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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1231 final
Brussels ,25July 1973
AMENDEMENTS TOTHE
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION PITTHE
IMPLEMENTATION OPCOMMUNITY CONTRACTS
(Presented "bythe Commission tothe Council pursuant
tothesecond paragraph ofArticle 149ofthe
EECTreaty )
COM(73 )1231 final

iUŒJïïMaïTS TOTH3
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION ONTHE IMPLEflEffTATIOir OFCOMMUNITY
CONTRACTS
Introduction ,first and second recitals remain the same .
Insert ,after thesecond recital ,thefollowing !
"Whereas technological development cancontribute tosocial progress "
Fourth ,fifth and sixth recitals remain the same .
Theseventh recital isreplaced bythefollowing !
"MERE AS,nevertheless ,inthefield oftechnological development
"cooperation "between undertakings established indifferent Member
"States ,incompliance with therules ofcompetition aslaid down
"intheTreaty ,isafactor inthefaster andmore secure development
"ofEuropean industry andconsequently constitutes theindispensable
"complement totheefforts performed atthenational level ;and
"whereas theintroduction ofCommunity machinery isthemost suitable
"wayofsupporting' projects undertaken onacooperative' basis by •
"undertakings ,'inparticular those ofmediumsize ,established
"inmore than oneIlember State j"
Theeighth recital isreplaced bythefollowing ?
"WHEREAS ,inviev ;oftheexperience acquired inthevarious Member
"States ,Community backing forthefulfilment oftechnological
"development projects inindustry should take theform mainly of
"loans covering ,inmost cases ,only part ofthecost ofdevelopment
"andrepayable iftheresults ofsuch projects areused forprofit ;
"andwhereas such loans ,while they enable theundertakings >
"concerned toassume theexceptional technological andfinancial
"risks entailed in.'this stage cSftheindustrial innovation process ,
"leave part ofthe£isk tobeunderwritten bysuch undertakings and
"involve their liability inthechoice andproper performance of
"such projects ;." , ;

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Ninth ,-tenth ,eleventh andtwelfth recitals remain the same .
First Article remains the same .
Thefirst paragraph ofArticle 2isreplaced "bythefollowing :
"Community contracts areintended forthedevelopment ofnew
"products orprocesses andthesignificant improvement ofexisting
"products orprocess es"
Thesecond paragraph ofArticle 2remains thesame .
Article 3isamended asfollows :
"Projects conforming atoneandthesame time tothefollowing
"criteria may "beawarded Community contracts :
"(a)Their aimshall hetocreate orlaunch anewproduct orprocess
" oraproduct orprocess significantly improved inrelation to
" existing ones ;aproduct orprocess isdeemed to "benewuntil
" such time asitismade ormarketed intheCommunity .
"(h)Theyshall boofasufficiently important -general interest ,
" e.g. ;,bymeeting animportant economic andsocial need either
" forthefirst time orinanappreciably improved formand/orby
" holding outtheprospect ofasubtantial increase in
" productivity ".
Indents c),d),e)andf)ofArticle 3remain thesame .
Thefirst paragraph ofArticle 4remains the same .
Thesecond paragraph ofArticle 4isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Projects submitted inthese fields byundertakings shall comply
"with thecriteria setoutinArticle 3ofthis Regulation .
"Inthecase provided forinthepreceding subparagraph ,however ,
"cooperation among undertakings established indifferent Member
"States oftheCommunity shall notberequired ".
Articles 5to12inclusive remain the same .
Thefirst paragraph ofArticle 13remains thesame .
Thesecond paragraph ofArticle 13isamended asfollows :

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"Inthecaseofacooperativeproject,theundertakingsconcluding
"aCommunitycontractshalljointlyandseverallyassumeresponsibility
"fortheperformanceofthecontract.Theyshallalsoappointa
"singlecorrespondant ,whoshe,11heresponsibleforcoordinating
"theadministrative aspectsofthecontractandformaintaining
"contactswiththeBank".
ThethirdandfourthparagraphsofArticle13remainthesame.
Article14remainsunchanged.
ThefirstandsecondparagraphsofArticle15remainthesame.
ThethirdparagraphofArticle15isreplaced "bythefollowing ?
"If,ontheexpiryofaperiodofthreeyearsafterthedateofthe
"firstloanrepaymenttinderthecontract,thisobligationhasnot
"beenobserved,theBankmayrequirethecontractingundertakings to
"grantlicencesoncommercialtermstosuchpersonsorundertakings
"intheCommunityasmayapplyforthem".
AfourthparagraphisaddedtoArticle15andreadsasfollows;
"Infringements committedbyundertakings whichhaveconcluded
'1Communitycontracts,raid,whereapplicable,docisionstakenby
"theBankagainstthedefaultingundertakings ,shallbeincluded
"intheGeneralReportoftheCommission."
ThefifthparagraphofArticle15remainsthesame.
Articles16to20remainthesame
Article21isreplacedbythefollowing!
"TheCommissionshallincludeintheGeneralReportontheactivities
"oftheCommunities areportontheapplicationofthisRegulation"#
Article22remainsthesame.