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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)494 final
Brussels-10thSeptember 1980
DRAFTCOUNCILDECISION
concerning theconclusion oftheagreement
onaconcertedactionprojectinthefieldof
teleinformatics (COSTproject11bis)
DRAFTCOUNCILDECISION
concerning theconclusion oftheagreement
onaconcertedactionprojectontheeffectsofthermal
processing anddistribution onthequalityand
nutritivevalueoffood(COSTproject91)
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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C0M(80)494final

COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
Subject:Agreementsontwoconcertedactionprojectsinthefollowingfields:
-Teleinformatics (COSTProject11bis)
tobeconcludedbetweentheEEC/FinlandandSweden.
Effectsofthermalprocessinganddistribution onthequality
andnutritivevalueoffood(COSTProject91)tobeconcluded
betweentheEEC-Switzerland andSweden.
1.Aresearchprojectconcerningtheestablishment ofaEuropean
Informatics NetworkwasthesubjectofCOSTProject11intheperiod
1972-79.
TheAgreementfortheimplementation ofthisprojectwassignedon
23November1971bythefollowingcountries:EAEC,France/Italy/Norway
Portugal/Sweden/Switzerland/UnitedKingdomandYugoslavia.The
Netherlands andtheFederalRepublicofGermanysignedtheAgreementin
1973and1975respectively .'
Followingtheveryencouragingresultsobtainedbythisprojectandas
aresponsetotheCouncilResolutionof15July1974^concerningaCommunity
dataprocessingpolicy/amultiannual programme (1979-83)coveringseveral
dataprocessingsectors/inparticularteleinformatics /wasadoptedbythe
Councilon11September1979(Decision79/783/EEC)2.
2.Aresearchprogrammeonfoodtechnologyhadbeenproposedbythe
SwedishdelegationtoCOST(EuropeanCooperation intheFieldofScientific
andTechnicalResearch).
FollowingtheCouncilDecisionof16June1975/acknowledging theinterest
totheCommunityofthe&aidprogramme/andtheDecisionof20February -
1978^adoptingaconcertedactionprojectontheeffectofprocessingon
1
0JNoC.86of20July1974/p.2aridcorrigendumpublished,in
0JNoC91of3August1974/p.10.
2.. .....0JNoL231of13September1979/P-23.
30JNoL54of25February1978/p.25.

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thephysicalpropertiesoffoodstuffs,aconcertedactionprojectonthe
effectsofthermalprocessing anddistribution onthenutritivevalueof
foodwasadoptedbytheCouncilon22October1979(Decision79/878/EEC)^.
3.Article5ofDecision79/783/EECandArticle6ofDecision79/878/EEC
providefortheconclusionofaninternational agreementbetweenthe
Communityandthenon-memberstatesparticipating inCOSTwithaviewto
ensuringcoordination oftheconcertedactionprojectscoveredby
thosedecisionsandtherelevantprogrammescarriedoutinsuchstates.
Thenegotiations arecompletedandhaveculminatedinthedraftagreement
setoutintheAnnextotheattacheddraftCouncildecision.
TheseAgreements,couchedinsimilarterms,stipulatethat:
-aCommunity-COST Concertation Committeewillbesetupforeachproject,
-concertation betweentheCommunityprojectandtherelevantprogrammes
ofthenon-Community stateswillbeeffectedinthisCommittee,the
secretariatforwhichwillbeprovidedbytheCommission.
Thisstructurehasbeenestablished inaccordancewiththearrangements
forcooperationwithinCOSTapprovedbytheCouncilon18July1978^.
4.TheAgreementontheconcertedactionprojectinthefieldof
teleinformatics (COSTProject11bis)willbesignedbythefollowing
StateswhicharenotmembersoftheCommunity:FinlandandSweden.
TheAgreementontheconcertedactionprojectconcerningtheeffectsof
thermalprocessing anddistribution onthequalityandnutritivevalue
offood(COSTProject91)willbesignedbythefollowingStateswhich
arenotmembersoftheCommunity:Switzerland andSweden.
OJNoL270of27October1979,p.53.
50JNoC100of21April1979,p.1.
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DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING
THE CONCLUSION OFTHE AGREEMENT
ONACONCERTED ACTION PROJECT IN
THEjlELD OFTELEINFORMATICS
(COST PROJECT 11bis )
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Decision 79/783/EECof11September 1979
adopting aEuropean Economic Community multiannual programme inthefield
1ofdata processing and inparticular Article 5(1 )thereof .
/
Having regard tothedraft Decision submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas ,pursuant toArticle 5(2 )ofDecision 79/783/EECtheCommission
hasnegotiated anAgreement with certain non-member States involved in
European Cooperation inthefield ofScientific andTechnical Research
(COST )with aview toensuring that theCommunity project andthe
corresponding programmes ofthese states areharmonized :
\ • «
Whereas ,therefore ,this Agreement should beapproved ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS ;
ARTICLE 1
TheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreement between theEuropean Economic
Community ,Finland andSweden ,ona'cbncerted action project inthefield
ofteleinformatics (COST Project 11bis)isherefey approved onbehalf of*
the .-Community .
Thetext oftheAgreement isannexed tothis decision .
1
OJN04L231 ,13.9.1979 ,p.23.

ARTICLE 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate the
persons empowered tosigntheAgreement inorder tobindtheCommunity .
Done atBrussels ,-
Forthe Council
The President

COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT
ONACONCERTED ACTIONRESEARCH PROJECT
INTHEFIELDOFTELEINFORMATICS
(COSTPROJECT11bis)
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafter referredtoas"theCommunity",
FinlandandSweden,hereinafter referredtoasthe"participating non-member
States",
WhereasaresearchprojectonaEuropeanInformatics Network,carriedout
/
pursuanttoanAgreementconcluded on23November1971intheframeworkof
EuropeanCooperation inthefieldofScientific andTechnicalResearch (COST
Project11),producedveryencouraging results;
WhereasaEuropeanconcertedresearchprojectintheabove-mentioned field
willcontributeeffectively inparticularto
-thestudyofthespecification ofthenewserviceswhichcanbeofferedby
thecombination ofcomputation anddatacommunication withaviewtomaxi­
mizingtheirpotential fortheuser;
-thestudyoftheinfluenceofthenewtechnicaldevelopments fromthepoint
ofviewoftheuserofdistributed servicesandnetworks;
-thepromotionofinternational standardization indeveloping andtesting
commonsolutions;
WhereasbyitsDecisionof11September1979theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities adoptedafour-yearprogrammeforthedevelopment ofdata
processingintheCommunitywhichincludessupportforTheconcertation of
theresearchactivitiesoftheMemberStatesinthefieldofnetworktechno­
logy;
WhereasbyitsDecisionof13March1980theCounciloftheEuropeanCommu­
nitiesadoptedaresearchprogrammethatincludesactivitiesinthefield
ofteleinformatics ;
WhereastheMemberStates,theparticipating non-memberStates,hereinafter
referredtoas"theStates",andtheCommunityintend,subjecttotherules
andproceduresapplicabletotheirnationalprogrammes,tocarryoutthe
researchdescribedinAnnexAandarepreparedtointegratesuchresearch
"ttnttntacar.processofconcertation whichtheyconsiderwillbeofrroutuafe.ibehefit ;

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Whereastheimplementation oftheresearchcoveredbytheconcertedaction
projectwillrequireafinancialcontribution ofabout15;millionEuropean
unitsofaccountfromthestatesandthe.Community.
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1
TheCommunityandtheparticipating non-memberStates,hereinafter
referredtoas"thecontractingparties",shallparticipateforaperiod
extendinguntil1tSeptember1983inaconcertedactionprojectinthe
fieldofteleinformatics .
Themainpurposeoftheprojectistocreateanenvironment anda
structureforpromotingconcertation betweentheCommunityconcerted
actionprogrammeandthecorresponding programmesoftheparticipating
non-memberStates.
TheprojectisdescribedingreaterdetailinAnnexA.
TheStatesremainentirelyresponsiblefortheresearchexecutedbytheir
nationalinstitutions orbodiesexceptresearchundercontractwiththe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities,hereinafterreferredtoas
"theCommission".
ARTICLE2
Theconcertation betweenthecontractingpartiesshallbeeffectedthrough
aCommunity-COST Concertation Committee,hereinafterreferredtoas ■
"theCommittee'' ^TheCommitteeshalldrawupitsrulesofprocedure;
itssecretariatwillbeprovidedbytheCommission./^~Thetermsof
referenceandthecompositionofthisCommitteearedefinedinAnnexB.
ARTICLE3
Inordertoensureoptimumefficiencyintheexecutionofthisconcerted
actionproject,atechnicalsecretariat headedbyaprojectleaderand
composedof.3to5technicalexpertswillbesetup.Theproject

LeadershallbeappointedbytheCommissioninagreementwiththedelegates
oftheparticipating non-memberStatesoftheCommittee.
ARTICLE4
Themaximumfinancialcontribution bytheContractingPartiestothe
coordination costsshallbe:
-1200000EuropeanunitsofaccountfromtheCommunity,
38880Europeanunitsofaccountfromeachparticipating non-member
StatefortheperiodreferredtointhefirstparagraphofArticle1.
Inaddition,eachparticipating non-memberStateshallpayanamount
calculatedbyapplyingtoabasicamountof850000EUArepresenting
apartoftheCommunitycontribution theratiobetweenthegrossdomestic
productofeachparticipating non-memberStateandthegrossdomestic
-productoftheCommunity
TheEuropeanunitofaccountisasdefinedbytheFinancialRegulationin
forceapplicable ,tothegeneralbudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities andby
thefinancingarrangements adoptedpursuantthereto.
TherulesgoverningthefinancingoftheAgreementaresetoutinAnnexC.
ARTICLE5
1*ThroughtheCommittee,theStatesandtheCommunityshallexchange
regularlyallusefulinformationconcerningtheexecutionoftheresearch
coveredbytheconcertedactionproject.Theyshallalsoendeavourto
provideinformation onsimilarresearchplannedorcarriedoutbyother
bodies.-AnyinformationshallbetreatedasconfidentialiftheState
whichprovidesitsorequests.
2.InagreementwiththeCommitteetheCommissionshallprepareyearly
progressreportsonthebasisoftheinformationsuppliedandshallforward
themtotheStates.
3.Attheendoftheconcertation period,theCommissionshall,inagree­
mentwiththeCommittee,forwardtotheStatesagenera^reportonthe
executionandresultsoftheproject.Thisreportshallbepublishedbythe
Commissionsixmonthsafterithasbeenforwarded,unlessaStateobjects.
.Inathetscasethereportshallbeconfidential andshallbeforwarded,on
cecr.equest.)iK.:and withtheagreementoftheCommittee,solelytotheinstitutions

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andundertakings whoseresearchorproductionactivitiesjustifyaccess
toknowledgeresultingfromtheperformance oftheresearchcoveredbythe
concertedactionprojects
ARTICLE6
1.Eachofthecontractingpartiesshall,aftersigningthisAgreement,
notifytheSecretary-General oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities as
soonaspossibleofthecompletionoftheproceduresnecessaryunderits
internalprovisionsfortheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
2.Forthecontractingpartieswhichhavetransmittedthenotification
providedforinparagraph 1thisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthe
firstdayofthemonthfollowing -thatinwhichtheCommunityandatleast
oneoftheparticipating non-memberStatestransmitted thesenotifications .
Forthosecontractingpartieswhichtransmitthenotification afterthe
entryintoforceofthisAgreement,.itshallcomeinto-farceon,thefirst
dayofthesecondmonthfollowingthemonthinwhichthenotification was
transmitted .
Contractingpartieswhichhavenotyettransmittedthisnotification atthe
timeofentryintoforceofthisAgreementshallbeabletotakepartin
theworkoftheCommitteewithoutvotingrightsforaperiodofsixmonths
followingtheentr^yintoforceofthisAgreement.
3.'Foraperiodof6months,followingitsentryinto-force,theAgreement
shallbeopenforaccessionbytheotherEuropeanStateswhichtookpartin
theMinisterial Conference heldinBrusselson22and23November1971.
TheinstrumentsofaccessionshallbedepositedwiththeSecretariat-General
oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities .AStatewhichaccedestothis
AgreementshallbecomeacontractingpartywithinthemeaningofArticle1
onthedateofdepositoftheinstrumentofaccession.
4.TheSecretariat-General oftheCounciLoftheEuropeanCommunitiesshall
notifyeachofthecontractingpartiesofthedepositofthenotifications
providedforinparagraph 1Aofthedateofentryintoforceofthis
Agreementandofthedepositoftheinstrumentsofaccessionprovidedfor
inparagraph3- ''
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ARTICLE7
ThisAgreement/drawnupinasingleoriginalintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,eachtextbeingequallyauthentic,
shallbedepositedinthearchivesoftheGeneralSecretariat oftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities whichshalltransmitacertifiedcopytoeachof
thecontracting parties.
FortheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,.
FortheGovernmentoftheRepublicofFinland,
FortheGovernment oftheKingdomofSweden,4

ANNEX A
PURPOSE OFTHE PROJECT
Themain purpose oftheproject istocreate anenvironment and astructure
inorder
-topromote collaboration ,exchange ofresults andpooling ofresources
between research teams working intheteleinformati csfield ;
-tofacilitate theexchange ofideas ,theidentification of problems
and thedefinition ofcommon strategies where this seems
desirable andtomake recommendations tothe relevant authorities in
participating countries ;
-topromote standardization indeveloping andtesting solutions toproblems
ofatransnational character incontact with appropriate official
standardization bodies ;
-totransfer the results ofthe research activities toEuropean industry ,
users ,standardization bodies ,andother interested parties ;
-toassist industry orother outside organizations intesting some oftheir
ideas . . ' -
Inorder toassist inachieving these objectives ,thefollowing actions in
particular should bepursued : _/
•M
-promoting p^"lotprojects ;
-promoting thedevelopment oftools which could also serve asmodels for
collaborative ;work inother areas .
The project shall finance activities necessary toreach itsobjectives ,
such as: 1!l
-exchange ofresearches
-sponsoring work ofcommon interest carried out under contractual
arrangements with industry ,research institutes ,consultants ,etc .
The project should whenever possible use EURONET andother data
transmission networks provided bythe authorized telecommunications

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ANNEXA
agencies.ThiswillfacilitatetheLinkingupofaveryLargenumberof
teamsinterestedinthesedevelopments .
Adescription ofafewactivities whichcanbeundertaken immediately is
givenbelow.
1.ComputerMessageSystem
Thepurposeofthisactivitywillbeinparttoassesstheimpactof
distributed processing oncomputermessagesystems(thatis,mailboxand
teleconferencing systems),andinparttoactasatooltosupportthe
generalworkoftheproject. *
Itwillbebasedonresultsthatitisexpectedwillbeavailablebytheend
of1980,thatis,thespecifications ofseparatecentralized systemsthat
willalreadyhavebeenimplemented andusedforsomemonths.A
specification shouldbedevelopedforadecentralized system,amongst
otherobjectives,toreducetheextenttowhichmessagesneedtobe
transmitted betweencentres.Theuser,however,shouldbeabletooperate
I "
thesysteminthesamewaywhetherhiscorrespondents arelocal,orremote.
Thisimprovedspecification shouldthenbesubjectedtopracticaltests,
andtheCommittee shoulddetermine howtheworkshouldcontinue.
2.TestingofProtocols
-mattersas
Thepurposeofthisactivityistotestprotocolsonsuch/transportstations,
virtualterminals,etc.,thathavebeenimplemented byprojectparticipants .
Itwillbebasedonresultsthatitisexpectedwillbeavailablebythe
endof1980onthetestingofimplementations ofX25interfaces.The
Committeeshoulddetermine,atthestartoftheproject,whatprotocolsthe
participants haveimplemented,orareintendingtoimplement,andwhatare
theirrequirements fortestingthem.

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. ANNEXA
3.Interconnection ofLocalnetworks
Thepurposeofthisprojectwouldbe,withintheframeworkoftheISO
architectural modelforopensystems,andtakingaccountofCCITT
specifications ,to-studythedesignoflocalnetworksandespeciallythe
meansforinterconnecting themviathenewpublicdatanetworks.
>./
Theworkshouldstartwithasurveyofthemethodsthathavebeen
implemented,orcanbeenvisaged,toconnectlocalnetworksthatexist
alreadyorareotherwisewelldefined.Thissurveyshouldbecompleted
withinsixmonths,andtheworkcouldifdesiredbeentrustedtoa
specialized firm. *
Basedontheresultsofthissurvey,protocolsshouldbeproposedfor
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futurelocalnetworksthatsimplifyandharmonizetheirarchitecture,
andimprovethelevelofservicetousers,
Aclassifiedlistofpossiblefurthertopicsisgivenbelow.
Thislistoftopicswillberevisedfromtimetotimeastheprojectis
progressing,takingintoaccountthetechnological evolutionandthe
capacityoftheresearchteamsinvolved ".
C1)Distributedapplications ;distributed computing
.11Distributed databases
.12HighlevelprotocolsandHLPbasedonX25:
.12TNetworkjobcontrol;networkoperatingsystem
.1211Filehandlingservices
.1212Terminalhandlingservices
.122Theoryofprotocols
(2)User-levelapplications
.21Applications ineverydaylife
.22Office-orientated applications
.221Computermessageservices;(distributed )mailbox;
(distributed )teleconferencing

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ANNEXA
.222Textprocessing orediting
(3)Popularization
.31User-friendly interfaces
.32Simpleend-to-endprotocol
.33Protocolsforeasyinternetwork connections;localnetworks
.34Directory andinformation services
(4)Technicalaspects
.41Universal X25interface
.42Securitysystemsfordataintransitandindatabases
.43Add-onservices,e.g.,messagestore-and-forward,message
broadcast,virtualterminal
.44Unconventional interfaces ■
.45Useofmicrocomputers ininterfacing andnetworking
.46Transbordertrafficflow,thirdpartytrafficswitching
.47Networkimplementation language;designofnetworks
(5)Genericaspects
.51Simulation andmodellingforreliability andavailability
analysis
.52Testingofservices;protocolmonitoring andmeasurement
.53Evaluation anddissemination ofprojectexperience andresults.

ANNEX B
TERMS OFREFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OFTHE COMMUNITY-COST
CONCERTATION COMMITTEE ONTELEINFORMATICS
1.The Committee shall :
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1.1 contribute totheoptimum execution oftheconcerted action project
giving itsopinion onall itsaspects ,including inparticular :
-promoting and coordinating activities atnational level within
the concerted actions ;
-defining subjects ofparticular importance orofcommon interest ;
-allocating financial support from the coordination fund ;
.
-selecting contractors for specific tasks ;
-appointing thetechnical secretariat anddetermining its location ;
-giving -guidance totheproject leader .
1.2 evaluate the results oftheproject anddraw conclusions asto
their application .
1.3 beresponsible fortheexchange ofinformation referred toin
Article 5(1)ofthe Agreement .
1
2.TheCommittee 'sreports andopinions shall beforwarded totheStates .
3.TheCommittee shall becomposed oftwodelegates from theCommission
representing theCommunity programmes ,onedelegate from each partici­
pating non-r.iember State ,onedelegate from each Ptember State represen­
ting itsnational programme ,andtheproject -Leader ; : r-
Each delegate maybeaccompanied byexperts .- * .-
TheCommittee mayinvite representatives ofusers ,ofCEPT andof
European bodies supporting standardization activities >togive their
views . .

FinancingrulesANNEXC
Article1
Theseprovisions LaydownthefinancialrulesreferredtoinArticle4of
theAgreementon.theconcertedactionprojectinthefieldofTeleinforma-
tics(COSTProject11bis).
Article2
Atthebeginningofeachfinancialyear,theCommissionshallsendtoeach
oftheparticipating non-memberStatesacallforfundscorresponding toits
shareoftheannualcoordination costsundertheAgreement,calculatediri
proportiontothemaximumamountslaiddowninArticle4oftheAgreement.
Thiscontribution shallbeexpressedbothinEuropeanunitsofaccountand
inthecurrencyoftheState'concerned,thevalueoftheEuropeanunitof
accountbeingdefinedintheFinancialRegulationapplicabletothegeneral
budgetoftheEuropeanCommunities anddetermined onthedateofthecall
forfunds.
Thetotalcontributions shallcoverthetravelandsubsistence costsofthe
delegatestotheCommittee,inadditiontothecoordination costsproper.
Eachparticipating non-memberStateshallpayitsannualcontribution to
thecoordination costsundertheAgreementatthebeginningofeachyear,
and~by31Marchatthelatest.Anydelayinthepaymentoftheannual
contributionshallgiverisetothepaymentofinterestbytheparticipating
non-memberStateconcernedatarateequaltothehighestdiscountrate
rulingintheStatesontheduedate.Therate1shallbeincreasedby0.25
ofapercentagepointforeachmonthofdelay.Theincreasedrateshall
beappliedtotheentireperiodofdelay.
1 Article_3
Thefundspaidbyparticipating non-memberStatesshallbecreditedtothe
concertedactionprojectasbudgetreceiptsallocatedtoaheadinginthe
statementofrevenueoftheBudgetoftheCommission.
••Article_4
_The_.provisional timetableforthecoordination costsreferredtoin
*rtActAct*ctrec4eof theAgreementisannexed.

ANNEXC
Article5
TheFinancialRegulationinforceapplicabletothegeneralbudgetofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesshallapplytothemanagementoftheappropriations .
Article6
Attheendofeachfinancialyear,astatement-of appropriations forthe
concertedactionprojectshallbepreparedandtransmittedtotheparti­
cipatingnon-memberStatesforinformation.

ΪΚΟΙ /Ι!
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLES FORTHECOORDINATION OFTHECONCERTED ACTION PROJECT :Teleinformatics (COST Project 11bis)
Budget Item 3702 :Implementation ofCommunity Projects forthedevelopment ofdata processing
inEUA
I•.
tI.J
I.initial estimate of
overall requirements1980 I 1981 1982 . 1983 TOTAL
AC AP AC I 'AP AC AP AC ' AP |AC AP
|200000 '200 000 400 000 400 000 400 000 400 000 200 000 200 00012000001200000-Administrative operat­
ingexpenditure and
contracts
TOTAL (tobecovered by
3702 ) 200 000 200 000 400000 .400 000 400 000 400 000 200 00020000012000001200000
II.Revised estimate ofex­
penditure taking into
account additional re­
quirements arising from
the accession ofpar­
ticipating non-member
States
200 000
10000200000
MO 000400 000
50000400 000
50000400 000
50000400 000
50000200 000
30000200 000
30000
t1200000
140 0001200000
-
140 000-Administrative oper­
ating expenditure and
contracts
-Supplementary
contracts
210000210000
I450 000 450 000 450 000 450 000 230000 230 0001340000 134O000
III .Difference between Iand
IItobecovered bycon­
tributions from partici -
patingnon-member States10000i
10000 ,50000 50000 50000 50000 30000 30000 140 000
|140000
AC=Account credited ;AP=Account paid

DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE
CONCLUSION OFTHE AGREEMENT ONA
CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT ONTHE EFFECTS
OFTHERMAL PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION
ONTHE QUALITY AND NUTRITIVE VALUE OF
FOOD (COST PROJECT 91)
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Decision 79/878/EEC of22October 1979
adopting aEuropean Economic Community concerted project ontheeffects of
thermal processing anddistribution onthequality andnutritive value of
food and inparticular Article 6(1)thereof .
Having regard tothedraft Decision submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas ,pursuant toArticle 6(2 )ofDecision 79/878/EECtheCommission
hasnegotiated anAgreement with certain non-member States involved in
European Cooperation inthe field ofScientific andTechnical Research
(COST )with .aview toensuring that the Community project and the
corresponding programmes ofthese states areharmonized :
Whereas ,therefore ,this Agreement should beapproved ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1
The Community-COST Concertation Agreement between theEuropean Economic
Community ,Switzerland andSweden
OJNoL270,27.10.79 ,p.53

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onaconcerted action project ontheeffects ofthermal processing and
distribution onthequality andnutritive value offood (COST Project 91)
ishereby approved onbehalf ofthe Community .
The text ofthe Agreement isannexed tothis decision .'
ARTICLE 2
i
The President ofthe Council ishereby authorized todesignate the
persons empowered tosign theAgreement inorder tobind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels .
For the Counci I
The President

COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT
ONACONCERTED ACTION PROJECT ONTHE
EFFECTS OFTHERMAL PROCESSING AND
DISTRIBUTION ONTHE QUALITY AND
NUTRITIVE VALUE OFFOOD (COST PROJECT 91)
The European Economic Community ,hereinafter referred toas"the Community ,
Switzerland andSweden ;
hereinafter referred toasthe "participating non-member States ",
Whereas aEuropean concerted research project inthe field offood
technology islikely tocontribute effectively toamore economic use of
natural resources ;
Whereas aprogramme ofresearch inthe field offood technology hasbeen
proposed bythe Swedish Delegation within the framework ofEuropean
Cooperation inthefield ofScientific andTechnical Research (COST );
Whereas byitsDecision of22-October 1979 ,theCouncil oftheEuropean
Communities adopted aCommunity concerted action project onthe effects
ofthermal processing anddistribution onthequality andnutritive value
offood ;
Whereas theMember States oftheCommunity andtheparticipating nonrmember
States ,hereinafter referred toas"theStates ",intend ,subject tothe
rules andprocedures applicable totheir national programmes ,tocarry out
the research described inAnnex Aand areprepared tointegrate such research
into aprocess ofconcertation which they consider will beofmutual benefit ;
Whereas the implementation ofthe research covered bytheconcerted action
project will require afinancial contribution ofabout 9million European
unit.s ofaccount from theStates ; .

HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1
TheCommunityandtheparticipating non-memberStates,hereinafterreferred
toas"thecontractingparties",shallparticipateforaperiodextending
until26October1982inaconcertedactionprojectontheeffectsof
thermalprocessinganddistribution onthequalityandnutritivevalueof•
food.
Thisprojectshallconsistinconcertation betweentheCommunityconcerted
actionprogrammeandthecorresponding programmesoftheparticipating
non-memberStates.TheprogrammescoveredbythisAgreementarelisted
inAnnexA.
TheStatesremainentirelyresponsible fortheresearchexecutedbytheir
nationalinstitutions orbodies.
ARTICLE2
Theconcertation betweenthecontractingpartiesshallbeeffectedthrough
aCommunity-COST Concertation Committee,hereinafterreferredtoas
"theCommittee".
TheCommitteeshalldrawupitsrulesofprocedure.ItsSecretariatwill
beprovidedbytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities,hereinafter
referredtoas"theCommission".
Thetermsofreferenceandthecomposition ofthisCommitteearedefined
•••• »
inAnnexB.
ARTICLE3
Inordertoensureoptimumefficiencyintheexecutionofthisconcerted
actionproject,aprojectLeadershall,beappointedbytheCommissionin
agreementwiththedelegatesoftheparticipating non-memberStatesof
theCommittee.
ARTICLE4
Themaximumfinancialcontributions bythecontractingpartiestothe
coordination costsshallbe:

-287 000 European units ofaccount from the Community for athree year
period beginning on27October 1979 ,
-24000 European units ofaccount from each participating non-member
State for theperiod referred tointhe first paragraph ofArticle 1.
The European unit ofaccount isasdefined bythe Financial Regulation in
force applicable tothegeneral budget oftheEuropean Communities andby
the financial arrangements adopted pursuant thereto .
The rules governing thefinancing ofthe Agreement are setout inAnnex C.
ARTICLE 5
1.Through theCommittee ,the States shall exchange regularly alluseful
information concerning the execution ofthe research covered bythe .
concerted action project .They shall also endeavour toprovide information
onsimilar research planned orcarried out byother bodies .Any
information shall betreated asconfidential iftheState which provides it
(sorequests .
»
2.~ Inagreement with the Committee theCommission shall prepare yearly
progress reports onthebasis ofthe information supplied and shall forward
them tothe States .
3.Atthe end ofthe concertation period ,the Commission shall ,in
agreement with theCommittee ,forward totheStates ageneral report on
the execution and results ofthe project .This report shall bepublished
bythe Commission sixmonths after ithasbeen forwarded ,unless aState
objects . Inthat case the report shall beconfidential and shall be
forwarded onrequest and with theagreement ofthe Committee ,solely to
the institutions andundertakings whose research orproduction activities
justify access toknowledge resulting from theperformance ofthe research
covered bytheconcerted action project .

ARTICLE6
1.Eachofthecontractingpartiesshall,aftersigningthisAgreement,
notifytheSecretary-General oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitieisas
ι
soonaspossibleofthecompletionoftheproceduresnecessaryunderits
internalprovisionsfortheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
2.Forthecontractingpartieswhichhavetransmitted thenotification
providedforinparagraph 1,thisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthe
firstdayofthemonthfollowingthatinwhichtheCommunityandatleast
oneoftheparticipating non-memberStatestransmitted thesenotifications .
Forthosecontractingpartieswhichtransmitthenotification afterthe
entryintoforceofthisAgreement,itshallcomeintoforceonthefirst
dayofthesecondmonthfollowingthemonthinwhichthenotification was
transmitted .
Contractingpartieswhichhavenotyettransmittedthisnotification atthe
timeofentryintoforceofthisAgreementshallbeabletotakepartin
theworkoftheCommitteewithoutvotingrightsforaperiodofsixmonths
followingtheentryintoforceofthisAgreement.
3.Foraperiodof6monthsfollowingitsentryintoforce,theAgreement
shallbeopenforaccessionbytheotherEuropeanStateswhichtookpartin
theMinisterial ConferenceheldinBrusselson22and23November1971.
Theinstruments ofaccessionshallbedepositedwiththeSecretary-General
oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities .AStatewhichaccedestothis
!II
Agreementshallbecomea-contractingpartywithinthemeaningofArticle1
onthedateofdepositoftheinstrumentofaccession.
4.TheSecretary-General oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesshall
notifyeachofthecontractingpartiesofthedepositofthenotifications
providedforinparagraph 1,ofthedateofentryintoforceofthis
Agreementandofthedepositoftheinstrumentsofaccessionprovidedfor
inparagraph3.

ARTICLE7
ThisAgreement,drawnupinasingleoriginalintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,eachtextbeingequallyauthentic,
shallbedepositedinthearchivesoftheGeneralSecretariat ofthe
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities whichshalltransmit acertifiedcopy
toeachofthecontracting parties.
FortheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
FortheGovernment oftheSwissConfederation ,
FortheGovernmentoftheKingdomofSweden,

PA.
ANNEXA
.PROGRAMMES COVEREDBYTHEAGREEMENT
1.Milkproducts
1.1Refrigeration
1.2Coagulation ofmilkproteinsbyheattreatment
1.3Analytical methodology includingpredictivetests
2.Fruitandvegetables
2.1Effectsofheattreatment
3.Cereals
3.1Non-traditional heattreatment
3.2Effectsofheattreatment onthebiopolymers ofcereals,
especially withrespecttolipid,starchandproteininter-reaction
3.3Effectsoffreezingandthawingonthequalityofcereal-based foods .
4.Fish
4.1Heattreatmentinrelationtounder-utilizedspeciesandutilization
ofwastematerial
4.2Heattreatment andmicrobiological safety
5..Meat
5.1Curingingredients andtheirinteraction inpasteurized and
cannedproducts |
5.2Chillingandfreezingofmeat
5.3Heattreatmentprocesses andinteractions withvegetablematter
5.4Thawingofmeat

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,ANNEXA
6.Nutrition
6.1Heattreatmentprocesses andproteinquality
6.2Heattreatment andpolyunsaturated fat
63Nutritional consequences ofthecookingoffood.

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ANNEX B
TERMS OFREFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OFTHE COMMUNITY-COST
CONCERTATION COMMITTEE ONTHE EFFECTS OF
THERMAL PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION ONTHE
QUALITY AND NUTRITIVE VALUE OFFOOD
1.The Committee shall :' ■ ' ' ■
1.1 contribute' totheoptimum execution -oftheproject bygiving its
opinion onallofitsprogress ;
1.2 evaluate the results oftheproject anddraw conclusions regarding
their application ;
1.3 beresponsible fortheexchange ofinformation referred toin
Article 5(1)oftheAgreement ;
1.4 suggest guidelines totheproject leaders ;
1.5 have theright toset-up asub-committee inrespect ofeach ofthe
1 . . . . ... .. •topics covered ,asgiven inAnnex A,toensure that theproject is
properly implemented .
2.TheCommittee 'sreports andopinions shall beforwarded totheStates .
3.TheCommittee shall becomposed ofonedelegate from theCommission ,
ascoordinator oftheCommunity concerted action project ,onedelegate
from each participating non-member State ,onedelegate from each
Member State representing itsnational programme ,andtheproject
leader .Each delegate maybeaccompanied byexperts .

•ANNEXC
Financingrules
Article2
Theseprovisions LaydownthefinancialrulesreferredtoinArticle4of
theAgreementontheconcertedactionprojectontheeffects^ofthermal
processing anddistribution onthequalityandnutritivevalueoffood
(COSTProject91). .
Article2
Atthebeginningofeachfinancialyear,theCommissionshallsendtoeach
oftheparticipating non-memberStatesacallforfundscorresponding to
itsshareoftheannualcoordination costsundertheAgreement,calculated
inproportiontothemaximumamountslaiddowninArticleAoftheAgreement.
Thiscontribution .shallbeexpressedbothinEuropeanunitsofaccountand
inthecurrencyoftheStateconcerned,thevalueof.theEuropeanunitof
accountbeingdefinedintheFinancialRegulationapplicabletothegeneral
budgetoftheEuropeanCommunities anddetermined onthedateofthecall
forfunds.
Eachparticipating non-memberStateshallpayitsannualcontribution to
thecoordination costsundertheAgreementatthebeginningofeachyear,
andby31Marchatthelatest.Anydelayinthepaymentoftheannual
contribution shallgiverisetothepaymentofinterestbytheparticipa­
tingnon-memberStateconcernedatarateequaltothehighestdiscount
raterulingintheStatesontheduedate.Therateshallbeincreased
by0.25of-apercentagepointforeachmonthofdelay.Theincreasedrate
shallbeappliedtotheentireperiodofdelay.
Article_3
Thefundspaidbyparticipating non-memberStatesshallbecreditedtothe
concertedactionprojectasbudgetreceiptsallocatedtoaheadinginthe
statementofrevenueoftheBudgetoftheCommission.
Article_4
Theprovisional timetableforthecoordination costsreferredtoin
Article4oftheAgreementisannexed.

ANNEXC
Artide5
TheFinancialRegulationinforceapplicabletothegeneralbudgetofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesshallapplytothemanagementoftheappropriations .
Article6
Attheendofeachfinancialyear,astatementofappropriations forthe
concertedactionprojectshallbepreparedandtransmitted totheparti­
cipatingnon-memberStatesforinformation .

HULTI ANNUAL TIMETABLE FORTHECONCERTED ACTION PROJECT :Effects ofthermal processing anddistribution onthequality
and nytritive value offood
Budget .Item 3371 :Implementation ofconcerted action projects
inEUA
I.Initial estimate ofoverall requirements
(figures appearing inthe *timetable of
commitment and inthe correspondence
table shown inAnnex II.tothe
Commission budget )1980 ;1981 1982 TOTAL 1
AC AP AC |AP AC AP IAC - AP
25000
39000
3100025000
39000
31000)
)96000
))
>96-030
))
)96000
))
)96000 "
))
)287 000
))
>287 000
)-Staff
-Administrative operating expenditure
-Contracts
TOTAL (tobecovered byappropriations
entered in3371 ) 95000 95000 96000 96000 96000 96000 287 000 287 000
II.Revised estimate ofexpenditure taking
into account additional requirements
arising from theaccession of
participating non-member States
25000
39000
31000+
2x8 00025000
39000
31000+
2x8000j96000+
)2x8 000^96000+
)2x8 000j96000+
)2x8000^96000+
)2x8000^287000+
)2x24 000^287000+
)2x24 000-Staff
-Administrative operating expenditure
-Contracts
;NEW TOTAL95000+
2x8 00095000+
2x800096000+
2x800096000+
2x800096000+
2x800096000+
2x8000287 000+
2x24000287 000+
2x24 000
III .Difference between Iand IItobe
covered bycontributions from
participating non-member States . 2x8000 2χ8.000 2x8000 2x8000 2x8000 2x8000 2x24000 2x24 000
AC=Account credited
AP=Account paid