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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)284final.
Brussels/29May1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
concerning theconclusionofanagreementontheextension
oftheCommunitynetworkfordatatransmission (EURONET)
totheterritoryoftheSwissConfederation
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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Communication from theCommission totheCoiancil
II1AgToement between theESCandSwitzerland ontheextaneion ofthe
iiUhOi^T telecoomunzoat ions network tothaterritory ofthaZslvetiax 1
Confederation
Inits"note veroale "of8August 1.977 ?Switzerland expressed the
desire toseatheCommunity telecommunications network EOEOBET extended to
Swiss territorjo
On9October 1978 *theCouncil adopted thesecond plan' ofaotion in
tnefield ofscientific andtechnical information anddocumentation ,and
provision wasmade under Article 3ofitsDecision for theconclusion of
cooperation agreements between theCommunity andthird countries participating ;
intheEuropean Conference ofPostal andTelecommunications Administrations (CSPT).
Inprinciple ,such agreements were tobeconcerned solely with theextension
ofEURGNET andware todetermine theconditions for the'connection ofthe
terminals andhost computers ofthis network andtherelated technical arrangements®
Exceptionally ,theagreements might also heconcerned with other aspects ofthe
plan ofaction .
Bythesame Counoil Decision ,theCommission wasauthorized tonegotiate
theoooperation agreements after seeking theopinion ofCIDST forthis purpose#
Concurrently with theDecision of9October 1978 *i"twasspeoified,in
thestatement annexed totheCounoil minutes ,that during theinitial stage of
theaction plan ,efforts should focus chiefly onimplementing andconsolidating
EURONET ,thereby implying that theextension ofEUROUET should not ,-inprinoiple ,
becarried outbefore EURONET became operational *

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TheScientificandTechnice-1ResearchCommittee(CREST)alsorequestedthat
oncethenetworkhad"beeneetuppriorityshould "begiventoscientific and
technicalinformation anddocumentation trafficovertr&ffioofallothertypes*
Outcomeofthenegotiations
Theagreementwill"beconcludedintheformofanexchangeofletters
ejidthefirstletterwill"besigned "bytheHeadoftheSwissMissiontothe
EuropeanCommunities inviewofthefaotthatitwasSwitzerland whichrequested
participation .,
TheprovisionsofArticle3oftheCouncilDecisionof9October1978
have "beenobserved®
Inviewofthedeliverydatesforequipment(approximately 14months),
itwillnotbepossibletoextendEURONETtoSwitzerlanduntilayearafter
itsinauguration ThisthereforesatisfiesthepointsraisedbyCREST#
Switzerland doesnotintendtoconneotdatabanksorbasestoEURONET
foratleastthreeyearaandistherefore,atpresent,asfarastheCommunity
isconcerned,auser-andnotasupplier–ofdata*
Inadditiontofulfillingtheconditionsstatedabove,theexchangeof
lettersgivenintheAnnexstatesthattheprincipleofreciprocityistoapply
inanon-discriminatory mannertothehostcomputersandterminalslocatedin
Switzerland ,,
Theprovisionsofa"jointdeclaration ofintent"annexedtothe
exchangeofletters,whichformsacodeofconducttosafeguardtheinterests
ofusers,alsoapplytoSwitzerland®
Theagreementalsoallowsfortheparticipation ofSwissexpertsin
worktod^vrelopadditionaltechnicalspecifications ,establishnewgeneral
provisioneforthenetworkandtrainusers.

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Finally,thereareprovisionstosafeguardtheinterests(rights
andobligations )ofSwitzerlandshouldotherthirdcountriesparticipatein
EURONET,
On8Maroh,CIDSTdeliveredaunanimousopinioninfavourofthe
extensionofEURONETtotheterritoryoftheHelvetianConfederation *
Conclusion
TheCommissionrequeststheCounciltoadopttheattacheddraft
Decisionontheconclusionofanagreement "byexchangeoflettersregarding
theextensionoftheCommunitytelecommunications networkEURONETtothe
territoryoftheHelvetianConfederation *

ANNEX2
Proposaltopa
COUNCILDECISION
concerning theconclusionofanagreement ontheextensionofthe
Communitynetworkfordatatransmission (EURONET)totheterritory
oftheSwissConfederation
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision78/887/EECof9October1978adoptinga
secondthree-year planofactioninthefieldofscientific andtechnical
1information anddocumentation ,andinparticularArticle3thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission, .
WhereastheCommission has,pursuanttoArticle3oftheabove-mentioned
Decision,negotiated anagreementwithanon-membercountryparticipating
intheEuropeanConferenceofPostalandTelecommunications Administrations
(CEPT)withaviewtoextending EURONET,
Whereas,therefore,suchagreementshouldbeconcluded,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
./.
10JNoL311,4.11.1978,P..1.

Article 1
AnagreementbetweentheCommunityandSwitzerland fortheextensionof
EURONETtotheterritoryoftheSwissConfederation isherebyconcluded
onbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreement,intheformofanexchangeofletters,is
annexedhereto.
Article 2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethepersons
empoweredtosigntheAgreement andtoconferonthemthenecessarypowers
tobindtheCommunity.
Doneat Date
FortheCouncil,
ThePresident

SwissMissiontoth®
EuropeanCommunities
Brussels,ANNEX3
Sir,
Overthepastfewyears,considerableeffortshavebeenmadeinEurope,
especially "bytheEuropeanCommunities ,bothinthefieldofdatatransmission
bypacket-switchingsndinthefieldofscientificandtechnicalinformation
anddocumentation® Thisisillustrated bythefollowing'tgiveninchronological
orders
-Theconclusion ,on23November1973,oftheAgreementontheimplementation
ofaEuropeaninformationnetwork(COST11project)betweentheEuropean
AtomicEnergyCommunity,thefederalRepublicofGermany,France,Italys
Norway,Portugal,Sweden,Switzerland ,theUnitedKingdomandYugoslav?.a
totransmitdatausingpaoket-switohing "technology ?
-TheResolutionoftheGouncilof-fchaEuropeanCon?.*unitiesof14January1974
concerning aninitialgeneralprogf-sunceoftheTSuropeanEoonomioCopimuxiity
(hereinaftercalledtheCommunity)inthefieldofscienceandtechnology
inwhichtheCouncil8+-reeaedthatthirdcountries,'especiallyEuropean
countries,shouldbegiventheopportunity oftakingpartintheproject
concernedwheneveritwasfoundnecessaryordesirable J
-TheDecisionsoftheCounciloftheEuropean .Communities of18Ms-rob.1573
and9October1973adoptingthree-yearactionplansonscientificand
technicalinformation anddocumentation andprovidingforthesettingup
ofatelecommunications network(hereinaftercalledEUB.GNET)toprovide
ConuLViityuserswithreliable,rapidandeoonomioaccesstothesoientific,
technical,eoonomioandsooialdocumentation anddataavailable ;
Î4r.Guiao"runner
Memberof^Commission
oftheEurov--anCommunitiea
200,ruedelaLoi
1049BrusseX&

–Theformation,by"thetelecommunications administrations oftheMemberStates
oftheComaunity,ofaconsortiumbyamultilateral convention(hereinafter
calledtheConvention)signedon11December1975,tosetupandrunEUROHET
andtoinstructPrancetoconcludeacontraottothiseffeotwiththe
Community(hereinaftercalledtheContract),whiohwassignedon15December1975
-TheDecisionoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesof9October1978
adoptingasecondthree-yearplanofactioninthe,fieldofscientificand
technicalinformationanddocumentation andprovidingthepossibilityfor
theCommunitytoconoludecooperation agreementswiththirdcountries
participating intheEuropeanConferenceofPostalandTelecommunicatIons
Administrations (CEPT)«
Takingaocountoftheabove,representatives oftheFederalCouncilandof
theCommmission metonseveraloccasionsbetween1December1977and
26March1979"tostudytheextensionofEURONETtoSwitzerland soastogive
SwissusersaccesstoinformationservioesintheCommunity,andCommunity
usersaocesstoinformation servicesinSwitzerland *Afurtheraimofthe
meetingswastocarryoutajointanalysisofthearrangements whiohwould
providetheinformationservioesinSwitzerlandortheCommunitywithmutual
aocesstotheinformation souroesofbothParties*
Forthepurposeofachievingthiscooperation,Ihave-thehonourofmaking
thefollowingproposals:
1«EURONETshallbeextendedtoSwissterritoryunderanagreementbetween
theSwissPTTadministrations andthetelecommunications administrations
representedintheEURONETconsortiunuThisextensionwilltakepLaceunder
theconditionslaiddownforthewholenetwork,takingintoaooountthe
Convention,theContraot,theaddendatheretoandthenewaddendumto
theContractwhiohwillbeoonoludedbetweentheCommunityandFrancewith
aviewtoSwissparticipation *

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2.TheSwissPTTundertaking andthetelecommunicationsadministrations of
theMemberStatesoftheCommunitywillsettlejointlythetechnical
questionsrelatingtotheconnectionoftheterminalsandhosts,and
thefinancialproblemsarisingfromtheextensionofEURONETto
Switzerland .
3.TheterminalsinstalledinSwitzerland orinthe.Communitywillbeguaranteed,
inanon-discriminatory mannerandonareciprocalbasis,connectionand
accesstoEURONETwithintheframeworkoftheinternational andnational
provisionsinforce®
4.ThehostslocatedinSwitzerland orintheCommunitywillbeguaranteed ,
inanon-disoriminaiDQr mannerandonareciprocalbasis,thepossibility
ofconnection andaccesstoEURONETwithintheframeworkoftheinternational
andnationalprovisionsinforce.
5.EachPartyshallendeavour,inaspiritofhealthyendfaircompetition
andwiththeaimofsafeguarding' theinterestsoftheusersandensuring
theefficientandeconomicoperationofthenetwork,toenforce-under
thecurrentprovisions-theobservance bythehostsconneotedto
EUKONSTofaoodeofoonduotascloselyaspossibleinlinewithths
jointdeclaration ofintentgivenintheAnnex®Swisshostsmayparticipate
intheELJRONETHostCommittee®
6©TherightoftheSwissFT?undertakingtouseforthird-partytrafficall
EURONETcapacitynotrequiredforthescientificandtechnicalinformation
anddocumentation networkisnot-affected,giventhatthsprincipleof
non-discrimination dossnotapplytothird-partytraffic®
7„Swissexpertsmayparticipate asequalpartnersinworktodevelop
additionaltechnicalspecifications ,establishnewgeneralprovisions
forFJRONETandtrainusers.

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{6.ThePartieswilltakeallappropriatemeasurestoarriveatajoint
solutiontotheproblemsrelatingtothesettingup,managementand
.possibleextensionofEUROHETnotcoveredby1and2*TheParties
willholdoonsultations throughdiplomaticchannelsforthispurpose*
9.ShouldEUROUET "beextendedtootherstateswhicharemembersofCEPT,
relationsbothbetweenSwitzerlandandtheComnftinityandthosewiththe
statesinquestionwillbesubjeottopriorconsultationthroughdiplomatic
channels*
10*ThepossibleconnectiontoEUROHET
–ofhostsestablishedinthestateswhicharemembersofCEPTandto
whiohthenetworkhasnotbeenextended,
–ofhostsestablishedinstateswhioharenotmembersofCEPT,
–offoreignnetworks,
canbeeffeotedonlywiththeagreementofthePartiesandofthe
telecommunications administrations in(question*
11*ThePartieswillinformeaohotherregularlyontheprogressmadein
theaforementioned sphere*Inparticular,theywillexohange,asfar
inadvanceaspossible,allrelevantinformationrelatingtoprojeots
toconneothostsanddatabasesorbanks*Suohexohangesofinformation
willbemadethroughdiplomaticchannels*
12*Theoooperationprovidedforwilllapseon31December1983,but
maybeterminatedbeforethatdatebyeitherPartysubjecttoone
year'snotioe*

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Ifyouareabletoconfirminwritingyouragreementtotheaforesaid.,
thetwoPartieswillconsiderthisexchangeoflettersas&statement
oftheiraimsand.oftheformsoftheircooperation oonoerning EUROKET*
Thisexchangeofletterswillenterintoforceonthedateonwhioh
yourreplyissigned.#
Pleaseaccept.Sir.theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration *
TheSwissAmbassador
totheEuropeanCommunities

Mmlà
JointdeclarationofintentonhostSfreferredtounderpoint5ofthis
letter,whichwillbeoonneotedtoEUROHET
1*Thehostaloneshallberesponsiblefortheoperationofhisservioesvia
thenetwork*
2*Thehostshalldeclarethathewillnotmakedistinctions basedon
nationality betweentheusersofEUROHET*Ifexistingoontraotsor
international agreementsoontaindiscriminatory provisions,thehostwill
notifytheoompetentauthoritiesinhisoountryandendeavourtohave
theprovisions amended*
3*Thehostshalldeolarethathewillabstainfromallunfaircompetition *
Ifnecessary,hemaybeinvitedtoprovideexplanations onthissubject
bytheoompetentauthoritiesinhisowncountrywithintheframeworkof
thenationalprovisionsinforce*
4*Thehostwillobservetheprinoipleofmaintainingatthelowestpossible
levelthefeesrelatingtosoientifioandteohniealinformation (1ST)
services*Hewillapplythisprinoipleasfaraspossibleinhistariff
polioy*
5*Thehostshalldeolarethathewillparticipateineffortstowardsa
gradualharmonization ofservices*Inparticular,hewillexaminei
-theapplication,tohisinformationretrievalsystem,ofthe
standardized instructions giveninthe"EURONETGuidelines:
standardcommandsforinformationretrievalsystems"f
–thegradualharmonization ofthegeneraloonditionsofsale,whioh
willbeundertakenjointly:

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-thegradualrationalisation ofinstruction manuals;
-thesimplification ofaccessmethodsforusersandofinvoioing„
6®Thehostwillexaminethepossibilitycfcooperatinginthepreparation
ofmeasurestomarkethieservicesefficientlyatEURGNETlevelandto
traintheusersoftheseservices#
7.InordertoachievetheappropriatelevelcfcooperationwithinEUEONET,
thehostmaytakepartintheworkofacommitteewhichwillmeetat
regularintervals,expresshisopiniononallquestionsrelatingtotha
networkandassistinthepreparation ofappropriate reccptnendations to
thecompetentauthorities ofthestatesparticipating inEURGNET*Each
hostwillbearthecostsofhisrepresentation atsuchmeetings#
8®Thehostwilldesignate -tothecompetentauthoritiesinhisco'ontry
hisrepresentative onthiscommitteewithinthreemonthsfollowingthe
conclusionoftheagreementrequiredforhisconnectiontoEURGNETo
Withinthesameperiod,hemayalsodesigns ,taapersonresponsiblefor
allotherquestionsrelatingtoEURGNETandspecifyhispowers*
9®Withinthesameparxodthehostwillprovidethecompetentauthorities
inhiscountrywithaprovisionaldescription ofthedatabasesand
relatedserviceswhichheintendstooffer*Thisdescription should
followascloselyaspossibletheexampleshowninthe"EURGNETGuidelines
forcooperation betweendatabasesuppliersandhostorganizations"e
Inparticular -,,thedescriptionwillcoverindetailthed.atabases,the
serviceswhichtheyofferandthetariffsapplicable *Thecompetent
authorities shouldbeprovidedwithadefinitivedescription ofthese
servicesnolaterthanthreemonthsbeforeth®commencement ofoperation®
10»Thehostshalldoeverythinginhispowertoannouncethreemonthsin
advanceanymajorohangestotheservicesdescribedandtoinformthe
oompstentauthorities inhiscountryofsuohohanges#

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-11•Thehostshallinformthecompetentauthorityinhiscountryif
heintendstousehisEURQHETlinkforpurposesotherthansoientifio
andtechnioalinformation *
12•Inordertopermittheoompetentauthoritytoadaptthenetworkto
requirements ,thehostshallprovidetheoompetentauthorityatleast
onoeayearwithstatistios ontheuseofEURONETviahisservioest
includingtraffiostatistios.numberofsubscribers .eto«
*

Secretariat
CIDSTDoc.CIDST/405/79final
ANNEX
'OpinionofCIDST
of8March1979
ExtensionofEURONETtotheterritoryoftheHelvetianConfederation
TheCommitteeforInformation andDocumentation onScienceand
Technology (CIDST)havingexamineddooilmentsn°CIDST/337/77J394/78
and400/78prepared "bytheCommission,anddiscussed,atits24"fch,25"th,26th,
27thand28thmeetings,thematteroftheextensionofEURONETto
thirdcountries,
Havingadoptedanopinionatits27"thmeeting(doc..CIDST396/78final
of24.11.78)inwhichitnotably"recommendsthattheCommissionresume
thenegotiations withtheSwissauthorities withaviewtotheextension
ofEURONETtoSwitzerland ,inaooordancewiththeCouncildeoisionof
9thOctober1978",
Having "beeninvited "bytheCommission,inaccordancewithAnnexII,
point3c)oftheabove-mentioned Councildecision,togiveanopinion
ontheconditionsofanagreementfortheextensionoftheCommunity
networkfordatatelecommunications (EURONET)totheterritoryofthe
HelvetianConfederation ,
Notesthattheproposedagreementcorrespondstotheconditions
laiddowninarticle3oftheCouncildeoisionof9"thOctober1978»
RecommendsthattheCommissionimplementthembymeansofan
exchangeofletterswiththeappropriate Swissauthorities ,
VIishe8tobekeptregularlyinformedoftheimplementation of
theagreementwiththeHelvetianConfederation .
TheSecretaryoftheCIDSTisaskedtotransmitthisopiniontothe
CommissionandtoCREST,andtoaddressacopytotheCounoil.