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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83) 643 final  
Brussels, 26 October 1983
Amendment of a  
Progosal_for_a  
COUNCIL DECISION
adopting joint research programmes and programmes  
for coordinating agricultural research
(submitted to the Council by the Commission pursuant to the  
second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)
COM(83) 643 final

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
In response to the opinion delivered by the European Parliament at its sitting 
of 7 July 1983 the Commission has decided, in accordance with Article 149(2) 
of the Treaty, to amend the proposal for a Council Decision adopting joint 
research programmes and programmes for coordinating agricultural research (1).
For reasons connected with the effectiveness of the research and the time 
required to launch the programmes the Commission is unable to introduce the 
amendments concerning the duration and structural aspects of the programmes.
(1) OJ No C 27, 2.2.1983

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Amendment of a proposal for a 
Council Decision adopting joint research programmes 
and programmes for coordinating agricultural research
The proposal referred to above was submitted by the Commission to the Council 
on 3 January 1983· For the reasons set out in the Explanatory Memorandum, the 
original proposal is amended as follows:
1. A 10th recital shall be added as follows:
"Whereas this Decision contains an initial series of research projects 
which are to be carried out within the framework of this general programme 
and whereas the Commission is to submit further proposals for projects 
which are important for the agricultural sector,";
2. In Annex I. (Specific Measures;, point III (i;(a; shall be replaced by the 
following:
"III.(i;(a; Animal health:
- strategic research on important diseases, especially those which may 
hinder trade,
immune mechanisms and disease protection,
- development and harmonization of diagnostic methods, 
occurence and economics of disease control;"
3· In Annex I. (Specific Measures;, point III (i;(c; shall be replaced by the 
following:
"III.(i;(c; Livestock productivity and management
- study of the physiology of reproduction in cattle, pigs and sheep,
. rumen function and feeding standards
- improvement of biological and economic efficiency."
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In Annex I. (Specific Measures), the following point IV shall be added:
"IV. Coordination of Research
Over and above research currently coordinated at the Community level the 
programme will institute a register of all current agricultural research 
programmes in Member States, to be made available to cooperating bodies, 
in order that:
1. joint research programmes can be developed,
2. duplication can be avoided,
3. Member States can eventually discuss programmes in advance of 
commencement and draw up necessary priorities."