NoC106/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.4.92
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDecisionconcerningtheconclusionofaCooperation
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofFinlandona
researchandtechnologicaldevelopmentprogrammeinthefieldofrenewablerawmaterials:
forestryandwoodproducts(includingcork),ForestI1)
(92/C106/06)
On23December1991theCouncil,actinginpursuanceofArticle130Q(2)oftheTreaty
establishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,askedtheEconomicandSocialCommittee
foranOpinionontheabovementioned proposal.
TheCommitteeinstructeditsSectionforEnergy,NuclearQuestionsandResearchtoprepare
itsworkonthematter.TheSectiondrewupitsOpinionon4March1992.TheRapporteur
wasMrNoordwal .
Atits295thPlenarySessionheldon25and26March1992(meetingof25March)the
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionbyaunanimousvote.
1.Introduction
1.1.ByitsDecisionof20November1989(2)the
Counciladopteda'specificresearchandtechnological
developmentprogrammeoftheEuropeanCommunity
inthefieldsofrawmaterialsandrecycling(1990-1992)'.
Theaimsofthisprogrammeare:
—toenhancethecompetitivepositionoftheCom­
munity'sindustriesinvolvedwithrawmaterialsand
recycling,
—toencouragetransfrontiercollaboration instrategic
industrialresearch,
—toencouragethetransferoftechnologybetween
MemberStatesandbetweensectors,particularly
thosewithapredominance ofsmallandmedium­
sizedenterprises,
—topromoteoverallexcellenceinthefieldofraw
materialsandrecycling,therebypromotingecon­
omicandsocialcohesionintheCommunity .
1.2.TheCommunity'sprogrammecomprisesfour
sub-programmes withatotalbudgetofECU45million
allocatedasfollows(ECUmillion):
1.primaryrawmaterials :21,
2.recyclingofnon-ferrousandstrategicmetals:6,
3.renewablerawmaterials [forestryandwoodprod­
ucts(includingcork)](Forest):12,
4.recyclingofwaste(Reward):6.
1.3.Article8oftheCouncilDecisionauthorizes
theCommissiontonegotiate,inaccordancewith
Article130NoftheTreaty,agreementswith,among
others,non-ECEuropeancountrieshavingconcludedframeworkagreementsinscientificandtechnicalcoop­
erationwiththeCommunity ,withaviewtotheir
beingassociatedwiththeprogramme .Thecooperation
agreementsare,however,onlyapplicabletothoseparts
oftheprogrammerelatingtorenewablerawmaterials,
forestryandwoodproducts,andtherecyclingofwaste.
1.4.Suchaframeworkagreementhasbeencon­
cludedwithFinlandinaccordancewiththeCouncil
Decisionof9February1987(3).
1.5.Thepresentproposalforadecisionaimsto
securetheapprovalofthecooperationagreementnego­
tiatedbetweentheCommunityandFinland,withaview
toinvolvingthelatterintheForestsub-programme .
1.6.Thedraftagreement,whichisappendedtothe
proposalforaCouncilDecision,covers:
—AfinancialcontributionfromFinlandforthefund­
ingof(a)theworktobecarriedoutintheframe­
workofresearchcontractsand(b)themanagement
andadministrative operatingexpenditureforthe
Forestsub-programme .Thisfinancialcontribution
ofECU280423isinproportiontoFinland'sGross
DomesticProduct.
—Theentitlementofpersonsandresearchbodies
fromFinlandtosubmitresearchproposalsandto
concludecorresponding researchcontractswiththe
Commission .
—Theestablishment ofaCooperationCommittee
withrepresentatives fromtheCommunityandFin­
land,toensureproperimplementation oftheagree­
ment,coordinationandtheexchangeofinformation
onthedevelopmentoftheForestsub-programme ,
theCooperationCommitteewilladoptitsownrules
ofprocedure.
—Theconditionsforrenegotiatingorterminatingthe
agreement .
(')OJNoC316,6.12.1991,p.4.
(2)OJNoL359,9.12.1989.p.16. (3)OJNoL71,14.3.1987,p.29.

27.4.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC106/13
Opinion(1),issuedinparallelwiththepresentOpinion,
ontheproposalforaCouncilDecisiononthecon­
clusionofasimilarcooperationagreementwith
Sweden(2).2.Observations
2.1.TheCommitteeendorsestheproposalfora
CouncilDecision .
2.2.Furthermore ,theCommitteewouldrefertothe
observationssetoutinpoints2.2to2.5ofits
DoneatBrussels,25March1992.(')Doc.ESC359/92.
(2)OJNoC316,6.12.1991,p.10.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
MichaelGEUENICH
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDecisionconcerningtheconclusionofaCooperation
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSwedenona
researchandtechnologicaldevelopment (R&TD)programmeinthefieldsofrenewableraw
materials:forestryandwoodproducts(includingcork),'Forest'andtherecyclingofwaste,
'Reward'(*)
(92/C106/07)
On19December1991theCouncil,actinginpursuanceofArticle130Q(2)oftheTreaty
establishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,askedtheEconomicandSocialCommittee
foranOpinionontheabovementioned proposal.
TheCommitteeinstructeditsSectionforEnergy,NuclearQuestionsandResearchtoprepare
itsworkonthematter.TheSectiondrewupitsOpinionon4March1992.TheRapporteur
wasMrNoordwal .
Atits295thPlenarySessionheldon25and26March1992(meetingof25March)the
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionbyaunanimousvote.
1.Introduction
1.1.ByitsDecisionof20November1989(2)the
Counciladopteda'specificresearchandtechnological
developmentprogrammeoftheEuropeanEconomic
Communityinthefieldsofrawmaterialsandrecycling
(1990-1992)'.Theaimsofthisprogrammeare:
—toenhancethecompetitivepositionoftheCom­
munity'sindustriesinvolvedwithrawmaterialsand
recycling,
—toencouragetransfrontiercollaboration instrategic
industrialresearch,
—toencouragethetransferoftechnologybetween
MemberStatesandbetweensectors,particularly
thosewithapredominance ofsmallandmedium­
sizedenterprises,
—topromoteoverallscientificexcellenceinthefieldofrawmaterialsandrecycling,therebypromoting
economicandsocialcohesionintheCommunity .
1.2.TheCommunity'sprogrammecomprisesfour
sub-programmes withatotalbudgetofECU45million
allocatedasfollows(ECUmillion):
1.primaryrawmaterials :21,
2.recyclingofnon-ferrousandstrategicmetals:6,
3.renewablerawmaterials[forestryandwoodprod­
ucts(includingcork)](Forest):12,
4.recyclingofvvasie(Reward):6.
1.3.Article8oftheCouncilDecisionauthorizedthe
Commissiontonegotiate,inaccordancewithArticle
130NoftheTreaty,agreementswith,amongothers,
non-ECEuropeancountrieshavingconcludedframe­
workagreementsinscientificandtechnicalcooperation
withtheCommunity,withaviewtotheirbeingassoci­(MOJNoC316,6.12.1991,p.10.
(2)OJNoL3.59,8.12.1989,p.16.