NoL100/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.4.75
COUNCILDECISION
of18March1975
adoptinganinitialthree-yearCommunityplanofactioninthefieldofscientificand
technicalinformationanddocumentation
(75/200/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article235thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (1);
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (2);
NotingthereportbytheScientificandTechnical
Information andDocumentation Committee
(STIDC)andtheOpinionoftheScientificand
TechnicalResearchCommittee (CREST);
Whereason24June1971theresolutionofthe
Councilandoftherepresentatives oftheMember
States(3)meetingintheCouncilwasadoptedwitha
viewtocoordinatingtheactionoftheMember
Statesregardingscientificandtechnicalinformation
anddocumentation (STID);
WhereastheHeadsofStateorofGovernment,
meetinginParison19and20October1972,
expressedtheirdeterminationtodefinetheobjectives
andtoensurethedevelopmentofacommonpolicy
inthefieldofscienceandtechnology ;
Whereas,underArticle2oftheTreaty,the
Communityshallhaveasoneofitstaskstopromote
throughout theCommunity aharmonious
developmentofeconomicactivitiesandcontinuous
andbalancedexpansion;
Whereastheproliferationofinformationsystems
andtheirrapidbutdisparateprogressthrough
competitionbetweenmultiplepublicandprivate
venturesmaketheestablishment oftheEuropean
informationanddocumentation networkenvisaged
intheresolutionof24June1971amatterof
urgency;
Whereastheestablishmentofthisnetworkislikely
tomakeaneffectivecontributiontotheachievement
oftheabovementioned objectivesoftheTreaty;WhereastheTreatyhasnotprovidedforthe
necessarypowers;
Whereas,on14January1974,theCounciladopteda
resolution(*)concerninganinitialoutline
programmeoftheEuropeanCommunities inthe
fieldofscienceandtechnology,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
AninitialCommunityplanofactioninthefieldof
scientificandtechnicalinformation and
documentation ascontainedintheAnnexishereby
adoptedtotakeeffectforthreeyears ,asfrom1
January1975.
Article2
TheCommissionshallimplementtheplanofaction,
assistedbytheScientificandTechnicalInformation
andDocumentation Committee (STIDC),andshall
keeptheCommittee -andtheScientificandTechnical
ResearchCommittee (CREST)regularlyinformedof
progress.TheCommissionshallalsosubmiteach
yeartotheCouncilandtheEuropeanParliamenta
fullreportonthesubjectwhichwillbetakenupin
thegeneralreport.
Article3
Theexpenditurenecessaryfortheimplementation of
theplanofactionin1975shallbeindicatedinthe
Annex.
Article4
TheCommissionshalldecideontheparticularsof
theactivitiestobecarriedoutundertheplanof
actionin1976and1977afterconsultation with
STIDCandCREST.
Onthisbasis,theCommissionshalldeterminethe
estimatesofexpenditurefor1976and1977under
budgetaryprocedure.
DoneatBrussels,18March1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.RYAN
(*)OJNoC32,11.2.1975,p.7.
(2)OJNoC47,27.2.1975,p.38.
(3)OJNoC122,10.12.1971,p.7. (4)OJNoC7,29.1.1974,p.6.

21.4.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL100/19
ANNEX
INITIALTHREE-YEARCOMMUNITY PLANOFACTIONINTHEFIELDOF
SCIENTIFIC ANDTECHNICAL INFORMATION ANDDOCUMENTATION
hardwareandtelecommunication linesgraduallyinstalled
andthephasedadaptionofspecializedMemberState
informationsystemstothenetworkbeundertaken.
Thesumallocatedforthispurposein1975is660000
unitsofaccountTheexpenditurenecessaryfortheimplementation ofthe
planofactionisestimatedat1840000unitsofaccount
for1975.Toensuretheprogressoftheplanofaction,
theamountsfor1976and1977areestimatedat2-3
millionand2-5millionunitsofaccountrespectivelyon
thebasisof1974prices.Theexactamountsfor1976and
1977willbelaiddowninthebudgetoftheEuropean
Communities .
Theobjectivesoftheplanofactioncomprise
particularly :
1.Sectoralinformationsystems
Therapiddevelopment ofsectoralinformationsystems
andtheirintegrationintotheplannedEuropean
informationanddocumentation networkinvolves:
—establishingCommunitysystemswhicharetobe
madecompatiblewiththenetwork,forexamplein
theagriculturalandenvironmental sectors;
—examiningtheneedforthecreationofnewsystemsin
selectedsectors;
—andfosteringrationalization anddevelopment of
variousworthwhileprivateventures,particularlyin
theindustrialsphere.
Thesumallocatedforthispurposein1975is550000
unitsofaccount.3.Informationtechnologyandmethodology
Thiscovers:
—supportactivitiesaimedatestablishingeffective
multilingual systemsandstandardformatsfor
informationexchanges;
—thetrainingofspecialistsininformationtechnology
andtheeducationofusers;
—andtheimprovement ofsystemsmethodology ,data
banksandinformationandanalysiscentres.
Thesumallocatedforthispurposein1975is630000
unitsofaccounts.
Measurestoachievetheaboveobjectiveswillinthemain
assumetheformofcontractswithspecialistbodiesinthe
MemberStatesandmayinappropriatecircumstances be
extendedtobodiesinnon-member countriesin
accordancewiththeCouncilresolutionsof24June1971
and14January1974.
Moreover,thefinancingin1976and1977ofthe
conversion ofnationalscientificandtechnical
informationanddocumentation systemstotheEuropean
networkstandardsand,inparticular,theallocationofthe
burdenofexpenditurebetweentheMemberStatesand
theCommunityshouldbeexaminedindetailandagreed
uponattheappropriatetime.2.Establishment oftheinformationnetwork
Feasibilityandpilotstudieswillconstitutetheessential
startingpoint.Specifications forhardwareandsoftware
willthenbedrawnupandstandardsdefinedforthe
management ofthenetworkanditsinteractionwith
users.Onlythenwillthefirstsoftwarebedeveloped,