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( 1 ) OJ NO C 36 , 13 . 2 . 1978 , P . 48 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 59 , 8 . 3 . 1978 , P . 57 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 139 , 13 . 6 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 1 ) OJ NO C 192 , 11 . 8 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 255 , 20 . 9 . 1974 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 17 APRIL 1978

ADOPTING A MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ( 1978 TO 1980 ) FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF PAPER AND BOARD RECYCLING ( INDIRECT ACTION )

( 78/384/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 ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ),

WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY THE COMMUNITY HAS THE TASK OF PROMOTING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY A HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES , A CONTINUOUS AND BALANCED EXPANSION AND AN ACCELERATED RAISING OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY PAPER AND BOARD INDUSTRY DEPENDS TO A GREAT EXTENT ON THIRD COUNTRIES FOR ITS SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE IN THE COMMUNITY ' S INTEREST TO INCREASE ITS SELF-SUPPLY POTENTIAL AND TO IMPROVE THE TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED IN RECOVERING AND RECYCLING WASTE PAPER AND BOARD ;

WHEREAS THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ADOPTED ON 17 MAY 1977 A RESOLUTION ON THE CONTINUATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A EUROPEAN COMMUNITY POLICY AND ACTION PROGRAMME ON THE ENVIRONMENT ( 3 );

WHEREAS A COMMUNITY RESEARCH PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF PAPER AND BOARD RECYCLING IS LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE EFFECTIVELY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVES , PARTICULARLY BY INCREASING PAPER AND BOARD RECYCLING AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF RECYCLED PAPER ;

WHEREAS THE TREATY DOES NOT PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC POWERS NECESSARY FOR THIS PURPOSE ;

WHEREAS THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTED ON 19 APRIL 1977 A RESOLUTION ON THE SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS TO THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST ) HAS GIVEN ITS OPINION ON THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

FOR A THREE YEAR PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 , THE COMMUNITY SHALL CARRY OUT A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF PAPER AND BOARD RECYCLING AS DESCRIBED IN THE ANNEX .

ARTICLE 2

THE UPPER LIMIT OF EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE 2.9 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT BEING DEFINED BY THE FINANCIAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE , AND THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STAFF SHALL BE TWO .

ARTICLE 3

THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAMME . IT SHALL BE ASSISTED IN THIS TASK BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT , THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OF WHICH SHALL BE DEFINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 18 JULY 1977 ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON RESEARCH PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT ( 1 ).

ARTICLE 4

THE INFORMATION RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE DISSEMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2380/74 OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1974 ADOPTING PROVISIONS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO RESEARCH PROGRAMMES FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 2 ).

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 17 APRIL 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

K . HEINESEN

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ANNEX

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

RESEARCH TOPIC I :

CHARACTERIZATION OF RECLAIMED FIBRES , THEIR UPGRADING BY VARIOUS PROCESSES AND THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE FIBRE RECYCLING .

RESEARCH TOPIC II :

ELIMINATION OF THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT OF CONTAMINANTS IN WASTE PAPER , INCLUDING THE DISPERSION OF THERMOPLASTIC CONTAMINANTS .

RESEARCH TOPIC III :

DE-INKING , INCLUDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF INK AND DE-INKING , AND THE TREATMENT OF EFFLUENT FROM WASTE-PAPER RECYCLING PLANTS .

RESEARCH TOPIC IV :

USE OF URBAN FIBRES , INCLUDING TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FIBRES IN SOLID URBAN WASTE , AND HEALTH PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE USE OF RECYCLED FIBRES .

THE RESEARCH WILL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT .