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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

( 1981 TO 1985 )

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION CONCERNING A SECTORAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENT , DECIDED ON 3 MARCH 1981 BY THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

CALL FOR BIDS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IS CARRYING OUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD STARTING IN 1981 AND ENDING ON 31 DECEMBER 1985 .

A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 34 MILLION ECU ARE ALLOCATED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUBPROGRAMME OF THIS PROGRAMME .

THIS SUBPROGRAMME IS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN TWO WAYS :

( A ) " INDIRECT " ACTIONS , FUNDED PARTLY ON THE COMMUNITY BUDGET BY MEANS OF SHARED-COST CONTRACTS ;

( B ) " CONCERTED " ACTIONS , FINANCED FROM NATIONAL SOURCES EXCEPT FOR THE COST OF COORDINATION , COVERED BY THE COMMUNITY BUDGET .

THE DECISION TO USE ONE OR OTHER PROCEDURE WILL BE DETERMINED ON AN AD HOC BASIS BY SUCH CONSIDERATIONS AS THE TYPE OF RESEARCH WORK , ITS POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS ETC .

SINCE THE SUBPROGRAMME WILL BE SUBJECT TO A REVIEW IN 1983 TO BE ADAPTED TO EVOLVING RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS , IT WILL BE EXECUTED IN TWO PHASES .

THE PRESENT CALL FOR BIDS IS CONCERNED WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMME . APPROXIMATELY 16 MILLIONS ECU WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FUNDING-SHARED COST RESEARCH CONTRACTS DURING THE FIRST PHASE ( 1981 TO 1983 ) .

THE SUBPROGRAMME COMPRISES FIVE RESEARCH AREAS :

RESEARCH AREA 1 ( 50 TO 55 % OF TOTAL FUNDING )

SOURCES , PATHWAYS , HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF POLLUTANTS

THIS RESEARCH AREA COVERS THE WHOLE SUCCESSION OF PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED WITH POLLUTION FROM SOURCES TO TARGETS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR REGULATIONS AND THE OTHER MEASURES ( CRITERIA , STANDARDS ETC . ) .

1.1 . HEAVY METALS

1.2 ORGANIC CHEMICALS AND MICROPOLLUTANTS

1.3 ASBESTOS AND OTHER FIBRES

1.4 AIR QUALITY

1.5 FRESHWATER QUALITY ( SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS )

1.6 WASTE HEAT

1.7 MARINE ENVIRONMENT QUALITY

1.8 NOISE POLLUTION .

NB :

THREE COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTED ACTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS AREA ARE IN FORCE :

- COST 64 ( B ) : ANALYSIS OF MICROPOLLUTANTS IN WATERS ;

- COST 61 ( A ) : PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS ;

- COST 47 : BENTHIC COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS .

PROPOSALS FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THESE CONCERTED ACTIONS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMMUNITY FUNDING .

RESEARCH AREA 2 ( 20 TO 25 % OF TOTAL FUNDING )

REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF POLLUTION , NUISANCES AND WASTES

2.1 POLLUTION ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGIES

2.2 CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES

2.3 OIL POLLUTION CLEANING TECHNIQUES

2.4 IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT .

NB

A COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTED ACTION PERTAINING TO THIS AREA IS IN FORCE :

- COST 68 : TREATMENT AND USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE

PROPOSALS FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS CONCERTED ACTION WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMMUNITY FUNDING .

RESEARCH AREA 3 ( 15 TO 20 % OF TOTAL FUNDING )

PROTECTION , CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND OF THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE DETRIMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCES AND TO SUGGEST MEASURES AIMED AT PREVENTING OR CORRECTING THEM .

3.1 ECOSYSTEMS STUDIES

3.2 BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

3.3 ECOSYSTEMS CONSERVATION

3.4 BIRD PROTECTION

3.5 RECLAMATION OF DAMAGED ECOSYSTEMS .

RESEARCH AREA 4 ( 5 TO 10 % OF TOTAL FUNDING )

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

THE AIM IS TO IMPROVE THE USE OF SCIENTIFIC DATA RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DECISION MAKERS AND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES .

4.1 DATA BANK ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS

4.2 EVALUATION , STORAGE AND EXPLOITATION OF DATA

4.3 ECOLOGICAL CARTOGRAPHY .

RESEARCH AREA 5 ( 1 TO 5 % OF TOTAL FUNDING )

COMPLEX INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS : MAN - ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS

THIS RESEARCH AIMS TO INTEGRATE THE RESULTS OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH TO ESTIMATE THE OVERALL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT .

THE COMMISSION WISHES TO RECEIVE PROPOSALS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS R AND D PROGRAMME BY MEANS OF SHARED COST CONTRACTS ( GENERALLY ON A 50 % - 50 % BASIS ) . THE PROPOSALS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY ANY NATURAL OR LEGAL PRIVATE PERSON , WHETHER EXISTING UNDER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAW , INSTITUTION OR ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF A MEMBER STATE . PROPOSALS FOR THE FIRST PHASE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1981 . INITIAL CONTRACTS SHALL COVER A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING THREE YEARS AND MAY BE RENEWED .

BEFORE SUBMITTING PROPOSALS , APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE COMMISSION SERVICES AT THE ADDRESS BELOW IN ORDER TO RECEIVE :

( A ) FORMS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS ;

( B ) A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE TOPICS AND SUBTOPICS COVERED BY THE FIVE RESEARCH AREAS .

THE PROPOSALS WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY . THEY WILL BE EXAMINED AND SELECTED FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT BY THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES WITH THE HELP OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT .

THE ADDRESS IS :

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

DIRECTORATE GENERAL XII , RESEARCH , SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENT AND RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH PROGRAMMES ,

200 , RUE DE LA LOI ,

B-1049 BRUSSELS .

TEL . 736 60 00 - 735 00 40 / EXTENSIONS 4070 , 4675

TELEX . 61006 COMEU B