No C 99/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 4. 88 
Amendment to the proposal for a Council Decision revising the multiannual research action 
programme for the European Community in the field of biotechnology (') (1985 to 1989) 
COM(88) 169 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty on 
23 March 1988) 
(88/C 99/08) 
The Commission proposal is hereby amended as follows: 
Preamble unchanged 
First five recitals unchanged 
Whereas any application involving the planned release of organisms created by genetic 
engineering must be preceded by experimental research conducted in accordance with 
safety rules; 
Sixth recital unchanged 
Whereas it is necessary to step up training activities and to evolve training schemes 
including, in particular, the organization of short intensive workshops, altogether allowing 
research scientists in the Member States to benefit from all the research facilities and 
scientific expertise in the Community, thus helping to reduce the disparities in development 
in the field of biotechnology between the various Member States of the European 
Community; 
Eighth recital unchanged 
Whereas it is necessary to step up the concertation activities carried out alongside the 
Community research and training effort, to improve national and Community activity in 
the field of biotechnology, strengthen dialogue with the trade unions, farmers' and 
consumers' associations, environment protection groups and their experts, and make more 
and better information available to the public; 
Tenth recital unchanged 
Having regard to the necessity to guarantee the participation of Spain and Portugal in the 
totality of activities in the programme (activities in progress and activities provided for in 
this revision); 
Twelfth recital unchanged 
Article 1 
The research action programme for the European Economic Community in the field of 
biotechnology (1985 to 1989) is hereby revised on the basis of the specifications in the 
Annex. 
The aims of this revision are to allow the balanced participation of Spain and Portugal 
in the current programme and the expansion of certain parts of the programme 
(bio-informatics; evaluation of the risks associated with modern biotechnology; training of 
researchers). 
(') OJ No C 15, 20. 1. 1988, p. 13. 
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Article 2 
The funds necessary to increase and expand the activities as planned in this revision, to 
which must be added the funds already allocated to the programme, are estimated at 
20 million ECU, including expenditure on an additional staff of five. The final amount of 
appropriations and the number of staff shall be determined on the basis of decisions taken 
annually by the budgetary authority in accordance with real needs. 
ANNEX 
First four indents unchanged 
— Increase in training and information activities in all parts of the current programme. 
— Matching of resources (manpower) for the concertation activity to the requirements defined in 
the programme, in particular so as to provide all groups concerned with the most comprehensive 
information possible with regard to the research findings. 
Seventh indent unchanged