COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM (89) 250 final - SYN 140 
Brussels, 1 June 1989 
RE-EXAMINED PROPOSAL 
FOR À COUNCIL DECISION 
ADOPTING A SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
(1989 - 1993) 
FLAIR 
(Food-Linked Agro-Industrial Research) 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149.2(d) 
of the EEC Treaty) 
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PART I 
RE-EXAMINED PROPOSAL 
FOR A COUNCIL DECISION 
ADOPTING A SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
(1989 - 1993) 
FLAIR 
(Food-Linked Agro-Industrial Research) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 
Community, and in particular to Article 130q(2), 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), 
In cooperation with the European Parliament (2), 
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee (3), 
(1) O.J. No C 306, 1.12.1988, p. 13 
(2) Opinion delivered on 18 January 1989 (not yet published in 
the Official Journal) and Decision of (not yet 
published in the Official Journal). 
(3) O.J. No C 23, 30.1.1989, p. 23. 
3. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion 
delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of 
the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. 
Article 7 
1. The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate, in 
accordance with Article 130n of the Treaty, agreements with 
international organizations, with those third countries 
participating in European Co-operation in the field of Scientific 
and Technical Research (COST) and with those European countries 
having concluded framework agreements in scientific and technical 
co-operation with the Community, with a view to their 
participating fully or partially in concerted actions within this 
programme. 
2. where Framework Agreements for scientific and technical co­
operation between European third countries and the Community have 
been concluded, organisations and enterprises established in 
those countries may, in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in Article 6 and on the basis of the criterion of mutual 
advantage, become partners in a shared-cost project within this 
programme. 
3. No participant in shared-cost projects, who is established 
outside the Community, shall be entitled to Community financing. 
PART II 
COMMENT OF THE COMMISSION ON THE AMENDMENT OF PARLIAMENT 
WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISISON 
1. During its meeting of 24 May 1989 the European Parliament, 
in its second reading of the Common Position on FLAIR, 
adopted the attached Amendment. 
2. Although the Commission recognises in principle, the 
opportunity to specify in research programme decisions the 
relationship between the term "amount deemed necessary", the 
budgetary procedure and the institutional agreement on 
budgetary discipline it considers untimely the introduction 
of such a new provision for proposals already submitted as 
this could delay the adoption of the programmes concerned. 
Commission of the European Communities 
COM(89) 250 final 
Re-examined proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
adopting a specific research and technological development programme 
in the field of food science and technology (1989-93) 
Flair (Food-linked agro-industrial research) 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(2)(d) of the EEC 
Treaty) 
1.6.1989 
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 
L - 2985 Luxembourg 
Series: DOCUMENTS 
1989 - 6 pp. — Format: 21.0 * 29.7 cm 
EN 
ISSN 0254-1475 
ISBN 92-77-50865-5 
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-238-EN-C 


ISSN 0254-1475 
COM(89) 250 final 
DOCUMENTS 
Re-examined proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
adopting a specific research and technological 
development programme in the field of food 
science and technology (1989-93) 
Flair (Food-linked agro-industrial research) 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to 
Article 149(2)(d) of the EEC Treaty) 
16 
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-238-EN-C 
ISBN 92-77-50865-5 1.6.1989 
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES