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( 1 ) OJ NO C 173 , 20 . 7 . 1978 , P . 3 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 296 , 11 . 12 . 1978 , P . 42 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 128 , 21 . 5 . 1979 , P . 9 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 74 , 20 . 3 . 1976 , P . 36 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 9 OCTOBER 1979

REVIEWING THE SECOND MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD ( INDIRECT ACTION ) ADOPTED BY DECISION 76/311/EEC

( 79/841/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ),

WHEREAS , THE COUNCIL , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 235 OF THE TREATY , IN ITS DECISION 76/311/EEC ( 4 ) ADOPTED A MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD ( INDIRECT ACTION );

WHEREAS ARTICLE 4 OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED DECISION PROVIDES FOR THE REVIEW OF THE SAID PROGRAMME ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONCLUSION OF AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES IN THE AREAS COVERED BY THIS DECISION ; WHEREAS IT MAY BE ADVISABLE TO ASSOCIATE THE STATES PARTICIPATING IN EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( COST ) WITH THE PROGRAMME COVERED BY THIS DECISION ; WHEREAS IT IS ADVISABLE , AS SOON AS THIS DECISION IS ADOPTED , TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE STATES CONCERNED SO THAT SUCH AGREEMENTS CAN BE RAPIDLY CONCLUDED ;

WHEREAS THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST ) HAS SUBMITTED AN OPINION ON THE COMMISSION PROPOSAL ;

WHEREAS THE PROGRAMME SHOULD THEREFORE BE REVIEWED ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 2 OF DECISION 76/311/EEC SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' ARTICLE 2

THE APPROPRIATIONS NECESSARY TO EXECUTE THE PROGRAMME , THE AMOUNT FOR WHICH IS SET AT 20.8 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , INCLUDING A STAFF OF 10 , SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT IS AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 10 OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF 21 DECEMBER 1977 APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( 1 ). '

THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPEAR AS FOOTNOTE :

' ( 1 ) OJ NO L 356 , 31 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 ' .

ARTICLE 2

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE SHALL BE ADDED TO COUNCIL DECISION 76/311/EEC :

' ARTICLE 7

1 . IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 228 OF THE TREATY , THE COMMUNITY MAY CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATES PARTICIPATING IN EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( COST ) WITH A VIEW TO ASSOCIATING THEM WITH THIS PROGRAMME .

2 . THE COMMISSION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE THE AGREEMENTS REFERRED TO IN PARA- GRAPH 1 . '

ARTICLE 3

THE ANNEX TO DECISION 76/311/EEC SHALL , WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 , BE REPLACED BY THE ANNEX TO THIS DECISION .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 9 OCTOBER 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

D . O ' MALLEY

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ANNEX

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME ( 1976/1980 )

( INDIRECT ACTION - NON-NUCLEAR PROJECTS )

THE MAIN AIM OF THE RESEARCH WILL BE TO ACQUIRE THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME OF THE COMMUNITY . IT WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING FOUR AREAS :

RESEARCH AREA 1 ( RESEARCH DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA , I.E . EXPOSURE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS FOR POLLUTANTS AND CHEMICALS WHICH COULD CONTAMINATE THE ENVIRONMENT )

1 . HEAVY METALS : ESPECIALLY PATHWAY TO MAN THROUGH FOOD , WATER AND AIR AND THEIR METABOLISM .

2 . ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS AND NEW CHEMICALS : ESPECIALLY EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF SYNTHETIC CHEMICALS .

3 . ASBESTOS AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS : DETECTION METHODS AND HEALTH EFFECTS .

4 . AIR QUALITY : APPLICATION OF TECHNIQUES FOR THE REMOTE SENSING OF AIR POLLUTION ; EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND VEGETATION .

5 . WATER QUALITY : ESPECIALLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY ON HEALTH STATUS OF SELECTED POPULATION GROUP IN RELATION TO THE QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER .

6 . WASTE HEAT : ECOLOGICAL AND MICROCLIMATIC EFFECTS .

7 . MARINE POLLUTION : ESPECIALLY EFFECTS OF HYDROCARBONS AND DECONTAMINATION METHODS .

8 . NOISE POLLUTION : CONTINUATION OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY ON THE EFFECTS OF NOISE ON SLEEP ; EFFECTS OF VIBRATIONS AND LOW-FREQUENCY NOISES .

RESEARCH AREA 2 ( RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT , ESSENTIALLY CONCERNING CHEMICALS WHICH COULD CONTAMINATE THE ENVIRONMENT )

CONTINUATION OF COLLECTION AND HANDLING OF DATA ON CHEMICALS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ECDIN PROJECT .

RESEARCH AREA 3 ( RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF POLLUTION AND NUISANCES )

- REDUCTION OF WATER POLLUTION , INCLUDING TESTS OF ADVANCED METHODS FOR WATER TREATMENT .

- WASTE : EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT , RELEVANT TECHNOLOGY .

RESEARCH AREA 4 ( RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT )

1 . ECOSYSTEMS , ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES , ESPECIALLY STUDIES OF ECOSYSTEMS ( CONTRIBUTION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ECOLOGICAL CARTOGRAPHY ): OZONE-SHIELD DEPLETION IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND CO2 ACCUMULATION IN THE ATMOSPHERE .

2 . RECLAMATION OF DERELICT LAND .

3 . BIRD PROTECTION : POPULATION DYNAMICS AND HABITAT PROTECTION .