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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)394 final
Brussels.16July1979
Draft
COUNCILDECISION
concerning theconclusionoftheagreement on
aconcertedactionprojectinthefieldof
physico-chemical behaviourofatmospheric
pollutants (COSTproject61abis)
Draft
COUNCILDECISION
concerningtheconclusionoftheagreement on
aconcertedactionprojectinthefieldof
analysisoforganicmicropollutants inwater
(COSTproject64bbis)
W-A Draft?
\<* **■•
V-;;COUNCILDÉCISION
concerning theconclusionoftheagreement on
aconcertedactionprojectinthefieldof
theeffectofprocessing onthephysical
propertiesoffoodstuffs (COSTproject90)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(79)394final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
.Subject :Agreements onthree concerted action projects mthefollowing
fields :
-Physico-chemical behaviour ofatmospheric pollutants (COST
project 6labis)tobeconcluded between theEEC ,Austria ,
Sweden ,
-Analysis oforganic micropollutants inwater (COST project
6^fbbis )tobeconcluded between theEEC ,Norway ,Portugal ,
Sweden ,Switzerland ,
-Effect ofprocessing onthephysical properties offoodstuffs
(COST project 90)tobeconcluded between theEEC ,Switzerland ,-
Sweden
Two research projects ,one onthephysico-chemical behaviour of
atmospheric pollutants and theother ontheanalysis oforganic micro -
pollutants inwater ,h$dbeen thesubject ofCOST projects 6laand
6Abduring theperiod 1972-76 .
Theagreements ontheimplementation ofthese projects were signed on
23November 1971®
Theagreement onCOST project 6la"Physico-chemical behaviour of
atmospheric pollutants "was signed bythe following countries :
Member Countries Non-Member Countries
Belgium Austria
Denmark Spain
Federal Republic ofGermany Greece
Franco Yugoslavia
Italy
Netherlands
United Kingdom
TheAgreement onCOST Project 6*fb "Analysis oforganic micropollutants
inwater "wassigned bythefollowing countries : ~
* - \ * . ■
Member Countries Non-Member Countries
Denmark Spain
Federal Republic ofGermany Norway
France " Portugal '
Ireland Switzerland
Italy Yugoslavia
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Inview ofthevery encouraging results obtained inthese twoprojects
andfollowing theCouncil Decision of15March 1976 approving

asecond environmental research programme and its Resolution of
17May 1977 onaCommunity policy andaction programme onthe
environment ,twoconcerted action projects onthephysico-chemical
behaviour ofatmospheric pollutants and theanalysis oforganic micro -
pollutants inwater were adopted bytheCouncil on9October 1978*
Aresearch programme onfood technology hadbeen proposed bythe
Swedish delegation toCOST (European Cooperation intheField of
Scientific and Technical Research ).
Following theCouncil Decision of16June 1975 recognizing theinterest
totheCommunity ofthat programme ,aconcerted action project onthe
effect ofprocessing onthephysical properties offoodstuffs was
adopted bytheCouncil on20February 1978KH
Article 6ofeach ofthese Decisions makes provision forthe -conclusion
ofaninternational agreement between theCommunity and thenon-member
States participating inCOST with aview toensuring coordination
between each concerted action project and the corresponding programmes
carried out inthose States .The same Article authorizes the
Commission toopen negotiations for that purpose .
The negotiations arenow completed and have culminated inthe draft
agreements annexed totheattached draft Council Decisions .These
agreements ,the terms ofwhich are similar ,provide for :
thesetting upofaCommunity-COST Coordinating Committee foreach
project ;
coordination within this Committee ,secretarial services for which
areprovided bytheCommission ,between theCommunity project and
thecorresponding programmes ofthenon-member States .
This structure has been established onthebasis oftheCommunity -
COST cooperation plan approved bytheCouncil onl8July 1978 .
/
The following non-member States have expressed their desire toadhere
totheagreement onaconcerted action project inthefield ofthe
physico-chemical behaviour ofatmospheric micropollutants (COST
project 6labis):Austria ,Sweden .
The following non-member States have expressed their desire toadhere
totheagreement onaconcerted action project inthe field ofthe
analysis oforganic micropollutants inwater (COST project 64bbis)J
Norway ,Portugal ,Sweden ,Switzerland .
JCOJNoL311 ,4.11.1978 ,pp.6and10
xxOJNoL54,25.2.1978 ,p.25

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/The following have expressed their desire toadhere tothe agreement
onaconcerted action project onthe effect ofprocessing onthe
physical properties offoodstuffs (COST project 90):Switzerland ,Sweden .
TheCommission requests theCouncil toadopt the three draft Decisions
attached hereto .

DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION
OFTHE AGREEMENT ONACONCERTED ACTION PROJECT INTHE
FIELD OFPHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OFATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS
(COST PROJECT 61abis )
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,•
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Decision 78/889/EEC of9October 1978
adopting aEuropean Economic Community concerted project inthe field
ofphysico-chemical behaviour ofatmospheric pollutant ^(l)and in
particular Article 6(l)thereof ,
Having regard tothe draft Decision submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas ,pursuant toArticle 6(2)ofDecision 78/889/EEC ,the
Commission hasnegotiated anAgreement with certain non-member states
involved inEuropean Cooperation illthe field ofScientific and
Technical Research (COST )with aview toensuring that theCommunity
project and thecorresponding programmes ofthese states are
harmonised ;
Whereas ,therefore ,this Agreement should beapproved ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1
(
TheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreement between theEuropean
Economic Community ,Austria ,andSweden
onaconcerted action project inthefield ofphysico-chemical
behaviour ofatmospheric pollutants (COST project 6labis)ishereby
(1)OJNoL311 \4*11.1978 ,p.10

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approved onbehalf oftheCommunity .
The text ofthe Agreement isannexed tothis Decision .
ARTICLE 2
The President oftheCouncil ishereby authorised todesignate the
persons empowered tosign theAgreement inorder tobind the
Community .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

.
COMMUNITY -COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT
onaconcerted action project inthefield
ofphysico-chemical behaviour ofatmospheric pollutants
(COST Project 6labis) c
TheEuropean Economic Community ,hereinafter referred toas"theCommunity ",
Austria and Sweden -
hereinafter referred toasthe "participating non-Member States ",
I
Whereas aresearch project onthephysico-chemical behaviour ofsulphur
dioxide intheatmosphere ,carried outpursuant toanAgreement concluded
on23rd November 1971 intheframework ofEuropean Cooperation inthefield
ofScientific andTechnical Research (COST Projeot 6la),produced very en­
couraging results ;
Whereas aEuropean concerted research project intheabove mentioned field
continuing andextending COST Project 6la ,will contribute effectively to
thereduction ofenvironmental pollution ;
Whereas byitsDecision of9October 1978 "theCouncil oftheEuropean
Communities adopted aCommunity concerted project inthefield ofphysico­
chemical behaviour ofatmospheric pollutants ;
Whereas theMember States oftheCommunity andtheparticipating non-Member
States ,hereinafter referred toas"theStates ",intend ,subject tothe
rules andprocedures applicable totheir national programmes tocarry out
theresearch described inAnnex Aandareprepared tointegrate such research
into aprocess ofconcertation which they consider will beofmutual benefit ;
Whereas theimplementation oftheresearch covered bytheconcerted action
project will require afinancial contribution ofapproximately 9.5miIlion
European units ofaccount from theStates ,
HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :

ARTICLE1
TheCommunityandtheparticipating non-MemberStates,hereinafterreferred ,
toas"thecontractingparties",shallparticipateforaperiodextending
until3November1982inaconcertedactionprojectinthefieldofphysico
chemicalbehaviourofatmosphericpollutants.
Thisprojectshallconsistinconcertation betweentheCommunityconcerted
actionprogrammeandthecorresponding programmesoftheparticipating non-
MemberStates.TheprogrammescoveredbythisAgreementarelistedin
AnnexA.
TheStatesremainentirelyresponsiblefortheresearchexecutedbytheir
nationalinstitutions orbodies.
ARTICLE2
Theconcertation betweenthecontractingpartiesshallbeeffectedthrough
aCommunity-COST Concertation Committee,hereinafterreferredtoas"the
Committee". .
1
TheCommitteeshalldrawupitsrulesofprocedure.Itssecretariatwill
beprovidedbytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,hereinafterre­
ferredtoas"theCommission".
ThetermsofreferenceandthecompositionofthisCommitteearedefined
inAnnexB.
ARTICLE3
Inordertoensureoptimumefficiencyintheexecutionofthisconcerted
actionproject,aprojectleadershallbeappointedbytheCommissionin
agreementwiththeparticipating non-MemberStates.
ARTICLE4
Themaximumfinancialcontribution bythecontractingpartiestotheco­
ordinationcostsshallbe:
-500,000EuropeanunitsofaccountfromtheCommunityforafour-year
periodbeginningon4November1978*

-22,000Europeanunitsofaccountfromeachparticipating non-Member
StatefortheperiodreferredtointhefirstparagraphofArticle1.
TheEuropeanunitofaccountisthatdefined "bytheFinanoialRegulation
inforceapplicabletothegeneral "budgetoftheEuropeanCommunities and
bythefinancialarrangements adoptedpursuantthereto.
TherulesgoverningthefinancingottheAgreementaresetoutinAnnexC.
ARTICLE5
1.ThroughtheCommittee,theStatesshallexchangeregularlyallusefulin­
formationconcerningtheexecutionoftheresearchcovered "bytheconcerted
actionproject.Theyshallalsoendeavourtoprovideinformation onsimilar
researchplannedorcarriedout"byother "bodies.Anyinformationshall
"betreatedasconfidentialiftheStatewhichprovidesitsorequests.
2.InagreementwiththeCommitteetheCommissionshallprepareyearlyprogress
reportsonthebasisoftheinformation suppliedandshallforwardthemto
theStates.
3.Attheendoftheconcertation period,theCommissionshall,inagreement
withtheCommittee,forwardtotheStatesageneralreportontheexecution
andresultsoftheproject.ThisreportshallbepublishedbytheCommission
sixmonthsafterithasbeenforwarded,unless&Stateobjects.Inthat
casethereportshallbeconfidential andshallbeforwardedonrequest
andwiththeagreementoftheCommittee,solely,totheinstitutions andunder­
takingswhoseresearchorproductionactivitiesjustifyaccesstoknowledge
resultingfromtheperformanceoftheresearchcoveredbytheconcerted
actionproject.
ARTICLE6
1.Eachofthecontractingpartiesshall,aftersigningthisAgreement,notify
theSecretary-General oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesassoonas
possibleofthecompletionoftheproceduresnecessaryunderitsinternal
provisionsfortheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
2*Forthecontractingpartieswhichhavetransmittedthenotification provided
forinparagraph1,thisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstday
ofthemonthfollowingthatinwhichtheCommunityandatleastoneofthe
■participating non-MemberStatestransmittedthesenotifications .
Forthosecontractingpartieswhichtransmitthenotificationafterthe

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entry into force ofthis agreement ,itshall come into force' onthe
first day ofthesecond month following themonth inwhich the
notification was transmitted .
Contracting parties which havenotyettransmitted thisnotification
atthe time ofentry into force ofthis Agreement shall beable to
take part inthework oftheCommittee without voting sights for
aperiod ofsixmonths following' theentry into force ofthis
Agreement .
Foraperiod of6months following itsentry into force ,the
Agreement shall beopen foraccession bytheother European States
which took part inthe'Ministerial Conference held inBrussels on
22and 23November 1971 .The instruments ofaccession shall be
deposited with theSecretary-General oftheCouncil oftheEuropean
Communities *AState which accedes tothis Agreement shall become
acontracting party within themeaning ofArticle 1onthe date of
deposit ofthe instrument ofaccession * -
k.TheSecretary-General oftheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities
shall notify each ofthecontracting parties ofthe deposit ofthe
notifications provided for inparagraph 1,ofthe date ofentry
into force ofthis Agreement and ofthe deposit oftheinstruments
ofaccession provided for inparagraph 3. - '
ARTICLE 7
This Agreement ,drawn upinasingle original intheDanish ,Dutch ,
English ,French ,German ,and Italian languages ,each text being
equally authentic ,shall bedeposited inthearchives ofthe
General Secretariat oftheCouncil <?ftheEuropean Communities
which shall transmit acertified copy toeach ofthe contracting
parties .

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FortheEuropean Economic Conununityi
Forthe Government ofthe Republic ofAustria
FortheGovernment ofthe Kingdom ofSweden

ANHEX ""A
PROGRAMMES COVERED BYTHE AGREEMENT
1* Studies onthe conversion of
atmospheric pollutants :
(a)laboratory studies
(t>)field studies
 
(o)modelling
2* Studies onthe elimination of
atmospherio pollutants

ANNEXB
TERMSOFREFERENCE ANDCOMPOSITION OFTHECOMMUNITY-COST
CONCERTATION COMMITTEE ONPHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR
OFATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS
TheCommitteeshall:
»
contribute totheoptimumexecutionoftheconcertedaction
projectbygivingitsopiniononallofitsaspects;
evaluatetheresultsoftheprojectanddrawconclusions asto
theirapplication ;
ensuretheexchangeofinformation referredtoinArticle5(1)
oftheAgreement;
suggestguidelinestotheprojectleader.
TheCommittee'sreportsandopinionsshallbeforwardedtothe
A
States.
TheCommitteeshallbecomposedoftwodelegatesfromthe
Commission;onerepresenting theprogrammeofdirectaction,
theotheroneascoordinator oftheCommunityconcertedaction,
onedelegatefromeachparticipating Non-Member State,one
delegatefromeachMemberStaterepresenting itsnational
programme,andtheProjectLeader.Eachdelegatemaybe
accompagnied byexperts.

ANNEX C
FINANCING RULES
I« Theprovisions laydown thefinancial rules referred "toinArticle 4
oftheAgreement onaconcerted action project inthefield ofphysico­
chemical behaviour ofatmospheric pollutants (COST Project 6la "bis).
\
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II.Atthebeginning ofeach financial year ,acall forfunds shall be
issued bytheCommission toeach oftheparticipating non-Member States . '
. Such calls forfunds shall express the contribution ofthenon-Member
State inquestion both inEuropean units ofaccount andinthecurrency ^
oftheparticipating non-Member State ,thevalue oftheEuropean unit j
ofaccount being defined intheFinancial Regulation applicable tothe
general budget oftheEuropean Communities anddetermined onthedate
ofthe call for funds . »
Each participating non-Member State shall paytheannual contribution under thf
;Agreement atthebeginning ofeach year andby31*March atthe latest .
Themaximum total contribution shall amount to22>000 European units ofac­
count .Anydelay inthepayment oftheannual contribution shall give rise
tothepayment ofinterest bytheparticipating Non-Member States con­
cerned atarate equal tothehighest rate ofdiscount ruling inthe
States ontheduedate .That rate shall beincreased by0,25 ofaper­
centage point for each month ofdelay .The increased rate shall be
applied totheentire period ofdelay . - ,•,
III.Thefunds accruing from thecontributions ofparticipating non-Member
States shall becredited tothisconoerted action project by'being en­
tered inthestatement ofrevenue ofthebudget oftheCommission as
-:receipts within themeaning ofthesecond sub-paragraph ofArtiole 90(4 )
oftheFinanoial Regulation of21December 1977 applicable tothegeneral
budget oftheEuropean Communities .
IV.Theprovisional timetable fortheco-ordination costs referred toin |
H
Article 4oftheAgreement isset outIntheAnnex .
V. TheFinancial Regulation inforce applicable -tothegeneral budget of
theEuropean Communities shall apply tothemanagement oftheappro - j

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ANNEXC
priations;furthermore ,theCommissionshallensurethatsuchappro­
priationsaremanagedinoonformitywiththerulesofprocedureforthe
implementation ofthebudget.
Attheendofeachfinancialyear,astatementofappropriations for
thisprojectshallbepreparedandtransmittedtotheparticipating
non-Member Statesforinformation .

PROVISIONAL TIMETABLES FORTHECOORDINATION OFTHECONCERTED ACTION PROJECT *PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OFATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS
Budget Item 3371 "Implementation ofconcerted action projects " ' ' ANNEX TOANNEX C
1.Initial .e3timate ofoverall
.requirements (figures appear­
ing inthe timetable of
commitments and inthe corre­
spondence' table shown in
Annex IItothe Commission
budget )19791980 1931 1982 TOTAL •I
AC APj AC - AP AC AP AC AP AC, AP
87.100
12.90087.100
12.900)125.000)
U25.000 )i35.ooo I135.000
))
)140.000) "
)140.000)
)500.OOO)
)500.000
)-Staff
-Administrative operating
expenditure
-Contracts
TOTAL (tobecovered by3371 )100.000100.000 125.000 125.000135.000135.000140.000140.000 500.000 500.000
2.Revised estimate ofexpendi­
ture taking into account
additional requirements -
arising from the accession
ofparticipating non-member
State
87.100
12.900
.2x5.50087.100
12.900
2*5.500jl25.000
2r5.500jl25.000
2r5.500jl35.000
2x5.500)135.000
)
2*5.500)
)140.000
le5.500)140.000
)"
ix5.500|500.000
)
44.0001500.000
)
44.000-Staff . ,
-Administrative operating
exoenditure
-Contracts
/
!100.000
■2x5.500100.000
2x5.500125.000
5.500125.000
2x5.500135.000
2x5.500135.000
2x5.500140.000
!2x5.500140.000
2x5.500500.000
A4.000500.000
'44.000
5.Difference between Iand IIto
becovered bycontributions
from participating non-member
•*Stat-.^.q •2x5.5OO >x5.50O?χ5.500 2x5.5OO
L_2x5.5OO 2x5.5OO2x5.500 2x5.500 44.000
I144.000
AC:Account Credited AP :Account Paid

DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION
OFTHE AGREEMENT ONACONCERTED ACTION PROJECT INTHE
FIELD OFANALYSIS OFORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS INWATER
(COST PROJECT Gkb bis )
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Decision 78/888/EECof9October 1978
adopting aEuropean Economic Community concerted project inthe field
ofanalysis oforganic micropollutants inwater (l),and inparticular
Article 6(1 )thereof , '
Having regard tothe draft Decision submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas ,pursuant toArticle 6(2 )6fDecision 78/888/EEC ,the
Commission hasnegotiated anAgreement with certain non-member States
involved inEuropean Cooperation inthe field ofScientific and
Technical Research (COST )with aview toensuring that theCommunity
project and thecorresponding programmes ofthese States areharmonise
Whereas this Agreement should beapproved ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1
TheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreement between theEuropean
Economic Community ,Norway ,Portugal ,Sweden andSwitzerland ,
onaconcerted action project inthefield ofanalysis oforganic
micropollutants inwater (COST project 6Vbbis)ishereby approved on
behalf ofthe Community .
The text totheAgreement isannexed tothis Decision .
(1)OJNoL311 ,4.11.1978 ,p.6

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ARTICLE 2.
The President ^oftheCouncil ishereby authorised todesignate the
persons empowered tosign theAgreement inorder tobind the
Community .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

COMMUNITY -COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT
onaconcerted action project inthe field
ofanalysis oforganic micro-pollutants inwater
(COST Project Skbbis )
TheEuropean Economic Community ,hereinafter referred toas"the
Community ",Norway ,Portugal ,Sweden andSwitzerland ,
hereinafter referred toasthe "participating Non-Member States ",
Whereas aresearch project ontheanalysis oforganic micro-pollutants
inwater ,carried outpursuant toanAgreement concluded on23rd
November 1971 intheframework ofEuropean Cooperation inthe field
ofScientific andTechnical Research (COST project 64b ),produced
very encouraging results ; 1
Whereas aEuropean concerted research project intheabove mentioned
1
field ,continuing and extending COST project 64-b will contribute
effectively tothe reduction ofenvironmental pollution ;
Whereas byitsDecision of9October 1973 theCouncil oftheEuropean
Communities adopted aCommunity concerted project inthefield of
analysis oforganic micro-pollutants inwater ;
Whereas theMember States oftheCommunity and theparticipating
Non-Member States ,hereinafter referred toas"the States ",intend ,
I
subject totherules andprocedures applicable totheir national
programmes ,tocarry out theresearch described inAnnex Aandare
prepared tointegrate such research into aprocess ofconcertation
which they consider will beofmutual benefit ;
Whereas theimplementation oftheresearch covered bytheconcerted
action project will require afinancial contribution ofabout 11million
European units ofaccount from theStates­

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HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS : ,
ARTICLE 1
The Community and theparticipating Non-Member States ,hereinafter
referred toas"theContracting Parties ",shall participate for a
period extending until 3November 1982 inaconcerted action project
inthe field ofanalysis oforganic micro-pollutants inwater .
This project ,shall consist inconcertation between theCommunity
concerted action programme and the corresponding programmes ofthe
participating Non .-Member' States .Theprogrammes covered bythis
Agreement are listed inAnnex A.
The States remain entirely responsible for theresearch executed
bytheir national institutions orbodies .
ARTICLE 2
Concertation between the contracting parties shall beeffected
ι ■ ' ,
through aCommunity-COST Concertation Committee ,hereinafter referred
toas"the Committee ".
, ι :
TheCommittee shall draw upitsrules ofprocedure .ItsSecretariat
will beprovided bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities ,
hereinafter referred to ,as"the Commission ".
The terms ofreference and thecomposition ofthis Committee are
defined inAnnex B.
ARTICLE 3
Inorder toensure optimum efficiency intheexecution ofthis
concerted action project ,aproject leader shall beappointed bythe
Commission inagreement with theparticipating Non-Member States .
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ARTICLE k
Themaximum financial contribution bythecontracting parties tothe
co-ordination costs shall be :
- ^80,000 European units ofaccount from theCommunity forafour-
year period beginning onkNovember 1978
32,000 European units ofaccount from each participating non-
Member State for theperiod referred tointhe first paragraph
ofArticle 1.
TheEuropean unit ofaccount isthat defined bytheFinancial
Regulation inforce applicable tothe general budget oftheEuropean
Communities and bythe financial arrangements adopted pursuant thereto .
The rules governing the financing oftheAgreement are set out in
Annex C.
ARTICLE 5
1.Through theCommittee ,theStates shall exchange regularly all
useful information concerning theexecution oftheresearch
covered bytheconcerted action project .They shall also endeavour
toprovide information onsimilar research planned orcarried out
byother bodies .Anyinformation shall betreated asconfidential
ifthe State which provides itsorequests .
2.Inagreement with theTCommittee theCommission shall prepare
yearly progress reports onthebasis oftheinformation supplied
and shall forward them tothe States .
3.Attheendoftheconcertation period ,theCommission shall ,
inagreement with theCommittee ,forward totheStates ageneral
report ontheexecution andresults oftheproject .This report
shall bepublished bytheCommission sixmonths after ithas
been forwarded ,unless aState objects .Inthat case thereport
shall beconfidential and shall beforwarded onrequest

and with theagreement oftheCommittee ,solely totheinstitutions
and undertakings whose research orproduction activities justify
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access toknowledge resulting from theperformance oftheresearch
covered bythe concerted action project .
ARTICLE 6,- ' x
Each ofthe contracting parties shall ,after signing this Agreement ,
notify theSecretary-General oftheCouncil oftheEuropean
Communities assoon aspossible ofthe completion oftheprocedures
\
necessary under its internal provisions for theimplementation of
this Agreement .
For the contracting parties which have transmitted thenotification
provided for inparagraph 1,this Agreement shall enter into force
onthe first day ofthemonth following that in-which the Coramuniy
and atleast one oftheparticipating Non-Member States transmitted
these notifications .
.I
For those contracting parties which transmit the notification
after the entry into force ofthis Agreement ,itshall come into
force onthe first day ofthesecond month following themonth in
*
which the notification was transmitted .
Contracting parties which have not yet transmitted this notification
atthe time ofentry into force ofthis Agreement shall beable to
take part inthework oftheCommittee without voting rights for
aperiod ofsixmonths following theentry into force ofthis
Agreement .
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Foraperiod of6months following itsentry into for.ce ,the
Agreement shall beopen foraccession bytheother European States
which took part intheMinisterial Conference held inBrussels on
22and 23November 1971 .The instruments ofaccession shall be
deposited with the Secretary-General oftheCouncil ofthe
European Communities .AState which accedes tothis Agreement
shall become acontracting party within themeaning ofArticle 1
onthe date ofdeposit ofthe instrument ofaccession .

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k.TheSecretary-General oftheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities
shall notify each ofthecontracting parties ofthe deposit
ofthenotifications provided for inparagraph 1,ofthe date
ofentry into force ofthis Agreement and ofthe deposit ofthe
instruments ofaccession provided for inparagraph 3*
ARTICLE 7
This agreement ,drawn upinasingle original in -the Danish ,Dutch ,
English ,French ,German and Italian languages ,each text being
equally authentic ,shall bedeposited inthearohives oftheGeneral
Secretariat oftheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities which shall
transmit acertified copy toeach ofthecontracting parties .

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For theEuropean Economic Community ,
For theGovernment oftheKingdom ofNorway ,
FortheGovernment oftheRepublic ofPortugal /
FortheGovernment oftheKingdom ofSweden ,
For the Government ofthe Swiss Confederation

ANNEX A
PROGRAMMES CO.VERED BYTHE AGREEMENT
Sampling and sample treatment
-general development and evaluation ofmethods
methods forsampling sediments and indicator organisms
Gas chromatographic analysis
Coupling gas chronatographs andmass spectrometers
Other separation techniques
development ofmethods forliquid chromatography
in|brovement ofequipment
other separation techniques
Data collection andprocessing
hard copy spectrum collection
establishment ofaspectrum "library
Establishment ofinventories
inventory ofpollutants •
collection ofdata onconversion

ANNEX B
TERMS OFREFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OFTHE COMMUNITY - >
* I
COST CONCERTATION COMMITTEE ONANALYSIS
OFORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS INWATER ,
1. The Committee shall :
1
1.1 .contribute totheoptimum execution oftheconcerted action
project bygiving itsopinion onall ofitsaspects ;
1.2 .evaluate theresults oftheproject and draw conclusions as
totheir application ; *
1.3 *ensure theexchange ofinformation referred toinArticle 5(1 )
oftheAgreement ;
1.^. suggest guidelines totheproject leader .
2. TheCommittee 'sreports andopinions shall beforwarded
tothe States . 1 _
3- TheCommittee shall becomposed oftwo delegates from the
Commission ;onerepresenting theprogramme ofdirect action ,
the other one ascoordinator oftheCommunity concerted action ,
one delegate from each participating Non-Member State ,one ,
delegate from each Member State representing itsnational
programme /and theProject Leader .Each delegate may be '„
accompanied byexperts . > .

ANNEX C
FINANCING RULES
I. These provisions lay down ,the financial rules referred toin
Article koftheAgreement onaconcerted action project inthe
field ofanalysis oforganic micro-pollutants inwater (COST
-project 64-bbis).
II.Atthebeginning ofeach financial year ,acall for funds shall
beissued bytheCommission toeach oftheparticipating non-
Member States .Such calls for funds shall express the contribution
oftheNon-Member State inquestion both inEuropean units of
account and inthe currency oftheparticipating Non-Member
State ,the value oftheEuropean unit ofaccount being defined
intheFinancial Regulation applicable tothegeneral budget of
theEuropean Communities and determined onthe date ofthe call
for funds .Each participating Non-Member State shall pay theannual con
tribution under theAgreement atthebeginning ofeach year and
by31March atthe latest .Themaximum total contribution shall amount
to32,000 European units ofaccount .Any delay inthepayment ofthe
annual .contribution shall give rise tothepayment ofinterst
bytheparticipating .Non-Member States concerned atarate equal
tothehighest rate ofdiscount ruling inthe States onthe due
date .That rate eskall beincreased by0.25 ofapercentage point
for each month ofdelay .The increased rate shall beapplied
tothe entire period ofdelay .
III .The funds accruing from thecontributions ofparticipating Non-
Member States shall becredited tothis concerted action project
byfeeing entered inthestatement ofrevenue ofthebudget of
theCommission asreceipts within themeaning ofthesecond
.sub-paragraph ofArticle 90 (4)oftheFinancial Regulation of
21December 1977 applicable tothegeneral budget ofthe
European Communities .
IV.Theprovisional timetable for theco-ordination costs referred
toinArticle koftheAgreement issetoutintheAnnex .

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V. The Financial Regulation inforce applicable tothegeneral
budget oftheEuropean Communities shall apply tothemanagement
oftheappropriations ;furthermore ,theCommission shall ensure
that such appropriations aremanaged inconformity with the
rules ofprocedure for the implementation .ofthebudget .
VI.Atthe end ofeach financial year ,astatement ofappropriations
for this project shall beprepared and transmitted tothe
participating Non-Member States forinformation .

Budget Item 3371 "Implementation ofconcerted action projecto " ANNEX TOANNEX C
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLES FORTHE COORDINATION OFTHE CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT :ANALYSIS OFORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS INWATER
1.Initial estimate ofoverall
requirements (figures appea­
ring inthe timetable of
commitments and inthe
correspondence table shown
inAnnex IItothe Coramissic
budget )1979 19»0 ; 1981 1982 TOTAL 1
ACΛ
AP AC APr AC AP AC Af> ' ACÀPI
η
i
i
63.0OO
14.000
48.900I
i
I
63.000
14.000
48.900jm.050
)L21.050L26.750
)126.750
))
I106.20c
)ji06.200
)y
)
I48O.OOO
)I48O.OOO
)-Staff
-Administrative operating
expenditure
-Contracta
TOTAL (tobecovered by
3371 )126.000 126.000 121.0S0 121.0S0126.750126.750 106.200I106.200
1480.000 480.000
2.Revised estimate of
expenditure taking into
account additional require --
ments arising from the
accession ofparticipating
non-member State
63.100
14.000
48.900
8.00063.100
14.000
48.9OO
8.000)121.050
) I
U18.000)
j121.050
)
4x8.000)
)126.750
)
icc8.000)126.750
)
4x8.000)106.200
)
t,x8.000)
)106.200
)
ix8.000)
)4S0.000
)
'128 .COC)
|48O.OOO
)
.128 .00C-Staff - I
-Administrative operating
expenditure
-Contracts
t
è.26.000
4x3.000126.000
4x8.000121.050
Lx8.000121.050
4i8.000126.750
4x8.000126.750
4x8.000106.200
4x8.000105.200
Ux8.000490.000
ί128.000480.000
Li?a.nnn
3»Difference between Iand II
tobecovered bycontribu­
tions from participating
non-member States8.000 Αχ8.000 4x8.000 ί,χ8.000
i4x8.000 4x8.000 ùx8.000 %x8.000
i-.128.000 1j
128.000
AC:Account Credited AP;Account Paid

DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION
OFTHE AGREEMENT ONACONCERTED ACTION PROJECT
INTHE FIELD OFTHE EFFECT OF
PROCESSING ONTHE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OFFOODSTUFFS
(COST PROJECT 90)
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic
Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Decision 78/177/EECof20February 1978
adopting aEuropean Economic Community concerted project inthe field
oftheeffect ofprocessing onthephysical properties offoodstuffs (1),
andinparticular Article 6(l)thereof ,
Having regard tothe draft Decision submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas ,pursuant toArticle 6(2 )ofDecision 78/177/EEC ,the
Commission hasnegotiated anAgreement with certain non-member states
involved inEuropean Cooperation inthe field ofScientific and
Technical Research (COST )with aview toensuring that theCommunity
project and thecorresponding programmes ofthese states are
harmonised ;
Whereas ,therefore ,this Agreement should beapproved )
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1
TheCommunity-Cost Concertation Agreement between theEuropean Economic
Community ,Sweden ,.andSwitzerland ,
onaconcerted action project inthe field ofthe effect ofprocessing
onthephysical properties offoodstuffs (COST project 90)ishereby
(1)OJNo5^,25.2.1978 ,p.25

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(
approved onbehalf oftheCommunity .
The text oftheAgreement isannexed tothis Decision .
ARTICLE 2
The President oftheCouncil ishereby authorised toodesignate the
persons empowered tosign theAgreement inorder tobind the
Community .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

COMMUNITY -COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT
onaconcerted action project onthe effect
ofprocessing onthephysical properties offoodstuffs
(COST Project 90)
TheEuropean Economic Community ,hereinafter referred toas"the
Community ",Sweden andSwitzerland ,
.hereinafter referred toasthe "participating Non-Member States ", ,
1
'Whereas aEuropean concerted research project inthefield offood
technology islikely tocontribute effectively toamore economic
use ofnatural resources } , .■ ' ,
Whereas aprogramme ofresearch inthe field offood technology has
been proposed bytheSwedish delegation within European Cooperation
inthefield ofScientific andTechnical Research (COST );
/
Whereas byits Decision of20February 197o theCouncil ofthe
European Communities adopted aCommunity concerted project onthe
effect ofprocessing onthephysical properties offoodstuffs :
Whereas theMember States oftheCommunity and theparticipating
Non-Member States ,hereinafter referred toas"theStates ",intend ,
subject totherules andprocedures applicable totheir national
programmes ,tocarry out the research described inAnnex Aand are
prepared tointegrate such research into aprocess ofconcertation
which they consider will beofmutual benefit ; '
Whereas theimplementation oftheresearch covered bytheooncerted
*action project will require afinancial contribution approximately
9.miIlion European units ofaccount from theStates ;,
!
HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :

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ARTICLE 1
TheCommunity and theparticipating Non-Member States ,hereinafter
referred toas"the contracting parties ",shall participate for a
period extending until 2kFebruary 1981 inaconcerted action project
onthe effect ofprocessing onthephysical properties offoodstuffs .
This project shall consist inconcertation between theCommunity
concerted action programme and the corresponding programmes ofthe
participating Non-Member States .The programmes covered bythis
Agreement are listed inAnnex A.
The States remain entirely responsible for the research executed
bytheir national institutions orbodies .
ARTICLE 2
The concertation between the contracting parties shall beeffected
through Community-COST Concertation Committee ,hereinafter referred
toas "the Committee ".
TheCommittee shall draw upitsrules ofprocedure .ItsSecretariat
will beprovided bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities ,
hereinafter referred toas "the Commission ".
The terms ofreference and thecomposition ofthis Committee are
defined inAnnex B.
ARTICLE 3
Inorder toensure optimum efficiency intheexecution ofthis
concerted action project ,aproject leader shall beappointed bythe
Commission inagreement with theparticipating Non-Member States .

ARTICLE
Themaximum financial contribution bythe contracting parties tothe
co-ordination costs shall be?
250,000 European units ofaccount from theCommunity for athree
year period beginning on25February 1978 .
y
--10,000 European units ofaccount from each participating Non-Member
State for theperiod referred tointhe first paragraph of
Article 1.
TheEuropean unit ofaccount isthat defined bytheFinancial Regulation
inforce applicable tothegeneral budget oftheEuropean Communities
' ' 1 ■ •
and bythe financial arrangements adopted pursuant thereto .
The rules governing the financing oftheAgreement are set out in
Annex C.
ARTICLE ,5
1.Through theCommittee ,the States shall exchange regularly all
useful information concerning the execution oftheresearch covered
bytheconcerted action project .They shall also endeavour to
provide information onsimilar research planned orcarried out
byother bodies .Any information shall betreated asconfidential
iftheState which provides itsorequests .
2.Inagreement with theCommittee theCommission shall prepare yearly
progress reports onthebasis oftheinformation supplied and shall
forward them tothe States .,
3.Atthe end oftheconcertation period ,theCommission shall ,in
agreement with theCommittee ,forward totheStates ageneral
report onthe execution andresults oftheproject .This report
shall bepublished bytheCommission sixmonths after ithasbeen
forwarded ,unless aState objects .-

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Inthat case thereport shall beconfidential and shall beforwarded
onrequest andwith theagreement oftheCommittee ,solely tothe
institutions andundertakings whose research orproduction activities
justify access toknowledge resulting from theperformance ofthe
research covered bythe concerted action project .
*
\
ARTICLE 6
1.Each ofthecontracting parties shall ,after signing this
Agreement ,notify theSecretary-General oftheCouncil ofthe
European Communities assoon aspossible ofthe completion ofthe
procedures necessary under its internal provisions for the
implementation ofthis Agreement .
2.For the contracting parties which have transmitted thenotification
provided for inparagraph 1,this Agreement shall enter into force
onthe first day'of themonth following that inwhich theCommunity
and atleast one oftheparticipating Non-Member States transmitted
these notifications .
For those contracting parties which transmit thenotification after
the entry into force ofthis Agreement ,itshall come into force
onthe first day ofthesecond month following themonth inwhich
the notification was transmitted .
Contracting parties which have notyettransmitted this notification
atthe time ofentry into force ofthis Agreement shall beable to
take part inthework oftheCommittee without voting rights for
aperiod ofsixmonths following theentry into force ofthis
Agreement .
3.Foraperiod of6months following itsentry into force ,the
Agreement shall beopen foraccession bytheother European
States which took part intheMinisterial Conference held in
Brussels on22and 23November 1971 .

The instruments ofaccession shall bedeposited with the
Secretary-General oftheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities .
AState which accedes tothis Agreement shall become acontracting
party within themeaning ofArticle 1onthe date ofdeposit ofthe
instrument ofaccession .
TheSecretary-General oftheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities
shall notify each ofthecontracting parties ofthe deposit of
thenotifications provided for inparagraph 1,oftne date of
entry into force ofthis Agreement and ofthe deposit ofthe
•instruments ofaccession provided forinparagraph 3*
ARTICLE 7
This Agreement ,drawn upinasingle original inthe Danisn ,Dutch ,
English ,French ,German and Italian languages ,each text being
equally authentic ,shall bedeposited inthearchives oftheGeneral
Secretariat oftheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities which shall
transmit acertified copy toeach ofthecontracting parties .

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For theEuropean Economic Community ,
For the Government ofthe Swiss Confederation .
For theGovernment ofthe Kingdom ofSweden
J

ANNEX A
PROGRAMMES COVERED BYTHE AGREEMENT
1.Rheology ofliquid foods (viscosity ):
1.0 .noparticular product
1.1 .milk products
1.2 .sugar products
1.3 »cereal products
1.^. fruit products
2.Sorption (water activity ):
2.0 .noparticular product
2.2 ;.sugar products
S
2.k.fruit products
2.6 .-meat products
3«Thermal properties : ,
3.0 .noparticular product
3-^. fruit products
3«5 «vegetable products
3«6 .meat products
3.7 -fish products

/
ANNEX B
TERMS OFREFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OFTHE COMMUNITY -
COST CONCERTATION COMMITTEE ON
THE'EFFECT OFPROCESSING ONTHE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OFFOODSTUFFS
1. The Committee shall :
1.1 .contribute tothe optimum execution ofthe concerted
action project bygiving its opinion onall ofits
aspects
1.2 .evaluate theresults oftheproject and draw conclusions
astotheir application ;
1.3 -ensure the exchange ofinformation referred toin
Article5(1)oftheAgreement ;
1.4-.suggest guidelines tothe project leader ;
1.5 .have the right toset up,inrespect ofeach ofthe
three physical properties defined inANNEX A,asub­
Committee 'toensure that theprogramme isproperly
implemented .
2. TheCommittee 'sreports and opinions shall beforwarded to
the States .
3. TheCommittee shall becomposed ofonedelegate from the >
Commission ,asco-ordinator oftheCommunity concerted action
project ,onedelegate from each participating Non-Member
State ,onedelegate from each Member State representing its
national programme ,and theproject leader .Each delegate
may beaccompanied byexperts .

ANNEX C
FINANCING RULES
1 • .
I. These provisions lay down the financxal rules referred toin
Article koftheAgreement onaconcerted action project in
the field ofprocessing onthephysical properties offoodstuffs
(COST project 90)
II.Atthebeginning ofeach financial year .,acall forfunds shall
beissued bytheCommission toeach oftheparticipating Non-
Member States .Such calls for funds shall express the contrib­
ution oftheNon-Member State inquestion 'both inEuropean units
ofaccount and inthe currency oftheparticipating Non-Member
State ,thevalue oftheEuropean unit ofaccount being defined
intheFinancial Regulation applicable tothe general budget
oftheEuropean Communities and determined onthe date ofthe
call for funds .
I - * ' . ,
Each participating Non-Member State shall pay theannual contribution
under theAgreement atthebeginning ofeach year andby31March
atthelatest .Themaximum total contribution shall amount to10,000
European units ofaccount . :Any delay inthepayment oftheannual
contribution shall give rise tothepayment ofinterest bythe '
participating Non-Member States concerned atarate equal
tothehighest rate ofdiscount ruling inthe States onthe
due date .That rate shall beincreased by0.25 ofapercentage
point for each month ofdelay .The increased rate shall be
applied tothe entire period ofdelay .
III .The funds accruing from thecontributions ofparticipating '
Non-Member States shall becredited tothis concerted action
project bybeing entered inthe statement ofrevenue ofthe
budget oftheCommission asreceipts within themeaning ofthe
second sub-paragraph ofArticle 90(*f )oftheFinancial Regulation
of21December 1977applicable tothegeneral budget ofthe
European Communities .

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/
ANNEX C
The provisional timetable for theco-ordination costs referred
toinArticle boftheAgreement issetoutintheAnnex .
The Financial Regulation inforce applicable tothegeneral
budget oftheEuropean Communities shall apply tothemanagement
oftheappropriations ;furthermore ,the Commission shall ensure
that such appropriations are managed inconformity with the
rules ofprocedure for the implementation ofthebudget .
Atthe end ofeach financial year ,astatement ofappropriations
for this project shall beprepared andtransmitted tothe
participating Non-Member States forinformation .

PttOV J3I0NAL 'TXMSTAflLES FOR TffSCOORDINATION OFTFfBCONCERTED ACl'fUN " Pftflfc&sSTlW ON'"I'Ht !PHYS1UAL ,UPNUyfiU'l'ltJA iSJ"•■BB'gCTW ?1?
Budget Item 3371 "Implementation ofconcerted action projects " ANNEX TOANNEX C
1.Initial estimate ofoverall .
requirements (figures appearin
inthe timetable ofcommitment'
and inthe correspondence tabl -
shown inAnnex II tothe ,
Commission budget )1978 1979 1980 TOTAL 'I
AC AP AC AP AC AP AC AP AC AP
/
|77.ooo |73.50035.500
48.50035.500
48.500j89.000)92.500)250.000)
)250.000
)
)-Staff V
Administrative operating
expenditure
-Contracta
TOTAL (tobecovered by337177.00073.500 84.000 84.000 89.00092.500 250.000250.000
2.Revised estimate ofexpendi­
ture taking into account
additional requirements arisin ,
from theaccession ofpartici­
pating non-member State
35.500
)48.500
7Χ5.000)35.500
)48.500
ΐχ5.000)89.000
)
)2*5.000I92.500
) '
)2x5.000Î250.000
20.0001250.000
)20.000-Staff
-Administrative operating
.expenditure ,
Contracts
84.OOO
2x5.00084.ΟΟΟ
..x5.00089.000
2χ3.00092.000
2x5.000250.000
.20.000250.000
20.00Ρ
y.Difference between Iand II
tobecovered bycontributions
from participating non-member
.States2χ5.000 ix5.0002x5.0002x5.000 ,;20.000 ..20.000
AC:Account Credited AP:Account Paid