30.3.84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 88/7 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Amendments to the proposal for a Council Decision on the adoption of a programme of 
assistance for the development of indigenous scientific and technical research capacities in 
the developing countries (1984 to 1987) (*) 
COM(84) 143 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149 (2) of the EEC Treaty 
on 19 March 1984) 
(84/C 88/11) 
ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL 
No changes in the preamble or in recitals 1 to 6 
Whereas, in consequence, the Community should 
help the developing countries to strengthen and 
extend over the long term their scientific and 
technical research capacities; Whereas, in consequence, the Community should 
help the developing countries to strengthen and 
extend over the long term their scientific and 
technical research capacity, particularly those which 
are the most advantageous for rural development and 
health; 
Whereas it is desirable to take appropriate measures 
to avoid any duplication of research and encourage 
the most exhaustive exchanges of information between 
research institutes; 
Whereas the development of research capacities, in 
order to take account of the guidelines of Community 
development assistance policy, must cover six 
sectors ('): agriculture, environment, health, popu­
lation, energy and underground resources; Whereas the development of research capacity, in 
order to take account of the guidelines of Community 
development assistance policy, must cover seven 
sectors (*): agriculture, environment, health, popu­
lation, energy and underground resources, it being 
understood that the introduction of small-scale 
industrial technology, particularly that connected with 
agricultural development, is of particular importance; 
No changes in recitals 9 or 10 
Whereas, in view of the sparse population of certain 
developing countries and the fact that some of them 
have to face common problems, priority should be 
given to a regional approach to certain aspects of 
research; 
(*) OJ No C 180, 7. 7. 1983, p. 7. 
(') Proposals for a European scientific and technical strategy. 
Framework programme 1984 to 1987. COM(82) 865 final, 
p. 67. 
No C 88/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 3. 84 
No changes in recitals 11 or 12 
No changes in Articles 1 or 2 
Article 3 Article 3 
The Commission shall carry out the programme. It 
shall be assisted in its task by an advisory committee, 
established by Commission Decision and made up of 
experts from the Member .States and the developing 
countries. 
The Committee's function shall be to keep the 
Commission informed of the scientific and technical 
needs of the developing countries and to help it to 
establish and subsequently evaluate the guidelines and 
results of the programme. The Commission shall carry out the programme. It 
shall be assisted in its task by the two advisory 
committees which have already been established by 
Article 3 of the Council Decision of 3 December 1982 
concerning the research and development programme 
'Science and Technology for Development', convened 
on an ad hoc basis. 
The Committees' function shall be to inform the 
Commission and help it establish and subsequently 
evaluate the guidelines and results of the programme. 
No changes in Articles 4 or 5 
ANNEX 
Title unchanged 
No changes in Section A 
B. The programme covers six main sectors: B. The programme covers seven main sectors: 
No changes in points 1 to 6 
7. Industrial technology, particularly that concerning the 
processing of agricultural products and the manu­
facture of agricultural inputs, based on small-scale 
industry and artisan activities in rural areas. 
No changes in Section C 
D. The programme will be implemented in agreement with 
the beneficiary countries, following an assessment of 
needs. D. The programme will be implemented in agreement with 
the beneficiary countries, following an assessment of 
needs, due account being taken — in order to avoid 
duplication — of research concurrently carried out on 
the subject and available in other parts of the world. 
No changes in Section E