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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)14 final.
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x' VBrussels ,25January 1978 ,
PROPOS
FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ADOPTING AEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
CONCERTED ACTION
IN THE FIELD OF
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHA VIOUR OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS
(Presented bythe Commission tothe Council )
CQK(78 )14final .

SHORTSUMMARY
TheproposalforaConcertedActioninthefieldofPhysico-Chemical
BehaviourofAtmosphericPollutantsaimsatsupplyingknowledge
necessaryfortheimplementation oftheActionProgrammeofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesfortheEnvironment.Itiscomplementary tothe
Communities' Environmental ResearchProgramme(IndirectAction).With
regardtotheresearchcontent,theprogrammeisafollow-upandextensionofCOSTProject61a.
Itfsproposedtoexecuteresearchinthefollowingfields:
1)Studiesoftheconversionandtransportofatmosphericpollutants
a)laboratorystudies
b)fieldstudies
c)modelling
2)Studiesondepositionandabsorptionofatmosphericpollutants
Theprogrammeisimplementedfora4year-periodstartingin1978
(dateofpublication ofthedecision). '
Innnnn1mum^^nanci'a''contributionoftheCommunityisevaluatedat

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
1.Introduction 1 Page3
2.DefinitionoftheProblem Page4
3.StateoftheKnowledge andResultsofCOST
Project61a Page5
4.ContentoftheProgramme Page7
5.Duration Page9
6.Implementation oftheprogramme Page9
7.Dissemination ofKnowledge Page9
8.FinancialVolumeandStaff Page10
AnnexI OpinionoftheAdvisoryCommittee Page11
>onProgrammeManagementforEnviron-'
mentalResearchontheCommission s
ProposalforaConcertedActionin
thefieldo.fPhysico-chemical Beha­
viourofAtmospheric Pollutants .
i •
•DraftCouncilDecisionadoptingaPage12
EuropeanEconomicCommunityConcerted
ActioninthefieldofPhysico-chemical
.BehaviourofAtmospheric Pollutants
AnnexAtoAnnexII; vi-Page17
ListofNationalResearchProjects
.AnnexBtoAnnexII;- ,■Page18
Termsofreference andcomposition
oftheConcertedActionCommitteeAnnexII-
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1)Introduction
Thtscopeofthepresentproposalforaconcertedactionon"Physico­
chemicalbehaviourofatmosphericpollutants"Istoco-ordinate the
relevantresearchgoingonorplanned1nthisfield/1nthespiritof
theCouncilresolutionof14January1974onanInitialoutlinepro­
grammeoftheEuropeanCommunities 1nthefieldofscienceandtech­
nology.Theassociation ofInterested EuropeanNon-MemberStates1sen-
vlssged.TheCommissionintendstoIntroduce1ntheconcertedaction
therelevantresearchexecuted1ntheJointResearchCentre.
Theprogramme,whichwillbeImplemented asaooncertedaction,1sa
furtherdevelopment andextensionofresearchcarriedoutwithinCOST
Projeot61a"Physlco-Chemlcal BehaviourofSO,1ntheAtmosphere",
1972-1976.It1soloselylinkedtothe2ndEnvironmental
ResearchProgrammeadoptedbytheCounoll1nItsdeo1s1onof15March
1976.
Theresultsoftheresearohwillprovideascientificbasisfora
betterunderstanding oftheImpaotofhumanactivities ontheatmo­
sphereandtheiroonsequensei fortheaquaticandterrestrial environ­
ment.
Theproposedresearch1s1ndirectrelationship totheCommunity's
ActionProgrammeontheEnvironment,laiddown1ntheCounollreso-
Lut1onof17May1977,1nparticulartoTitleXIjChapter3"Atmo-
sperlsPollution",toacertain .extentalsotomanyoftheother
ohapters(e.g.protectionoffloraendfauna).Theexpeotedresults
willcontributetothebasicInformation necessaryfortheevaluation
ofeffectsofairpollutiononnhumanhealthandtheenvironment.TheywillalsoshedUohtonsomeaspectsoflonirangetransportofair
pollutants andacidityofrain,Issuesofmajorpublicconcern.
Blnceisubstantialfractionoftheairpollutantsconcernedoriginate
fromenergyproduction,stronglinkswiththeCommunityactivitieson
energyareevident*
ThisprogrammewaspreparedwiththeconcurrenceoftheManagement
CommitteeofCOSTProjeot61a,whichrecommendedstronglytheImple­
mentationandco-ordination oftheproposedresearch. 1
Theproposalwascomprehensively discussedbytheAdvuei/Committee
onProgrammeManagementforEnvironmental Research,whoseopinion1s
givenInAnnex!•

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2)Definition ofthe Problem
Asaconsequence ofenergy generation ,industrial activity ,(e.g. ore
processing ),domestic heating and road traffic ,large amounts ofsul­
phur (mainly inthe form ofsulphur dioxide )andnitrogen oxides are
released into the atmosphere .Worldwide ,these amounts range inthe
order ofmagnitude of100million tons per year .
These gases interact inthe atmosphere with each other ,with oxygen ,
and with other airpollutants ,namely with ozone and photochemical
oxidants (oxidation products ofhydrocarbons andother organic com­
pounds ).Particulate matter acts asacatalyst inmany ofthe conver­
sion processes and asanabsorbant .Many ofthe processes occur in
aqueous phase (rain droplets ,fog,clouds ),often catalysed ,bydis­
solved substances (metal compounds )orsuspended matter .
Alkaline compounds ,inparticular ammonia ,react with the acid pollir
tants andtheir acid conversion products inthe presence ofwater ,
forming inorganic salts .
For many ofthese processes ,the reaction partners need tobeacti­
vated bysunlight ,andradicals (active chemical entities with ashort
lifetime )areoften thereal acting agents .
Anumber ofbasic mechanisms are responsible for the elimination of
thepollutants andtheir reaction products from the atmosphere :
-drydeposition o<jgases onsoil,particulate matter ,and snow
-absorbtion bywater surfaces v *
-wash-out byrain andrain-out (thelatter being defined asincor­
poration ofpollutants into liquid water during theprocess of
condensation )
-removal byliving organisms ,inparticular plants ,involving physi­
cal aswell asactive physiological processes .
The scope ofthe proposed research programme isessentially tounravel
themultitude ofparallel and consecutive chemical andphysical pro­
cesses involved inthis complex conversion ofairpollutants .
Asaresult ,one can expect :
n*-theestablishment ofthechemical equations describing theindividual
processes ,andthe characterization ofphysical processes (inter­
action between gases and condensed matter )involved .

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-the determination ofthe reaction rates ofthe chemical and physical
processes involved
-thepossibility tocompare therelative importance oftheprocesses ,
and toestablish anoverall balance ofthe turnover ofthe important
airpollutants .
State ofthe Knowledge and Results ofCOST Pro]est61a
COST Project 61a"Physico-chemical Behaviour ofZ0?intheAtmosphere "
wasexecuted from November 1972 until the endof 1976 ,TheProject
was based onanagreement concluded between the governments ofDen­
mark,the Federal Republic ofGermany ,Spain ,France ,Greece ,Italy ,
theNetherlands ;Yugoslavia ,Austria ,United Kingdom and Belgium .26
national resea rchprojects ,including research executed intheJoint
Research Centre ofthe European Communities ,were coordinated .
Theessential results arepresented inthefinal report ofthe Manage­
ment Committee (Doc.EdCO /S0n/69/77).Acomprehensive scientific
publication ontheproject isinpreparation .
Theproject waslimited bythedefinition given inthe agreement tothe
atmospheric conversion ofsulphur dioxide ,atthirs time deemed tobe
themajor problem .Itwasrecognised soon that :sulphur dioxide isonly
onefacet oftheoverall problem (e.g. insome instances ,upto50%
oftheacidity ofrain may beduetoacids derived from nitrogen
oxides )andinimplementing theproject cue consideration was given to
tackle atmospheric sulphur chemistry with !!amere general context .
Asprogre'ss evolved ,theimportance ofoi.her pollutants became more
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Forpractical reasons ,theproject was subdivided inthree main
research areas ;
-chemical conversion studies
-particularities ofthe conversion inplumes andareas close to
important sources
-removal from the atmosphere
COST Proiect 61a may beconsidered assuccessful andtohave contri­
buted significantly tothepresent state ofknowledge .Acritical
evaluation oftheresults may besummarized asfollows :
a)Within studies onchemical conversion ofsulphur dioxide ,the
broad ouline ofthe chemistry ofmany important reactions of
sulphur dioxide inhomogeneous phase hasbeen elucidated ,their
rate constants have been established ,and anumber ofcatalyti cal
phenomena have been explained .This permits acomparative evaluation
oftherelative importance oftheconversion pathways likely to
occur i"! >heatmosphere .Field measurements areinqeneral ingood
agreement with these findings ,butneed,however ,further confirm­ation ,extensions and refinement .
Substantial results with regard totheconversion ofS0?onthesurface ofparticulate matter have been reported .This extremely
rmplex anddiversified field ofinquiry needs ,however ,further
'nvestigation .
b)With regard toresearch onthebehaviour ofsulphur dioxide in
thespecial conditions prevailing inplumes andareas near the
emlss kmsources ,theproject was hampered bythefact that several
.'sofplant edexperiments could not beexecuted asforeseen
forexternal reasons (public objections against therelease of
radioactive tracers ,useoflow-sulphur fuel inpowe^r stations ).
Several other relevant national projects arenotyetdefinitely
completed .Theresults obtained sofar,although notyetconclu­
sive,forfnasolid ground forfurther research .
c)Studies onremoval ofSO-,from theatmosphere were perhaps ofan
undercrit icaldimension inCOST Project 61a,since several topics
were not covered bynational projects .Valid data have been pro­
duced bymeasurements ofconcentration gradients near theground ,
andsubstantial progress has been achieved regarding theabsorp­
tion byvegetation anddifferent types ofsoil andother inorganic
material .

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Content ofthe Programme
Taking into account thestate ofknowledge outlined above andthe
suitability ofcertain types ofresearch projects forinclusion ina
concerted action ,the following programme has been established :
The aim oftheProject istoconduct research into thephysico-chemical
behaviour ofpollutants inthe atmosphere ,inparticular into
-elucidating the chemistry ofreaction between atmospheric pollutants
and oftheir reactions with normal atmospheric constituents ,
-describing thephysical processes (interaction between gases and
condensed matter )which are important inthis context ,
-investigating therate constants ofthese reactions -andprocesses ,
including catalytic aspects ,
-investigating the mechanisms andthequantitative aspects ofthe
processes responsible forthe elimination ofpollutants andtheir
conversion products from the atmosphere ,
-identifying sources and sinks ofpollutants which are not yet known .
Abroad range ofpollutants will bestudied ;without theintention to
setpriorities ,the following will beincluded initially :
(a)Sulphur dioxide ,itsoxidation products and atmospheric precursors
(b)Nitrogen oxides i.e. nitrous oxide *nitric oxide ,nitrogen dioxide
and products .,-formed from these inthe atmosphere such asnitrous
acid,nitric acid,nitrates ,pernitric acid andperoxyacetyl
,.nitrate (PAN),  (c)Ammonia *
(d)Hydrocarbons ,both natural and man-made *
(e)Carbon monoxide *
(f)Other organic compounds important inthe atmospheric photo­
chemical cycle*e.g .formaldehyde and higher aldehydes *
(9)Οζοηβ .
This list isnot intended tobeexhaustive andfurther primary or
secondary pollutants may beadded later ,provided they meet the
criteria for inclusion .Broadly ,.they should beinvolved insome
chemical conversion process inthe atmosphere orinthe removal ,ofthe .
above mentioned pollutants from the atmosphere .Priority wilt be i
given tothose pollutants having ,orthought tohave,measurable
environmental effects ,and due considers :"tonwill o-yentoradicals ,
i.e. short-lived intermediates .

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Becauseofthenumberofpollutants includedandthereforethedanger
ofproducing averybroadprojectwithlittlecohesion,anumberof
restrictions willhavetobeplacedonthenatureoftheinvestigations
Theseare:
-Exclusionofsubstances whichnormallyundergoonlyphysicalproces­
ses,suchasdispersion andsedimentation (dust,grit,persistent
gaseouspollutants),
-Limitationtoprocessesoccuringintheloweratmosphere,
-Exclusionofinvestigations wherethemainpurposeismonitoringof
pollutants,thatisextendedtimeseriesofobservations whose
purposeistodemonstrate thespatialandtime-dependent variability
ofconcentration andthemathematical modellingofthelongrange
transportofpollutants,
-Exclusionofresearchintothesubsequent behaviourofpollutants
afterremovalandanygeneralstudyontheeffectsofpollutants
(corrosion,physiological effects).
Thereareanumberofperipheral subjects,forexample,dispersion
theoryandcloudphysics,whichneedtobeconsideredinrelationto
thephysico-chemical behaviourofpollutants butsuchperipheral
subjectsshallnotformthemajorpartofanyinvestigation .
Withregardtothemethodsofinvestigation allsuitableexperimental
ortheoretical approacheswillbeconsidered,inparticular
-laboratoryexperiments simulating atmospheric conditionsinorder
toinvestigate thechemistryandkineticsofreactions,
-fieldexperiments,stationaryorusingmobilestationslikeaero­
planes,includinglimitedseriesofatmospheric measurements whose
purposeistoinvestigate aparticular physico-chemical processor
groupofprocessesoccurringintheatmosphere andinvestigations
intendedtodemonstrate theexistenceofparticular sourcesorsinks,
-computermodellingstudies(withinthelimitations mentioned above).
Theworkmayinvolvethedevelopment ofnewmethodsandtechniques as
farastheyaresuitabletotheachievement oftheobjectivesofthe
programme.
TheMemberCountrieswillintroduceintheconcertedactionallrele-.
vantresearchonhandorplanned,andthattheywillendeavourto
explorethepossibilities oflaunchingnewprojectsinordertofill-
gapslikelytobeidentified.TheCommissionwillintroducetherele­
vantresearchexecutedbyitsJointResearchCentre.

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InAnnex AtoAnnex IICiw-i <Hnn rinitial participation ofthedifferent countries in^hedWerfnt "9the
research topics isgiven .Itisanticipated that further projects
w be^eluded asprogressive co-ordination inthis field evolves .
Anumber ofEuropean Non-Member States havealready shown astronginterest tobeassociated totheCommunity Concerted Action within the
framework ofanagreement between theCommunity andthese states
5)Duration
Aduration of4years isproposed forthis concerted action .
6)Implementation ofthe programme
Theproject isimplemented asa"concerted action ".Itiscloselv linkprftotheEnvironmental Research Programme ofthe European Communities
(Indirect Action ).
AConcerted Action Committee will beestablished ,inwhich theMember States
andassociated Non-Member States andtheCommission arerepresented
byadelegate ,who maybeassisted byexperts .Theterms ofreference
ofthis Committee aregiven inAnnex BtoAnnex II
With theagreement oftheConcerted Action Committee ,theCommissionwill appoint aproject leader whowill assist theCommission intheco-ordination .
Thecompetence oftheAdvisory Committee onProgramme Management for
Environmental Research covers .also theimplementation ofthis programme ;this Committee is,inparti cular,duly qualified forgiving this
research itsproper place within theoverall environmental research
programme ofthe European Communities .
Dissemination ofKnowledge
Emphasis will begiven toaspeedy andefficient dissemination of
knowledge byorganising workshops ,symposia ,etc.,andpublishingregular reports ,stressing inparticular theappi iL.bility oftheresults .

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Financial VolumeandStaff
ThefinancialvolumeofthenationalresearchintheMemberStatesto
beintroducedintheconcertedactionisestimatedateightmillion
EUA(1)fora4-yearperiod.
Thecostofco-ordination ,chargedtotheCommunitybudget,isesti­
matedat500.000EUA(1)forthe4-yearperiod.Thesecostsincludesala
iesforscientific andsecretarial staff(2)involvedintheco-ordin
tion,expensesforexperts,fororganising meetingsandsymposiaand
forpublications .
(1)A-nountsexpressedinEuropeanUnitsofAccount,whichare
applicable asof1978andthevalueofwhichisdifferent
fromthatofthe"old"unitofaccount.
(2)Theallocation of1Aand1Ctothisconcertedactionisreques­
ted.Itisintendedtopoolthisstaffwithsuchallocatedto
oth'erconcertedactionsinthefieldonenvironmental research
approvedorproposed,inviewofanoptimumefficiencyofthe.
overallco-ordination ofEuropeanresearch.

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Annex I
Opinion oftheAdvisory Committee onProgramme Management
forEnvironmental Research ontheCommission Proposal
for „aConcerted Action inthefield of
Physico-chemical Behaviour ofAtmosperic Pollutants
TheAdvisory Committee for Programme Management inEnvironmental
Research examined comprehensively during itsmeeting of28th June
1977 theCommission 'sproposal for aconcerted action inthefield
ofPhysico-chemical Behaviour ofAtmospheric Pollutants anditsrelation totheprogramme ofdirect andindirect action .
TheCommittee agreed unanimously that theproposal meets there­
search needs inthe Community ,andthat thescientific andtechnicacontent issound .
TheCommittee recommended that inimplementing this programme
emphasis begiven toaspeedy dissemination ofknowledge andto.a
careful evaluation oftheresults with regard totheir application .
The Committee agreed that the concerted action fits well into the •
overall European research effort ofdirect andindirect action .
Itwould contribute tothebroader co-ordination ofenvironmental
research with which the ACPM isconcerned .Tha successful colla­
boration with European non-member states during COST-Project 61a
should continue ,andgreat importance should therefore begiven totheir association tothe concerted action .
The Committee stressed that adequate vi;oncial means andstaff be'
allocated tothis programme inorder toensure anefficient co­
ordination towhich itwas hoped that JRC would contribute .

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AnnexII
DRAFTCOUNCILDECISION
adoptingaEuropeanEconomicCommunity
ConcertedActioninthefieldof
Physico-Chemical BehaviourofAtmospheric Pollutants
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
ι
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle235thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
WhereasbyvirtueofArticle2oftheTreatytheCommunityhasbeen
assignedthetaskofpromotingthroughout theCommunity aharmonious
development ofeconomicactivities,acontinuous andbalancedexpansion
andanaccelerated raisingofthestandardofliving;
Whereasinthedeclaration of22November1973<1)theCouncilapproved
theprinciples andobjectives ofaCommunityenvironmental policyand
thegeneraldescription ofthe?actionstobeundertaken atCommunity
level;whereasintheResolutionof17May1977(2)theCouncilapproved
thecontinuation andimplementation ofaCommunitypolicyandanaction
programme ontheenvironment ;
Wherea9initsDecision76/311/EEC(3)theCounciladoptedanenviron­
mentalresearchprogramme;
WhereasinitsDecision77/488/EEC/EURATOM(A)theCounciladopteda
researchprogrammefortheJointResearchCentre;
(1)OJN°C112,20.12.1973,p.1
(2)OJN°C139,13.6.1977,p.1
(3)OJN°L74,20.3.1976,p.36
(4)OJN°L200,8.8.1977,p.4

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Whereas initsResolution of14January 1974 onaninitial outline *
programme ofthe European Communities inthefield ofscience and ^
technology (1)/theCouncil stressed that anappropriate approach II
should beadopted towards thewhole range ofavailable ways and
means ,including concerted actions ,andthat whenever itproves
desirable that third countries ,particularly European ones,should
beassociated inthese projects ,steps should betaken tomake thispossible ;
Whereas initsResolution of14January 1974 oninparticular the 1
co-ordination ofnational policies inthefield onscience and
technology <2>,theCouncil entrusted the Community Institutions with
thetask ofgradually ensuring such co-ordination ,aided bytheScientific andTechnical Research Committee (CREST ).;
Whereas aresearch project onthephysico-chemical behaviour of
S(>2intheatmosphere carried outunder anAgreement signed on23
November 1971 inthe framework ofEuropean Co-operation inthefield
ofScientific andTechnical Research (COST )(COST Project 61a),
produced very encouraging results ;
Whereas aconcerted Community research project inthefield of
Physico-chemical behaviour ofatmospheric pollutants ,continuing
and extending COST Project 61a,will contribute effectively tothe
achievement ofthe above-mentioned aims,inparticular with regard
tothe reduction ofenvironmental pollution ;
Whereas the Member States intend ,aspart ofthe rules andprocedures
applicable totheir national -progRmmes ,tocarry outthe research
described inAnnex A*andareprepared tointegrate such research into
aprocess ofco-ordination atCommunity level over aperiod offour
years ;
Whereas the execution ofsuch research asdescribed inAnnex Awill
require financial contributions ofabout eight million european .
units ofaccount from the Member States and from the Community ;
Whereas the Treaty does notprovide thespecific powers necessary £
forthis purpose ; §
Whereas theScientific and Technical Research Committee (CHEST )toas
given itsopinion onthe Commission p-oposal ,
(1)OJN° C 7,29.i197A ,.p. A
(2)OJN° C 7,29.1.1974 ,p*2

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HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
TheCommunity shalt carry outover aperiod offour years aconcerted
action inthefield ofPhysico-chemical behaviour ofAtmospheri c
pollutants (hereinafter referred toas"theaction ")
Theaction shall consist inthe co-ordination atCommunity level of
theresearch described inAnnex Aandforming part ofthenational
research programmes oftheMember States andoftheresearch programme
oftheCommunity .
Article 2
TheCommission shall beresponsible fortheco-ordination .
Article 3
Thefinancial contribution bytheCommunity tosuch co-ordination is
evaluated at500.000 European Units ofAccount ,theEuropean Unit of
Account being defined inaccordance with thefinancial regulations
inforce .
t •
Astaff oftwoshall "beassigned totheco-ordination oftheaction *
 
Article 4
Toassist incarrying out theaction ,aConcerted Action Commit "
teeonthe Physi co-chemi caI-Behaviour ofAtmospheric Pollutants ,
hereinafter referred toas"theCommittee ",ishereby established .
Aproject leader shall beappointed bytheCommission inagreement
with theCommittee .TheProject leader shall ,inparticular ,assist
the Commission inits co-ordination .
Theterms ofreference andthecomposition oftheCommittee are laid
down 'inAnnex B«.

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TheCommittee shall draw upitsrules ofprocedure' .Itssecretariatshall beprovided bytheCommission .
Article 5
(a)Inaccordance with aprocedure tobeadopted bytheCommission inagreement withtheCommittee ,theMember States participating in"the
action andtheCommunity shall exchange regularly alluseful infor­
mation concerning thecarrying outoftheresearch covered hytheaction .
Theparticipating Member States shall provide theCommission with all
information relevant forco-ordination purposes .They shall also
endeavour toprovide theCommission with information onsimilar
research planned orcarried outbybodies forwhich they arenot
responsible .Anyinformation shall betreated asconfidential ifsorequested bytheMember State which provides it.
(b)TheCommission shall prepare yearly progress reports onthebasis
oftheinformation supplied ,andshall forward them totheMember
States andtheEuropean Parliament .
(c)Attheendoftheco-ordination period ,theCommission ,inagreement
with theCommittee ,shall forward totheMember States andthe
European Parliament ageneral report onthecarrying outandtheresults
oftheco-ordination action .TheCommission shall publish this report
sixmonths after ithasbeen forwarded totheMember States ,unless
aMember State objects .Inthis case thereport shall bedistribu­
ted,attheir request ,solely totheinstitutions andundertakings
whose research orproduction activities justify access tothe
knowledge resulting from theperformance oftheresearch covered
bytheproject .TheCommission maymake arrangements toensure that
thereport remains confidential andisnotpassed ontothird
parties .
Article 6
C1)Inaccordance withArticle 228oftheTreaty ,theCommunity may
conclude agreements with other States involved inEuropean Co­
operation inthefield ofScientific andTechnical Research (COST )
with aview toextending theco-ordination which isthesubject of
this Decision toresearch undertaken inthose States .

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TheCommission ishereby authorised tonegotiate theagreementsreferred toinparagraph 1.
Article 7
This Decision shall bepublished intbeOfficial Journal ofthe
European Communities .Itshall take effect onthedayofitspublication .
Done atBrussels ,
Forthe Council ,
The President

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AnnexAtoAnnexII
AnnexAtotheDraftCouncilDecision
onaConcertedActioninthefieldof
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OFATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS
Contributions oftheMemberStatesandoftheJRCtotheconcerted
actionbyresearchtopics.
RESEARCH TOPICSCDIVISION OFRESEARCH WORK
8DDKFIIRLNLUKLRCI
1)Studiesontheconversion
andtransportofatmos­
phericpollutantsI
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a)laboratory studiesXXXXXXX
b)fieldstudies X XXX XXX
c)modellrng X X XX
2)Studiesondeposition and
absorptionofatmospheric
pollutants -'X
IXX X

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AnnexBtoAnnexII
t
TERMSOFREFERENCE ANDCOMPOSITION OFTHECONCERTED ACTIONCOMMITTEE '
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OFATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS .
1.TheCommitteeshall:
1.1.contributetotheoptimumexecutionoftheprogrammebygiving
itsopiniononallofitsaspects;
1.2.evaluatetheresultsanddrawconclusions astotheirappli­
cation;
1.3.beresponsible fortheexchangeofinformation referredtoin.
Article5(a);.
1.4.keepabreastofnationalresearchbeingdoneinthefields
coveredbytheproject,andmoreespeciallyofscientific and
technicaldevelopments likelytoaffecttheexecutionofthe
concertedaction;
1.5.suggestguidelinestotheprojectleader.
2.TheCommittee'sreportsandopinionsshallbeforwardedtothe
Commission andtheMemberStatesparticipating intheproject.
TheCommissionshallforwardtheseopinionstoCREST.
3.TheCommitteeshallbecomposedofthepersonsresponsible for
co-ordinating thenationalcontributions totheprogramme andone
delegatefromtheCommission'responsibleforitscontribution ,and
theprojectleader.Eachmembermaybeaccompanied byexperts.

PROPOSAL RU?*ACOUNCILDECISION
ADOPTINGAEUROPEANECONOMICCOMMUNITYCONCERTEDACTION
INTHEFIELDOF
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OFATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENT

FINANCIAL DATA
BUDG2T CÏÏAPTEB x 3371
HSADIN3 0?TES BUDG3T TITLS i
Implementation ofconcerted action projects onthephysico-chemical
behaviour ofatmospheric pollutants .
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DE3CBIPTI0N ,OBJECTIVES AND JUSTIFICATION OFACTION
Description s
Coordination ofthemost important research work inprogress
orplanned intheMember States onthephysico-chemical
behaviour ;ofatmospheric pollutants .Theassociation of
European 6on-member States isalso likely
*•2.Objectives t
Development andextension ofresearch work performed
under CCiST Project 61a (1972-7 6).Abetter understanding
ofthe impact ofhuman activities ontheatmosphere and
their repercussions ontheenvironment .
*•3*Justification * '
Theproposed research work isinline with the Second
Environmental Research Programme(Counci IDecision of15March
76).Ithas adirect bearing onthe Council Resolution
qf14January 1974 andontheCommunities' Action Programme'
ontheenvironment ,especially Chapter 3ofTitle IIof
the Council Resolution of17May 1977 .

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TOTAL FINANCIAL XKCXftatCI 07ACTION X>rS.D*Q THXTSKH ENVISAGED
(laSUA)
5«0»Funded t
-oaCommunity budget 500.000
-ornational administrations
-byother aectora atnational level8.000.000
TOTAL 8.500.000 HJA
5*0.0 ,Multiannnal tera
COMMITMENT inEUA
1978 1979 1980 1981
Staff
Hanag *
Contraota86.000
14.000 '93.000
30.000100.000
35.000107.000
35.000
TOTAL 100.000 v'123.000 135.000 142.000
PAYMENT
«
1978 1979 1980 1981
Staff
Manag *
Contracta86.000
14.000
ι$3.000
30.000300OCO |
23.000|107.000
.35.000
t
TOTAL 100.000 123.0COÀ3Î/.000 j142.OuO

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5.0.1 .Evaluation method
*
a)Staff expenditure
The staff needs forthis programme areestimated
at :
•
1category Astaff
caiiaqjcwiyr ^rtglnrgJ ^
1category Cstaff
Inaddition tostaff number estimates ,the evaluation
take account ofthe data ofthe Council Decision of
21.12.1976 ,ontheadaptation ofsalary ofEuropean
Community staff and applicable correction coefficients
adding toit-onahypothetical basis -possible needs
originating from thegeneral evolution ofprices
intheCommunity *
The rates adopted arethose used forthecalculation
ofthethree-year forecast 1978/1980 .Theevaluation
ofexpenditure increases upto198I hasbeen made on
thebasis ofthefollowing indioes 1IO81 1979 ,
116 »1980 ,124 «1981 .
b)Contracts expenditures
y
1
»
Incidence onthe funds t
-Community inooas taxonstaff
-runetloaarita contribution for rotirraent fund
y
FUNDING ACTION
6.0 .
6.1 .
6.2.
6.5. Funds tobsincluded infuture (s)budgst(s )