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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)193final.
Brussels,2othApril1976.
COOPERATION WITHTHEINTERNATIONAL ENERGYAGENCY(IEA)
ONENERGYRESEARCHANDDEVELOPMENT (R&D)
(Communication anddraftdecisionssubmitted
bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(76)193final.

COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES/-τ
COMMUNICATION FJOM THE COMMISSION TOTHU ;COUNCIL
1.ByDocument COM(7o )26final of10February 197o communicated to
the'Council byletter of12February 1976 ,theCommission informed
theCouncil ofitsintention tosign an"Implementing Agreement "
formultilateral exchange ofinformation onnuclear safety and an
"Implementing Agreement "for acooperative research anddevelopment
programme leading toconstruction ofanintense neutron source ,
both Agreements prepared under theauspices oftheInternational ,
Energy Agency .
2.Attherequest ofaMember State ,this question vasexamined bythe
Permanent Representatives Committee on2.kMarch and 9April 1S7& .
3.The Commission has noted that all thedelegations favour particip­
ation bytheEAEC inthese tv;oAgreements but that some ofthem
had objections regarding theprocedure tobefollowad inorder to
secure such participation .
*f.TheCommission cannot subscribe totheopinion ofaMember State
that these "Implementing Agreements "constitute internal agreements
ofthe IEA and that inconsequence they could not beacceded toby
theCommission without anagreement forco-operation with the IEA .
However ,inorder tofind arapid solution ,theCommission isfor­
warding tothe Council the attached draft Council decision issuing
adirective totheCommission tonegotiate with theIEA anexchange
ofletters stating theintention ofthetwoparties toco-operate ,
under agreements tobeconcluded ,inthe field of research
anddevelopment .
5.Furthermore ,asregards theapplicability ofthe third paragraph
ofArticle 101 ,theCommission maintains its standpoint that the
"Implementing Agreements "inquestion donot fall within thesecond
paragraph ofArticle 101 oftheEuratom Treaty butwithin the third
paragraph ofthat Article .
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*2-
However ,inthe case inissue ,theCommission agrees ,inorder to
arrive atarapid solution ,totheCouncil 'staking action onthe
basis ofthe second paragraph ofArticle 101 .But theCouncil
decision should cover simultaneously thedirective andapproval
oftheAgreements inquestion ,thetext ofwhich isnowknown by
thedelegations .The Commission attaches two draft Council decisions
along these lines .
6.TheCommission stresses thefact that thecompromise which ithas
proposed above does not inanyway mean that ithas relaxed its
position asregards thelegal aspect .Itasks that this position
should bemade the subject ofanentry in 'theCouncil minutes .

CAB/X/9/76E
DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION ISSUING ADIRECTIVE TO
THE COMMISSION ONPARTICIPATION BYTHE EAEC
•INTWO »S8eDAGREEMENTS INTHENUCLEAR FIELD ,
•PREPARED Ui'-iJER tflLS AUSirlJJIS OF
THEINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY (CECD )
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Atomic Energy
Community ,andinparticular thesecond paragraph ofArticle 101
thereof , ^
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
V'hereas theCouncil Decision of25March 1S76 adopted aresearch and
training programme for theEuropean Atomic Energy Community inthe
field offusion andplasmaphysics ,
Whereas ,inview oftheconsiderable efforts needed toreach the ap­
plication stage ofcontrolled thermonuclear fusion , .'the EAEC should ,
when appropriate ,establish with third States ,international organiz­
ations ornationals ofthird States all forms ofco-operation likely
toavoid unnecessary duplication and tospeed uptheprogress ofCom­
munity programmes inthis field ,
Whereas theCouncil Decision of25August 1975 adopted ajoint
research and training programme inthe field ofreactor safety ,
Whereas theCouncil passed aResolution of22July 1975 onthetech­
nological problems ofreactor safety , .
Whereas nuclear safety problems extend beyond the frontiers not only
ofMember States but oftheCommunity asawhole ,and itistherefore
incumbent ontheEAEC toparticipate ,when appropriate ,ininitiatives
forco-operation onabroader international plane ;

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"'hero asthoInternational Energy Agency (IEA),established on15No­
vember 197 -+byDecision oftheC3CD Council andforming anautonomous
body within that Organization ,approved on25July 1975 »byDecision
ofitsGoverning Board ,"Guiding Principles "inthefield ofenergy
research anddevelopment ,
Whereas onthesame date ,theGoverning Board oftheIEAapproved in
particular
-aprogramme forco-operation inthe field ofnuclear fusion ,
including aco-operative R&D programme leading toconstruction of
anintense neutron source ;
-aprogramme forco-operation onnuclear safety ,including a
project formultilateral exchange oftechnical information on
research inthis field ,
Whereas ,pursuant toSupplementary Protocol N°1totheConvention
oftheOrganization forEconomic Co-operation andDevelopment ,the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities shall tak$ part inthework
ofthat Organization ,andwhereas theCommission istaking part in
thework ofthe IEA ;andwhereas itisplaying therole oflead or­
ganization inthe implementation oftheco-operative programme in
the field ofthermonuclear fusion ,
V/hereas ,pursuant toArticle k(c)oftheaforementioned "Guiding
Principles ",theEuropean Communities may take part inanyco-oper -
ative R&Dprogramme orproject initiated under theauspices ofthe
IEA ,
Whereas such participation may ,incertain cases ,beofaninformal
nature but ,inother cases ,shall require thesigning ofthelegal
instrument designated "Implementing Agreements "andcommitting the
European Communities assuch ;
Whereas ,moreover ,theCouncil isissuing aDirective totheCommis­
sion toinstitute with theInternational Energy Agency (IEA)anex­
change ofletters ,whereby :

CAB/X/9/76S
ontheonehand,theEuropeanCommunities ,invoMnjtheri,ut
conferreduponthenbyArticlek(c)ofthe"GuidingPrinciples"to
takepartintheco-operative R&DprogrammesoftheIEA,statetheir
intentionofnegotiating ,casebycase,theirparticipation inthe
"Implementing Agreements"established ortobeestablished underthe-
auspicesoftheAgencywhicharelikelytocontributetotheachieve­
mentoftheresearchanddevelopmentobjectivesoftheCommunities ;
ontheotherhand,theIEAnotesthisintentionandconfirms
thatsuchparticipation isopentotheEuropeanCommunities ,
Whereas,undertheauspicesoftheInternational EnergyAgency,a
draftImplementing Agreementonaco-operative researchanddevelop­
mentprogrammeleadingtoconstruction ofanintenseneutronsource
andadraftImplementing Agreementformultilateral exchangeofin­
formationonnuclearsafetyresearchanddevelopment havebeenpre**
pared,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
SoleArticle
TheCommissionshallnegotiatetheparticipation oftheEAECinthe
"Implementing Agreementforaco-operative researchanddevelopment
programmeleadingtoconstruction ofanintenseneutronsource"and
the"Implementing Agreementonthetechnicalexchangeofinformation
inthefieldofreactorsafetyresearchanddevelopment "prepared
undertheauspicesoftheIEA.

DRAFTCOUNCILDECISION APPROVING
1)theImplementing Agreementonthetechnicalexchangeof
information inthefieldofreactorsafetyresearchand
development
2)theImplementing Agreementforaco-operative research
anddevelopment programmeleadingtoconstruction ofan
intenseneutronsource
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity,andinparticularthesecondparagraphof
Article101thereof,
HavingregardtotheexchangeoflettersbetweentheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities andtheInternational EnergyAgency
(IEA)statingtheintentionoftheEuropeanCommunities topart­
icipateincertainresearchsaiddevelopment agreementsprepared
undertheauspicesoftheIEA,
WhereastheCommissionhasnegotiateditsparticipation inaccord­
ancewiththeCouncil'sinstructions andintendstoconcludethe
Implementing Agreementonthetechnicalexchangeofinformation
inthefieldofreactorsafetyresearchanddevelopment andthe
Implementing Agreementforaco-operative researchanddevelop­
mentprogrammeleadingtoconstruction ofanintenseneutron
source,whichhavebeenpreparedundertheauspicesoftheInter­
nationalEnergyAgency,
Whereasitisadvisabletoapprovethesetwoagreements ,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS

Article 1
The conclusion oftheImplementing Agreement onthe technical
exchange ofinformation inthe field ofreactor safety research
and development isapproved .
Article 2
The conclusion oftheImplementing Agreement for aco-operative
research and development programme leading toconstruction of
anintense neutron source isapproved .

ΟΛΒ/Χ/9/76Ε
DRAFT COUNCIL .DECISION .TSSUIUG ADIRECTIVE TOTHECOIMSSIOF .
TONEGOTIATE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY ANOUTLINE .
AGREEMENT ,INTEEFORM OFANEXCHANGE OFLETTERS STATING THE
•INTENTIONS OFTHETWOPARTIES TOCOOPERATE ,UNDER AGREEMENTS
TOBECONCLUDED ,INTHEFIELD OFRESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Atomic Energy
Community ,andinparticular the second paragraph of'Article 101
thereof ,
Having regard to-theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Com­
munity ,andinparticular Article 228thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission , .•
Whereas programmes ofresearch anddevelopment intheenergy sector
arebeing implemented intheEuropean Communities ,notably inpur­
suance oftheCouncil Decisions of22August 1975 adopting aprogramme
ofresearch anddevelopment intheenergy sector and of25August 1975
and25March 197^adopting research andtraining programmes forthe
European Atomic Energy Community ;;
Whereas insome cases energy R&Dproblems extend beyond frontiers not
only ofMember .States but oftheCommunity asawhole ,andwhereas it
.istherefore incumbent ontheCommunity .toparticipate ,where appro­
priate ,ininitiatives forcooperation onabroader international
plane ;... .
Whereas ,within theInternational Energy Agency (IEA), .established by
decision oftheOECD Council on15November 197^andforming anauto­
nomous body within that Organization ,cooperative programmes ofre­
search anddevelopment onenergy ,adopted byDecisions oftheGovern­
ingBoard oftheIEAon28July and20November 1975 jarenowbeing
implemented :
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Whereas,byitsDecisionof28July1S75,theGoverningBoardofthe
T.Ik-adopted"GuidingPrinciples"whichjoverntheenergyresearchand
development oftheAgency;
Whereas,pursuanttoSupplementary ProtocolN°1totheConvention
ontheOrganization forEconomicCooperation andDevelopment ,the
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities takespartintheworkof
thatOrganization ,andwhereastheCommissiontakespartinthework
oftheISA;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticleU(c)oftheaforementioned "Guiding
Principles",theEuropeanCommunitymaytakepartinanycooperative
B&DprogrammeorprojectinitiatedundertheauspicesoftheIEA;
Whereassuchparticipation may,incertaincases,beofaninformal
naturebut,inotherca^es,shallrequirethesigningofalegalins­
trument,designated "Implementing Agreements"andcommittingtheEu­
ropeanCommunityassuch;
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Sole..rticie
TheCommissionshallnegotiatewiththeInternational EnergyAgency
(ISA)anoutlineagreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
wherebytheIEAandtheEuropeanCommunities agreethat,onthebasis
ofthepossibility opentothemunderArticle .4(c)ofthe"Guiding
Principles"adoptedbytheDecisionoftheSteeringCommitteeofthe
Agencyon28July1975»theEuropeanCommunityshallnegotiateand
conclude,casebycase,itsparticipation inthe"Implementing Agree­
ments"established ,ortobeestablished ,undertheauspicesofthe
IEAwhenthoseImplementing Agreementsarelikelytocontribute
towardstheattainmentoftheresearchanddevelopment objectives
oftheCommunityinthefieldofenergyR&D.