COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM (89) 249 final SYN 149 
Brussels, 31 May 1989 
Reexamined proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
instituting a specific multi^annual programme 
for the research and development of 
statistical expert systems (DOSES) 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149.2(d) 
of the EEC Treaty) 
6&n1"rlf' 
Part I 
Reexamined proposal for a Council decision 
instituting a specific multiannual programme 
for the research and development of 
statistical expert systems (DOSES) 
COUNCIL DECIc,JON 
of 
instituting a spec i f i c 
programme for the Research and Development 
of Statistical Expert Systems (DOSES) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 
Community, and in particular Article 130 q(2) thereof, 
( 1 ) Having regard to the proposal from the Commission 
In co-operation with the European Parliament , 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Commit tee 
(1) OJ No C 203, 4.8.1988, p. 5. 
(2) Opinior oe'.^ered *r 18 January 1989 (not yet published in the 
Official journal) a..u Decision of (not yet published in 
the Official Journal). 
(3) Opinion delivered on 14 December 1988 (not vet published in the 
Official JournaI). 
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Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) has 
been consulted, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
A specific programme on research into and the development of 
statistical expert systems (DOSES) for the European Economic 
Community as defined in Annex I is hereby adopted for a period of 
. „ „. (x) 
four years starting on 
Art i c le 2 
The funds estimated as necessary for the Community contribution to 
the execution of the programme amount to ECU 4 million, including 
expenditure on a staff of one. 
An indicative allocation of these funds is set out in Annex II. 
Art i c le 3 
Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme are set out 
i n Annex I. 
(x) Insert date of adoption. 
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Whereas it is ae z -at. we to further changes and transfers of 
knowledge on statistical expert sy'terns between the Member States. 
Whereas, in the present stae of development of information systems 
and in particular statistical systems, the development of 
statistical tools appears a useful and indeed essential aid to the 
optimum use of information; 
Whereas the enhancement of statistical tools will enable work 
productivity to be increased; 
whereas it is desirable for statistical information to become more 
widely used by making access to it easier; 
whereas Decision 87/516/Euratom/EEC stipulates that a particular 
aim of Community research must be to strengthen the sr4«»ntific and 
technological basis of European industry, particularly in strategic 
sectors of advanced technology, and to encourage industry by making 
t more competitive at the international level, and whereas the 
same Decision also lays down that Community action is justified if 
it contributes, among other things, to the strengthening of the 
Community's economic and social cohesion and the promotion of its 
overall harmonious development, while at the same time being 
consistent with the pursuit of scientific and technical excellence; 
whereas the DOSES programme is planned to contribute to the pursuit 
of these objectives; 
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Article 6 
1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the 
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall 
deliver its opinion within a time limit which the Chairman may lay 
down according to urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a 
vote . 
2. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes of the Committee; 
in addition, each Member State shall have the right to have its 
opinion recorded in the minutes. 
3. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion 
delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the 
manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. 
Article 7 
1. The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate, in accordance 
with Article 130 n of the Treaty, agreements with European third 
countries and international organizations, in particular the OECD 
and its member countries and countries participating in European 
Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research 
(COST), as well as those having concluded framework agreements in 
scientific and technical co-operation with the Community with a 
view to associating them wholly or partly with the programme. 
2. Where frarr.ewor.v agreements for scientific and technical 
co-operation Between European third countries and the European 
Communities have been concluded, organizations and enterprises 
established in those countries may, under conditions to be laid 
down in accordance with the procedures set out in -Article 6 and on 
the basis of the criterion of mutual advantage, become partners in 
a project undertaken within the programme. 
Arti cle 8 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
• • >ine at Brussels, 
For the CounciI 
The Pre'si^rrt 
Artjjc le__4. 
During the second year of impli.i emotion, the Commission shall 
review the programme and send a report on the results of its review 
to the European Parliament and the Council. This report shall be 
accompanied where necessary by proposals for the amenaient or 
extension of the programme. 
At the end of the programme, an evaluation of the results achieved 
shall be conducted by the Commission which shall report thereon to 
the European Parliament and the Council. 
The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to 
the objectives set out in Annex I to this Decision and in 
accordance with Article 2(2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom/EEC. 
Art i c le 5 
The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of the 
programme. 
The Commission shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory 
nature, hereinafter referred to as "the Committee" composed of the 
representatives of the Member States and chaired by the 
Representative of the Commission. 
Contracts concluded by the Commission shall govern the rights and 
obligations of each party, in particular arrangements for the 
dissemination, protection and exploitation of research results. 
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The following are suitable for co-ordinated projects: 
- subjects which are intrinsically international in character; 
- problems arising in a similar manner in the various Member States 
(and possibly within the Commission) which may therefore benefit 
from a co-ordinated approach; 
- problems which have to be solved for purposes of harmonization; 
- problems arising in connection with the processing of 
confidential data; 
The main feature of these projects is that a mi ni mum"number of 
participants co-ordinate their work in fields of common interest 
and exchange their findings. 
The emphasis will be on projects able to produce results in a 
relatively short time (2-3 years). 
Part II: Shared-cost projects 
The research will be carried out by means of shared-cost research 
contracts to be awarded to research bodies, companies and other 
organisations in the Community. Community financial participation 
will in principle not exceed 50% of total expenditure, the rest 
normally being borne by the contractors. Alternatively, in the 
case of universities and research institutes carrying out projects, 
the Community may bear up to 100% of the additional expenditure 
involved. Work will be carried out in the following areas: 
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ANNEX I 
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES AND 
SUMMARY OF THE WORK PROGRAMME 
The actions concern the exploitation of advanced infernation 
technologies in the field of statistics: in particular, the 
application of expert systems technology to the whole chain of 
statistical data processing. 
The actions are oriented to meet Member States' needs for the 
development of knowledge and expert systems rules, which can 
constitute the base for the development of expert systems with a 
Community dimension in the various domains of the statistics field. 
The programme shall consist of two parts: Part I comprises the 
organisation of co-ordinated projects; Part II cc.r.prises research 
and development projects regarded as meriting priority in the field 
of official statistics and is sub-divided into four themes. 
Part I: Co-ordinated projects 
This part of the programme deals with the co-ordination at 
Community level of activities which are of general interest to the 
Member States and satisfy the criteria set out below. The 
Commission shall provide a framework within which projects can be 
selected on the basis of proposals submitted by the interested 
parties*ard financial assistance can be provided for the 
organisation of these projects. 
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ANNEX II 
INDICATIVE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS 
millions of ecus 
Part I : Co-ordinated projects 0,5 
Part II: Shared-cost projects 3,0 
Staff and administrative costs 0.5 
TOTAL 4.0 
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Theme 1 : Vertical :tudy: Preparation of a complete system for 
automated information proessinr;, from collection to 
dissemination, in a spec.fie field (as a prototype for 
other fields and a reference framework for the other 
themes); 
Theme 2: Documentation of data and statistical methods; 
Theme 3: Access to statistical information; 
Theme 4; Forecasting. 
: mplementation procedures 
Contracts under Part I shall be awarded by means of restricted 
invitations to tender. Participants will fund their ^ n share of 
the work to be done and will be informed of all the results. 
Contracts under Part II shall be awarded by means of 
public invitations to tender. They shall involve the participation 
of at least two partners, who are independent of each other and who 
may not be established in the same Member State. Public invitation 
to tender shall be published in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities, and summaries shall be published in the 
scientific journals specialising in the subject. 
EN 
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Part II - Annex 
Amendment of the European Parliament 
not accepted by the Commission 
Article 2 paragraphs 1 and 2 unchanged 
New paragraph 3 
Each year/ within the framework of the 
annual budgetary procedure, the Commission 
shall propose to the budgetary authority 
that the appropriations for the programme 
be entered with due regard for the actual 
requirements of the financial year 
concerned and financial forecasts as 
provided for in the Interinstitutional 
Agreement. 
Part II 
The Commission's position with regard to 
the European Parliament's amendment 
which it has not accepted 
1. At its part-session of 24 May 1989, while giving a second reading to the 
common position on a decision instituting a specific multiannual programme 
for the research and development of statistical expert systems (DOSES), the 
European Parliament adopted an amendment which the Commission cannot 
accept. The amendment is attached. 
2. The Commission cannot accept the amendment. It is of the opinion that the 
amendment is not necessary because it is covered by Article 130 P of the 
Treaty. 
Commission of the European Communities 
COM(89) 249 final 
Re-examined proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
instituting a specific multiannual programme for the research and devel­
opment of statistical expert systems (Doses) 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(2)(d) of the EEC 
Treaty) 
31.5.1989 
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COM(89) 249 final 
DOCUMENTS 
Re-examined proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
instituting a specific multiannual programme for 
the research and development of statistical 
expert systems (Doses) 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to 
Article 149(2)(d) of the EEC Treaty) 
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