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COUNCILDECISION
of14May1973
adoptingaresearchprogrammefortheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinthefieldof
teledetection ofearthresources
(73/127/EEC)
resources,assetoutintheAnnextothisDecision,
isherebyadoptedforaperiodoffouryearsbe­
ginningon1January1973.ThisAnnex,formsan
integralpantofthisDecision.
Article2
Theupper(limitforexpenditurecommitmentsandfor
staff(necessaryfortheimplementation ofthispro­
grammeshallbe1.05millionunitsofaccountand
10staff,theunitofaccountbeingdefinedinthe
FinancialRegulationontheestablishment andim­
plementation ofthebudgetoftheEuropeanCom­
munitiesandtheresponsibility ofauthorizingand
accountingofficers.
Article3THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandinparticularAr­
ticles41and235thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Having'regardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
HavingregardtotheCouncilResolutionof17
December1970ontheprocedureforadopting
researchandtrainingprogrammes ;
WhereasArticle2oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityassignstotheCom­
munity,interaliathetaskofpromotingthroughout
theCommunity aharmoniousdevelopment of
economicactivities,acontinousandbalancedex­
pansionandanacceleratedraisingofthestandard
ofliving;whereastheobjectivesoftheCommunity's
activitiesforthesepurposesaresetoutinArticle3
ofthesameTreaty;
Whereasthepurposeoftheprojectswhicharethe
subjectofthisDecisionis,intheinitialphase,to
offertotheCommunity ameansofdrawingup
statisticsandforecastswhichmaybeusedinvarious
fieldsincludingagriculture;
Whereastheproblemofevaluatingandusingnatural
resourcesconstitutesanimportantelementofthese
objectives;
Whereastheresearchprojectswhicharethesubject
ofthisDecisionseemnecessaryinordertoachieve
certainCommunityobjectivesinthecontextofthe
functioningofthecommonmarket;
WhereastheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEcon­
omicCommunitymadenoprovisionforthepowers
requiredforthesepurposes;
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :TheCommissionshallensurethatthisprogrammeis
carriedoutand,tothisend,shallrequesttheassist­
anceoftheJointResearchCentre.Itshallsubmitan
annualreporttotheCouncilonthesubject.
Article4
TheprogrammedefinedintheAnnexshallbesub­
jecttoreviewatthe-beginningofthesecondyear,
inaccordancewiththeappropriateprocedures,and
inthe'lightofthedecisionsoftheParisSummit
Conference .
ArticleS
Theinformationresultingfromtheimplementation
ofthepartsoftheprogrammedefinedintheAnnex
shallbedisseminated inaccordancewiththecon­
ditionsandwithinthelimitswhicharetobefixed
atalaterdate.
DoneatBrussels,14May1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.VANELSLANDEArticle1
AresearchprogrammefortheEuropeanEconomic
Community inthefieldofteledetection ofearth

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DIRECTACTION
NON-NUCLEAR PROJECTS
TELEDETECTION OFEARTHRESOURCES
Jointprogramme
Amaximumamountof1.05millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjectiveandthe
upperlimitforstaffshallbefixedat10staff(including4programmestaff).
TheobjectiveshallcomprisedirectsupportactivitytotheDirectorates-General oftheCom­
missionforthepurposeofestablishingatechniqueforglobalanalysisoftheconditionsofthe
soilanditsconstituentsbyaerialandspatialobservation .
TheseactivitieswillbecarriedoutbytheIspraEstablishment inconjunctionwiththe
Directorates-General concerned .