No C 156/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 16.6.84 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Amendment to the proposal for a Council Decision on the multiannual research and 
training programmes to be carried out by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) (') 
COM(84) 296 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 119(2) of the EAEC 
Treaty and Article 149 (2) of the EEC Treaty on 25 May 1984) 
(84/C 156/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Atomic Energy Community, and in 
particular Article 7 thereof, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 235 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission 
submitted, after consultation of the Scientific and 
Technical Committee, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas a programme which stretches over several 
years cannot, given the rapid developments in science, 
lay down in advance the^details of all the. research 
activities required; whereas this is particularly the case 
with the multiannual programme of the Joint 
Research Centre QRQ; whereas this therefore 
requires a higher degree of flexibility and the in­
struments for it to be speedily adapted need to be 
provided; 
Whereas it is therefore desirable to establish a 
procedure which enables the Commission, with the 
participation of representatives of the Member States, 
to take the decisions necessary for the adaptation of 
the programme, the general content of which has 
been adopted by the Council, and to ensure close 
cooperation between the JRC and the Member States 
with regard to the implementation of the research 
programmes; 
Whereas adaptation of the multiannual programme 
will not affect existing financial arrangements 
(Financial Regulation) or compliance with the 
O OJ No C 225, 23. 8. 1983, p. 7. budgetary procedure (preparation of the financing 
plan and definition of the conditions for its 
application); 
Whereas, by its Decision 84/.../Euratom the 
Commission, in altering the structure of the JRC, has 
set up a Board of Governors and a Scientific Council 
to advise it and assist it in its tasks, 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
The Council shall adopt the JRC multiannual 
programme with reference to the following 
guidelines: 
(a) it shall indicate the research fields, corresponding 
to research action programmes, in which work is 
to be carried out under the programme; 
(b) it shall provide an estimate of the relevant prop­
ortions of financing and staffing required for 
research work within each field; 
(c) it shall provide an estimate of the resources 
necessary for the implementation of the 
programme on the basis of: 
— the staff complement authorized for the 
duration of the programme, 
— the financial cost of the programme in ECU, 
at the value obtaining when the decision 
adopting the multiannual programme is taken. 
Article 2 
Should the need arise, and within the framework 
fixed by the Council Decision on the multiannual 
programme, the Commission is authorized, subject to 
the provisions of Article 3, to take the necessary 
decisions in order to adapt the JRC multiannual 
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programme, either to take account of research 
requirements that emerge at Community level after 
the multiannual programme has been adopted or to 
allow the JRC the flexibility it requires. 
Article 3 
Where the Commission considers it necessary to 
adapt the JRC multiannual programme within the 
framework defined in the Council Decision on the 
multiannual programme, it shall submit a draft 
Decision for the approval of the JRC Board of 
Governors established under Article 4 of Decision 
84/.../Euratom and shall inform the Committee on 
Energy, Research and Technology and the 
Committee on Budgets of the European Parliament 
thereof. 
In order to implement the proposed measure, the 
Commission shall obtain approval from the JRC 
Board of Governors. Such approval shall be arrived at 
by means of a qualified majority, within the meaning 
of Article 148 (2) of the EEC Treaty and Article 
118 (2) of the Euratom Treaty. 
The chairman shall not vote. 
Article 4 
After approval from the Board of Governors, in 
accordance with Article 3, the Commission may, 
within the framework defined by the Council 
Decision on the multiannual programme, adapt the 
multiannual Community programme of the JRC, 
subject to the following limitations: 
(a) financial transfers between research action 
programmes (RAPs) (') shall be limited to 15 % 
of the indicative amounts of each RAP in the case 
of RAPs whose share of the total amount deemed 
necessary for the execution of the multiannual 
programme is less than 150 million ECU and to 
10 % in the case of RAPs whose share of that 
O OJNoL3, 5. 1. 1984, p. 21. total amount is more than 150 million ECU. No 
RAP may be increased by more than 15 %. If a 
member of the Board of Governors considers that 
a decision taken within the abovementioned limits 
would be such as to alter the balance of the 
multiannual programme, he may request that the 
decision be referred to the Permanent Represen­
tatives Committee; 
(b) within an RAP, transfers between subprogrammes 
shall similarly be limited to 15 % of the indicative 
amounts of each subprogramme for those subpro­
grammes with an appropriation of less than 150 
million ECU and 10 % for those subprogrammes 
with an appropriation of more than 150 million 
ECU; 
(c) within a subprogramme, the Commission may 
delete or modify projects or introduce new 
projects, provided that the aggregate financial 
consequences of such actions do not modify the 
resources of the subprogrammes by more than 
15 % in the case of subprogrammes whose share 
of the abovementioned total amount is less than 
150 million ECU and by more than 10 % in the 
case of subprogrammes whose share of that total 
amount is more than 150 million ECU; 
(d) in the case of the introduction of a new project, 
the share allocated to it should not exceed 5 
million ECU. 
Article 5 
This Decision shall take effect on the day following 
its publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. 
It shall apply for the duration of the multiannual 
research and training programme to be carried out by 
the Joint Research Centre (1984 to 1987) (') and may 
be extended or amended on a proposal from the 
Commission.