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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation on a research and development programme in the field of 
applied metrology and chemical analyses in the European Economic Community 1988 to 1992 
(the Community Bureau of Reference — BCR) 
COM(87) 444 final/2 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 5 October 1987) 
(87/C 304/04) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE F.UROPF.AN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular article 130 Q 
(2) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
In cooperation with the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas the Community has assigned itself the objective 
of completing the internal market by 1992 for which it 
has the task of eliminating technical trade barriers mainly 
through harmonization of norms and technical regu­
lations; 
Whereas the framework programme of Community 
activities in the field of research and technological 
development adopted by the Council for the period 1987 
to 1991 includes support to the application of technical 
norms; 
Whereas the elimination of supplementary technical 
barriers requires that the laboratories of the Member 
States have the technical means necessary to ensure the 
uniform application of norms, technical regulations and 
directives; 
Whereas to achieve this aim it is important that the 
Community supports collaborative activities having as 
objective the harmonization of the measurements and 
chemical analyses in the Member States so as to ensure 
concordance of the results of tests and controls; 
Whereas work on metrology and chemical analysis in 
progress in some EFTA States could usefully be coordinated with Community work under the present 
programme; 
Whereas CREST has expressed its opinion, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. A research and development programme for the 
European Economic Community in the field of applied 
metrology and chemical analyses as defined in the 
Annex, is hereby adopted for a period of five years with 
effect from 1 January 1988. 
2. Experimental work will be carried out under 
contract. The participants may be industrial organiz­
ations, research institutes and universities established in 
the Community. 
Article 2 
The funds estimated as necessary for the execution of 
the programme (1988 to 1992) amount to 59,2 Million 
ECU which includes expenditure on a staff of 32. 
Article 3 
The Commission shall be responsible for the execution 
of the programme. It will be assisted in its function of 
programme management by the Management and 
Coordination Advisory Committee (CGC) (Scientific 
and Technological Standards) created by Council 
Decision 84/338/Euratom, ECSC, EEC ('). 
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Article 4 
During the third year the programme shall be reviewed. 
The results of this review shall be communicated to the 
Council and the European Parliament. This review may 
lead to the submission by the Commission of a proposal 
for a revision of the programme in accordance with the 
appropriate procedures. 
Article 5 
The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate 
agreements for cooperation in the fields of operation of this programme with third countries, in particular those 
European non-member States which have concluded 
framework agreements for scientific and technical 
cooperation with the Community. 
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
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ANNEX 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF APPLIED METROLOGY 
AND CHEMICAL ANALYSES 
(Community Bureau of Reference — BCR) 
The objective of the programme is to improve the reliability of chemical analyses and physical 
measurements (applied metrology) so as to achieve agreement of results in all Member States. 
The projects will be chosen from those fields which are of priority importance for the Community as 
judged from an economic, environmental or public health viewpoint. 
The priority areas will be in particular, the following: 
— analysis of food and agricultural products, 
— environmental analysis, 
— biomedical analysis, 
— analysis of metals, including surface analysis, 
— physical measurements (applied metrology). 
The activities include in particular: 
— execution of measurement programmes on a collaborative basis (intercomparisons), 
— improvement of methods of analysis and measurement, 
— improvement of instruments necessary for high precision measurements, 
— development of transfer standards, 
— preparation and certification of reference materials, 
— storage and distribution of reference materials, 
— scholarships for young scientists in subjects covered by the programme, 
— exchange of scientists in subjects covered by the programme.