OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities30.7,88NoL206/34
COUNCILDECISION
of29June1988
onaprogrammeplantostimulatetheinternationalcooperationandinterchangeneededby
Europeanresearchscientists(1988to1992)(Science)
(88/419/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Whereasthestimulationofcooperationandexchange
betweenEuropeanresearchlaboratoriesinuniversitiesand
inpublicandindustrialinstitutionscontributestothe
achievementofaresearchers'Europewhileaimingto
reducethegaponthescientificandtechnicallevelbetween
thevariousMemberStatesoftheEuropeanCommunity
andbeingconsistentwiththepursuitofscientificand
technicalquality;
Whereasitisnecessarytoputexistingscientificpotentialto
gooduseatboththehumanlevelandthatofinstitutions;
Whereasitisimportanttoimproveaccessto
communication networksandscientificandtechnical
information ;
Whereasthereexistsaneedtomaintaincloselinkswith
complementary activitiesundertakenbytheEuropean
ScienceFoundationandtheCouncilofEurope;
WhereasitisintheCommunity'sinteresttoinvolvethird
countriesandinternational organizations incertain
Community programmes andparticularly those
programmescontributingtotheoverallEuropeanscientific
infrastructure ;
WhereastheScientificandTechnicalResearchCommittee
(Crest)hasbeenconsultedonthefollowingmeasures,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle130Q(2)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(*),
IncooperationwiththeEuropeanParliament(2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocial
Committee (3),
WhereasbyDecision85/197/EEC(4),theCouncil
adoptedafirstplantostimulateEuropeanscientificand
technicalcooperationandinterchange ;
WhereasArticle130KoftheTreatyprovidesforthe
implementation oftheframeworkprogrammetobecarried
outbymeansofspecificprogrammesdevelopedwithin
eachactivity;
WhereasArticle130G(d)providesforthestimulationof
thetrainingandmobilityofresearchersinthe
Community ;
WhereastheCommunityframeworkprogrammeshould
playitspartincontributingtostrengtheningthescientific
andtechnologicalinfrastructure andpotentialinall
MemberStatesoftheCommunity ;
WhereasCouncilDecision87/516/Euratom/EECof
28September1987concerningtheframeworkprogramme
forCommunityactivitiesinthefieldofresearchand
technologicaldevelopment (1987to1991)(5)includesthe
stimulation,enhancement anduseofhumanresources
amongsttheactivitiesitprovidesfor;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Aprogrammeplantostimulatetheinternational
cooperationandinterchangeneededbyEuropeanresearch
scientists,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Stimulationplan'is
herebyadoptedforafive-yearperiodcommencingon
1January1988.
(')OJNoC14,19.1.1988,p.5.
(2)OJNoC68,14.3.1988,p.52andOJNoC187,
18.7.1988.
(3)OJNoC35,5.2.1988,p.5.
(«)OJNoL83,25.3.1985,p.13.
(5)OINoL302,24.10.1987,p.1.Article2
Thesummaryofthestimulationplananditsobjectives
togetherwiththeoperationalarrangements for
implementingtheplanaresetoutintheAnnex.

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Article3
Thefundsestimatedasnecessaryfortheexecutionofthe
stimulationplanamountto167millionECU,including
expenditureonastaffof18.2.Theseagreements,whicharefoundedonthecriterion
ofmutualadvantage,shallbeconcludedbytheCouncil,
decidingbyqualifiedmajority,incooperationwiththe
EuropeanParliament .
TheCommunityfinancialsupportawardedtostimulation
activitiesshallconstitute100%ofthecostofthese
scientificandtechnicalcooperationandinterchange
actions.Article6
TheCommissionshalladdressareporttotheCounciland
totheEuropeanParliamentafter30monthsonthebasisof
anevaluationoftheresultssofarachieved.Thisreport
shallbeaccompaniedbysuggestionsforchangeswhich
maybenecessaryinthelightoftheseresults.
Afterthecompletionoftheplan,theCommissionshall
sendtoMemberStatesandtheEuropeanParliamenta
reportontheperformanceandresultsoftheplan.
Theabovementioned reportswillbecarriedoutinrelation
tothepreciseobjectivessetoutinAnnexIItothisDecision
andinaccordancewithArticle2(2)oftheframework
programmesetoutinDecision87/516/Euratom/EEC.Article4
1•TheCommissionshallundertaketheimplementation
ofthestimulationplanbymeansofresearchbursaries,
researchgrants,grantsforhigh-levelcourses,contracts
encouragingthetwinningoflaboratoriesandoperations
contractsincludingequipmentandaccompanyingmeasures
whereappropriate .ItshallbeassistedbytheCommittee
fortheEuropeanDevelopmentofScienceandTechnology
(Codest),setuppursuanttoDecision82/835/EECH,
andbyconsultants .
2.ThecontractsdrawnupbytheCommissionshallshow
therightsandobligationsofeachparty,particularlythe
methodsofdisseminating ,protectingandexploitingthe
researchresultsandofmakinganyreimbursement that
maybenecessaryofthefundinggiven.Article7
ThisDecisionshallapplywitheffectfrom1January
1988.
Article8
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.Article5
1.TheCommissionisauthorizedtonegotiatein
accordancewithArticle130NoftheEECTreaty,
agreementswithinternationalorganizations ,withthose
countriesparticipatinginEuropeancooperationinthefield
ofscientificandtechnologicalresearch(COST)andwith
thoseEuropeancountrieshavingconcludedframework
agreementsinscientificandtechnologicalcooperationwith
theCommunitywithaviewtoassociatingthemwhollyor
partlywiththeprogramme .DoneatLuxembourg ,29June1988.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX
Objectivesandsummaryofthestimulationplan
1.Thestimulationplanconsistsofarangeofactivitiesselectedonthebasisoftheirscientificandtechnical
quality,whichhaveastheiraimtheestablishmentofanetworkofscientificandtechnicalcooperationand
interchangeatEuropeanlevelwhichwillgraduallybeextended.Theoverallobjectiveistoimprovethe
efficacyofscientificandtechnologicalresearchinalltheMemberStatesandtocontributetherebytothe
reductionofscientificandtechnicaldevelopmentdisparitiesbetweenthedifferentMemberStatesofthe
EuropeanCommunity .Itcoversallfieldsofscienceandtechnology(theexactandnaturalsciences).
Whilstthestimulationplanthereforeaimstoimprovetheoverallscientificandtechnicalqualityofresearch
anddevelopmentinallMemberStatesoftheCommunity,itsspecificobjectivesareto:
—promotetrainingthroughresearchand,bymeansofcooperation,thebetteruseofhighlevelresearchers
intheCommunity,
—improvethemobilityofresearchscientistsoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunity,
—developandsupportintra-European scientificandtechnicalcooperationonhigh-qualityprojects,
—promotethesetting-upofintra-European cooperationandinterchangenetworkswithaviewto
reinforcingtheoverallscientificandtechnicalcompetitivityoftheCommunityandthereby
strengtheningitseconomicandsocialcohesion.
2.Theobjectivessetoutabovewillbeachievedbymeansofsupportmeasuresforresearchscientists,teamsof
researchanddevelopmentorganizationstoensuretheharmoniousscientificandtechnicaldevelopmentof
theCommunity .Thesewilltakethefollowingforms:
—Researchbursaries
Financialsupportgrantedtoscientiststoenablethemtoacquireadditionaltrainingbyparticipatingina
researchprojectinalaboratoryinaCommunitycountryotherthantheirownforaperiodofatleast
oneyearandatmosttwoyears.
—Researchgrants
Thesecoverthecosttothelaboratoriesconcernedofthetransferorsecondmentofaresearchscientist
fromoneCommunitycountrytoanother,eithertoallowascientisttobetakenoninateamina
countryotherthanhisownortoenableasciencegraduatetospecializebeforejoiningauniversityor
industrialresearchlaboratory .
Dependingonthetypeofscientistandthepurposeoftheresearchallocation,itmaytakedifferent
forms:
—fundingtoenablearesearchscientisttomakeshortstays(from15daystotwomonths)inaforeign
countrywithintheCommunitytocarryoutspecificexperimentsinaparticularscientificortechnical
facilitynotavailableinhisowncountry,
—fundingtocoverthecostsassociatedwithmobility(travel,subsistence,insurance,removal,etc.),
theresearchworkandpossiblythesalaryofascientistsecondedtoorincorporatedinaresearch
teaminacountry(intheCommunity)otherthanhisown,foraperiodofatleastsixmonthsandat
mostthreeyears,
—fundingtocoverthecostsassociatedwiththemobilityandresearchworkofascientisttakenonin
industry,whogoestofollowalengthytrainingcourse(fromonetothreeyears)inapublicsector
laboratoryinaforeigncountry(withintheCommunity),
—subsidiesforhigh-leveltrainingcourses:financialsupportgrantedtoabodyofferingaspecialized
high-levelcourseheldwithinaMemberStatesothatitcanacceptscientistsfromdifferent
CommunityMemberStatestogivethemadditionaltrainingorenablethemtoretrainforother
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Twinningoflaboratoriesindifferentcountries
ThisenablesresearcherswhoareworkinginisolationinanadvancedfieldinseveralCommunity
countriestobringtheireffortstogether,withoutcomingintoonelaboratory,andthusencouragingthe
formationofaresearchteamexceedingthenecessary'criticalsize'.Fundingisgrantedtoallowthe
researcherstomeet,tocarryoutjointexperiments,toexchangeresults,toaddtotheirequipmentorto
strengthentheirteamsbytemporarilytakingonotherscientists,preferablyfromadifferentcountry.
—Developmentofmultidisciplinary ,multinationaloperations
Thiswould,byvirtueofthefinancialresourcesmadeavailable,enabletheassociatedresearchteamsto
haveenoughresources(includingequipment)andbeabletobringtogetherthebestexpertiseavailable
indifferentcountriesanddisciplines,inordertoachieveapredeterminedobjectiveortoundertake
jointlyapredeterminedscientifictaskintheframeworkofanS/Tcooperation'network'.
Inaddition,theplanwillbecomplementedbysectoralincentivemeasures:researchbursaries,research
grantsandsubsidiesfinancedintheframeworkofeachoftheCommunityresearchanddevelopment
programmesfollowingtheagreementoftheappropriateManagementandCoordinationCommittee
(LCJL).
3.Measurestostimulateinterchangeandcooperationapplytoallfieldsrelevanttotheexactandnatural
sciences,suchas:
—mathematics ,
—physics,
—chemistry,
—lifescience,
—earthsciencesandoceansciences,
—scientificinstrumentation ,
—engineeringsciences.
4.Inthefieldsinwhichsupportwillbegranted,multinationalprojectstobenefitfromtheCommunity
supportmeasureswillbechosenessentiallyonthebasisoftheirquality,theextenttowhichtheyare
multidisciplinary incontent,theirinnovativeaspectsandtheirvalueintermsofbreakingdownbarriers
betweendifferentformsofresearchanddevelopmentinallpartsoftheCommunity.Wherescientificand
technicalqualityiscomparable,particularattentionwillbegiventoprojectslikelytoreducescientificand
technicaldevelopmentdisparitiesbetweenMemberStatesandtherebytocontributetoeconomicandsocial
cohesionwithintheEuropeanCommunity.
5.ThechoiceofstimulationincentivemeasuresandtheteamsconcernedwillbemadebytheCommission
which,withthehelpoftheCommitteefortheEuropeanDevelopmentofScienceandTechnology(Codest)
willmakeuseofapeerreviewsystem.TheCommissionwillseetoitthatthereisconsistencybetweenthe
StimulationactivityandprogrammedCommunityR&Dactivities.
6.TheCommissionwillatthesametimeundertakeaseriesofconsultations,surveysandseminarswiththe
cooperationofCommunityscientificandtechnicalcirclesinordertoanalyseandevaluatescientificand
technicalneedsandopportunities,withtheaimofprovidingmoredetailtothecontentofthestimulationplan.
TheCommissionwillcooperatecloselywiththenationalauthoritiestoensureconsistencybetweenthese
activitiesandnationalpoliciesonresearchstimulation .
7.Inordertoevaluatethescientificand/ortechnicalqualityofrequestsforsupport,aswellastoanalyse
scientificandtechnicalopportunitiesandneedsortoassessprojectswhichhavebeenfinancedorthe
activityitself,theCommissionmaycalluponexpertisefromoutsideitsownstaff