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GENERAL BUDGET FOR I98O
SECTION III -COMMISSION
TRANSFER OFAPPROPRIATIONS No9/80
(Non-compulsory expenditure )
From Chapter 100 - PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
ToChapter 36 - EXPENDITURE ONSCIENTIFIC ANDTECHNICAL
yINFORMATION AND ONINFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Artide 361 - Disseminati on.circulation andutilization of
scientific andtechnical knowledge
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REASONS
ActingunderitsDecisionof14January1977and.itsprogrammeforI98O,-
setoutinthememorandum annexedtothePresident'saddresstoParliament
of12February,theCommissioniscurrentlyrunninga.numberofactivities
fortheprogressiveintroduction ofjointindustrialinnovationprojects.
IntheinterestsoftheCommunitytheCommissionhasbeenworkingoverthe
pastfewyearstowardseffectiveexploitation oftheinventionsresulting
fromdirectandindirectresearchprogrammeswithintheCommunity.
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TheadhocGroupsetupbytheHeadsofIndustrialAffairsDepartmentsin *
theMemberStatesinFebruary1978hasapprovedaseriesofexperimentsor
pilotprojectswiththeaimofdraftingproposalsforCouncildecisions.
Inordertocontinuetheeffortsinthefieldsof(a)assessmentand
utilizationofCommunityresearchresultsand(b)industrialinnovation
andtoachievetheaimofsubmittingadraftresolutiontotheCouncil
in1980,thefollowingexperiments andpilotprojectsmustbeconcluded
thisyear:1
(i)Since1978theStandingTechnologicalConferenceofEuropeanLocal
Authorities (STCELk)hasbeenrunninganumberofprojectsonthe
Community-wide consolidation oflocal.authorities 1demandfornew
technologies .TheCommissionwillbearsomeoftherunningcosts
,fortheseprojectsand"willalsoprovideanadditional 60000EUA
towardsanumberofmarketresearchanalysesandtechnological
...studies. - 1
(ii)Aseriesofstudiesandinvestigations coveringeconomicindicators,
nationalmeasuresaimedatpromotinginnovation andcertainprivileged
sectorsareawaitingcompletionintheMemberStatesandsomeofits
non-member 'competitors *.Approximately 40000SUAarerequiredinI98O
sothattheseprojectscanberesumed.
(iii)TheCommissionhasconcludedanagreementwithanumberofventure-capital
companiesunderwhichtheywilllookintopracticable waysofachieving
cooperationthroughouttheCommunitywiththeaimofprovidingmeans
offinancinginnovationbySmallandmedium-sized firmsinparticular.
Approximately 70000EUAwillberequiredfortheseexperimentsin1980.
(iv)IftheinventionsemergingfromresearchprogrammesintheCommunity -
,aretobeproperlyexploited,themarketmustbesurveyedwithaview
toascertaining thebektpossiblelicensingpolicy.Atleast30000EUA
isrequiredforcompletionofthisresearchin.I98O.
Itwillnotbepossibletomeetthedeadlinessetinthememorandum annexed
totheprogrammeaddressforsubmissiontotheCouncil,followingconsultations
withtheHead.sofIndustrialAffairsDepartments ,ofadraftresolutiononthe
exploitation ofinventionsunlessthe200000EUAenteredinChapter100are
releasedimmediately. -
TheCommissionisthereforerequestingthebudgetaryauthoritytoauthorize
thetransferofthesaidamountfromChapter100toArticle3611oftheI98Obudget

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