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( 1 ) OJ NO C 176 , 25 . 7 . 1978 , P . 5 AND OJ NO C 17 , 19 . 1 . 1979 , P . 4 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 6 , 8 . 1 . 1979 , P . 20 .

( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 19 AND 20 DECEMBER 1978 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 4 ) OJ NO C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 6 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 192 , 11 . 8 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 200 , 8 . 8 . 1977 , P . 4 .

( 1 ) OJ NO L 255 , 20 . 9 . 1974 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 9 OCTOBER 1979

ADOPTING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS ( COMMUNITY BUREAU OF REFERENCE - BCR ) AND APPLIED METROLOGY ( NON-NUCLEAR INDIRECT ACTION ) ( 1979 TO 1982 )

( 79/842/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ),

WHEREAS ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 3 ( A ) AND ( H ) OF THE TREATY , THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNITY SHALL INCLUDE INTER ALIA THE ELIMINATION , AS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES , OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF GOODS , AND OF ALL OTHER MEASURES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT , TOGETHER WITH THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF MEMBER STATES TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED FOR THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMON MARKET ;

WHEREAS THE PROJECTS COVERED BY THIS DECISION ARE OF SUCH A NATURE AS TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CARRYING OUT OF THESE TASKS AND WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THEY ARE NECESSARY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMON MARKET FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAID OBJECTIVES ;

WHEREAS THE TREATY DOES NOT PROVIDE THE NECESSARY POWERS FOR THIS PURPOSE ;

WHEREAS , IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON A FIRST ACTION PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 4 ), THE COUNCIL STATED THAT THE WHOLE RANGE OF AVAILABLE WAYS AND MEANS , INCLUDING INDIRECT ACTION , SHOULD BE USED AS APPROPRIATE ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION DELIVERED BY THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST ),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS AND OF APPLIED METROLOGY , IS HEREBY ADOPTED FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 .

THE TEXT OF THE PROGRAMME IS ANNEXED TO THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 2

THE APPROPRIATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME , THE AMOUNT OF WHICH IS FIXED AT 10.3 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , INCLUDING 14 STAFF SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT IS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 10 OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF 21 DECEMBER 1977 APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

ARTICLE 3

THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME . IT SHALL BE ASSISTED IN THIS TASK BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT ( REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS ), THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF WHICH ARE SET OUT BY THE COUNCIL IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 18 JULY 1977 ( 5 ), AND WHOSE POWERS ARE HEREBY EXTENDED TO PROJECTS COVERED BY THIS DECISION .

WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMME OF THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE ( JRC ) ADOPTED BY DECISION 77/488/EEC , EURATOM ( 6 ), DIRECT ACTION BY THE JRC IN THE SAME FIELD SHALL REMAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS 1 AND 2 OF THE PROGRAMME ADOPTED BY THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 4

IN ORDER THAT DUE ACCOUNT MAY BE TAKEN OF THE CONTENT OF THE NEW FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMME OF THE JRC , THE PROGRAMME ADOPTED BY THIS DECISION SHALL , WITHIN THE SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW JRC PROGRAMME , BE REVIEWED AND POSSIBLY REVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE AND AFTER CONSULTATION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT .

DURING THE THIRD YEAR , THERE SHALL ALSO BE A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE PROGRAMME WHICH WILL POSSIBLY BE REVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE AND AFTER CONSULTATION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT .

ARTICLE 5

THE KNOWLEDGE RESULTING FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE DISSEMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2380/74 OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1974 ADOPTING PROVISIONS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO RESEARCH PROGRAMMES FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 ).

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 9 OCTOBER 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

D . O ' MALLEY

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ANNEX

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS ( COMMUNITY BUREAU OF REFERENCE - BCR ) AND APPLIED METROLOGY ( NON-NUCLEAR INDIRECT ACTION )

THE PROGRAMME COMPRISES THREE PROJECTS AS DESCRIBED BELOW . THE FIRST TWO ARE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNITY BUREAU OF REFERENCE .

THE AIM OF THE PROGRAMME IS TO STRENGTHEN , SUPPLEMENT AND HARMONIZE NATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF REFERENCE MATERIALS , ANALYTICAL AND MEASURING METHODS AND APPLIED METROLOGY .

1 . REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS

THIS PROJECT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES :

- EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS AND IN PARTICULAR ON NATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THESE FIELDS ;

- DETERMINATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS ;

- CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS ;

- ORGANIZATION OF INTER-LABORATORY COMPARISONS ;

- JOINT PREPARATION OF REFERENCE MATERIALS ;

- CERTIFICATION OF THE PROPERTIES OF REFERENCE MATERIALS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;

- JOINT DEFINITION OF REFERENCE METHODS .

2 . MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY REFERENCE MATERIALS

THIS PROJECT COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES :

- STORAGE AND PRESERVATION OF BCR REFERENCE MATERIALS IN JRC LABORATORIES AND NATIONAL LABORATORIES ;

- PREPARATION OF INFORMATION TO BE DISSEMINATED TO PUBLICIZE REFERENCE MATERIALS BY SUITABLE MEANS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY ;

- DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLES .

3 . APPLIED METROLOGY

THIS PROJECT COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES :

- INTER-LABORATORY COMPARISONS OF SECONDARY AND TRANSFER STANDARDS FOR DERIVED UNITS OF MEASUREMENT ;

- IMPROVEMENT OF MEASURING TECHNIQUES AND THEIR ACCURACY ;

- DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MEASURING TECHNIQUES ;

- EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL .

STUDIES AND RESEARCH WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT .