NoL74/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.3.76
COUNCILDECISION
of15March1976
adoptingaresearchprogramme (1976to1978)fortheEuropeanEconomic
Communityinthefieldofreferencematerialsandmethods(Community
BureauofReference)
(76/310/EEC)
Article2 THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Theupperlimitforexpenditurecommitments and
themaximumnumberofstaffnecessaryfortheexecu­
tionoftheprogrammeshallbe2-7millionunitsof
accountandsevenstaffrespectively ,theunitof
accountbeingdefinedinArticle10oftheFinancial
Regulationof25April1973applicabletothegeneral
budgetoftheEuropeanCommunities (4).
Article3
OnaproposalfromtheCommissiontheprogramme
shallbereviewedduringthefirstyeartoensure,if
necessary,itsharmonization withthenewdirect
actionprogramme .Anyamendmentswhichresult
fromthisreviewwilltakeeffectfromthebeginningof
1977atthelatest.
Aslongasnodecisiontoreviseistaken,anyprojects
whichhavebeenstartedwillbecontinuedwithinthe
limitsofthefundsgranted.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle235
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(*),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee(2),
Whereas,accordingtoArticle3(a)and(h)ofthe
Treaty,theactivitiesoftheCommunityshallinclude
interaliatheelimination ,asbetweenMemberStates,
ofquantitativerestrictionsontheimportandexport
ofgoods,andofallothermeasureshavingequivalent
effect,togetherwiththeapproximation ofthelawsof
theMemberStatestotheextentrequiredforthe
properfunctioningofthecommonmarket;
Whereas,therefore,theresearchprojectsdealtwithby
thisDecisionappearnecessaryinordertoachieve
certainCommunityobjectiveswithinthefunctioning
ofthecommonmarket;
WhereastheTreatydoesnotprovidethenecessary
powersforthesepurposes;
Whereasbyitsresolutionof14January1974(3),the
Counciladoptedaninitialoutlineprogrammeofthe
EuropeanCommunities inthefieldofscienceand
technology ;
WhereastheScientificandTechnicalResearch
Committee (CREST)hasdeliveredanopiniononthe
proposalfromtheCommission ,Article4
TheCommissionshallberesponsiblefortheimple­
mentationoftheprogramme .Itshallbeassistedin
thistaskbytheAdvisoryCommitteeonProgramme
ManagementsetupbytheCouncilresolutionof19
November1973.Itshallsubmitareporttothe
Councilontheimplementation oftheprogramme
annually.
Article5
Theinformationresultingfromtheimplementation
oftheprogrammeshallbedisseminated inaccor­
dancewithCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2380/74of
17September1974(5). HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
AresearchprogrammefortheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitytobecarriedoutbytheCommunity
BureauofReference(CBR)inthefieldofreference
materialsandmethods,asdefinedintheAnnex,is
herebyadoptedforaperiodofthreeyearsbeginning 1
January1976.DoneatBrussels,15March1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.VOUEL
')OJNoC280,8.12.1975,p.62.
(2)OJNoC35,16.2.1976,p.23.
(3)OJNoC7,29.1.1974,p.6.(4)OJNoL116,1.5.1973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL255,20.9.1974,p.1.

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ANNEX
REFERENCE MATERIALS ANDMETHODS
(CommunityBureauofReference)
(indirectaction—non-nuclearprojects)
Jointprogramme
Amaximumamountof2-7millionunitsofaccountandamaximumstaffofsevenCommunity
servantswillbeallocatedtothisobjective.
TheaimoftheCommunityprogrammeshallbetostrengthen,coordinate,harmonizeandsupple­
mentnationaleffortsinthefieldofreferencematerialsandmethodsofmeasurement .
Theaimshallinclude:
(a)theactivitiesofasecretariat;
(b)—characterization ofmaterials,
—inventoryanddefinitionofrequirementsfornewcertifiedreferencematerials(CRM),
—technicalspecificationofCRM,
—perfectingandpreparationofCRM,
—organizationofinter-Jaboratory comparisons ,
—Europeancertificationofthetechnicalcharacteristics ofCRM,
—approvaloflaboratories .
Surveysandlaboratoryprojectswillbecarriedoutundercontract.