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COUNCILDECISION (EAEC)
approvingtheconclusion bytheCommissionofan
agreementforcooperation inthefieldofcontrolled
thermonuclear fusionbetweentheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity andSpain
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
SUBJECT:Agreementforcooperation inthefieldofcontrolledthermal
nuclrarfusionbetweentheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity
andSpain
Onthebasisofarticle101,paragraph2,oftheEuratomTreaty,
theCommissionhasnegotiatedtheAgreementunderreference,thetextof
whichisappended ,tothisCommunication .
BythetermsofthisAgreement,Spainwillbeapartytothe
contractforthepromotionofstaffmobilityconcludedbytheCommission
anditsassociates inthefieldofcontrolled thermalnuclearfusion.
Spain'scontribution totheEuratomstaffmobilityfundwillbe
^calculatedannuallyonthebasisoftheratiobetweenthe;grossdomestic
productofSpainandthatoftheCommunity ~plusSpain.
ArticleIVcontainstheclausesrelatingtotherulesgoverning
information andpatents;theseclausesareinconformitywiththeCommu­
nity'spolicyinthisfield..
TheAgreementmakesprovision (ArticleV)-forthesetting-upof
a"Euratom/SpainCommittee"toensurethattheAgreementisproperlyim­
plemented.
Finally,thedurationoftheAgreementhasbeenestablished as
threeyearsandissubjecttoarepudiationclauserequiringsixmonths
notice.
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Accordingly,theCommissionforwardstotheCounciltheattached
draftdecisionapprovingtheconclusionoftheAgreementbytheCommission
Annexes

Draft
CouncilDecision <EAEC)
approvingtheconclusion bytheCommissionofanagreement
forcooperation inthefieldofcontrolledthermonuclear
fusionbetweentheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunityandSpain
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity,andinparticularthesecondparagrapheofarticle101
thereof, ?
HavingregardtothedraftoftheCommission;
WhereastheCommission,inaccordancewiththeinstructions
fromtheCouncil,hasnegotiatedanagreementforcooperation withSpain
inthefieldofcontrolledthermonuclear fusion,
Whereasitisconsequently necessarytoapprovetheconclusion
ofthisagreementbytheCommission,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
Solearticle
Theconclusion bytheCommissionoftheagreementforcooperation between
theEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunityandSpain,thetextofwhich '
isappendedtothisDecision,isherebyapproved.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident

AGREEMENT FORCOOPERATION
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ATOMICENERGY .COMMUNITY
ANDTHEKINGDOM OFSPAIN
INTHE.FIELDOFCONTROLLED THERMALNUCLEARFUSION

2.
THEEUROPEANATOMICENERGYCOMMUNITY/
hereinaftercalledVEuratom",represented bytheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities/hereinaftercalledthe"Commission"/
ANDTHEKINGDOMOFSPAIN/ ,
hereinaftercalled"Spain"/represented bytheSpanishGovernment/
WHEREASsince1959Eurato-mhas/aspartofajointlong-termprogramme
inthefieldofcontrollednuclearfusion,beenimplementing multiannual
researchandtrainingprogrammesexecuted/interalia/bymeansofcon­
tractsofassociation andofastaffmobilitycontract/themostrecent
beingthefifthmultiannual programmecoveringthe1979-1983periodand
comprisingtheexecutionoftheJETProject/assignedtotheJETJoint
\
Undertaking ;
WHEREASSpain,hayingappliedformembershipoftheEuropeanCommunities/
wishestocooperatewiththeCommunityprogrammeforthepurposeofdeve­
lopingitsownprogrammeinthefieldofcontrolledthermalnuclearfusion
bybecomingapartytothestaffmobilitycontractconcludedbytheCom­
missionanditsassociatesinthisfield;
WHEREASthiscooperationwillenableSpain,ontheonehand,tosendits
scientificpersonneltoworkinthelaboratories oftheCommissionandits
associates andontheotherhand,toinvitescientists fromtheselabo­
ratoriestoSpainforthepurposeofdevelopingandimplementing apro­
grammecompatiblewiththatoftheCommunitywithaviewtoawiderasso­
ciation,particularly intheeventofaccessionbySpaintotheCommunity;
WHEREASsuchparticipation 5sintheinterestsoftheCommunityandof.
Spain;
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

3.
ARTICLEI
ThepurposeofthisAgreementistoestablishcooperation betweenthe
EuratomProgrammeandtheprogrammeofSpaininthefieldofcontrolled
thermonuclear fusionbysettingupanexchangeofscientists fromthe
CommissionanditsassociatesandfromSpain,throughparticipation by
Spaininthecontractforthepromotionofstaffmobilityconcludedby
theCommissionanditsassociates,forthepurposeoforientingand
developingtjieSpanishprogrammetoensureitscompatibility withthat
«
ofEuratom.withaviewtomoreextensiveassociation,particularly in
theeventofaccessionby.SpaintotheCommunity. v
-Euratomshallmakearrangements toensurethat,assoonasthisAgreement
entersintoforce,Spainbecomesapartytothecontractforthepromotion
ofstaffmobility,referredtointhefirstparagraphofthisArticle,which
^willbesignedby.thejuntadeEnergiaNuclear.
ARTICLEII
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BythetermsofthisAgreement,thefinancialcontribution ofSpainto
,theEuratomProgrammeshallbefixedannuallyatanamountsuchthatthe
ratiobetweenthatamountandthatofthefinancialcontribution ofEura­
tomtothecontractforthepromotionofstaffmobilitycorrespondsto
theratiothatexistsbetweentheEuratomgrossdomesticproductandthat
ofSpainduringtheantepenultimate year.
Atthebeginningofeachyear,theCommissionshallinformSpainofthe
amountlaiddownfortheexpenditurerelatingtothecontractforthepro­
motionofstaffmobilityfortheyearinquestion.Spainshallpaythe
CommissiontheamountdueonthebasisofthisArticle. iÏ
ARTICLEIII *- *
OfficialsandotherservantsoftheCommission whoaresubjecttoCommunity
tax;onsalarieswages,andemolumentspaidbytheCommunities andwhopar­
ticipateinSpainintheactivitiesreferredtointhisAgreementshallbe
exemptfromnationaltaxesonsalarieswages,andemoluments.-

ARTICLEIV
Theinformation andinventions developed bystaffbelongingtoaSpanish
bodywhohavebeensecondedtoanassociateoftheCommissionshallbesub­
jecttothesystemlaiddowninthecontractotassociation oftheasso­
ciate,itbeingunderstoodthattheSpanishbodyshallhavethesamerights
inrespectofsuchinformation asthoseenjoyedbytheCommission pursuant
tothesaidcontract.
TheSpanishbodyshallenjoyafree,non-exclusive andirrevocable right
ofuseforitsownrequirements inrespectofthepatentsregistered or
obtainedbythehostassopiateinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthe
previousparagraph',thisrightofusecoveringresearch,workandorders
undertaken bythirdpartiesforitsaccount.
Withregardtoinformation andinventions developedbystaffbelongingto
anassociateoftheCommission whohavebeensecondedtoaSpanishbody,
thatbodyshallgranttheCommission andtheassociateinquestionrights
identicaltothosewhichthetwolast-mentioned wouldhaveenjoyedifthe
Commission hadconcluded asimilarcontractofassociation withtheSpa­
nishbody.
ARTICLE V
AmixedcommitteecalledEuratom/SpainFusionCommitteeshallbesetup
andshallcompriserepresentatives oftheCommission andofSpain.
TheEuratom/SpainFusionCommitteeshallberesponsible fortheproper
implementation oftheAgreement.Itshallstudyallmeasureslikelyto
improvecooperation withintheframeworkoftheAgreement.
TheEuratom/SpainFusionCommitteeshalladoptitsownrulesofprocedure.
TheChairshallbeoccupiedalternately byarepresentative ofeachofl
the*contracting parties,inconformitywiththerulesofprocedureof,.
theEuratom/SpainFusionCommittee.
TheEuratom/SpainFusionCommitteeshallmeetattherequestofeither
ofthecontracting partiesandatleastonceperyear.

5.
ARTICLEVI
ThisAgreementshallbeapprovedbythecontractingpartiesinaccordance
withtheirownprocedures.Itshallenterintoforceassoonastheparties
theretohaveinformedeachotherthattheproceduretobefollowedinthis
regardhasbeenproperlycompleted.
ThisAgreementshallbeconcludedforaperiodlimitedtothreeyears.
Eachcontractingpartymay-terminatetheAgreementatanytimebygiving
sixmonths *notice. %•

V.'•
FINANCIAL RECORDSHEET
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SPAIN'SFINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION
ArticleIIoftheAgreementforcooperation laysdownthatSpain'sfinan­
cialcontribution totheEuratomProgrammeshallbeestablishedannually
atanamountsuchthattheratiobetweenthatamountandthatofEuratoms'
financialcontribution tothecontractforthepromotionofstaffmobility
correspondstotheratiobetweentheCommunity'sgrossdomesticproduct
andthatofSpainduringtheantepenultimate year.
-Accordingtoinformation fromtheStatisticalOffice/theCommunity's
grossdomesticproductin1978amountedto1.554.665millionEUAand
thatofSpainto115.738millionEUA.
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-Theratioisthus/ 115.738 _,
1.554.665 +115.738
-Underthefifth-year (1979-1983)programme,theCommission'sexpenditure
inrespectofthemobilitycontractmaybeestimatedatabout200.000EUA
peryear. '
-Spain'scontribution willthereforebeabout14.000UAperyear..I
6,93%