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tionofMemberStates'legislationonthemanagement
ofhazardouswaste.revisedArticle1(4),
6.TheCommitteealsonotesthattheproposed
amendmentsmakeitnecessarytopostponeforoneyear
(from12December1993to31December1994)the
implementingdateofDirective91/689/EECandthe
dateofrepealofDirective78/319/EEC.
6.1.Atallevents,inordertoensurethattheDirec­
tiveisimplementedpromptlyandeffectively,theCom­
mitteeurgesthatthenewlistofhazardouswastebe
drawnupbytheendofJune1994.5.TheCommitteenotesthatthenewdefinitionwill
beusedtodrawupabindingbutopenCommunitylist
ofhazardouswaste,towhichnewentriescanbeadded
asandwhentheyarenotifiedbytheMemberStates.
5.1.InthisconnectiontheCommitteefeelsthat
thelinkbetweentheframeworkdefinitionandthelist
ofhazardouswasteshouldbeclearlydefinedina
DoneatBrussels,24November1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDecisionmodifyingCouncilDecision89/286/EECon
theimplementation atCommunitylevelofthemainphaseoftheStrategicProgrammefor
InnovationandTechnologyTransfer(1989to1993)(SPRINTprogramme)(l)
94/C34/04
On20July1993theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforIndustry,Commerce,CraftsandServices,whichwasresponsibleforpreparing
theCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon3November1993.The
RapporteurwasMrNierhaus.
Atits310thPlenarySession(meetingof24November1993)theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.Generalcomments
1.1.In1989theCommissionpresentedSPRINT,a
strategicprogrammeforinnovationandtechnology
transfer,thepurposeofwhichwastohelppromote
innovationandtechnologytransferbetweenfirmsand
technologybrokers.
1.2.SPRINT,whichfocusedonimprovingSMEs'
abilitytoassimilateandapplynewtechnologies ,wasintendedtounderpinnationalandregionaleffortsin
thisarea.
1.3.On23November1988theCommitteedelivered
afavourableOpiniononSPRINT'smainphase,which
wastolastfrom1989to1993,andon17April1989
theCounciladoptedaDecisiononSPRINT's
implementation .
1.4.On5July1993theCommissionpresenteda
proposalamendingtheaforementioned Council
DecisionforthepurposeofextendingSPRINT'smain
phasebyoneyear. HOJNoC200,24.7.1993,p.7.

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2.4.TheCommitteenotestheCommission'sinten­
tiontoincorporatetheSPRINTprogrammeinthenew
blueprintthathasbeenputforwardforpromoting
researchintheCommunity (FourthFrameworkPro­
gramme).
2.5.TheCommitteewouldstressthatinitsviewthe
SPRINTprogramme'speriodofextensionmustbeused
tocontinuewithandcompletecurrentwork.Itdoes
notconsideritwisetomakeastartonnewprojectsin
1994,
2.6.Itisself-evidentthatthoroughuseshouldbe
madeinthenextoperationalphaseoftheexperiences
andinsightsgainedsofarfromtheSPRINTpro­
gramme.2.Specificcomments
2.1.TheCommitteethinksthatSPRINT'staskof
—promotingtheintroductionandapplicationofnew
technologies ,
—strengtheningthecapacitytoinnovate,and
—enhancingtheeffectivenessoftechnologytransfer
isstillveryimportantforimprovingCommunityindus­
try'sabilitytocompetewithitsrivalsandhasifany­
thingincreasedinimportancewiththecompletionof
thesinglemarket.
2.2.Asever,SMEsneedhelptogainaccesstothe
technologieswhicharesoimportantforthem.Itwill
notbepossibletosatisfythisneedeveninSPRINT's
plannedperiodofextension.
2.3.TheCommitteethereforeendorsestheCom­
mission'sproposaltoextendSPRINT'smainphaseby
oneyearuntiltheendof1994.Thiswillmakeit
possible,aboveall,tocontinuewiththecurrentwork
onwhichapositivestarthasbeenmade,andbringthis
worktoanappropriateconclusion .3.Finalcomment
3.1.TheCommitteeendorsestheone-yearextension
toSPRINTbecauseithastheimpressionthattheactivi­
tiescarriedoutsofarundertheSPRINTprogramme
havegonealongwaytowardsstrengthening Com­
munitypolicyonthepromotionofinnovationand
technologytransferandthusimprovingtheCom­
munity'soverallcompetitiveness .
DoneatBrussels,24November1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN