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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)555 final
Brussels.3October1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
amendingDecision78/167/EECadoptingaconcerted
projectoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinthe
fieldofregistration ofcongenitalabnormalities
(medicalandpublichealthresearch)
(presented ,totheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(80)555final

COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
Proposaltoextendthedurationoftheconcertedproject(1978-1980)forthe
EECinthefieldofregistration ofcongenitalabnormalities (medicaland
publichealthresearch)tofouryearswithoutincreasingtheupperlimitof
expenditure commitment.
On13February1978theCounciladoptedaconcertedprojectfortheEuropean
EconomicCommunityinthefieldofregistration ofcongenital abnormalities
(medicalandpublic ,healthresearch).Theconcertedproject-whichrunsfor
threeyearsfrom1January1978andhasanupperlimitofexpenditure com-.
mitmentof330,000EUA-isduetoendon31December1980(0JNoL52,
23.2.1980,-p.20). ' -
UnderthisDecision,theMemberStatesintend,aspartoftherulesandpro­
ceduresapplicabletotheirnationalprogrammes,tocarryouttheresearch
work(asdescribedinAnnexIoftheDecision)andarepreparedtointegrate
thatrelevantresearchworkwhichformspartoftheirnationalprogrammes
intoaprocessofcoordination atCommunitylevel,whereastheCommissionis
responsible forthecoordination . •
Thecoordination appliestodesignated regionalregistersoftheMemberStates
aswellasto.theirregistration procedures .
Followingtheabove-mentioned Decision,aConcertedActionCommittee (C0MAC)
wasestablished inconformitywithArticle4.ThefirstC0MACmeetingtook
placeon25May1978allowingtodrawupsuitablerulesofprocedure,toagree
ontheprojectleadertobeappointedbytheCommission,andtoelaborate a
feasibleworkingplan.
Thesubsequenteffectivestartingphasewasdelayed: .,
-bythelateavailability ofappropriations tofinancetheCommunitycontri­
butiontothecoordination whichmadeimpossible thesettingupofacen-
•- v-, •
tralizedregistryin1978,and
-bysomeadministrative probl-iemsatnationallevel.
Consequently,nosubstantial expenditure weremadeduring1978,andproper
programmeimplementation couldnotbeginbefore1979.

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Theprogressachievedhithertowasmainlyconditioned andcharacterized by
'thegraduallyincreasingparticipationof1regional'registersinthiscon­
certedproject.'Gr^efc^^n'd'Swi'tzerland' arejuststartingtocooperatewithin
theCOSTframework.
Therefore,anoptimalcoordination' oftheparticipating nationalregisters,
byusingharmonizedregistration methodsiricommon,willnotbeachieved -
beforetheendof1981.
Continuation togetherwithsimultaneous expansionoftheregionscovered
andcontinuous 1extertSion'toifurthercongenitalabnormalities willbetaken
careofwithip.fheframeofthethirdmedicalresearchprogrammeproposal
oftheEECwhich ,is,presentlybeingdrafted.
•/1!■1 ••••Therefore,theCommissionrequeststheCounciltoadoptadecisionextending 1
thecurrentconcertedprojectbyoneyear
-withoutincreasingtheupperlimitofexpenditure commitment;
-adaptingandcompletingthelistofparticipating registersmentionedin
theAnnextotheCouncilDecision,inparticularbytheinclusionofa.
Greekregister.J
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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION AMENDING DECISION78/167/EECADOPTING A
CONCERTED PROJECT OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY INTHEFIELDOF
REGISTRATION OFCONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES (MEDICAL ANDPUBLICHEALTH
RESEARCH )
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity/
andinparticularArticle235thereof,
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HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
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HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
1.....WhereasbyDecision78/167/EECtheCounciladopted
aconcertedprojectoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinthefieldof
registration ofcongenitalabnormalities (medicalandpublichealth
research);
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentstagereachedintheworkprovidedfor
undertheconcertedproject,anextensionoftheprojectbyoneyear
wouldenablethebestadvantagetobeobtainedfromthenationalefforts .
beingmade;whereasDecision78/167/EECshouldtherefore
beamended;
WhereastheScientific andTechnicalResearchCommittee (CREST)hasgiven
itsopinionontheproposalfromtheCommission;' .
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(1)OJN.L52,23.2.1978,p.20.

ANNEX
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
SoleArticie
Decision78/167/EECIsherebyamendedasfollows:
1.Article1isreplacedbythefollowing:
'Article 1
TheCommunityshallimplementforaperiodoffouryearsaconcerted
projectinthefieldofregistration ofcongenitalabnormalities ,
hereinafter referredas"theproject".
Theprojectshallconsistincoordination atCommunityLevelofthe
researchdescribedinAnnexI,whichformspartoftheresearch
programmesoftheMemberStates.
2.AnnexIisreplacedbytheAnnextothisDecision.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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ANNEX
"ANNEXI
RESEARCH PROGRAMME RELATING TOTHEREGISTRATION OFCONGENITAL
ABNORMALITIES
(Concertedproject)
Theresearchwillbecarriedoutwiththepurposeofacquiringscientific
andtechnicalknowledgeinthisfield,selectedforitsimportanceat
Communitylevel. '
Theresearchisexpectedtocoverthefollowingtopics:
1.Registration ofcongenital malformations aswellasofinherited
biochemical andchromosomeabnormalities inselectedregionsof~
theCommunity.
2.Registration oftwinsandmultiplepregnancies inselectedregions
oftheCommunity.
3.Relevantmethodological studiesinordertoobtainanoptimalco­
ordinationofbothexistingnationalregistersandregistration
procedures .
Thecoordination willincludethefollowingregionalregistersofthe
MemberStates:
Belgium :BruggeandHainaut.
Denmark : Odense.
France :ParisandMorlaix.
Germany :West-Berlin andHessen.
Greece : Euboia.
Ireland :DublinandGalway.
Italy :Toscana.RomaandEmilia-Romagna .
Luxemburg : Luxemburg..
Netherlands -:Groningen.
UnitedKingdom :Belfast,GlasgowandLiverpool..;
Thesecountrieswillcontriibute researchunderthethreetopicsmentioned
above."
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