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COUNCILDECISION
of14May1973
adoptingaresearchprogrammefortheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinthefieldof
standardsandreferencesubstances (certifiedreferencesubstances)
(73/125/EEC)
Article2
Theupperlimitforexpenditurecommitmentsandfor
staffnecessaryfortheimplementation ofthispro­
grammeshallbe5.40millionunitsofaccount,and
62staff,theunitofaccountbeingdefinedinthe
FinancialRegulationontheestablishment andim­
plementation ofthebudgetoftheEuropeanCom­
munitiesandtheresponsibility ofauthorizingand
accounting 'officers.
Article3
TheCommissionshallensurethatthisprogrammeis
carriedoutand,tothisend,shallrequesttheas­
sistanceoftheJointResearchCentre.Itshallsubmit
anannualreporttotheCouncilonthesubject.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,inparticularArticle235
thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposal (fromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament;
HavingregardtotheCouncilResolutionof17
December1970ontheprocedureforadopting
researchandtrainingprogrammes ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3(a)and(h)ofthe
TreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munity,(theactivitiesoftheCommunityshallinclude
theelimination,betweentheMemberStates,of
quantitativerestrictionsontheimport'andexport
ofgoodsandofallothermeasureshavingequivalant
effect,togetherwiththeapproximation ofthe(laws
oftheMemberStatestotheextentrequiredforthe
proper 'functioningofthecommonmarket;
Whereastheresearchprojectswhicharethesubject
ofthisDecisionthereforeappearnecessaryinorder
toachievecertainCommunityobjectivesinthe
contextofthefunctioningofthecommonmarket;
WhereastheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitymade(noprovisionforthe
powersrequiredforthesepurposes;
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :Article4
TheprogrammedefinedmtheAnnexshallbesub­
jecttoreviewatthebeginningofthesecondyear,in
accordancewiththeappropriateprocedures,andin
thelightofthedecisionsoftheParisSummitConfer­
ence.
ArticleS
Theinformationresultingfromtheimplementation
ofthepartsoftheprogrammedefinedintheAnnex
willbedisseminated inaccordancewiththecon­
ditionsandwithinthelimitswhichwillbefixedata
laterdate.
Article1
DoneatBrussels,14May1973. AresearchprogrammefortheEuropeanEconomic
Communityinrespectofstandardsandreference
substances (certifiedreferencesubstances )assetout
intheAnnextothisDecisionisherebyadoptedfor
aperiodoffouryearsbeginningon1January1973.
ThisAnnexformsanintegralpartofthisDecision.FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX
DIRECTACTION
NON-NUCLEAR PROJECTS
Standardsandreferencesubstances
(certifiedreferencesubstances )
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof5.4millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjective,thenumberof
staffbeingfixedat62(includingaprogrammestaffof34).
Theobjectiveshallinclude:
—technicalassistancetasksforthesecretariatoftheproject:inquiryontheneedsofandthe
situationintheCommunityinthisfield,dissemination ofinformationandprocessingof
data;
—experimentalwork(chemicalanalysis,physicalandtechnologicalpropertiesofreference
substances)inlaboratoriesparticipatingintheproject;
—technicalassistancetotheCommission (eliminationoftechnicalobstacles,CommonCus­
tomsTariff,etc).
Theexperimentalworkwillbecarriedout,forthetimebeing,bytheIspraestablishment .