No C 99/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 13.4.83 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Draft Council resolution on promoting the utilization of the results of Community-
sponsored research and development 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 7 March 1983) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaties establishing the 
European Communities, 
Having regard to the draft resolution submitted by 
the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas the effort devoted by the Community and its 
Member States to the dissemination, protection and 
exploitation of the results of research and 
development should be consonant with the effort 
devoted to that research and development; 
Whereas, in order to maintain the competitiveness of 
the economy of the Community and existing living 
standards, research and development must have a 
greater economic impact; 
Whereas, during its meeting on 21 October 1979 and 
in the conclusions it adopted on 20 December 1979, 
the Council stressed that the ultimate aim of 
Community research must be to produce results 
which contribute to the attainment of the economic, 
social and other objectives of the Communitv and its 
Member States; 
Whereas, at the same time, it requested the 
Commission to develop appropriate proposals for a 
policy for the exploitation of these results; 
Whereas, on 31 December 1980, the Commission 
transmitted to the Council a communication on the 
exploitation and evaluation of research results (x), in 
which it first submitted proposals for implementing its 
policy for promoting the utilization of the results of 
Community-sponsored research and development; Whereas, at its meeting in Luxembourg on 29 and 30 
June 1981, the European Council stressed that efforts 
should be made to obtain greater economic benefit 
from the research activities currently being pursued in 
the Community and the Member States; 
Whereas, in its study on the aims and priorities of a 
common research and development policy, adopted 
on 26 and 27 January 1982 (2), the Economic and 
Social Committee expressed the opinion that research 
and development findings should be made readily 
available to potential users, while protecting 
legitimate rights; 
Whereas the opinion of the Scientific and Technical 
Research Committee delivered on 5 January 1982 (3) 
contained precise recommendations; 
Whereas small and medium-sized enterprises in 
particular should be able to benefit from the results of 
Community research and development, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS RESOLUTION: 
Article 1 
The Council approves the general guidelines of the 
Commission communication on promoting the 
utilization of the results of Community-sponsored 
research and development (4). 
Article 2 
The Council takes note that in this respect the 
requirements vary according to the specific nature of 
the various programmes and activities and that for 
each programme and activity the timing of these 
requirements differs from that laid down for their 
execution. 
(') COM(80) 889 final. C) ESC-82-001. 
(5) CREST/1201/82. 
(4) COM(83) 18 final. 
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Article 3 
The Council considers that the financial resources to 
be devoted to promoting the utilization of the results 
of the various research and development programmes 
and activities should be aggregated and assessed each 
year on the basis of a sound relationship between 
these financial resources and the total budget 
allocated for that year to the whole of these 
programmes and activities. 
Article 4 
The Council itself believes that the financial resources 
envisaged by the Commission, namely about 1,5 % of the whole Community research and development 
budget, give a godd indication of the Community 
effort which should normally be undertaken with a 
view to improving the utilization of the results of 
Community research and development; it invites the 
European Parliament to support this guideline. 
Article 5 
The Council requests the Commission to report to the 
Council, to the European Parliament and to the 
Economic and Social Committee each year on the 
utilization of the results of Community research and 
development.