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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)358 final
Brussels,6July1981
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION RELATING TO
THECOORDINATION OFTHEACTIVITIES OFTHEMEMBERSTATESAND
COMMUNITY INSTITUTION 'SWITHAVIEWTO
SETTING UPACOMMUNITY INTER-INSTITUTIONAL
INFORMATION SYSTEM
ReportbytheCommission totheCouncil
on
astudyofinformatics systemsforthe
processing ofdataonimports/exportsand
onthemanagement andfinancialcontrol
ofagricultural marketorganizations
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION CONCERNING THE
COORDINATION OFTHEACTIONS OFMEMBERSTATES
ANDTHECOMMISSION RELATED TOACTIVITIES
PREPARATORY TOALONG-TERM PROGRAMME FOR.THE
USEOFTELEMATICS FORCOMMUNITYINFORMATION ";
SYSTEMS CONCERNED WITHIMPORTS/EXPORTS ANDTHE
MANAGEMENT ANDFINANCIAL CONTROL OFAGRICULTURAL
MARKETORGANIZATIONS
•»»Y**• *" \ ^V­.... V
•A-».. »• •_^•
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(81)358final

COORDINATION OFTHE ACTIVITIES OFTHE MEMBER STATES AND
COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS WITH AVIEW TO
SETTING UPACOMMUNITY INTER-INSTITUTIONAL
INFORMATION SYSTEM
(INSIS )
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
A. Introduction and description ofthe project for aninter -
institutional information system (INSIS )
1. The aim oftheJNSIS project istoset upaninformation system
■between Community institutions and the departments inthe Member
States most concerned with Community activities .
This system ,which isdesigned "toincrease the efficiency of
the Community machinery ,will use thenew information technolo­
gies best suited toitsrequirements .
2. Definition studies and pilot projects will need tobeundertaken
inorder toidentify medium -andlong-term aims fortheproject
and toprepare general specifications forattaining them .
These activities should enable theCommission .in1982 topropose
tothe Council adecision onthe definition ofdetailed specifics'
-tions ,and thedevelopment and entry into service in1986 of
aninitial phase ofthe inter-institutional system .
All this work isbeing conducted incooperation with theother
institutions and the relevant departments inthe Member States ."
3. Inits Resolution of15July ,1974 onaCommunity data-processing
policy ^"^,theCouncil oftheEuropean Communities expressed
itswillingness tosupport joint projects ofEuropean interest
inthe field ofdata-processing applications ,tobeproposed
bythe Commission .
In1979 ,the European Council asked the Commission for its ideas
onthe computing and telecommunications sectors ,which were
(1)OJN°.C86,20.7.1974 ,p.1.

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regarded ashaving excellent .growth prospects .TheCommission
se:out its'ideas andproposals inthereport oh"European socie­
ty ,faced with thechallenge of •thenew information technologies :
(2aCommunity response " ,,submitted totheEuropean Council at
itsDublin meeting inNovember 1979 .The Council took note of
the document and requested the Council ofMinisters ofForeign
Affairs tostudy astrategy or.the subject .
4. The' Commission document proposes anumber ofgeneral measures
which can only befully effective ifcarried out onaCommunity -
wide scale .
Italso proposes that the Community authorities set anexample
byusir.g ^the new information technologies themselves .This ap­
proach could take the form ofthe development ofasystem of
new "xelematic "services for the transfer ofinformation between
the Community institutions and .Member State governments .
5. There aretwo 'aims insetting upthis inter-institutional infor­
mation system .Firstly ,with the use ofelectronics themanage­
ment ofCommunity -work can beimproved ,especially byrationalis -
ing theprocedures for the exchange ofand access toinformation ,
■which isbound tomake theworking ofthe institutions more ef­
ficient .Secondly ,thesetting upofanoperational system de~-r
signed tointegrate the new services available for users will
have aripple effect :
-byencouraging telecommunications administrations togoahead
with infrastructures fortheintegrated *communications network ,
-through its impact onthe Community 'sindustrial apparatus
and inparticular onits competitiveness vis-a-vis its main
rivals . .
(2)C0K (79 )650 final .

.Ifthis project^for asystem ,ofuniform integrated services' is
torunsmoothly ,alltheparticipants concerned ,whether they
areinterested inusing ,the system orinproviding thetechnical
equipment itneeds ,must play anactive part intheprocess of ■
creating itright frojn the initial ,definition stage ."Itmust
beborne inmind that the "market "ofpotential users ofthe
INSIS system consists of16000 officials Working' inseven insti­
tutions ,speaking seven ..languages and indaily contact with about -
100 000 people working inpublic bodies inthe ten Member States .
The new information .technologies are gradually gaining afoothold
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inallbranches ofhuman activity asadvances are made inmicro --
electronics and costs come down .The 'main reason for the success
ofthese technologies isthe improvement inproductivity ,that
they bring with them ,especially inadministrative activities
which ,are fallifig well behind ;manufacturing activities interms
ofinvestment and productivity . -' .
It -will only bepossible tomake use ofthe new information tech­
nologies within the Community institutions and for their contacts
with national public authorities ifall .those ,concerned take''
steps ingood time toensure that transmission media are "trans­
parent "tousers ,i.e. ,fhat there isend-to-en.d compatibility
ofexchange systems .Toachieve this aim ,,thepublic telecommuni
cations networks must becapable ofconveying the information
coming from the new services set upbetween ,the institutions
and the'Member States . ■-Also users must define anduseexchange
conventions allowing' given services "tobesupplied ,sucri aselec-
»tronic document .distribution orelectronic mail .
The Telecommunications administrations inthe ten .Member •States
have expressed their willingness tocooperate and arealready

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taking part inthe work being done bythe Commission .
They consider that INSIS can have aconsiderable spillover impact '
onthework being done ondata exchange protocols and the inter­
changeability ofterminal equipment . ,
The speeding upofthis work being done byindustry and the stan­
dards institutes isinline with 'the desire ofthe PTTs gradual­
lytoopen upaccess tothe services for all Community .users
onthe basis ofaphased timetable .
I
Atthe same time the national user departments and the Community
institutions will continue todevelop their own internal telema­
tic systems .This development must not under any circumstances
beheld back but itisamatter ofurgency tosupply these inde­
pendent systems with specifications for aframework that will
allow them toconverse with each other throughout ;the Community .
%
Status oftne work seing done bythe .Commission
Assoon asthe European Council 1sreaction tothe Commission
•proposals was known ,the Commission decided toundertake afew
definition studies .
Afirst set ofstudies started early in1980 was intended to
define anapproach tothe problems involved inthe management ,
analysis and development ofthe INSIS project and toestablish
models for acost /benefit appraisal ofthe inter-institutional
information systems .
Atthe' end of1980 outside consultants were commissioned tocarry
cut asecond set ofbasic studies ;these relate -fcouser needs ,
technical aspects (inparticular the question ofnorms and stan­
dards ),economic analyses ,and .theproblems involved inintro­
ducing the new systems ,particularly asregards changes inwork­
«ing habits .

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12 .Asofnow ,allthis work confirms theurgent ,need _toestablish
aframework enabling the users ,both inthe Community institu­
tions and inthe Member States -,ofthe new services offered by
this technology -the introduction ofwhich isinevitable -to
have access toinformation wherever itmay beand toexchange
information invarious forms . ^ '
C. New projects
]3. Anexamination ofwhat has been done todate seems toindicate
that theproject isfeasible 'in .,principle .Itisnow essential
that the other institutions and the national departments con- ;
cerned join with the Commission .inorder todevelop the Commun­
ityaspects ofthis project .Byworking jointly inthis way ,it
should also bepossible toinvestigate the tasks and resources
needed tocontinue the project -. '-
14 .The setting-up ofaninter-institutional *information' system in
atechnological environment that isevolving fast issocomplex
that itisnecessary todevise amedium -andlong-term strategy
based inparticular onadetailed' knowledge ofcurrent require­
ments ,aforward technical and economic evaluation ofthe develop­
ment ofthe technology and the .programmes ofindustry ,the devel­
opment plans forpublic networks andnetworks within -the depart­
ments concerned-and the socio-structural reactions ofusers to
*
the new techniques .Several ofthese factors have tobeverified
byspecific pilot projects . - . - 1
The main aim oftheprojects planned for 1982 istoprepare a
four-year programme which should lead tothe implementation .ofan
initial group ofnew telematic services .

Itseems that the bodies participating inINSIS should carry­
out ananalysis similar .tothe one conducted bythe Commission ,
inorder todetermine their qualitative and quantitative require­
ments for new telematic services .Ofcourse consultation must
beorganised sothat theresults lead toaconsistent evaluation
ofthe communication flows .This evaluation will make itpossi­
ble toestablish specifications for anadequate public infra­
structure ana also todecide which services are capable ofsig­
nificantly increasing the efficiency cfthe Community 'sadmini­
strative machinery .
Vhis joint wor'k must besupplemented byafunctional study of
•information circuits ,inparticular tomeasure the interaction
between ,the new technologies and existing communication struc­
tures and assess the possibility ofrationalising some ofthem .
For example ,filing and classification problems are ofvital
importance .
Ifthenew technologies are tobeintroduced -consistently against
the current background ofcontinuous change ,there must bean -
on-going evaluation ofthe .practical possibilities they open
upasregards both terminal equipment and local internal net­
works .Because the INSIS project isEuropean and inter-institu -
tional inscope ,itisimpossible .toseparate the evaluation
oftechnologies from the evaluation ofstandards andexchange
protocols -inparticular relating tothe high levels ofthe
ISO seven-layer model -that have been orare :about tobeadopted
atinternational level .This work must beaccompanied bythe
establishment oftemporary uniform conventions for allusers
.•.herever there are nointernational standards ,soastoobtain
asfar aspossible end-to-end compatibility ofthe communications
svs terns .
1
Some architecture principles that have tobedefined before a
start can bemade onthe development stages depend onthese va­
rious factors . ' -

Itisalso necessary togive consideration tothe man-machine
interface ,inparticular bygradual integration ofservices at
least atuser level ,i.e. ,intheterminal equipment .Theprob­
lems involved inconnecting toINSIS equipment that already ex­
ists inthebodies participating intheproject will have to
be'overcome bythose bodies themselves . ■
Obviously theproject will.be faced with choices ofatechnical
nature and decisions onthe work schedule ;these choices will
'be .made byestimating ,onthe basis ofthe use and improvement ■
ofeconometric models nowbeing developed ,thecost ofthepos­
sible solutions referred toan .efficiency indicator .
' • " i• ,N
Theman-machine relationship must befurther investigated as
therejection oftechnology bythose who stand tobenefit from
itislikely tobethe main obstacle tothe implementation of
*
INSIS .Very little isknown about this subject and anOn-going
evaluation ofexperiments' inprogress inthe' industrialised coun­
tries isessential .7 J
Itisalso obvious that information and ,training programmes with­
inthe bodi.es taking part intheproject are amatter for those .
bodi'es themselves .
Finally ,'the stage involving the development and implementation
ofaninitial phase ofINSIS cannot be .carried out without .set-^- .
ting upasuitable management structure .Consequently ,when the
four-year programme isprepared ,the features ofthis structure
should :bedefined' .. ,- ' '
" • 'v * "
Forms ofcooperation - "■ .
Inorder todevelop acooperative activity ascomplex asINSIS ,
especially inview of "thelarge number ofparticipants ,itis

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necessary not only toset upanadvisory .committee ofusers ,but
u1cotoorganise seminars and workshops -ofaspecialised orgene­
ral nature with the collaboration ofsenior technical staff from
the deoartments most concerned .
* /
The aim ofthese meetings will betodecide jointly onmatters
ofvital importance for the continuation ofthe project ;atthe
same time they will give those concerned anopportunity toex­
change information .
Inorder tospeed upthe evaluation ofusers' needs' inthe va­
rious institutions and Member States ,the Commission will call
meetings ofusers which could constitute a .forerunner ofthe
advisory committee ofusers ,the setting upofwhich the Council
isbeing asked toapprove .This measure should also enable na­
tional orCommunity institutions toplan the resources they will
need ,particularly inorder toevaluate their ownqualitative and
quantitative requirements ,tomake afunctional study ofinforma­
tion circuits ,and toparticipate ininter-institutional pilot
projects .
i
Asfor the Commission itself ,ithas included inits preliminary
draft ofthe 1982 budget (Item 7711 )theamount which itneeds
-for implementing theactivities which ithas toundertake in1982 .
The explosive growth inthe telematic requirements expressed ,
combined wi-th therapid evolution ofthe technologies ,imposes
stringent scheduling constraints . .
Asaresult the Commission intends topropose tothe Council
in1982 ,adesign .and development programme for the implementa­
tion ofaninitial phase ofthe inter-institutional information
system .The duration ofthis programme isestimated atfour
■r,>O•»*»Cï
Itwouxd befollowed byasecond programme terminating in1990
which would see thegradual installation ofnew telematic ser­
vices carried onaEuropean public digital network now being .
•COVciOpCC ».

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PROPOSAir-'X^Tr --COUNCIL DECISION Vrv,:XATING TO
"*■>. ·♦». ." 1ν
COORDINATION OFTHE>CiV :,'-TTIES OFTHE ?&;'-XR STATES AND
COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS -WITH AVIEW TbX
SETTING .UPACOMMUNITY INTER-INSTITUTIONAL N;N
INFORMATION SYSTEM
THEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , -
H-v-r'S-^ega^4 totheTreaty establishing .theEuropean Economic Commu­
nity , 1 ' .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament (l),
..av^ng regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee (2)
K0ν· ■ 1\
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V/h'jreas the Community institutions and the related national administra­
tions should provide anexample asusers ofthenewinformation technologies
which they promote ;whereas ,inorder tooptimise the operating effi­
ciency ofthe Community machinery ,itisnecessary toprovide for the
coordination ofthe activities that they have undertaken inthis field
w.iththe Commission 'sown projects ; ' ■
S
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS : -
Article 1 . . *
Tho Member States and the Community institutions and bodies shall co­
ordinate with the Commission aseries ofactivities with aview to -.
preparing anoutline design programme leading tothe development and
implementation ofaCommunity inter-institutional integrated services
information' system (INSIS )which will develop theuse ofnew elec­
tronics technologies ,according tojointly-agreed conventions ,for
th -.irexchanges ofinformation .
ThoCommission shall beresponsible foreffecting such coordination
through anAdvisory Committee made upofrepresentatives ofthe Member
Spates and ofthe Community institutions and organs .
Article 2
'.'.rnen the implementation ofits programme has been completed ,the Com­
.v;l:;;.-.;ion shall report tothe Council and Parliament and put forward
.",ach proposals asitconsiders appropriate with a"view tothe adoption
ofadetailed design and development programme . *
Article 3
Thiw decision snail take effect from .the date ofits publication inthe
Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities .

y ReportbytheCommission totheCouncil
.on
astudyofinformatics systemsforthe
processing ofdata'onimports/exports
andonthemanagement andfinancialcontrol
ofagricultural marketorganisations .
.1.Article3of-..CouncilDec.ision..No.77/619/EECC1)of27September -1977
instituting astudyofinformatics systemsfor"theprocessing of.~'-
dataon'imports/exportsandonthe-management andfinancialcontrol
-ofagricultural marketorganisations .laiddown,.-that'theCommission
■-shouldsubmita.reporttotheCouncilattheendofthestudy.;The
Commission presentsthisreportinaccordance withthatrequirement .;
2.AprojectleaderwasappointedinJuly1978tomanagethestudyunder,
theCommission's.directions.'Acontracttoperform.the■study-was
awardedinMarch1979toaconsortium ofsevenconsultancy companies,
eachfroma.different MemberState. ■.
3.UnderArticle2oftheCouncilDecision ,thedurationoftheStudy .
wastob'e18-months.Owing 'to-severe .internaldifficulties the-.!
consortium madelittleheadwayduringthefirstfew.monthsandthe
Commissioneventually extendedthedurationoftheStudybytwomonths
without ,penaltyunderthecontract.
.A.Theconsortium delivereditsreporttotheCommissioninDecember1980.
Copieshavebeendistributed toappropriate administrations inMember
'.StatesandtoservicesoftheCommission,forevaluation and'consideration .
~ofthefindingsand-recommendations ofthereport.
5.Thereportproposes aten-yeardevelopment programmeduringwhichthe
Commission andthe'relevant 'administrations inMemberStateswoulddevelop'
theirautonomous informatics systemsinaseriesofconcertedactions ..
Tiimedat.exploiting' -informatics technologytoimprovethequalityand
timelinessofinformation andtoenableittobeinterchanged directly
betweensystems.
o.TheCommission endorsesinprinciple ,themainproposalsof,thereportand•-
iscurrentlydeveloping ideasontheorganisational andresourcing
implications attheCommunitylevel.Thesewillhavetobe.further
developedindiscussions withtheMember ■Statesadministrations ,following
.whichitisenvisagedthattheCommissionwill-makeaproposaltothe'
Councillor theadoptionofalong-termprogrammewithaspecificbudget,
"startingin1983.■'- ^
7.Ap.uT.berofpreparatory activities .must'beundertaken inorder'
toreachthepositionenvisagedmparagraph 6above.Thesearethe
subjectoftheseparateproposaltotheCouncilwhichaccompanies this
repcr-andinwhich-the'mainrecommendations oftheconsultants' reportar«
summarised .• •'- 1
O)CJNO.-L255,O.IC.77,.P.32

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i:.eCommission isinthemeantimetakingactioninternally to
supportthemoreurgentpreparatory workendintendstostimulatefurtherdiscussion withMembersStates'administrations .

_£;£IIQ^S_Of _MEMBER_STAIES_AND_THE_C0r5MISS ION.••■
LcjLLIfi__IQ__JLC.liyiI.LI S_PREPARAXORY_TO_A_LONG-T|RM ■•
■'?BQGRAKy.E_fOR_THE_ySE_OF_XEL'EMATICS_FOR_COMMyNIXY_INFORMATION ."-
SYSTEMSC0NCERNED_U1IH_IMP0RIS /EXP0RIS_AN2_IHE_MAMAGEMENI_AND
FINANGIAliCONTROL_0£_AGRICULTIJRAL_KARKET_ORGANISAIIONS .
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM ' ' "
1.Backaround '
InitsDecision •(.15of27September 1977^theCouncilauthorised
astudyonCooperation' inDataandDocumentation forImports/-
Exports .andAgriculture towhichtheacronymCADDIAwasgiven,.
Thestudywasconducted byaconsortium ofconsultants provided
by^sevencompanies,eachfrom"a'different MemberState.The.
consortium delivereditsfinalreportat.the*endof1980.
2-Fi.0dT.D2s_and_x;ecommencatT.ons_o^_t hesortT_um'
Themainfinding,derivedfromtheresultsofinterviews
andquestionnaires appliedextensively inthecustoms,agricultu­
ral,andstatistical administrations oftheCommunity,isthat
theexistinginformation systemswh-ichsupporttheoperations
oftheCustomsUnionand.theCommonAgricultural Policyandthere
forebyinferencethewholeareaoftheCommunity'sinternal '
andexternaltradepoliciesforindustrial andagricultural
products,aredefective;thatthemediapresently used-telex,
^paper,telephone,magnetictapeetc-lackcoherence,cannot
"continuetomeettheneedforthespeedy"collection andtrans-,
missionofinformation ,andthattheinformation systemsare
notadequatelyinterlinked .Theconsortium hasproposed adevelop
me.ntprogrammecoveringabout.tenyears,duringwhichaninfra­
Structureoft'elema'ticfacilities andserviceswillbedeveloped
attheCommunityleveltosupporttherequire'dinformation -
sy-stemswhilstthedevelopment oftheirownautonomous systems
oytheadministrations oftheCADDIAcommunityisconcurrently
cirectedtowardstompatibilitywiththatinfrastructure .
Concomitant recommendations arealsomadeforavigorouspolicy
.ofstandardisation andformachineryforhorizontal coordination'
of-the"developmentprogramme .Onthetechnicalleveltheconcept
of"'catewsys"-;isproposed .Thesewouldbeswitchingcentres,
.one"ineach"emberStateanc"one.intheCommission,atwhich .'
r.cn-switcning functions wouldalsobeperformedin-orderto
*•enhancethevalueofinformation .-:
Cl)0JNo.L255.6.10.77 .n-o- ■-

Theproposed ten-year development programme includes' anumber
ofshort-term actionsintended eithertomeetpressing' immediate
operational -needs5>r.topreparethegroundproperly forlater
actions .
Theimplementation of.acomputer-based Community Integrated
Tariff -(whichhasbeengiventheacronym TARICII)isidentified
by'.theconsultants asthekey.eventofthedevelopment programme
since ,itwillprovidejthe standard meansofreferring to'.all
goods,bothindustrial andagricultural ,duringtransborder
movements ,and .of.defining thevarious -Community 'regimestowhich
theyaresubject..."
The.technical specification oftheCADDIAstudyasked ,for
proposals -fcr-detailedprogrammes -bymeansofwhichtheadminis-
•v
trations inMemberStatesmight'developtheirautonomous systems
towards ageneral ,convergence or,thelong-term targets-.-It-a.Iso–
as'kecforestimates ofcostsandofcost-effectiveness .The
consultants cid.notmeeteitheroftheserequirements on-the
l
grounds -that ,theyhadbeenunabletoacquiresufficient informa­
tionaboutthelong-term.'telemati cs'p'lans""ofadministrations
inMemberStates ,-aboutthebudgetary andotherresource
constraints whichwouldinfluence thosepolicies,andaboutthe
costsofexisting information systems,tobeabletoformulate
£fnyworthwhile proposals .Thereportwastherefore presented
- ; i
bythe"consortium asabasisfordiscussion andfurtherdevelop­
ment. "■ . '"/
The_Çonmi ss22n_s_resDonse ■
TheCommission considers thatthereportcontainsfindings
ofmajorinterest,someimportant recommendations ,someworth­
whilesuggestions ,andacoherent programme offutureactions
whicharetechnically feasible .Thereporthasnothowever
distinguished sufficiently between import/exportdataandthe
• * 'othercatarequired forthemanagement ofagricultural market
.organisations .Themeasures proposed forthecustomssectordo
notalwaysmeetthefullneedsoftheagricultural sector.

Toremedy'thissituationitwillbenecessary -*tocarryout••
specific'studiesandprojectsforagriculture whi1st.givingfull
weighttotheinterr^latedness ofcustomsandagricultural .
systems.' '':' ...
Ofthemajorrecommendations theCommission hasStpresent •"
reservations aboutonlyone-.the"gateway"concept,partly/
becausefurther workheedstobe'donetojustifythe'proposal'
andpartlybecause anysolution mustbecompatible withproposals
whichmightultimately issuefromtheINSISClnterinstitutioncl ;'
SystemforInformation Services )project,whichisthesubject ,
ofaseparate proposal totheCouncilcoveringthewiderneeds
oftheCommunity and-whichoverlaps withtheCADDIA -project-in'
th-eareaofdatatransmission ."
Thegatewayconceptapart,thetommission therefore supports the.
"adoption in.principle bytheCADDIAcommunity ofusersofth.e
mainproposals ofthe .report.Itisrecpgnised ontheotherhand,
that"more"'workneeds'toSedone~onthedevelopment '------
programmes for"administrationsinMemberStates'andoncost
estimates andconstraints beforetheCADDIAcommunity asawhole
cancommititself -tothelong-term target's.I-tshouldbenoted,
however,that'twoproposals intheCustomsarea,namelyTARIC
IIandthePilotProjects intheCustomsSectorhavebeen
•examined bytheCustomsQuestions Committee (Directors General).-
andhavereceiveditsunqualified support.
–"- " r' . '. ". • •
Preparatory .activities 1 .
Inthelightoftheseconsiderations itisevidentthatfurth
preparatory workwillbenee'dedbeforetheCommission canmakea
definite proposal foradevelopment programme ofaboutTOyears-
durationfortheyears1953onwards.The,workwillrequire
intensive collaboration betweentheCommission and .national '..
administrations inMemberStates.Thepreparatory activities ,-
seme,,.ofwhichhavealready beenstarted;.include

tlor-Konthedesignandimplementation ofacomputer-based '
Community Integrated Tariff (TARICII)andspecialnomenclatures
foragricultural products ...'' ■■
pilotprojects inthecustomssectorcovering Community Transit
operations andtheexchange ofurgentdata.
pilotprojects intheagricultural sectorconcerned withthe
exchange ofmanagement information andthedissemination of
marketinformation , .<
thestandardisation ofmessagestructures andcodesusedin
CADDIA .information systems andareviewoftherequirements for
communications protocols .
.ι\. ' '
-areviewoft.hewayinwhich.regulations affecting CADDIA
information systems'arepresented tothosewhohaveto––
.implement them. N'
-astudy,ofthetechnical andeconomic aspectsofthe"gateways "
concept. ;"
-astudy .ofauditandsecurity requirements .'^•
SESsoissiisnsi-EiiiSii ■
Organisational machinery niustbeestablished forthe
steering andcoordination ofCADDIA-related studiesand'projects
acrossthewholecommunity ofCADDIAusers.WhilsttheCommission
wouldberesponsible fortheexecution ofthestudies and
projects,certainservices ofthe.Commission wouldalsobelong
tothecommunity ofusers.Itisproposed thatatpolicylevela
UserAdvisory Committee composed ofseniorofficials from
tfe.-berStates'administrations andthe,servicesofthe
Commission besetuptodischarge thesteering andcoordinating'
functions .TheCommittee wouldalsoassisttheCommission'by
establishing andmaintaining linkswiththevariouselements
ofthe .CADDIAuserpopulation including thoseintheprivate
sector.Ixwouldalsohavethepowertosetup"appropriate techni

Atworkinglevel,apreliminary task .forcewouldbeset
up,composed ofexperts fromtheC.ommission1sServices andMember
States'administrations supplemented asnecessary byexternal
consultants .Thistaskjorce wouldberesponsible for
classifying theelements ofthelongtermdevelop­
mentprogramme intotasksofthe.Commission ,oftheMember
States,andthosewhichwereessentially jointtasks,andwould
thengoontoprepareproject mandates ,timetables ,resource
estimates ,andpriorities together withdevelopment programmes
fortheseparate administrations oftheCADDIAcommunity and
alsoforthecommunity asawhole.Oncetheworkofthetask
force'is-completed ,andsubjectto-theadviceoftheUser
Advisory Committee ,thetasksdefined wouldbeallocated to
projectteamsintheMemberStates,intheCommission ,andin
theareasofjointactions.Aprojectmanager wouldbeappointed ,
bythe-Commission who,with'the"adviceand"assistanceof'the "–"
User.Advisory Committee ,wouldberesponsible fortheday-to-
daymanagement ofthepreliminary taskforceand,subsequently ,
theprojectteams. _
Inthemeantime theCommission intendstopushaheadwith
informal discussions with "'administrationsTri"MemberStatesandto
continue tosetessential primaryactionsintrain.~
Resource Reaui.rements ■•■ ..:.
Tosupporttheactivities described .inparagraph 4'above
theCommission hasalreadysetcertainactionsintrain,using
existing resources .For1982,itwillusefundsunder budget
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Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic -
Community , ....
•.Havi-ng regard -.-totheproposal from ,theCommission /
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament (1),
Having regard totheopinion ofthe Economic andsocial Committee (2),
Ci)OJNo.
CjNO .

Whereas,asregardstheadministration oftheCustoms Unionandthe
commonagricultural policy,itisessential thatimport/exportdata
andcataontheagricultural marketand'itsfinancial controlare
rapidlycommunicatedandprocessed ;'
WhereastheStudy^ofinformatics systemsinstituted bytheCouncil
init*Decision 77/619/EEC(1)hasbeencompleted andhas •'
produced .arecommendation for.theadoption ofaconcerted development
programme forthenextten/yearsbythe'relevantadministrations of
theCommunity.. ' ■/ '•''
whereas,sincetheServices oftheCommission andthecompetent –
national administrations willbethe.operators andtheusersofthe'
improved information systems,itisappropriate intheinterests of
theproperworkingoftheCommunity mechanisms to_provideforthe
coordination-ofrelevant actions undertaken intheMemberStatesand
theCommission .; >: ~ :
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HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS : .'*
Article1
TheMemberStatesshallcoordinate withtheCommission aseriesof
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preparatory activities with«aviewtotheelaboration ofaconcerted
ten-year development programme fortheuseoftelematics systems .for
theprocessing "ofdata-onimports/exportsand'onthemanagement and
financial controlofagricultural marketorganisations -TheCommission
wiUberesponsible foraccomplishing thiscoordination incollabora­
tionwithaUserAdvisory Committee composed ofnotmore-thanthree
representatives from . -•
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eachMemberState,representing themaininterested government
departments .^ThisCommitteeshalladviseandassisttheCommission
ar.ditsmembersshallestablish andmaintaincoordination andliaison
betweentheadministrations participating intheCADDIA(Cooperation in
DataandDocumentation forImports/ExportsandAgriculture).TheAdvisory
Co,":mizteemaysetupappropriate suo–committees.
Article 2
TheCommissionshall,inthelightoftheresultsofthepreparatory
.activities,makeareporttotheCouncil .andtheParliament andshall
presentproposalsfortheadoptionofalong-termdevelopment programme
tosiimplemented inconcertwiththerelevantnationaladministra-–
w.u..S•
Artiçle3 '
ThisDecisionshalltakeeffectfrontthedateofitspublication in
theOfficialJournalof-theEuropeanCommunities .