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Draft
COUNCILDECISION
concerning theconclusion ofaCommunity-COST Concertation Agreement on
aconcerted actionprojectinthefieldoftheeffectofprocessing on
thephysicalproperties offoodstuffs (COSTProject90bis)
(submitted totheCouncilbytheCommission )
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COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
Subject:Agreement onaconcerted actionprojectinthe(fieldofthe
effectoftreatments onphysicalproperties offoodstuffs
(COSTProject90bis)tobeconcluded between EEC.andcertain
ThirdStatesparticipating inEuropean Cooperation inthe
fieldofScientific andTechnical Research (COST).
Afirstconcerted actionprojectinthefieldoffoodtechnology (COST
Project 90)wasadopted bytheCouncilon20February 1978(1).TheThird
Statesparticipating inEuropean Cooperation inthefieldofScientific
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andTechnical Research (COST)wereinvitedtoparticipate inthisconcerted
actionprojectandtherelevant agreement wasconcluded bytheCouncilon
18December1979(2)andsignedon27March1980bythejComfnunity,Sweden
andSwitzerland andon22September 1980byFinland.Inviewofthevery
encouraging resultsobtained inthisconcerted actionproject,adraft
decision adopting asecondCommunity concerted actionproject ontheeffect
oftreatments onphysicalproperties offoodstuffs (COSTProject90bis)
hasjustbeenpresented totheCouncilforadoption (3),
Article 6ofthisdraftdecision makesprovision fortheCommunity to
conclude,inaccordance withArticle228oftheTreatyanagreement with
ThirdStatesparticipating inEuropean Cooperation inthefieldofScientific
andTechnical Research withaviewtoensuringthattheCommunity project
andthecorresponding programmes ofthesestatesareharmonized .Inorder
thattheconclusion ofthisAgreement isconcomitant withtheadoption of
theabovementioned secondCommunity concerted actionproject,theCouncil,
byitsdecision adoptedatitsmeetingon15February 1982,hasauthorized
theCommission tonegotiate tothiseffect.Thenegotiations arenowcom­
pletedandhaveculminated inthedraftagreement annexedtotheattached
draftCouncildecision.Thisagreement,thetermsofwhichareinline
withthenegotiating directives entrusted bytheCounciltotheCommission,
providesfor: ,
-thesettingupofaCommunity-COST Concertatlon Committee ;
(1)O.J.no.L54of25.2.1978,p.25
(2)O.J.no.L39of15.2.1980,p.30
(3)COM(81)450final

-concertation withinthisCommittee,secretarial services forwhich
areprovided bytheCommission ,betweentheCommunity projectand
thecorresponding programmes oftheseStates;
-financial contribution fromeach"ThirdStateparticipating inthe
projectequivalent toone-tenth oftheCommunity contribution tothe
project,i.e.67,000 ECU.
Thefollowing ThirdStateshaveexpressed theirdesiretoparticipate in
thisproject;Spain,Finland,SwedenandSwitzerland .
TheCommission requests theCounciltoadoptthedraftdecisionattached
hereto.
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DraftCouncildecisionconcerning theconclusionof
aConimunity-COST Concertation Agreement onaconcerted
actionprojectinthefieldoftheeffectofprocessing
onthephysicalpropertiesoffoodstuffs (COSTProject
90bis)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES/ V
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity/
roieetontheHavingregardtoCouncilDecision /EECOif
adopting aEuropeanEconomicCommunityconcertedactionprojectonthe
effectofprocessing onthephysicalpropertiesoffoodstuffs (1),and
inparticularArticle6thereof.
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof15February1982authorizing the
Commissiontonegotiate anagreementbetweentheCommunity andthenon-
memberStatesparticipating intheEuropeancooperation inthefieldof
scientific andtechnicalresearchfortheimplementation ofaconcerted
actionprojectontheeffectofprocessing onthephysicalpropertiesof
foodstuffs/
HavingregardtothedraftDecisionsubmittedbytheCommission/
WhereastheCommission hascompletedthesenegotiations/
■.V
WhereasthisAgreementshouldbeapproved/
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
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Article 1
TheCommunity-COST Concertation Agreement onaconcerted actionproject
inthefieldoftheeffectofprocessing onthephysicalproperties of
foodstuffs (COSTProject 90bis)isherebyapproved onbehalfofthe
Community .
ThetextoftheAgreement isannexedtothisDecision.
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncilisherebyauthorized todesignate the
persons empowered tosigntheAgreement inordertobindtheCommunity .
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

DRAFTCOMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT ONACONCERTED
ACTION PROJECT INTHEFIELDOFTHEEFFECT OFPROCESSING ON
THEPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OFFOODSTUFFS (COSTPROJECT 90BIS)
THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
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hereinafter referredtoas"theCommunity",
THESIGNATORY STATESTOTHISAGREEMENT,■ I
hereinafter referredtoas"theparticipating non-member States",
Whereas aCommunity-COST concertation agreement onaconcerted action
projectinthefieldoftheeffectofprocessing onthephysical properties
offoodstuffs (COSTProject 90)wasconcluded betweentheCommunity and
somenon-member Statesinvolved inEuropean Cooperation inthe*fieldof
Scientific andTechnical Research (COST)on27March1980andexpiredon
24February 1981;
Whereastheabovementioned concerted actionprojecthasproduced very
encouraging results;
Whereas byitsDecision of theCounciloftheEuropean Com­
munities adopted asecondCommunity concerted actionprojectinthefield
oftheeffectofprocessing onthephysicalproperties offoodstuffs ;
WhereastheMemberStatesoftheCommunity andtheparticipating non-member
States,hereinafter referredtoas"theStates",intend,subjecttothe
rulesandprocedures applicable totheirnational programmes ,tocarryout
theresearch described inAnnexAandareprepared tointegrate such
research intoaprocessofconcertation whichtheyconsider willbeof
mutualbenefit; ,
Whereastheimplementation oftheresearch coveredbytheconcerted action
projectwillrequireafinancial contribution ofapproximately 20million
ECUfromtheStates,

A
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HAVEAGREED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
TheCommunity andtheparticipating non-member States,hereinafter referred
toas"theContracting Parties",shallparticipate foraperiodextending
until inaconcerted actionprojectinthefieldofthe
effectofprocessing onphysical properties offoodstuffs .
Thisprojectshallconsistinconcertation betweentheCommunity concerted
actionprogramme andthecorresponding programmes oftheparticipating non-
memberStates.Research areascovered bythisAgreement arelistedin
AnnexA.
TheStatesshallremainentirely responsible fortheresearch carriedout
bytheirnationalinstitutions orbodies. i
Article 2
IConcertation betweentheContracting Partiesshallbeeffected through a
Community-COST Concertation Committee,hereinafter referred toas"the
Committee ".
TheCommittee shalldrawupitsrulesofprocedure .ItsSecretariat will
beprovided bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities ,hereinafter
referred toas"theCommission ".
Thetermsofreference andthecomposition ofthisCommittee aredefinedin
AnnexB.
Article 3
Inordertoensureoptimumefficiency intheexecution ofthisconcerted
actionproject,aprojectleadershallbeappointed bytheCommission in
agreement withthedelegates oftheparticipating n6n=meuiber I
Committee .tatesonthe

Article 4
Themaximumfinancial contribution bytheContracting Partiestothe
coordination costsfortheperiodreferredtointhefirs^paragraph
ofArticle 1shallbe:
-670,000 ECUfroaitheCommunity,
67^000£09froweachparticipating mm-aeasbefState.
TheECUlathatdefinedbytheFinancial Regulation infort
thegeneralbudgetoftheEuropean Communities andbythe 1
flents«do^«Nfpursuantthereto.' ~ ?eapplicable to
inancial arrange-
Therulesgoverning thefinancing oftheAgreement aresetoutinAnnexC.
Article 5
1.ThroughtheCommittee,theStatesshallexchangeallusefulinformation
resulting fromtheexecution oftheresearch coveredbytheconcerted
actionproject.Theyshallalsoendeavour toprovideinformation on
similarresearch plannedorcarriedoutbyotherbodies.Anyinforma­
tionshallbetreatedasconfidential iftheStateuhichprovidesit
sorequests. ■ .,• f; ,.
2.Inagreement withtheCommittee,theCommission shallprepareannual
progress reportsonthebasisoftheinformation supplied andshall
forward themtotheStates.
3.Attheendoftheconcertation period,,theCommission shall,inagree­
mentwiththeCommittee,forwardtotheStatesageneralreportonthe
execution andresultsoftheproject.Thisreportshallbepublished
l»*»hyCotHMSsio «si*monthsafterithasbeenforwarded,unless»
Stateobjects.Inthatcasethereportshallbetreatedasconfiden­
tialandshallbeforwarded,onrequestandwiththeagreement ofthe
Committee,solelytotheinstitutions andundertakings whoseresearch
orproduction activities justifyaccesstoknowledge resulting from
theperformance oftheresearch coveredbytheconcerted actionproject.

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Article 6
1.ThisAgreementshallbeopenforsignaturebytheCommunityandbythe
non-member StatesofthatCommunitywhichtookpartintheMinisterial
conference heldinBrusselson22and23November 1971.
2.Asaconditionprecedenttoitsparticipation intheconcertedaction
projectdefinedinArticle 1,eachoftheContracting Partiesshall/
aftersigningthisAgreement,havenotifiedtheSecretary-General of
theCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities notlaterthan
ofthecompletionoftheprocedures necessaryunderitsinternal
provisionsfortheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
3oFortheContracting Partieswhichhavetransmitted thenotification
providedforinparagraph 2,thisAgreementshallcomeintoforceon
thefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthatinwhichtheCommunityandat
leastoneoftheparticipating non-member Statestransmitted these
notifications .
ForthoseContracting Partieswhichtransmitthenotification afterthe
entryintoforceofthisAgreement,itshallcomeintoforceonthe
firstdayofthesecondmonthfollowingthemonthinwhichthenotifica­
tionwastransmitted .
Contracting Partieswhichhavenottransmitted thisnotification when
thisAgreement comesintoforceshallbeabletotakepartinthework
oftheCommitteewithoutvotingrightsuntil
4.TheSecretary^General oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities shall
informeachoftheContracting Partiesofthenotifications providedfor
inparagraph 2andofthedateofentryintoforceofthisAgreement.
Article7
Thisaqreementshallaooly,ontheonehand,t,otheterritories inwhich
theTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunityisappliedand
undertheconditionslaiddowninthatTreatyand,onthe1otherhand,to
theterfitoHtfoftheparticipating States."•i
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Article 8
ThisAgreement/drawnupinasingleoriginal intheDanish,Dutch,
English,French,German,GreekandItalianlanguages,eachtextbeing
equallyauthentic,shallbedeposi-ted inthearchives oftheGeneral
Secretariat oftheCounciloftheEuropean Communities whichshall
transmit acertified copytoeachoftheContracting Parties *

ANNEXA
RESEARCH AREASCOVEREDBYTHEAGREEMENT
1.Mechanical properties :(1)
(a)integralsolids,
e.g.density,porosity,stress,strain,fracture
(b)particulates ,e.g.powders,agglomerates
2.Diffusional properties :(1)
(a)diffusionofwaterandwatervapor
(b)diffusionofsolutes,e.g.salt,sugars
(c)diffusionofvolatiles,e.g.aromas
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3.Electrical andopticalproperties :(1)
(a)dielectricproperties '
(b)visible,ultraviolet andinfra-red
4.Continuation ofthecollectionofdataConTheology,sorptionand
thermalproperties).
5.Conclusionofresearchrelatedtorheology,sorptionandthermal
properties.
(1)Relatedtotheintentiontodefinegeneralstandardmethodology
takingintoaccountthepossibleinfluenceofthedifferent
parameters .

ANNEX6
Termsofreference andcomposition oftheCommunity°COST Concertation
Committee ontheeffectofprocessing onthephysical properties of
foodstuffs
1.TheCommittee shall:
1.1.contribute totheoptimumexecution oftheproject bygiving
Iitsopinion onallaspectsofitsprogress;
1.2.evaluate theresultsanddrawconclusions regarding their
application ;
1.3.beresponsible fortheexchangeofinformation providedfor
inArticle 5(I)oftheAgreement ;
1.4.suggestguidelines totheprojectleader;
1.5.havetherighttosetup,inrespectofeachofthe
researchtopicsdefinedinAnnexA,asubcommittee toensure
thattheprogramme isproperly implemented .
2.Thereportsandtheopinions oftheCommittee shallbecommunicated
totheStates. 1
3.TheCommittee shallbecomposedofonedelegate fromtheCommission ,
ascoordinator oftheCommunity concerted actionproject,onedelegate
fromeachparticipating non-Member State,onedelegate fromeachMember
Staterepresenting itsnational programme andtheprojectleader.Each
delegate maybeaccompanied byexperts.

ANNEX C
FINANCING RULES
Article 1
Theseprovisions laydownthefinancial rulesreferredtoinArticle 4of
theCommunity-COST Concertation Agreement .
Article 2
Atthebeginning ofeachfinancial year,theCommission shallsendtoeach
oftheparticipating non-Member Statesacallforfundscorresponding to
itsshareoftheannualcoordination costsundertheAgreement,calculated
inproportion tothemaximumamountslaiddowninArticle 4oftheAgreement .
Thiscontribution shallbeexpressed bothinECUandthecurrency ofthe
participating non-Member Stateconcerned,thevalueoftheECUbeingdefined
intheFinancial Regulation applicable tothegeneralbudgetofthe
European Communities anddetermined onthedateofthecallforfunds.
Thetotalcontributions shallcoverthetravelandsubsistence costsofthe
delegates totheCommittee,inaddition tothecoordination costsproper,.
Eachparticipating non-Member Stateshallpayitsannualcontribution to
thecoordination costsundertheAgreement atthebeginning ofeachyear,
andby31Marchatthelatest.Anydelayinthepaymentoftheannualeon-*
tribution shallgiverisetothepaymentofinterest bytheparticipating
non-Member Stateconcerned atarateequaltothehighestdiscountrate
rulingintheStatesontheduedate.Therateshallbeincreased by0.25
ofapercentage pointforeachmonthofdelay.Theincreased rateshallbe
appliedtotheentireperiodofdelay.However,suchinterestshallbe
chargeable onlyifpaymentiseffected snorethanthree'monthsipfterthe
issueofacallforfundsbytheCommission ,

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Article 3
Thefundspaidbyparticipating non™Member Statesshallbecredited tothe
concerted actionprojectasbudgetreceiptsallocated toaheadinginthe
(
statement oftheexpenditure oftheBudgetoftheEuropean Communities
(section Commission ).
1 Article 4
Theprovisional timetable forthecoordination costsreferred toin
Article 4oftheAgreement isannexed..
Article 5
TheFinancial Regulation inforceapplicable tothegeneralbudgetofthe
European Communities shallapplytothemanagement oftheappropriations .
Article 6
Attheendofeachfinancial year,astatement ofappropriations forthe
concerted actionprojectshallbeprepared andtransmitted tothepartici­
patingnon-MemberStatesforinformation . j

ANNEX TOANNEX C
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE FOR THE CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT EFFECT OFPROCESSING ONTHE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OFFOODSTUFFS
«S0S7 PROJECT 90bis )
(inECU)
1 1982 19â3 1934 1985 TOTAL
(
ρ AC 1AP I ACAP AC AP AC AP *AC AP
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1aInitial estiraste ofoverall ι | jp®q«3 rsaents I 9 '
-Staff ij46,000 46,000-fefrsinf strai iveoperating ¡ !
«spendi tui-e ÜSOFOCO |50,000
-Contracts jjSí¡,0QQ j50,000Ί
160,000 j¡160,000
y175,000
r175,000
r189,000
/189,000 S70,000 570,000
ff0Τfti. |Ϊ46,000 »146^000
? í160,000 ί160,000 175,000 175,000 189,000 189,000 670,000 670,000
1
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additions i.requireaient sarriw- j
1ít$ fcoie theaccession of î
paFfãsnpatinçi non-flember States j
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175,000(1 +η)
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jState « i=!ÕH6'00C \Jõu6,000 jp160/000^160,000
·..... ! i ! 1Iff175,000 ^175,000 189,000 189,000 Jq670,-000 ^670,000
n=neaseer ofparticipating non-Member States
At«account cred itad
•SP=account paid