9.6.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL153/15
COUNCILDECISION
of14May1973
amendingtheDecisionof21June1971adoptingafive-yearresearchandtrainingpro­
grammeoftheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunityinthefieldofbiologyandhealth
physics
(73/128/Euratom)
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheprogrammedefinedintheAnnextotheDecision
of21June1971isreplacedbytheprogramme
annexedtothisDecision.
Article2THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,andinparticular
Article7thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission
submittedafterconsultation withtheScientificand
TechnicalCommittee ;
Whereastheprogrammewhichisthesubjectofthe
CouncilDecisionof21June1971(1)adoptingafive­
yearresearchandtrainingprogrammeoftheEuro­
peanAtomicEnergyCommunityinthefieldof
biologyandhealthphysicsshouldbeadjusted,to
takeaccountoftheaccessionofnewMemberStates
totheCommunity ;
WhereastheproposalfromtheCommissionconsti­
tutesanadequateadjustmentwhichwillstrengthen
theCommunity'spotentialinthefieldofresearch
forthepurposeofacquiringtheinformationneces­
sarytoguaranteeadequateprotectionoftheindi­
vidual,thegeneralpublicandtheenvironment
againstdangersarisingfromradiation;
Whereasthisproposalensuresthecontinuity
necessaryforbiologicalresearch;
Whereasitisinthecommoninteresttoamendthe
Decisionof21June1971withaviewtoensuringthe
activeparticipationoftheinstitutionsoftheenlarged
Communityinresearchwork;Article2oftheDecisionof21June1971shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'Theupperlimitforexpenditurecommitments
andforstaffnecessaryfortheimplementation of
thisprogrammeshallbe18-886millionunitsof
accountand97Communityservantsinthecase
ofthejointprogrammeand5-61millionunitsof
accountand10Communityservantsinthecase
ofthecomplementary programme,theunitof
accountbeingdefinedintheFinancialRegulation
establishingandimplementing thebudgetofthe
EuropeanCommunities andconcerningthe
responsibility ofauthorizingandaccounting
officers.'
DoneatBrussels,14May1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.VANELSLANDE
i1)OJNoL143,29.6.1971,p.31.

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ANNEX
'BIOLOGYANDHEALTHPHYSICS'
JOINTPROGRAMME ANDCOMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMME
1.'Radiationprotection'jointprogramme
Anamountof18.886millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjectiveandtheupper
limitforstaffshallbefixedat97servants.
Theaimoftheworkistoacquireandpromotethescientificandtechnicalknowledgenecessary
forthedetermination ofpermissibleradiationlevelsinmanandcontamination ofthe
environmentforkeepingsuchknowledgeuptodateandfortheimprovementofthepractical
organizationofradiationprotectionbytheMemberStates.
Thisaimalsoincludesstudiesonradioactivecontaminants ,withparticularreferencetothe
pathwhichtheyfollowinmanandtheenvironment ,ontheeffectsofradiationonliving
matterandondosimetricmethodsandinstruments .
Theseactivitiesshallbecarriedoutmainlyundercontractsofassociationorsimilarcontracts
andpartlybythe'Biology'GroupsetupattheIspraEstablishment .
2.'Adaptations'complementary programme
(a)Definitionofprogramme
Anamountof5.610millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtotheobjective,andthe
upperlimitforstaffbe10Communityservants.
Theaimoftheworkconsistsinthedevelopmentofnucleartechniquesandtheapplication
ofnuclearmethodswithaviewtotheiruseinagriculturalandmedicalresearch.
Theworkshallbecarriedoutundercontractsofassociationorsimilarcontracts.
(b)FinancialcontributionsfromtheMemberStatestothisprogramme
Germany
Italy
Netherlands41%
23%
36%