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COUNCILDECISION
of29June1988
adoptingaresearchanddevelopmentprogrammefortheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
intheheldofappliedmetrologyandchemicalanalysis(1988to1992)
(88/418/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIESWhereas,tomaximizetheeffectofthiswork,theresults
achievedshouldbewidelydisseminatedandpublicizedin
theappropriatecircles;
Whereasworkonmetrologyandchemicalanalysisin
progressinsomeEFTAStatescouldusefullybe
coordinatedwithCommunityworkunderthepresent
programme :
WhereastheScientificandTechnicalResearchCommittee
(Crest)hasexpresseditsopinion,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.Aresearchanddevelopmentprogrammeforthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityinthefieldofapplied
metrologyandchemicalanalysisasdefinedinAnnexI,is
herebyadoptedforaperiodoffiveyearswitheffectfrom
1January1988.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityand,inparticularArticle130Q(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission (J),
IncooperationwiththeEuropeanParliament(2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocial
Committee (3),
WhereastheCommunityhasassigneditselftheobjectiveof
achievingtheinternalmarketbytheendof1992forwhich
ithasundertakenthetaskofeliminatingtechnicaltrade
barriersmainlythroughtheharmonizationofstandardand
technicalregulations;
WhereasArticle13OKoftheTreatyprovidesforthe
implementationoftheframeworkprogrammetobecarried
outbymeansofspecificprogrammesdevelopedwithin
eachactivity;
WhereastheframeworkprogrammeforCommunity
activitiesinthefieldofresearchandtechnological
developmentadoptedbytheCouncilinitsDecision
87/516/Euratom,EEC(4)fortheperiod1987to1991
includessupportfortheapplicationoftechnical
standards;
Whereastheeliminationofsupplementary technical
barriersrequiresthatthelaboratoriesoftheMemberStates
havethetechnicalmeansnecessarytoensuretheuniform
applicationofstandards,technicalregulationsand
directives;
Whereas,toachievethisaim,itisimportantthatthe
Communitysupportscollaborativeactivitieshavingastheir
objectivetheharmonization ofthemeasurements and
chemicalanalysesintheMemberStatessoastoensure
concordanceoftheresultsoftestsandcontrols;2.Experimentalworkshallbecarriedoutundercontract.
Theparticipantsmaybeindustrialorganizations,research
institutes,laboratoriesanduniversitiesestablishedinthe
Community .
Article2
Thefundsestimatedasnecessaryfortheexecutionofthe
programmeamountto59,2millionECU,includingexpenditureonastaffof32.
Article3
TheCommissionshallberesponsiblefortheexecutionof
theprogramme.Itshallbeassistedinitsfunctionof
programmemanagement bytheManagement and
CoordinationAdvisoryCommittee (CGC)(Scientific
<indTechnologicalStandards)setupbyDecision
84/338/Euratom,ECSC,EEC(*).i1)OJNoC304,14.11.1987,p.4andOJNoC66,
11.3.1988,p.5.
(2)OJNoC13,18.1.1988,p.75andOJNoC187,
18.7.1988.
(3)OJNoC35,8.2.1988,p.3.
(4)OJNoL302,24.10.1987,p.1.(')OJNoL177,4.7.1984,p.25.

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Article4
1.TheCommission isauthorizedtonegotiate,in
accordancewithArticle130NoftheTreaty,agreements
withnon-memberStatesandinternationalorganizations ,in
particularwiththosecountriesparticipatinginEuropean
cooperationinthefieldofscientificandtechnological
research(COST),andthosehavingconcludedframework
agreementsinscientificandtechnologicalcooperationwith
theCommunitywithaviewtoassociatingthemwhollyor
partlywiththeprogramme .Attheendoftheprogramme,theCommissionshallsendto
MemberStatesandtheEuropeanParliamentareporton
theperformanceandresultsoftheprogramme .
Theabovementioned reportswillbecarriedouthaving
regardtotheevaluationcriteriasetoutinAnnexIIto
thisdecisionandinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Article2(2)oftheframeworkprogrammesetoutin
Decision87/516/Euratom,EEC.
Article6
ThisDecisionshallapplywitheffectfrom1January
1988.
Article7
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.2.Theseagreements,whicharefoundedonthecriterion
ofmutualadvantage,areconcludedbytheCouncil,
decidingbyqualifiedmajority,incooperationwiththe
EuropeanParliament .
Article5
TheCommissionshalladdressareporttotheCounciland
totheEuropeanParliamentattheendofthethirdyearon
thebasisofanevaluationoftheresultssofarachieved.
Thisreportshallbeaccompaniedbysuggestionsfor
changeswhichmaybenecessaryinthelightofthese
results.DoneatLuxembourg ,29June1988.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.RIESENHUBER

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ANNEXI
Programmesummary
Theobjectiveoftheprogrammeistoimprovethereliabilityofchemicalanalysesandphysicalmeasurements
(appliedmetrology)soastoachieveagreementofresultsinallMemberStates.
TheprojectswillbechosenfromthosefieldswhichareofpriorityimportancefortheCommunityasjudged
fromaneconomic,environmentalorpublichealthviewpoint.
Thepriorityfieldsarethefollowing:
(a)analysesforfoodandagriculture,inparticular:
—analysesinlivestock(foodstuffs,hormones,antibiotics,etc.)andofthequalityofcereals,fruitand
vegetables,
—analysesofthequalityofprocessedfood(nutritionalproperties,presenceofdangeroussubstances,
bacterialcontamination );
(b)analysesrelatedtotheenvironment,inparticular:
determinationoftracesofdangerouscompounds(invariousmatrices),
—determinationofairpollutantsattheworkplace,
—mutagenicityofchemicalsubstances;
(c)biomedicalanalyses,withpriorityfor:
—thedeterminationofenzymesandhormones(inhumanserum),
—haematological tests(e.g.bloodcoagulation),
—analysesrelatedtocardiovascular diseases,
—analysisoftumourmarkersanddrugsinthehumanbody;
(d)analysesof(essentiallynon-ferrous)metalsandsurfaceanalysisofmaterials;
(e)appliedmetrology.Theemphasiswillbeplacedonthemeasurementandcalibrationofthemostimportant
parametersfortestlaboratoriesandindustriallaboratories,inparticularforqualitycontrol.Thesubjects
coveredwillincludeinparticular:
dimensionalandmechanicalmetrology(inparticular,measurementsthatarebecomingincreasingly
necessaryfortheverificationofautomaticmachines)andthecharaterizationofsurfacestates,
—mechanicalparameters,suchasforceandpressure,
—studyoftheperformanceandaccuracyofnewtemperaturemeasuringdevices,
—improvementofopticalmetrologyinthevisible,ultravioletandinfra-redrangesandinthefieldoffibre
opticsandlasers,
—measurementsofelectricalmagnitudes,inparticularathighfrequency,
—acousticmeasurements ,inparticularasregardssound-proofing ,
—measurements relatingtoultrasonics,
—liquidandgasflowmeasurements ,
methodsofmeasurementofphysicalandmaterialproperties,suchasthermalconductivity,viscosity,etc., . '
—methodsofdeterminationofthemechanicalpropertiesofmetals(theworkwillcoveronlythemethods
requiredfortheaccuratedeterminationofthesepropertiesandnotthecharacterization ofthe
materials),
—improvementoftechnologicalmeasurementsinindustry.
Theactivitiesincludeinparticular:
—executionofmeasurementprogrammesinvolvingthecooperationoflaboratoriesinseveralMemberStates
(inter-comparisons ),
—improvementofmethodsofanalysisandmeasurement ,

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improvementofinstrumentsnecessaryforhighprecisionmeasurements ,
developmentoftransferstandards,
preparationandcertificationofreferencematerials,
storageanddistributionofreferencematerials,
supportforthesetting-upatCommunitylevelofinter-laboratory circuitsforqualityassurance,
researchgrantsinsubjectscoveredbytheprogramme,
exchangeandtrainingofscientistsinsubjectscoveredbytheprogramme,takingintoaccounttheneedsof
theMemberStatesthatwishtoimprovetheircapabilitiesinthesefields,
disseminationoftheresultsoftheprojects,
well-targetedadvertisingofthereferencematerialsandpromotionoftheirsale.

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ANNEXII
Evaluationcriteria
Theprogrammewillbeevaluatedinrelationtothefollowingcriteria:
1.theextenttowhichtheprogrammecontributestothedevelopmentoftheinternalmarket,especiallybvprovidingsupportfor: 77
—thesettingupofdirectivesorstandards,
—theapplicationofdirectivesorstandards,
removingdifficultiesinrelationtotheapplicationofcommercialspecifications;
2.theextenttowhichtheparticipantsbenefitfromtheircollaborationonprojects(theacquisitionof
know-how,thediffusionofinformationandimprovementofmethods,etc.).Anyadditionalbenefits,apart
tromtheresultsobtained,willalsobeassessed;
3.theextenttowhiclrtheprogrammecontributestothedevelopmentofcollaborationbetweenMember
states,especiallyintheareasofmetrologyandstandardization (harmonization,coordination,collaboration
inthedevelopmentofnewmethods,etc.);
4"th£efxten;towhichtheProgrammecontributeseffectivelytotheimprovementofconcordanceintheresults
orclinicalchemistryandleadstocloserinterlaboratorycooperation.