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COUNCILDECISION
of25August1975
adoptingaresearchprogrammefortheEuropeanCommunityinthefieldofstandards
andreferencesubstances (certifiedreferencesubstances)
(75/516/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,intheAnnextothisDecisionisherebyadoptedfor
aperiodoftwoyearsbeginningon1January1975.
TheAnnexshallformanintegralpartofthis
Decision .
Article2
Theupperlimitforexpenditurecommitmentand
forstaffnecessaryforcarryingoutthisprogramme
shallbe1-360millionunitsofaccount,and20staff.
TheunitofaccountisdefinedinArticle10ofthe
FinancialRegulationof25April1973(4)applicable
tothegeneralbudgetfortheEuropeanCommunities .
Article3
TheCommissionshallberesponsiblefortheim­
plementation ofthisprogrammeand,tothatend,
shallavailitselfofthefacilitiesoftheJointResearch
Centre.Itshallsubmitanannualreporttothe
Councilonthissubject.
Article4
TheprogrammedefinedintheAnnexshallbe
subjecttoreviewatthebeginningof1976inaccord­
ancewiththeappropriateprocedures .
Article5
Theinformationresultingfromtheimplementation
oftheprogrammedefinedintheAnnexshallbe
disseminatedinaccordancewithCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2380/74(5)of17September1974adopting
provisionsforthedissemination ofinformation
relatingtoresearchprogrammesfortheEuropean
EconomicCommunity .
DoneatBrussels,25August1975.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle
235thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinion -oftheEuropean
Parliament(*);
WhereasDecisionsNo73/125/EEC(2)andNo73/
175/EEC(3)adoptingresearchprogrammesforthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityinthefieldof
standardsandreferencesubstances (certifiedreference
substances )wereadoptedbytheCouncilon14May
and18June1973respectivelyinaccordancewith
Article235oftheTreaty;
Whereasitisappropriatetosupplementthesepro­
grammesbyaresearchprogrammeonorganic
products;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3(a)and(h)ofthe
TreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munity,theactivitiesoftheCommunityshallinclude
especiallytheelimination,asbetweenMemberStates,
ofquantitativerestrictionsontheimportandexport
ofgoods,andofallothermeasureshavingequivalent
effect,togetherwiththeapproximation ofthelaws
oftheMemberStatestotheextentrequiredforthe
properfunctioningofthecommonmarket;
Whereastheresearchprojectswhicharethesubject
ofthisDecisionarelikelytomakeaneffective
contributiontotheachievementoftheseobjectives;
WhereastheTreatymakesnoprovisionforthe
powersrequiredforthesepurposes,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
AresearchprogrammefortheEuropeanEconomic
Communityinrespectofstandardsandreference
substances (certifiedreferencesubstances)assetoutFortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.RUMOR
0OJNoC95,28.4.1975,p.7.
(2)OJNoL153,9.6.1973,p.9.
(3)OTNoL189,11.7.1973,p.32.(4)OJNoL116,1.5.1973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL255,20.9.1974,p.1.

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ANNEX
DIRECTACTIONS
NON-NUCLEAR PROJECTS
STANDARDS ANDREFERENCE SUBSTANCES
(CERTIFIEDREFERENCE SUBSTANCES )
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof1-360millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjective,thenumber
ofstaffbeingfixedat20(includingaprogrammestaffof10).
Theobjectiveshallinclude:
—technicalassistancetotheprojectsecretariatintheorganicproductssector,.
—experimentalwork(organicanalysis)inthelaboratoriesparticipatingintheproject,
—technicalassistancetotheCommission (eliminationoftechnicalobstacles,Common
CustomsTariff,etc.),
—experimentalworkonreferencesubstancesandmethodsintheorganicproductssector.
Thecorresponding workwillbecarriedoutbythePettenEstablishment .