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in the first one or two years of the programme, but could 
be significant - up or down - in the final two years. 
2.3. One of the reasons for the relative weaknesses of the 
Community's competitive capability is the delay between the 
completion of applied research and its effective use in 
industrial products. It is desirable that a proportion of the 
finance available be clearly directed to stimulating the 
application of successful research projects. 
2.4. Whilst the Commission has the opportunity to 
monitor the projects which are being supported, the 
Committee believes that in the case of the largest projects, 
particularly of a multiannual nature, the Commission should 
be required to carry out a minimum number of formal 
reviews. The projects to be monitored should be designated 
by the advisory committee. The Commission should 
endeavour to ensure that funds allocated are additional to 
funds supplied by government and/or industry, and are 
being used for research which would not otherwise be carried 
out. 
3. Specific observations 
The Committee proposes that the Articles of the proposed 
Regulation be amended, or added to, as follows: — Article 2 (2) should be amended to read: 
'The projects may be carried out within or outside the 
territory of the Community provided that no adequate 
facilities exist within the Community.' 
— Article 4 (4) (new) to read: 
'Any agreement for support shall include a provision for 
repayment of the Community's contribution in the case of 
projects which have been exploited commercially.' 
— Article 7 (4) should read: 
'Where the extent of Community financial support is 
considerable on certain designated larger projects, the 
Commission shall participate as an observer in meetings 
of the bodies responsible for the management of projects 
at such intervals as will enable the Commission to prepare 
a detailed report on the progress of the project.' 
— Article 10: add a new third paragraph as follows: 
'Every two years there shall be carried out a detailed 
review of the progress of the programme to determine its 
effectiveness, and consider the range of projects for which 
Member States are seeking assistance. In the light of this 
review the Council shall give an indicative sum of money 
which it regards as necessary for a further period of five 
years from 1 January 1987. This procedure will be 
repeated every two years. 
Done at Brussels, 27 March 1985. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Gerd MUHR 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation on a common measure to improve the structures of 
certain areas under vines in Greece and amending Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on common measures 
to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fisheries products are processed and 
marketed (*) 
(85/C 160/05) 
On 25 February 1985 the Council decided, in accordance with Article 198 of the Treaty establishing 
the European Economic Community, to ask the Economic and Social Committee for an opinion on 
the abovementioned proposal. 
The Section for Agriculture, which was entrusted with the preparatory work, adopted its opinion on 
14 March 1985. The rapporteur was Mr Chalioris. 
On 27 March 1985, during its 225th plenary session, the Economic and Social Committee 
unanimously adopted the following opinion: 
(>) OJ No C 76, 22. 3. 1985, p. 2. 
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1. The Committee approves the proposed Regulation, 
which takes the same line as the recommendations made in 
the opinions on integrated Mediterranean programmes ('), 
and the proposed Regulations for the wine sector (2). 
2. However, the Committee feels that in certain cases the possibilities of grafting the recommended vine varieties 
should also be taken into account when restructuring 
vineyards. 
It calls upon the Commission to add a provision to this effect 
to Article 1 (4) of the proposal. 
Done at Brussels, 27 March 1985. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Gerd MUHR 
(») Opinion of 24 November 1983 (OJ No C 23, 30. 1. 1984, 
p. 52); opinion of 24 May 1984 (OJ No C 206, 6. 8. 1984, 
p. 53); opinion of 13 December 1984 (OJ No C 44,15. 2. 1985, 
p. 17). 
(2) Opinion of 30 January 1985 (OJ No C 87, 9. 4. 1985, 
p. H). 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on the restructuring of the system of agricultural 
surveys in Greece (*) 
(85/C 160/06) 
On 30 January 1985, the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee under 
Article 198 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community on the abovementioned 
proposal. 
The Section for Agriculture, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the 
subject, adopted its opinion on 14 March 1985, in the light of the report by Mr Bazianas. 
At its 225th plenary session (meeting of 27 March 1985), the Committee unanimously adopted the 
following opinion: 
1. The Committee supports the Commission proposal 
and trusts that it will be implemented as soon as possible. 
2. It is essential that the Greek system for compiling and 
Done at Brussels, 27 March 1985. processing agricultural statistics should be aligned with the 
systems in force in the other Member States in order to ensure 
that reliable and comparable data is available for all the 
Member States. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Gerd MUHR 
(>) OJ No C 22, 24. 1. 1985, p. 8.