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ANNEX II 
EVALUATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS 
1. In future, JRC activities will fall into a number of distinct categories, one of which is the execution of 
rnultiannual specific research programmes under Article 7 of the Euratom Treaty and Article 130 Q (2) 
of the EEC Treaty in support of the implementation of Community policies as laid down by the 
scientific and technical objectives of the framework programme for scientific research and technological 
development. 
2. For these rnultiannual specific programmes proposed for the period 1988 to 1991, these will be formal 
midterm evaluations in accordance with the principles laid down by the Commission in its plan of 
action of November 1986 ('). 
3. The Commission, after consulting the Board of Governors, will organize the evaluation of all JRC 
research activities including the specific programmes. 
4. An indicative amount of 500 000 ECU has been set aside in the 1988 to 1991 appropriations to cover 
the costs of the evaluations. 
5. The evaluations will have the following terms of reference: 
(a) assessment of the scientific and technical achievements of the programme taking into account its 
original objectives; quality and practical relevance of the results, and possible spin-offs; 
(b) contribution of the programme to the development of other Community policies and to the social 
and economic development of the Community in general; 
(c) evaluation of the effectiveness of management and of resource utilization; 
(d) recommendations for future orientation of the programme, management improvements, exploitation 
of results, etc. 
The results of the evaluations will be published by the Commission. 
(•') OJ No C 14, 20. 1. 1987, p. 5. 
Proposal for a Council Directive (EEC) on the harmonization of definitions of gross national 
product at market prices (GNPmp) and improvements to the basic statistics needed to estimate it 
COM(88) 176 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 12 April 1988) 
(88/C 137/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Atomic Energy Community, 
Having regard to the Council Decision of . . . 1988 on 
the system of the Communities' own resources, and in 
particular Article 8 paragraph 2 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas the creation of an additional own resource 
based on gross national product at market prices 
(GNPmp) 6i the Member States makes it necessary to 
reinforce the comparability S.n.d reliability of this 
aggregate; 
Whereas the completion of the internal market will 
require modifications in the method of the collection of 
statistical data; 
Whereas these data are an analytical tool essential for 
the coordination of the economic policies of the Member 
States; 
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Whereas GNPmp data must be comparable and 
representative of the Member States' economies; 
Whereas GNPmp can be methodologically comparable 
only if the standards of the European system of inte­
grated economic accounts (ESA) are complied with; 
Whereas the improvement of GNPmp coverage depends 
on the improvements to basic statistics and assessment 
procedures; 3. The output side: 
GDPmp (Nl) is calculated as the difference between 
output of goods and services (P10) and intermediate 
consumption (P20) plus VAT on products (R21) and 
net taxes linked to imports (other than VAT) 
(R29-R39). 
The definitions and codes of the above operations are 
taken from the ESA, which serves as a reference basis for 
this Directive. 
Whereas a system should be set up to verify and check 
the comparability and representativity of GNP; 
Whereas financial resources will have to be committed to 
improving basic information underlying GNP, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
TITLE I 
Definition of gross national product at market prices 
Article 1 
According to the European system of integrated 
economic accounts (ESA), gross national product at 
market prices (GNPmp) is calculated by adding to gross 
domestic product at market prices (GDPmp, ESA code: 
Nl) the compensation of employees (RIO) and the 
property and entrepreneurial income (R40) received 
from the rest of the world less the corresponding flows 
paid to the rest of the world. 
Article 2 
GDPmp (Nl) represents the final result of productive 
activity by resident production units. It may be looked at 
from three points of view: 
1. The expenditure side: 
GDPmp (Nl) is calculated as the sum of final 
consumption (P30) on the economic territory by 
households and private non-profit institutions and 
general government, gross fixed capital formation 
(P41), change in stocks (P42), and the difference 
between exports (P50) and imports (P60). 
2. The income side: 
GDPmp (Nl) is calculated as the sum of compen­
sation of employees (RIO), gross operating surplus of 
the economy (N2), and taxes linked to production 
and imports (R20) less subsidies (R30). TITLE II 
Provisions on the compilation of GNPmp 
Article 3 
Member States shall compile data on GNPmp and its 
components according to the ESA definitions referred to 
in Articles 1 and 2. 
Article 4 
Member States, in cooperation with the SOEC, shall 
provide, at the latest within 12 months of the entry into 
force of this Directive, an inventory of the methods and 
statistical bases used to calculate GNPmp and its 
components. 
Article 5 
Member States shall inform the Commission of any 
significant changes to the inventory referred to in Article 
4 when they communicate the data provided for in 
Article 6 below. 
TITLE III 
Provisions on the communication by Member States of 
data on GNPmp 
Article 6 
Before 1 October of each year, Member States shall 
communicate to the Commission the previous year's 
figures for GNPmp and its components as listed in 
Articles 1 and 2 and also revised figures for earlier years. 
TITLE IV 
Provisions concerning checks on the calculation of 
GNPmp 
Article 7 
1. An Advisory Committee on GNP shall be set up, 
hereinafter referred to as 'the committee'. 
2. The committee shall be composed of representatives 
of the Statistical Offices of the Member States and of the 
Commission (SOEC). 
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A representative of the Commission shall chair the 
committee. 
The Commission shall provide secretarial services for the 
committee's work. 
3. The committee shall draw up its rules of procedure. 
Article 8 
The committee shall examine questions raised by its 
chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of 
the representative of a Member State, relating to the 
implementation of this Directive, in particular with 
regard to: 
(a) compliance each year with the definitions of GNPmp 
laid down in Articles 1 and 2; 
(b) the examination each year of the information 
collected under the terms of Articles 4 and 5 
concerning the statistical sources and the procedures 
for calculating GNPmp and its components. 
It shall assess any adjustments made by Member States 
to the sources and procedures in order to increase the 
coverage of economic activities in GNPmp. 
It shall, if necessary, submit to 
suggestions for improvements. the Commission TITLE V 
Financial provisions and human resources 
Article 9 
Funds are to be made available in order to: 
— enable the Commission to contribute towards the 
cost of the work which Member States will have to 
undertake on improving the statistical bases of 
GNPmp, 
— fund the auditing and checking provided for in 
Article 8. 
TITLE VI 
Final provisions 
Article 10 
The Member States shall bring into force the measures 
necessary to comply with this Directive within 12 months 
of its notification at the latest. 
Article 11 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.