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Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
subscribing ^.onbehalfoftheCommunity,toa
jointdeclaration ofintenttoimplementa
Europeanprojectinthefieldoftransporton
thesubject:"Electronictrafficaids,onmajor
roads"
(COSTProieet30)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY Ma&RAlTDUH
ElevenEuropeanStates,includingnixMemberStatesoftheCommunity
andtheCommunityitself,havefinalizedaprogrammeforapoint
researchprojecton"Electronic "traffic
aidsonmajorroads"(Project30)«Ajointdeclarationofintenttoim­
plementthisprogrammehasbeensubmittedforsignaturetothe19COST
States*andto"theCommunity.
!•Themai»pointsoftheprogrammeï
(a)Objectives :
-development oftechniciuesforthecontrolandrealtimemanagement
ofroadtraffic;
-theestablishment ofatestingprogramme,oranyotherprojectaimed
atdefiningasystemofelectronictrafficaidsformajorroadswhich
couldbestandardized andsubmittedtotheEuropeanGovernments.
(b)Methods:
Aresearchanddevelopment programmeandjointstudiesbytherelevant
nationallaboratories oftheparticipating countries®
II•Thetimeallowedfortheworkisthreeyearsandmaybeextendedbyjoint
agreementbetweentheparticipating countries#
III*Initsopinion,deliveredan16and17April1975>CREST:
(a)recognizedthattheprojectwasofinteresttotheCommunity;
(b)emphasizedthatworkondraftingtheagreementshouldbecontinued
undertheauspicesofCOSTinordertoavoidthefurtherlongdelayswhich
couldresultif4weretransformedintoaCommunityprogrammewithwhich
non-Community COSTcountriescouldbeassociated#
(c)stressedtheneedfortheCommissiontobecloselyassociatedatall
stagesoftheprojectparticularly thedraftingofrecommendation ona
Europeanstandardforasystemofelectronictrafficaidsformajorroads;

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(d)expressed thehope that alltheMember States would accede tothis
agreement »
IV*On5a^d6November 1975 *following aproposal bytheCommission ,the <
Council authorized theCommission tonegotiate Community participation
inthis action programme onthebasis ofthefollowing directives :
(a)participation bytheCommunity assuch must notinclude anyfinancial
contribution from theCommunity j
(b)theCommunity istoberepresented ontheManagement Committee
bytheCommission,' i.-">Oorexisaior.#
-During thenegociatiorsheld from November 1975 "toSeptember 197^» "the
detailed rules fortheimplementation oftheproject underwent major
changes# Forthephase covered bythedraft agreement there isnow
nolonger anyprovision forjoint experiments oarried outinareas
\
towhich thepublic hasaccess# Itwill therefore nolonger bene­
cessary tosetupajoint fund tofinance theproject# '
Under these circumstances theparticipating States and th$iJ3.$ra#uiai1#fhave
limrtedoiheic contait&eAt-iorai joint .'declaination ofintent :tthose «ntry into
force is
not subject toratification bythenational parliaments#
Asaresult ofthenegociations theCommunity 'scontribution tothis
action will involve i ' ' J
*
-attendance atmeetings oftheManagement Committee andparticipation
/
inthepreparation ofitswork ;
–participation inthework ofaspecialist group onthedevelopment
»
ofanappropriate terminology fortraffic messages#
V# Inview oftheopinion delivered bytheScientific andTechnical Research
Committee (CREST )andtheagreement reached between theCommission and
theCommittee onEuropean Cooperation inthefield ofScientific and
Technical Research (COST ),theCommission proposes that theCouncil should
adopt theappended decision towhich thejoint declaration ofintent is
annexed#

COUNCILDECISION
SuboorivingonbehalfoftheCommunity,toajointdeclarationofintentto
implementaEuropeanprojectinthefieldoftransportonthesubject:
"Electronictrafficaidsonmajorroads(COSTProject30).
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle75thereof:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ?
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionofEconomicandSocialCommittee ;
WhereastheaimofCOSTProject30istoestablishastandardized European
systemdesignedtomakemoreefficientuseoftheroadinfrastructure and
improveroadsafety;
Whereasinparticularthisprojectwillhaverepercussion onthecommon
transportpolicy;
WhereasitisthereforeappropriatethattheCommunityshouldparticipate
intheexecutionofCOSTProject30;
WhereastheScientificandTechnicalResearchCommittee(CREST)hasstated
initsOpinionof16and17April1975»thatitisinfavourofsuchparti­
cipation;
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOW:
Article1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,thejointdeclarationofin­
tenttoimplementaEuropeanprojectinthefieldoftransportonthesub­
ject"Electronictrafficaidsonmajorroads"(Project30)isherebys..b-
subscribedto.
Thejointdeclaration ofintentisannexedtothisDecision.

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Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized tonominate those persons
empowered tosign theagreement ,andtoconfer upon them thepowers necessa­
ryforcommiting theCommunity .
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Article 3
OntheManagement Committee inrespect oftheproject theCommunity shall
berepresented bytheCommission .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President