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COUNCIL
COUNCILDECISION
of25March1976
adoptingaresearchandtrainingprogramme (1976to1980)fortheEuropean
AtomicEnergyCommunityinthefieldoffusionandplasmaphysics
(76/345/Euratom)
toadoptamultiannualprogrammeinthefieldof
fusionandplasmaphysics;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommunityshould
continuetoencourageboththeconstruction of
certainequipmentconcernedwithoperations
accordedprioritystatus,bygrantingapreferentialrate
ofparticipationintheexpenditureonsuchequip­
ment,andtheimplementation ofmajorprojects
carriedoutjointlybyalltheassociatedlaboratories ;
Whereas,furthermore ,themobilityofstaffbetween
organizations cooperatingintheexecutionofthe
programmeshouldbepromoted,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
AtomicEnergyCommunity ,andinparticularArticle
7thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission
submittedafterconsultation withtheScientificand
TechnicalCommittee ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (2),
Whereasinviewoftheconsiderable effortsneededto
reachtheapplicationstageofcontrolledthermonuc­
learfusion,whichcouldbeofbenefittotheCommu­
nity,particularyinthewidercontextofthesecurityof
itslong-termenergysupplies,thevariousstagesof
development oftheworkhithertoundertakeninthis
fieldshouldcontinueonajointbasis;
Whereastheprogressachievedduringthethirdfive-
yearprogrammeillustrates,particularyinthecaseof
theTokamakprocess,theneedforlarger,more
complexandmorecostlydeviceswhichnosingle
associatedlaboratorycancontemplate building
unaided;
WhereastheresearchproposedbytheCommission
constitutesanappropriatemeansofpursuingsuch
actionanditis,consequently ,inthecommoninterestHASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
Aresearchandtrainingprogrammeinthefieldof
fusionandplasmaphysicsasdefinedintheAnnexis
herebyadoptedforafive-yearperiodbeginning 1
January1976.
Article2
Theupperlimitforexpenditurecommitments and
themaximumnumberofstaffrequiredfortheexecu­
tionofthisprogrammeshallbe124millionunitsof
accountand113Communityemployeesrespectively ,
withtheunitofaccountasdefinedinArticle10of
theFinancialRegulationof25April1973applicable
tothegeneralbudgetoftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties(3).
(')OINoC12.1.19"6,p.43.
(:)OJNoC35.16.2.19-6.p.19. (3)OJNoL116,1.5.1973,p.1.

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Article3
TheCommission willsubmittotheCouncilin1978a
reviewproposaldesignedtoreplacethepresent
programmewithanewfive-yearprogrammeasfrom
1January1979.DoneatBrussels,25March1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.MART
ANNEX
FUSIONANDPLASMAPHYSICS
specifiedinparagraph5,astandardpreferentialrateof
participationofabout45%beingapplied.Inreturn,
allpartnerassociationsshallhavetherighttotakepart
intheexperimentscarriedoutwiththisequipment;
(L)amaximumamountoffourmillionunitsofaccount
shallbesetasideforadministration costsandfor
expenditureintendedtoensurethemobilityof
researchstaffoftheMemberStatesnecessaryifthey
aretoworkinorganizationscooperatingintheimple­
mentationoftheprogramme ;
(c)theamountnotsetasidefortheoperationsandexpen­
diturereferredtoin(a)and(b)shallformtheupper
limitoffinancialparticipationbytheCommunityin
otherexpenditureincurredbytheassociations .This
participationshallbeatastandardrateofabout25%.
5.Afterconductingatechnicalexaminationofthevarious
projects,theCommissionmay,withinthefollowingupper
limits,financeatarateofabout45%theoperations
mentionedbelow,whichareaccordedprioritystatusby
theliaisongroup:
(millionunitsof
account)1.Thesubjectmatteroftheprogrammewhichwillbe
executedshallbe:
—generalphysicsinthesectorconcerned,inparticular
studiesofabasiccharacterorrelatingtoconfinement
withsuitabledevicesandtomethodsforproducing
andheatingplasma;
—researchintotheconfinement ,inclosedconfigura­
tions,ofplasmaofwidelyvaryingdensityandtempera­
ture;
—productionofandresearchintoplasmaofhighand
veryhighdensity;
—improvement ofdiagnosticmethods;
—investigationintotechnological problemsconnected
withcurrentresearchandproblemsrelatingtothermo­
nuclearreactortechnology .
Thisworkshallbecarriedoutbymeansofassociationor
limiteddurationcontractsdesignedtoyieldtheresults
necessaryfortheimplementation oftheprogramme .
2.Theprogrammesetoutinpoint1shallbepartofalong­
termcooperativeprojectembracingallworkcarriedoutin
theMemberStatesinthefieldoffusionandplasma
physics.Itisdesignedtoleadinduecoursetothejoint
constructionofprototypeswithaviewtotheirindustrial­
scaleproductionandmarketing.
3.Amaximumamountof124millionunitsofaccountand
amaximumnumberof113employeesshallbeallocated
tothisobjective.Theamountinquestionisintendedto
cover:
—expenditureonequipmentconcernedwithoperations
accordedprioritystatus;
—thecostofstaffmobility;
—otherexpenditurerelatingtooperationstobecarried
outundertheprogramme .
4.Withintheupperlimitof124millionunitsofaccount:
(a)amaximumamountof39millionunitsofaccount
shallbeallocatedtothefinancingoftheoperations—TokamaksystemsandJET 50
—High-betasystems 20
—Low-betasystems(Stella­
rator) 5
—Heatingandinjection
processes 12
—Technology 18
—Veryhighdensityprocesses 2
Eachoftheseamountsshallconstitutethemaximum
expendituretobetakenintoconsideration foreachofthe
abovepriorityoperations.Moreover,thetotalamountfor
alloperationsshallnotexceed86-7millionunitsof
account .