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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)808 final
Brussels.3December1982
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION
adoptinganexperimental communityactiontostimulate
theefficacyoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity'sscien­
tificandtechnicalpotential
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil)
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INTRODUCTION
TheCommission hasdemonstrated theneedforandthevalueofa
communitystimulationactivity(1).WhilsttheCommunitypossesses a
potentialinScienceandTechnology,whichisbothconsiderable and
ofhighquality,theefficacyofR&Dsystemsisratherlimited.In
particulartheweaknessofmobilityfactors,adistinctlackofjobs
foryounggraduatesand,sometimes,thefailureofstructuresto
adapttochangesinscienceandtechnologyaresomeofthehandicaps
whichoughttobeovercome.TheCouncilrecognisedthatsuchanacti­
vitywouldbebothusefulandopportune,andinvitedtheCommission
toplacebeforeitthefieldsofactivityandtheoperational arran­
gementstobeadoptedforanexperimental phase,whichwouldmakeit
possibletotryoutthespecificwaysandmeanstobeemployedinsuch
anactivity.
InthelightofthedraftwhichwaspresentedbytheCommission (2)
theCouncil(3)invitedtheCommissiontosubmittoitaproposalfor
adecisiononanexperimental stimulationactionovertwoyears.
Itisthiswhichformsthesubjectofthiscommunication .
(1)C0M(81)574final:"Scientific andTechnicalresearchandthe
EuropeanCommunity :proposalsforthe1980's(12October1981)
COM(82)322final:"Stimulating theCommunity'sscientific and
technicalpotential"(8June1982)
(2)C0M(82)493final"Stimulating theCommunity'sscientificandtech­
nicalpotential-experimental phase1983"(4August1982)
(3)Conclusions ofthe799thmeetingoftheCouncil(4.11.82)

EXPERIMENTAL PHASE19o3-1984
1.Ob^ectives
AstheCommission madeclearinapreviouscommunication (1),these,
stimulationactivitieswillcallforappropriateprocedures andin­
terventionarrangements,whichwillneedtobeoriginalbycompari­
sonwiththerangeofcommunityapproaches andresourceswhichare
availableandwhichhavebeenusedforyearstoimplementCommunity
scientificandtechnicalprogrammes .Itwouldbeusefultherefore,
asafirststage,totryouttheprocedures andoperational arrange­
mentsspecifictostimulation .
Theobjectoftheexperimental actionisthustotestthemethods
ofcommunitystimulation,whicharetobeimplemented andperfected
onareducedscalewithillustrative interventions .
Inacertainnumberoffields,multi-orinterdisciplinary activities
carriedoutjointlyatmultinational levelshouldmakeitpossible
notonlytotesttheapproaches andmethodsforstimulation,but
alsotostimulatethescientificcompetitiveness oftheCommunity
andtoopenupavenuesofdevelopment whichhaveadirectsocio­
economicvalue.
2.Jhe_exgerjment a^_stjmu^at2on_action_and_the_Framework_Prog ramme
Thestimulation actioncorresponds tooneofthemajorgoalsofthe
FrameworkProgramme.
OntheonehanditaimsdirectlytoreinforcetheCommunity's
scientificcompetitiveness ,andbythesametokenithasafairly
directvaluesofarasincreasing economiccompetitiveness iscon­
cerned,orimprovingsafetyfactorsandthedevelopment ofadia­
loguebetweentheCommunityandThirdWorld.
(1)C0M(82)493final"Stimulating theCommunity sscientific and
technicalpotential-experimental phase1983"(4August1982).

Ontheotherhanditprovidesanindispensable complementary factor
toprogrammedactivitieswithintheframeworkprogramme,allowing
thecommonstrategytopreservetheflexibility,edgeandspeedof
actionwhichisvitaltoit.
Thestimulationactivityhas,byitsverynature,aspecialplace
intheframeworkprogramme.Infact,sinceitaimstoreinforce
theefficacyofR&DwithintheCommunity,stimulationismorebased
uponthesupportofteamsandupon"styles"ofR&D(multidisciplinary
andmultinational )thanuponthedevelopment ofresearchanddevelop­
mentactivities .Becauseofthisitconstitutes anonprogrammable
groupofactivities .
Toendtheisolationofmono-disciplinary research,toopenitup
tothemultinational ,communitydimensionandtocrossfertilisation ,
aswellasexploitingpromisingnewdiscoveries orrespondingtounfo­
reseenneeds,allrequireacapacitytoreacttothenewsituations
whichccmeup,assoonastheycomeup.
Atthesametimeasanoutlineplanforstimulation,toformpartof
FrameworkProgrammeforCommunity R&Dactivitiesisbeingprepared,
readyforsubmissiontotheCouncilshortly,theproposedexperimental
phasewilllaythefoundations forthesustainedactionwhichneeds
tobeadoptedasoneofthebasesofthecommonstrategy.
Thecontentoftheexperimental phasehasbeendefinedaccordingto
thebasicgoalsofthefutureFrameworkProgramme.
£isi^s_of_act i^jt^_and_ogerat2ona_l _arrangements
Over60studies(36oftheminthecontextoftheworkofFAST),
twentyconferences,seminers,meetingsofgroupsofexperts
(withinorundertheauspicesofCERD),nationalorCommunitylevel
reports(PEorCESforexample),consultations atnationalorinter­
nationallevel(ESF,theSolvayPhysicsandChemistryInstitute,
NATO)andthenational R&Dpolicyconfrontation exercice(C0P0L)
havebetweenthem:

4.
-highlighted thosefactorswhichLimittheeffectiveness ofEuro­
peanR&Dsystemsandtheextenttowhichtheymatchuptotoday's
needs,
-broughtaboutanevaluationofthelimitsofnational,interna­
tionalandCommunityactiontoboostthiseffectiveness andim­
proveappropriateness ,
-established awiderangeofmultisectoralandmultidisciplinary
areaswhereaninternational dimensioniscalledforiftheyare
toexperiencebetterscientific andtechnological development .
WiththisbasistheCommission wasabletothinkout,defineand
proposeaCommunitystimulationactivityansweringtotheneedfor
greaterscientific andtechnicalprogresswithintheCommunity.
Thepurposeoftheexperimental actionistotestandrefinethe
specificoperational methodswhichstimulationactivitiescallfor
bytheirverynature.For,inthisinstance,theexemplarycharacter
ofthechosenfieldisjustasimportantasitsscientificinterest
ortheexpectedoutcomeofthestimulationactivities whichseem
appropriate toit.Fromthelargenumberoffieldswhichmightbe
envisagedandwhichhavebeenhighlighted bythestudiesinprece­
dingyearstheCommission hasthusselectedseven(seeannexe)which:
-areofunquestioned scientificvalue(atamultisectoraI,multidisci­
plinaryorCommunitylevel)andwhereprogressishinderedby
constraints ofthesortwhichitishopedwecanovercome,
-makeitpossibletotestandrefinemethodsofstimulationintei–
ventionwhichseemappropriate forCommunityactivity,
-canbeofinteresttoeachofthetennational R&Dsystems,

-aresuchthatthesignificant methodological testswhichareneeded
canbeundertakenwithouttooheavyafinancialcommitment,either
involumetermsorovertime,
-are,finally,sectorsinwhich,withtheintervention methodswhich
willbeexperimentally appliedtothem,itisreasonable tolook
fornotablescientific andtechnological results,whichmighteven
havedirectimplications intermsofvaluablesocio-economic develop­
ments.
Ofcourseifpropositions areputforwardwhichareevenbetterfrom
thepointofviewoftheirexemplaryqualities,andwhichhaveeven
greaterpotentialscientific andtechnicalvalue,theCommissionwill
takethemintoaccountsofarasresourcespermitittodoso.
Theoperational arrangements whichhavebeenadopted(seeannexe)were
presentedtotheCouncilindetailon4August19o2(1).Theyconsist
ofarrangements whoseeffectiveness hasalreadybeenprovedatnational
andinternational level.
CONCLUSION
TheCommissionrequeststheCounciltoadopt,onthebasisofthe
commonorientation whichwasarrivedaton4November1982,theatta­
chedproposalforadecisionsothattheexperimental actiontotest
thewaysandmeansforcommunitystimulation maybeundertakenin
1983and1984.
(1)C0M(82)493final

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION
Adoptinganexperimental communityactiontostimulatethe
efficacy oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity's
scientific andtechnicalpotential
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle235thereof
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
WhereasArticle2oftheTreatyassignstotheCommunitythetask,
inter-aliapf promotingthroughout theCommunity aharmonious develop­
mentofeconomicactivities,acontinuous andbalancedexpansion and
anaccelerated raisingofthestandardofliving;theactivity
tobeperformedtothisendbytheCommunityissetoutin
Article3oftheTreaty;
Whereas,byitsresolution of14January1974dealingwiththecoordina­
tionofnationalpoliciesandthedefinition ofactivities withCommu­
nityinterestinthefieldofscienceandtechnology,theCouncilen­
trustedtheCommission withthetaskofdefiningactivities ofCommunity
interestandselectingtheapproaches andmethodsappropriate tothe
implementation oftheseactivities ;

û
WhereastheoveralLcommumtystrategyderivesfromtheconception and
implementation ofageneralFrameworkProgrammeforcommonscientific
andtechnicalactivities;
Whereasamongstthefundamental goalsproposedbytheCommissionfor
theFrameworkProgrammeandfavorablyreceivedbytheCouncilofMinisters
on8March1982,thatof"improvingtheCommunity'sscientificand
technicalefficacy"callsforspecialmodesofintervention ;
Whereason30June1982theCouncilrecognisedthevalueofa
Communitystimulation actiontosupplementexistingnationaland
international activity;
Whereas,accordingly,itisappropriate toadontanexperimental stimulation
actionatthisstagewhichwillmakeitpossibletodefineexplicitlythe
approachesforsubsequentaction,tobedefinedinageneralFramework
Programmeforcommonscientific andtechnicalactivities;
whereastheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunitydoesnot
providethenecessarypowersforthesepurposes;
WhereastheScientific andTechnicalResearchCommittee (CREST)hasgiven
anopiniononthismatter,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS

ArticLe1.
Anexperimental actiontostimulatetheefficacyoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity'sscientific andtechnicalpotential,asset
outintheAnnex,isherebyadoptedforatwo-yearperiod
commencing on1January1983.
Theexperimental actionshallconsistofactivitieswiththepur­
poseoftestingapproachestoandmethodsofstimulation inthe
Community,basicallywithinthesevenfieldsdefinedintheAnnex-
Artieie2.
Theamount requiredtocarryouttheexperimental activi­
tiesisestimated 7millionECU,includingexpenditure ona
staffofthree.
Article3.
TheCommissionshallberesponsible fortheimplementation ofthe
action,bymeansofresearchallocations,grantstohelplaboratory
twinning,development contracts,grantstoassistresearchteams,
seminarsandcourses.Itshallbeassistedinthistaskbyan
advisorycommittee (CODEST:Committeeforthe
EuropeanDevelopment ofScienceandTechnology )whichitsnailset
upforthepurpose,madeupofeminentpersonalities inthefield
ofscienceandtechnology,ofrecognisedstanding,active ">n
nationalresearchanddevelopment systemsandawareofnational
policies,aswellasbyagroupof'consultants .

10.
Artiele4.
TheCommissionshallundertake amethodological evaluation atthe
endofthefirstyearoftheexperimental activity.Thereport
onthisevaluation shallbetransmitted totheCouncil
andtotheEuropeanParliament .
Article 5.
Theresultsofimplementation oftheaction
shallbedisseminated pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)
No2380/74of17September 1974adoptingprovisionsforthedisse­
minationofinformation relatingtoresearchprogrammesforthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity.
(1)0JNoL255,20.9.1974,p.1

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ANNEXETOTHEPROPOSAL FORADECISION.
Experimental actiondealingwiththestimulation oftheCommunity's
scientific andtechnicalpotential
Theexperimental actionwillrelatetoactivitiesofamultior
interdisciplinarynatureforwhichjointworkingatmultinational
levelisnecessaryorpreferable .
Theprogrammeofactionissetoutasfollows:
1.Threekindsofactivityaretobegivenprioritysupport:
-activitiesforwhichthejoiningup(whethermonoorinterdis­
ciplinary)ofresearchteamsisbeneficialorindispensable .
Unionwithinadiscipline wouldbeanattempttobringtogether
teamsworkingwithinthesamedisciplinebutindifferentcoun­
tries.Suchcollaboration should,incertaincases,makeit
possibletoattainthecriticalmasswhichisneededinorderfor
thecreativityofeachteamtotakeoff.Interdisciplinary
unionwouldseektolinkteamsworkingwithindifferentdisciplines,
oftenlocatedindifferentcountries.Bothmethodsaimtoexploit
therichnessofmethodsandresultsnowdispersedthroughout
Europe,
-activitiesenablingthepromotionofhighqualityteamswhich
becauseofthenovelnatureoftheirwork,donotyetbenefit
fromthesupportwhichtheirworth,andthepotentialvalueof
theirwork,wouldseemtojustify,
-activitiesleadingtoastrengthening ofthecommunication and
diffusionofinformation withinthescientific andtechnical
system.

12.
Theseactivities wouldinvolveinthemainthefollowingseven
areas :
-pharmacobiology :application ofnewdevelopments incellular
andmolecularbiology,
-solidstatephysics:structurephenomenaandprocessesoffabri­
catingcompositematerials,
-optics:application ofmoderntechniques ofmathematical ana­
lysistovariousproblemsinthefieldofoptics,
-combustion :approachtoignitionphenomena (behaviourofmate­
rialundercombustionconditions),
-photometry/photoacousti cs:application tothefieldofnon
destructive analysis,
-interfacephenomena,
-climatology :transitory phenomena.
2.Inthesefieldsdifferentkindsofillustrative stimulation acti­
vitiesaretobetriedout:researchallocations,laboratory
twinning,seminarsorworkshops,subsidiesforresearchteams.
OntheotherhandaspecificprojectofamultidiscipIinarynature
willbestartedup,toenablejointworkingbyteamsindifferent
countriestobringittosuccessfulconclusion .
5.Thechoiceofstimulation activities andthescientific andtech­
nicalteamsinvolvedwillbemadeasfollows :
theCommissionwillinformthenationalscientific andtechnical
communities ofopportunities forCommunityintervention inthe
selectedfields,andintheexpectation ofreceivingtenders,

13.
TlieselectionoftenderswillbemadebytheCommission
which,withtheassistanceoftheCommitteefortheEuropean
Development ofScienceandTechnology (LODEST),willmakeuse
ofa"peerreview"systemtojudgethescientific andtechnical
meritoftheactivitiesproposedandthequalityoftheteams
puttingthemforward.Theinterventions chosenwillpossessa
multinational character (mobilityofresearchers fromonecoun­
trytoanother,teamsmadeupofresearchers fromvarious
countriesoftheCommunity,projectscarriedoutjointlyby
variousteamsinvariouscountriesoftheCommunity,etc)
andwillinvolveactivitiesofthetypesetoutinpara.1of
thisannex.
Theseactivitieswillbecomplementary toandcbherentwith
Communityscientific andtechnicalactivitiescarriedout
elsewhere .
4.Agroupofstudies,consultations ,surveys,seminarsetc..,
carriedoutincollaboration withthescientific andtechnical
communitywillmakeitpossibletoanalyseandevaluatethe
scientific andtechnicalneedsandopportunities withaviewto
specifyingthecontentoftheannualstimulation plansincorpo­
ratedintheFrameworkProgramme.

H.
FINANCIAL RECORD
1.Budgetline:7'5'o2
1.1.Titleoftheactlon:
Stimulating theefficacyoftheEuropeanCommuniti'sscientific
andtechnicalpotential.
2.LegalBasis:article235ofEECTreaty
Councildecisiondated
3.Description oftheaction
Thestimulation actionconsistsofcarryingoutvariousactivities
ofanincentivenature
-researchallocations :
paymentofanallowancetocovertravel,lodgingandresearch
expensesofscientists who,duringastayataforeignlaboratory
(withintheEEC)aretomakeuseofnewknowledgetocarryout
researchintoacomplexproblem;ortheprovisionofcomplementary
supporttoasub-critical team,
-workshops,seminars :
contribution tothedissemination ofthebestavailableknowledge
andthedevelopment ofcontactsbetweenresearchers,
-twinningoflaboratories indifferentcountries :
makingitpossibleforresearchers invariouscountriesoithe
Community whoareworkinginparallelinanadvancedfieldtoget
togetherandthusreach"critical"numbers;inordertodothis
itwillbenecessarytograntsubsidiesmakingitpossiblefor
researchers tomeet,carryoutjointexperiments andexchangeresults,

-thedevelopment ofmultichsciplinaryandmultinational operations :
tomakeitpossible,viadevelopment contracts,tobringtogether
thebestavailableskilledpersonsinvariouscountriesandvarious
disciplines inordertoachieveapre-determined objective.
Theexperimental action1984-1987willbeatestandpilotexperiment
phaseforthesenewactivities.Itsobjectivewillbe:
-setupthestructures andproceduresfordefiningandselecting
activities andinterventions ;
-setupandcalibratetheintervention mechanisms,makinguseof
specificexamplesbydeveloping somelimitedscaleexperiments .
Justification fortheaction
TheCouncilresolutions of14January1974,clarifiedattheCouncil
meetingof20December1079assignedprecisetaskstotheCommission
sofarasthecommonscientific andtechnicalpolicywasconcerned.
Initsresponsetothemandateof30May1980theCommissionunder­
lineditsdesiretodeveloptheCommunity'sscientificresearchand
technologyinordertoimprovethecontribution theycanmaketores­
pondingtothemajorsocio-economic challengesoftheday.
Initsproposalsforthe1980's(C0M(81)574final)theCommission
consideredthatitwasimportanttoroundoffandstrengthenits
RDprogrammepolicybymeansofanactivity"tostimulatescientific
efficacyanddevelopspecificprojectsofcommoninterest".
TheCouncilthen,on9November1981,requestedtheCommissiontoput
forwardspecificproposalsforstimulatingtheefficacyoftheEuro­
peanResearchsystemandforpromotingmobilityamongresearchers .
TheEuropeanCouncilof26and27November1981confirmedthesere­
quests.

TheCouncilof30June1982invitedtheCommissiontoputforward
toitthefieldsofactivityandtheoperational arrangements to
beselectedforanexperimental phasewhichwouldmakeitpossible
totestthewaysandmeansspecifictosuchanaction.
TheCouncilof4November1932adoptedacommonorientation witha
viewtotakingadecisionrelatingtoanexperimental phaselasting
twoyears(1933-1984)forwhichtheamountoffundsrequiredhas
beenestimatedtobe7Mioecu.
5.Financialimplications
5.1.Matureoftheexpenditure
.Studies,seminars,workshops,conferences
.Researchallocations
.Laboratory "twinning"
.adevelopment contractforamultidisciplinaryandmultina­
tionalprojecttheoutcomeofwhichisintendedtobeapre­
viouslyspecifiedresult.
5.2.Totalcost
.7Mioecu,financed100%fromtheCommunities budget
5.3.Methodofcalculation
a)staffexpenditure
Thestaffproposedforthisactioncomprisesthreeofficials
(2A+1C);theannualstaffcostwouldbe180,000ecus(inclu­
dingreserve)or360,000ecusfor1983and1984.

b)operatingcostsofCODESTandthenetworkofconsultants .
Methodological evaluationofthesystem.
Thesecostsareassessedat170,000ecusperyear,or
340,000ecusfor1933-1984,madeupprincipally ofexpensesfor
organisingmeetingsandadministrative support.
c)Expenditure oncontracts :
Theexpenditureanticipatedis6,300,0000ecustobespenton
theactivitiescarriedout(cf.item3)accordingtothefollo­
wingtable:
researchallocations 1,900,000ecus
laboratory twinning .supportforjoint
working 1,900,000ecus
thepoolingbyspecialists invarious
countriesofbodiesofavailable know­
ledgeinseveralfields,thebringing
togetherofwhichisneededtosolvea
givenproblem(workshops,studies,
conferences ) 500,000ecus
.implementation ofascientific and
technicalprojectwithapredetermined
objectiveandforwhichanoverallbody
ofmultidisciplinary andmultinational
workisrequired 2,000,000ecus

1o-
1).1.Multiannual expenchture timetable :
Commitmentappropriations (ecus)
Typeofexpenditure 1983 1984
Staff 180.000 180.000
Administration 170.000 170.000
Contracts 4.650.000 1.650.000
Paymentappropriations
Typeof
expenditure1983 1934 1985
btaff 180.000 180.000
Administration 170.000 .170.000
Contraets 2.650.000 1.650.000 2.000.000
5.4.Financingofexpenditure
Appropriations tobeenteredunderthebudgetsfortheyears1983-
19<iA-1985.
6.Control
a)Financialcontrol :tobeundertaken bytherelevantcommission
services,particularly bytheDGforfinancialcontrol,toensure
thattheexpenditure hasbeenincurredinaregularandcorrect
manner.
b)Scientificcontrol :tobeundertaken bytherelevantCommission
services,thescientificconsultative committee (CODEST)and
accordingtogeneralevaluationproceduresforcommunity R&Dacti­
vities.