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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION
AMENDING DECISION78/384/EECADOPTING AMULTIANNUAL
RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FORTHE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY INTHEFIELD
OFPAPERANDBOARDRECYCLING
(INDIRECT ACTION)
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)COM(80)357 final
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
Proposaltoextendthedurationofthemultiannual researchanddevelopment
programme (1978-1980)fortheEuropeanEconomic ,Communityinthefieldof
paperandboardrecycling (indirectaction),withoutincreasing theupper
limitofexpenditure commitment . * . . ,
,0n17April1978theCounciladoptedaresearchanddevelopment programme
fortheEuropeanEconomicCommunityjn thefieldofp&perandboard
recycling.Theprogramme-whichrunsforthreeyearsfrom1-January1978
andhasanupperlimitofexpenditure commitmentof2.9millionEUA-is
duetoendon31December1980(0JN°L107/126f21.4.78).
Underthisdecision,theCommissionisresponsible forawardingcontracts
tocarryoutresearchanddevelopment projectsdeservingofCommunity
support,whichaimatrecyclingwastepapermoreintensively ;thiiwillbe
donebyupgradingthemainqualitiesofwastepaper,leadingtobetteruse
ofthevariousgrades,thisinturnensuringbettermatchingoftheraw
materials soobtainedtotheproductstobemadetherefrom.
Fourmainresearchtopicshavebeenadopted: 1 '
Research -TopicI:characterisation ofreclaimedfibres,their,upgrading -,
byvariousprocesses andtheeffectsofmultiplefibre
recycling.
ResearchTopicII:;elimination ofthedetrimental effectofcontaminants
inwastepaper,includingthedispersionofthermo-x
plasticcontaminants . .v"
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ResearchTopicIII:de-inking,includingtherelationship between
differenttypesofinkandde-inking,andthetreat­
mentofeffluentfromwaste-paper recyclingplants.
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ResearchTopicIV:Useofurbanfibres,includingtechnological charac­
terisationoffibresinsolidurbanwaste,andhealth
problemscausedbytheuseofrecycledfibres.

FollowingthisDecision,on18May1978theCommissionissuedacall
fortenders"(aninvitationtosubmitproposals)tocarryoutthis
programme (OJN°C115/3of18.5.78).Proposalshadtobesubmitted
by15July1978.-
TheCommission examinedtheproposalssubmittedforeachofthefour
topicsverythoroughly,andmadeitsselectionwiththehelpofthe
AdvisoryCommitteeontheManagementofthe"Environment andResources"
Programme,whichmetforthispurposeon27October1978.
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Themajorityoftheprojectsawardedcontracts (14outof25that«were
accepted)couldnotbestarteduntilJanuary1979.Someofthemwillbe
spreadovermorethantwoyears.Severalprojects,basedonproposals
whichhadtoberevised,couldnotbestarteduntillater.
4,
Mostofthefinalresultsfromtheseprojectswillnotthereforebe
availablebefore31December1980anditseemsappropriate tomakea
generalreviewtohighlighttheresultswhichcorrespondtothe
programme'sobjectives,withaviewtomakingthemwidelyknown.
Consequently,theCommissionthinksthatitwouldbewisetoextendthe
currentprogrammebyoneyearwithoutincreasingtheupperlimitof
expenditure commitments,andrequeststheCounciltoadopttheDecision
annexedhereto.

ANNEX
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION AMENDINGDECISION78/384/EECADOPTING
AMULTIANNUAL RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FORTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY INTHEFIELDOFPAPERANDBOARDRECYCLING (indirectaction)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle235thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Havingregardtothe.OpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
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WhereasCouncilDecision78/384/EECof17April1978adoptedaresearch
anddevelopment programmefortheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinthe
fieldofpaperandboardrecycling (indirectaction);'
Whereas/sincetheprogrammecouldnotbeimplementeduntiltheendof1978,
itis necessarytoextenditbyoneyearinordertocomplete
theresearchprojectsandtoassesstheresults;whereastheabovementioned
CouncilDecisionshouldtherefore beamended,
WhereastheScientific andTechnicalResearchCommittee (CREST)hasgiven
itsopinionontheproposalfromtheCommission;
xOJNoL107,21.4.1978,p.12.

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HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sole Article
Article 1ofDecision 78/384/EEC shall bereplaced bythefollowing :
"Article 1
For aperiod offour years from 1January 1978 theCommunity shall
carry out aresearch anddevelopment programme inthe ;field ofpaper
andboard recycling asdescribed intheAnnex ."
Done atBrussels
For the Council
The President
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