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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)648 final
Brussels ,19October 1982
Draft
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion oftheagreement amending theCommunity-COST
concertation agreement onaconcerted action project inthefield
ofphysicochemical behaviour ofatmospheric pollutants (COST project
61abis )
Draft
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion oftheagreement amending theCommunity-COST
concertation agreement onaconcerted project inthefield of
analysis oforganic micropol lutants inwater (COST project 64bbis)
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission 's^
COM (82)648final VA/>

COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
Subject:ProposalsforaCouncildecisionontheconclusionofthe
Agreements amending :
-theCommunity-COST Concertation Agreementonaconcerted
,actionprojectinthefieldofphysico-chemical behaviourof
atmosphericpollutants (COSTProject61abis),
-theCommunity-COST Concertation Agreementonaconcerted
actionprojectinthefieldofanalysisoforganicmicropol-
lutantsinwater(COSTProject64bbis).
Twoconcertedactionprojects,oneonthephysico-chemical behaviourof
atmosphericpollutants andtheotherontheanalysisoforganicmicro-
pollutantsinwaterwereadoptedbytheCouncilon9October1978(1).
TwoAgreementsbetweentheCommunityandcertainthirdStatesparticipating
inEuropeanCo-operation inthefieldofscientific andtechnicalresearch
(COST)inviewofensuringthatthetwoabove-mentioned concertedaction
projectsandthecorresponding programmesoftheseStatesareharmonized
wereconcludedbytheCouncilon18December1979(2).Thesetwo
Agreementsenteredintoforceon1stApril1980andwillterminateon
3November1982.Yugoslavia,Austria,Switzerland andSwedenarepartici­
patingintheAgreementontheconcertedactionprojectinthefieldof
physico-chemical behaviourofatmosphericpollutants (COSTProject61abis).
Spain,Yugoslavia,Norway,Portugal,Switzerland andSwedenparticipate
intheAgreementontheconcertedactionprojectinthefieldofanalysis
oforganicmicropollutantsinwater(COSTProject64bbis).
(1)O.J.N°L.311;4.11.78,pp.6and10
(2)O.J.N°L.139,15.2.80,pp.18and24

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Byitsdecision81/213/EECof3March1981(3),theCounciladopted
asectorialresearchanddevelopment programmeinthefieldofenvironment
(environmental protection andclimatology )includingtheabove-mentioned
concertedactionprojects.Article 1ofthisdecisionlaysdownthat
theseconcertedactionprojects,whichweretoterminateon3November1982,
endon3December1983.ItisthereforenecessaryforthetwoAgreements
tobeprolongedforthesameperiod.
AsprovidedforinArticle8(2)ofDecision81/213/CEE(3)theCommission
hasnegociatedtheseprolongations withtheabovelistedThirdStates.
Thenegociations hadthefollowingresults:
-thetwoCommunity-COST Concertation Agreements ontheconcertedaction
projectsCOST61abisand64bbiswillbemodifiedaccordingly
-thefinancialcontribution bythePartiestotheAgreementsshalltoe:
1)fortheAgreementontheconcertedactionprojectinthefieldof
physico-chemical behaviourofatmosphericpollutants (COSTProject
61abis):
-140.000ECUsfromtheCommunity
5.500ECUsfromeachThirdState.
2)fortheAgreementontheconcertedactionprojectinthefieldof
analysisoforganicmicropollutantsinwater(COSTProject64bbis):
-167.000ECUsfromtheCommunity
8.000ECUsfromeachThirdState.
TheCommissionrequeststheCounciltoadoptthedraftdecisions
appendedhereto.
(3)O.J.L101,11.4.1981,p.1

COUNCILDECISION ONTHECONCLUSION OFTHEAGREEMENT
AMENDINGTHECOMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT ONACONCERTEDACTION
PROJECTINTHEFIELDOFPHYSICOCHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OFATMOSPHERIC
POLLUTANTS (COSTPROJECT61abis)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision81/213/EECof3March1981adopting
asectoralresearchanddevelopment programmeinthefieldofenvironment
(environmental protection andclimatology )-indirectandconcerted
actions-(1981to1985)(1),andinparticularArticle8(1)thereof.
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision80/177/EECof18December1979
concerningtheconclusion oftheAgreementonaconcerted
actionprojectinthefieldofphysicochemicalbehaviourofatmospheric
pollutants (COSTProject61abis)(2),
HavingregardtothedraftDecisionsubmittedbytheCommission,
WhereaspursuanttoArticle8(2)ofDecision81/213/EEC,theCommission
hasnegociated anAgreementwiththeThirdStatesparticipating inthe
above-mentioned concertation Agreementwithaviewtoamendingthis
Agreement,
WhereasthisAgreementshouldbeapproved.
/
(1)O.J.NûL.101,11.4.81,p.1
(2)O.J.N°L.39,15.2.80,p.18

HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS
Article 1
TheAgreementamendingtheCommunity COSTConcertation Agreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,.Austria,Sweden,Switzerland and
Yugoslavia onaconcertedactionprojectinthefieldofphysicochemical
behaviourofatmosphericpollutants (COSTProject61abis)ishereby
approvedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisattachedhereto.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethe
personsempoweredtosigntheAgreementinordertobindtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCounciI
ThePresident

AGREEMENT AMENDING THECOMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT ONA
CONCERTED ACTIONPROJECTINTHEFIELDOFPHYSICOCHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR
OFATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS (COSTPROJECT61abis)
THEEUROPEANECONOMICCOMMUNITY,
hereinafterreferredtoas"theCommunity",
AUSTRIA,YUGOSLAVIA,SWEDENANDSWITZERLAND
hereinafterreferredtoastheparticipating non-memberStates",
WhereastheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreementonaconcertedaction
projectinthefieldofphysicochemicatbehaviourofatmosphericpollutants
(COSTProject61abis)hereinafterreferredtoas"theCommunity-COST
Concertation Agreement"concludedbetweentheCommunityandtheparticipa­
tingnon-memberStates(hereinafterreferredtoas"theContracting
Parties",willexpireon3November1982;
WhereasbyitsDecisionof3March1981,theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities adoptedamultiannualsectorialresearchanddevelopment
programmeinthefieldofenvironment-indirectandconcertedactions-
(1981to1985);
Whereastheabove-mentioned Decisionlaysdownthattheon-goingCommunity
concertedactionprojectonphysicochemicalbehaviourofatmospheric pol­
lutants shallbeextendedto31stDecember1983;
WhereastheContractingPartieshaveamutualinterestinthecontinuation
oftheresearchcoveredbytheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreement;
WhereastheextensionoftheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreementwill
requireasupplementary contribution fromthecontractingParties,
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS

Article 1
TheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreementshallbeextendedfrom
3November 1982till31stDecember1983.
Article 2
Theprovisions oftheCommumty-COST Concertation Agreementshallbe
modified asfollows:
(1)paragraphIIIofAnnexCshallbereplacedbythefollowingparagraph :
"Thefundspaidbyparticipating non-Member Statesshallbecreditedto
theconcertedactionprojectasbudgetreceiptsallocatedtoaheading
inthestatementoftheexpenditure oftheBudgetoftheEuropean
Communities (sectionCommission).
(2)theAnnextoAnnexCshallbereplacedbyAnnexAtothisAgreement.
Article3
Themaximumsupplementary contributions bytheContracting Partiestothe
coordination costsfortheperiodofextensionshallbe:
140,000ECUfromtheCommunity
5,500ECUfromeachparticipating non-Member State
TheECUisthatdefinedbythefinancialRegulation inforceapplicable to
thegeneralbudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities andbythefinancialarran­
gementsadoptedpursuantthereto.
Article4
1.EachoftheContracting PartiesshallaftersigningthisAgreement,
notifytheSecretary-General oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
assoonaspossibleofthecompletionoftheprocedures necessaryunder
itsinternalprovisionsfortheimplementation ofthisAgreement.

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2.FortheContractingPartieswhichhavetransmitted thenotification
providedforinparagraph 1,thisAgreementshallenterintoforce
on3November1982providedthattheCommunityandatleastoneof
theparticipating non-memberStatestransmitted thesenotifications .
ForthoseContractingPartieswhichtransmitthenotification after
theentryintoforceofthisAgreement,itshallcomeintoforceon
thefirstdayofthesecondmonthfollowingthemonthinwhichthe
notification wastransmitted .
ContractingPartieswhichhavenotyettransmittedthisnotification
atthetimeofentryintoforceofthisAgreementshallbeableto
takepartintheworkoftheCommitteewithoutvotingrightsfora
periodofsixmonthsfollowingtheentryintoforceofthisAgreement.
3.TheSecretary-General oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesshall
notifyeachoftheContractingPartiesofthedepositofthenotifi­
cationsprovidedforinparagraph 1.
Article4
ThisAgreementshallapply,ontheonehandtotheterritories inwhich
theTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunityisappliedand
undertheconditionslaiddowninthatTreatyand,ontheotherhand,
totheterritories oftheparticipating non-MemberStates.
Article 5
ThisAgreementdrawnupinasingleoriginalintheDanish,Dutch,
English,French,German,GreekandItalianlanguages,eachtextbeing
equallyauthentic,shallbedepositedinthearchivesoftheGeneral
SecretariatoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities whichshall
transmitacertifiedcopytoeachoftheContractingParties.

MULTIANNUAL TIMETABLE FORTHECONCERTED ACTIONPROJECTXII/381/1/82
Physico-chemical behaviourofatmospheric pollutants
(COSTProject61abis)
BudgetItem7369:R8DinthesectorofEnvironment
(inEUA)
-·1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Total
AC AP AC AP AC AP AC AP AC AP AC AP
t.Initialestimateofoverallrequi-
rements(figuresappearinginthe
timetableofcommitments andin
thecorrespondence tableshownin
AnnexIItotheCommission budget):
-Stiff
éAdministrative operatingexpen-
diture
-Contracts
Total(tobecoveredbyappropria­
tions.entered1n7569)|j100.000100.000 125.000 125.000 130.000 130.000 140.000 140.000 130.000 130.000 625.000 625.000
100.000 100.000 125.000 125.000 130.000 130.000 140.000 140.000 130.000 130.000 625.000 625.000
.Revisedestimateofexpenditure
takingintoaccountadditional
requirements arisingfromthe
accessionofparticipating non-
memberStates:
-Staff
-Administrative operatingexpen-
diture
-Contracts
NeuTotali100.000
4X5.500100.000
4X5.500125.000
4X5.500125.000
4X5.500130.000
4X5.500130.000
4X5.500140.000
4X5.500140.000
4X5.500130.000
4X5.500130.000
4X5.500625.000
110.000625.000
110.000
122.000 122.000 147.000 147.000 152.000 152.000 •162.000 162.000 152.000 152.000 735.000 735.000
'.Difference betweenIandIItobe
coveredbycontributions from
participating non-member States4X5.500 4X5.5004X5.5004X5.5004X5.5004X5.5004X5.^00 4X5.500 !<,X5.500 4X5.500110.000 110.000
:Accountcredited
:Accountpaid

3~
Draft
COUNCILDECISION ONTHECONCLUSION OFTHEAGREEMENT
AMENDING THECOMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT ONACONCERTED
PROJECTINTHEFIELDOFANALYSIS OFORGANICMICROPOLLUTANTS INWATER
(COSTPROJECT64bbis)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision81/213/EECof3March1981adopting
asectoralresearchanddevelopment programmeinthefieldofenvironment
(environmental protection andclimatology )-indirectandconcerted
actions-(1981to1985)(1)andinparticularArticle8(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision80/173/EECof18December1979
concerningtheconclusionoftheAgreementonaConcerted
Actionprojectinthefieldofanalysisoforganicmicropollutantsin
water(COST64bbis)(2),
HavingregardtothedraftDecisionsubmittedbytheCommission,
WhereaspursuanttoArticle8(2)ofDecision81/213/EEC,theCommission
hasnegociatedanAgreementwiththeThirdStatesparticipating inthe
above-mentioned concertation Agreementwithaviewtoamendingthis
Agreement,
WhereasthisAgreementshouldbeapproved,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
/
(1)O.J.N°L.101,11.4.81,p.1
(2)O.J.N°L.39,15.2.80,P.24

Article 1
TheAgreement amendingtheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreement between
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,Spain,Yugoslavia,Norway,Portugal,
Switzerland andSwedenonaconcertedactionprojectinthefieldof
analysisoforganicmicropolluantsinwater(COSTProject64bbis)is
herebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisattachedhereto.
Article 2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethe
personsempoweredtosigntheAgreementinordertobindtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCounciI
ThePresident

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AGREEMENT AMENDING THECOMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT
onaconcertedactionprojectinthefieldofanalysisoforganic
micropollutantsinwater(COSTProject64bbis)
THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
hereinafter referredtoas"theCommunity",
YUGOSLAVIA,NORWAY,PORTUGAL,SPAIN,SWEDENANDSWITZERLAND
hereinafter referredtoas"theparticipating non-member States",
WhereastheCommunity COSTConcertation Agreement onaconcertedaction
projectinthefieldofanalysisoforganicmicropollutantsinwater
(COSTProject64bbis),hereinafter referredtoas"theCommunity COST
Concertation Agreement"concludedbetweentheCommunity andtheparti­
cipatingnon-memberStates(hereinafter referredtoas"theContracting
Parties"),willexpireon3November1982;
WhereasbyitsDecisionof3March1981,theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities adoptedamultiannual sectorialresearchanddevelopment
programmeinthefieldofenvironment-indirectandconcertedactions-
(1981-1985);
WhereastheabovementionedDecisionlaysdownthattheon-going
Communityconcertedactionprojectonanalysisoforganicmicropollu-
tantsinwater shallbeextendedto31stDecember
1983;
WhereastheContracting Partieshaveamutualinterestinthecontinuation
oftheresearchcoveredbytheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreement;
WhereastheextensionoftheCommunity-COST ConcertationAgreementwill
requireasupplementary contribution fromthecontractingParties,
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS

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Article 1
TheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreementshallbeextendedfrom
3November 1982till31stDecember1983.
Article 2
Theprovisions oftheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreementshallbe
modified asfollows:
(1)paragraphIIIofAnnexCshallbereplacedbythefollowingparagraph :
"Thefundspaidbyparticipating non-Member Statesshallbecreditedto
theconcerted ,actionprojectasbudgetreceiptsallocatedtoaheading
inthestatementoftheexpenditure oftheBudgetoftheEuropean
Communities (sectionCommission )..
(2)theAnnextoAnnexCshallbereplacedbyAnnexAtothisAgreement-
Article3
Themaximumsupplementary contributions bytheContracting Partiestothe
coordination costsfortheperiodofextensionshallbe:
167,000ECUfromtheCommunity
78,000ECUfromeachparticipating ;nan-MemberState
TheECUisthatdefinedbythefinancialRegulation inforceapplicableto
thegeneralbudgetoftheEuropean -Communities andbythefinancialarran­
gementsadoptedpursuantthereto.,
Article4
1.EachoftheContracting PartiesshallaftersigningthisAgreement,
notifytheSecretary-General ,oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
assoonaspossibleofthecompletionoftheprocedures necessaryunder
itsinternalprovisionsfortheimplementation ofthisAgreement.

Article3
2.FortheContractingPartieswhichhavetransmitted thenotification
providedforinparagraph 1,thisAgreementshallenterintoforce
on3November1982providedthattheCommunityandatleastoneof
theparticipating non-memberStatestransmittedthesenotifications .
ForthoseContractingPartieswhichtransmitthenotification after
theentryintoforceofthisAgreement,itshallcomeintoforceon
thefirstdayofthesecondmonthfollowingthemonthinwhichthe
notification wastransmitted .
ContractingPartieswhichhavenotyettransmittedthisnotification
atthetimeofentryintoforceofthisAgreementshallbeableto
takepartintheworkoftheCommitteewithoutvotingrightsfora
periodofsixmonthsfollowingtheentryintoforceofthisAgreement.
3.TheSecretary-General oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
shallnotifyeachoftheContractingPartiesofthedepositofthe
notifications providedforinparagraph 1andofthedateofthe
entryintoforceofthisAgreement.
Article4
ThisAgreementshallapply,ontheonehandtotheterritoriesinwhich
theTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunityisappliedand
undertheconditionslaiddowninthatTreatyand,ontheotherhand,
totheterritories oftheparticipating non-MemberStates.
Article5
ThisAgreementdrawnupinasingleoriginalintheDanish,Dutch,
English,Frencji,German,GreekandItalianLanguages,eachtextbeing
equallyauthentic,shallbedepositedinthearchivesoftheGeneral
SecretariatoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities whichshall
transmitacertifiedcopytoeachoftheContractingParties.

NULTIANNUAL TIMETABLE FORTHECONCERTED ACTIONPROJECT
Analysisoforganicmicropolluants inwater
(COSTproject64bbis)
BudgetIte«7369:R&DinthesectorofEnvironment
(inEtW
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 TOTAL
AC AP AC AP AC AP AC AP AC AP AC AP
t.Initialestimateofoverallrequi-
rements(figuresappearinginthe
timetableofcommitments andin
thecorrespondence tableshownin
Annex11totheCommission budget)
-Staff
-Administrative operatingexpen-
diture126.000 126.000 121.000 121.000 126.000 126.000 107.000 107.000 167.000 167.000 647.000 647.000
-ContractsJ
Total(tobecoveredbyappropria­
tionsenteredin7369) 126.000 126.000 121.000 121.000 126.000 126.000 107.000 107.000 167.000 167.000 647.000 647.000
II·Revisedestimateofexpenditure ta
takingintoaccountadditional
requirements arisingfromthe
accessionofparticipating non-
memberStates
-Staff
-Administrative operatingexpen-
diture•126.000 126.000 121.000 121.000 126.000 126.000 107.000 107.000 167.000 167.000 647.000 647.000
-Contrats
6X8.000 6X8.0006X8.0006X8.0006X8.0006X8.0006X8.000 6X8.0006X8.000 6X8.000240.000 240.000
Newtotal 174.000 174.000 169.000 169.000 174.000 174.000 155.000 155.000 215.000 215.000 887.000 887.000
III.Difference betweenIandIItobe
coveredbycontributions from
participating non-member States6X8.000 6X8.0006X8.0006X8.0006X8.0006X8.0006X8.000 6X8.0006X8.000 6X8.000240.000 240.000
AC:Accountcredited
AP:Accountpaid