Theupperlimitforexpenditurecommitments
andforstaffnecessaryfortheimplementation of
thisprogrammeshallbe18886millionunitsof
accountand97Communityservantsinthecase
ofthecommonprogrammeand5879million
unitsofaccountand1QCommunityservantsin
thecaseofthesupplementary programme;the
unitofaccountshallbedefinedasinArticle10of
theFinancialRegulationof25April1973(3)
applicabletotheGeneralBudgetoftheEuropean
Communities .'THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,andin
particularArticle7thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission
submittedafterconsultationwiththeScientificand
TechnicalCommittee ;
WhereastheaccessionofthenewMemberStates
necessitatesanadjustmentoftheprogrammewhichis
thesubjectofCouncilDecisionNo71/236/Eura­
tom0)of21June1971adoptingafive-yearresearch
and'trainingprogrammeoftheEuropean .Atomic
EnergyCommunityinthefieldofbiologyandhealth
physics,amendedbyDecisionNo73/128/Euratom(2);
Whereasthisadjustmentshouldstrengthenthe
existingCommunitypotentialinthefieldofresearch
onnuclearmethodsandtechniquesapplicableto
medicalandagriculturalresearch,giventhegreat
interestwhichexploitationofthispotentialpresents
intheseareas;
Whereasthecontinuitywhichisnecessaryfor
biologicalresearchshouldbeensured;
Whereasitisinthecommoninteresttocomplete
DecisionNo71/236/Euratomwithaviewtoensuring
theactiveparticipation oflaboratoriesofthenew
MemberStatesinresearchwork,DoneatBrussels,2August1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.DESTREMAU
(x)OJNoL143,29.6.1971,p.31.
(a)OJNoL153,9.6.1973,p.15. (3)OJNoL116,1.5.1973,p.1.

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ANNEX
BIOLOGYANDHEALTHPHYSICS'JOINTPROGRAMME ANDCOMPLEMENTARY
PROGRAMME
1.'Radiationprotection'jointprogramme
Anamountof18-886millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjectiveandtheupper
limitforstaffshallbefixedat97servants.
Theaimoftheworkistoacquireandpromotethescientificandtechnicalknowledge
necessaryfordeterminingpermissiblelevelsofradiationinmanandcontamination ofthe
environment ,forkeepingsuchknowledgeuptodateandforimprovingthepracticalorganiza­
tionofradiationprotectionbytheMemberStates.
Thisaimalsoincludesstudiesonradioactivecontaminants ,withparticularreferencetothe
pathwhichtheyfollowinmanandtheenvironment ,ontheeffectsofradiationonliving
matterandondosimetricmethodsandinstruments .
Thisresearchwillbecarriedoutmainlyundercontractsofassociationorsimilarcontracts
andpartlybythe'Biology'GroupsetupattheIspraEstablishment .
2.'Adaptations'complementary programme
(a)Definitionofprogramme:
Germany,ItalyandtheNetherlandsshallallocateanamountof5-610millionunitsof
accountfortheperiod1971to1975tothisobjective,forwhichtheupperlimitforstaff
shallbe10Communityservants.
DenmarkandIrelandshalltakepartinthesameobjectiveforanamountof0-269million
unitsofaccountfortheperiod1974to1975.
Theaimofthework,inthisarea,consistsinthedevelopmentofnucleartechniquesand
theapplicationofnuclearmethodswithaviewtotheiruseinagriculturalandmedical
research.
Theworkwillbecarriedoutundercontractsofassociationorsimilarcontracts.
(b)FinancialcontributionsfromtheMemberStatestothisprogramme:
—fortheamountof5-610millionunitsofaccount :
Germany :41-0%
Italy:23-0%
Netherlands :36-0%
—fortheamountof0-269millionunitsofaccount:
Denmark :82-4%
Ireland:17-6%