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( 1 ) OJ NO C 46 , 20 . 2 . 1984 , P . 106 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 23 , 30 . 1 . 1984 , P . 12 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 177 , 4 . 7 . 1984 , P . 25 .

COUNCIL DECISION OF 12 MARCH 1985 ADOPTING A MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF RADIATION PROTECTION ( 1985 TO 1989 ) ( 85/200/EURATOM )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , SUBMITTED AFTER CONSULTATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ) ,

WHEREAS THE GENERAL STRATEGY OF THE COMMISSION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNITY EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR A RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMME ;

WHEREAS THE PROTECTION OF MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT , FORMING AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS AND BEING A PREREQUISITE FOR THE SAFE PRODUCTION OF ENERGY , CALLS FOR A RENEWAL OF THE PRESENT 1980 TO 1984 RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMME FOR THE PERIOD 1985 TO 1989 ;

WHEREAS IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPLEMENT , BROADEN AND DEEPEN THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR AN OBJECTIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION , FOR AN EVALUATION OF THEIR HAZARDS AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS TO CONTROL AND REDUCE ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OF RADIATION , IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC , WORKERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ;

WHEREAS SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION , THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND MOBILITY AND INTERCHANGE OF SCIENTISTS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ARE ESSENTIAL TO RADIATION PROTECTION ;

WHEREAS THE RESEARCH COVERED BY THIS DECISION IS AN APPROPRIATE WAY OF PURSUING SUCH ACTION ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE IN THE COMMON INTEREST TO ADOPT A MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF RADIATION PROTECTION ;

WHEREAS THE COMMITTEE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( CREST ) HAS EXPRESSED ITS OPINION ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

A RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF RADIATION PROTECTION AS DEFINED IN THE ANNEX IS HEREBY ADOPTED FOR A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING ON 1 JANUARY 1985 .

ARTICLE 2

THE FUNDS ESTIMATED AS NECESSARY FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME AMOUNT TO 58 MILLION ECU , INCLUDING EXPENDITURE ON A STAFF OF 57 .

ARTICLE 3

DURING THE SECOND YEAR , THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE REVIEWED . THE RESULT OF THIS REVIEW SHALL BE COMMUNICATED TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT . THIS REVIEW MAY LEAD TO THE SUBMISSION BY THE COMMISSION OF A PROPOSAL FOR A REVISION OF THE PROGRAMME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES .

ARTICLE 4

THE COMMISSION SHALL IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMME AND SHALL BE ASSISTED BY THE MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ( CGC ) ( RADIATION PROTECTION ) CREATED BY DECISION 84/338/EURATOM , ECSC , EEC ( 3 ) .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 MARCH 1985 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

F . M . PANDOLFI

ANNEX

RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMME ( 1985 TO 1989 )

1 . THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAMME IS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE WITH RESPECT TO SAFETY OF WORK AND PROTECTION OF MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT AND TO ASSURE A SAFE PRODUCTION OF ENERGY FROM ATOMIC FISSION AND , LATER , FUSION . IT ENDEAVOURS , THROUGH A COOPERATIVE EUROPEAN EFFORT .

- TO SCREEN AND ASSESS PROBLEMS RELATED TO RADIATION PROTECTION AND TO STUDY SUCH PROBLEMS BY SCIENTIFIC MEANS ,

- TO IMPROVE METHODS NECESSARY TO PROTECT WORKERS AND THE POPULATION BY UPDATING THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND BY FURTHER DEVELOPING TECHNIQUES TO PREVENT AND COUNTERACT HARMFUL EFFECTS OF RADIATION ,

- TO PROVIDE METHODS TO COPE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF RADIATION ACCIDENTS ,

- TO ASSES RADIATION RISKS AND SET THEM IN PERSPECTIVE TO OTHER RISKS ARISING IN MODERN SOCIETY ,

- TO PROVIDE PERTINENT AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION FOR DECISION-MAKING .

2 . THE PROGRAMME WILL COVER RESEARCH ON :

- RADIATION DOSIMETRY AND ITS INTERPRETATION ,

- BEHAVIOUR AND CONTROL OF RADIONUCLIDES IN THE ENVIRONMENT ,

- NON-STOCHASTIC EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION ,

- RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS ,

- GENETIC EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION ,

- EVALUATION OF RADIATION RISKS AND OPTIMIZATION OF PROTECTION .

THE PROGRAMME WILL BE CARRIED OUT PRINCIPALLY BY RESEARCH CONTRACTS AND , TO A SMALL DEGREE , BY THE COMMISSION'S BIOLOGY GROUP AT THE ISPRA ESTABLISHMENT . THE COMMISSION WILL SUPPORT THE MOBILITY OF RESEARCH WORKERS IN ORDER TO ALLOW CONTRACTING LABORATORIES AN OPTIMAL EXECUTION OF RESEARCH WORK .