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THECOMMON POLICYINSCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY -PRIORITIES ANDORGANIZATION
TheCommunication
Annex-TheReport
I.CONCENTRATION OFCOMMUNITY PROGRAMMES •
1.Areasofforemostpriority withinthesectorsofpriority interest
2.Concentration ofprogrammes onareasofforemostpriority
3.Otherareas,newareas,Longtermpriorities
II.POSSIBILITY OFAMULTIANNUAL FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FORINDIRECT AND
CONCERTED ACTIONS
1.-Themulti-programme approach
2.Therelationship betweenindirect andconcerted actionresearch
programmes andotherR&Dactivities
III.RATIONALIZATION OFSTRUCTURES FORTHEPREPARATION ,EXAMINATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OFCOMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
1.Introduction
2.Grouping ofindirect andconcerted actionprogrammes
3.Sliding R&Dprogrammes
4.Possibilities fortherationalization oftheadvisory system
5.Simplification ofthecontract procedures
IV.INVOLVEMENT OFTHEJRCINTHEMANAGEMENT OFCERTAIN INDIRECT ACTIONS
1.Thecloselinksbetweendirectandindirect action
2.Involvement oftheJRCinthemanagement ofindirect actionprojects
3.Relationships betweentheJRCandDGXII
Note1-References topolicystatements
Note2-ListofAdvisory Committes
Table 1-ListofCommunity R&Dappropriations
Table2-Listofindirect andconcerted actions
Table3-ListofR8DCommunity programmes

THECOMMON POLICY INSCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY -PRIORITIES ANDORGANIZATION
Communication totheCouncilinresponse toitsrequestof20thDecember 1979
Thepurposeofthisdocument istogivetheCommission 'sreplytotheCouncil,
following itsrequestatitsmeetinginLuxemburg on21stOctober 1979,as
recorded intheconclusions adopted on20thDecember 1979,forareportwith
proposals inthefirstpartof1980on"anumberof-waysinwhichthe
Community effortsinR&Dcouldbemademoredynamic".
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Aftercomparing national policies,theCouncil"stressed theimportance of
defining Community R&Dactivities withdueregardtonational R&Dpolicies
andtotheaimsofothersectoral policies atnational andCommunity levels.
Inthiscontext,thefollowing sectors were,inparticular ,identified asof
priority interest forthenextphaseoftheCommonPolicy:energy,rawmaterial
environment ,agriculture andcertainindustrial R&D".
Thespecific pointsonwhichtheCouncilrequested areportwithproposals in
thelightoftheCouncildiscussions are:
"a)Theconcentration ofCommunity programmes onareasofforemost
priority :thisisnottoexclude aprioriotherareaswherea
Community contribution couldbeofparticular valueforthe
Community .
b)Thepossibility ofsetting Community indirect andconcerted action
programmes inthecontextofanappropriate multiannual framework .
c)Therationalization ofstructures forthepreparation ,examination
andimplementation ofCommunity R&Dprogrammes .
d)Involvement oftheJointResearch Centre (JRC)inthemanagement
ofcertainindirect actionprojects inspecific sectors wherethe
JRCisalreadydeeplyinvolved withdirectactionprojects ."c)The
and

Attheannextothiscommunication willbefoundtheCommission'sdetailed
reportonthesefourpoints.IngeneraltheCommission wasguidedbythe
principleofnotintroducing changestooquicklyinordertoavoiddisturbing
asystemdevelopedoveranumberofyearswhichworkswellalthoughthereis,
ofcourse,aneedforimprovement.The,Commission wasalsoanxioustoretain
andevenimprovetheflexibilityinhereotinthepresentsystemwhichiswell
suitedtoadeveloping R&Dpolicy.
Thiscommunication willbefollowedbyafurthercommunication latel"inthe
yearcoveringtheothermattersonwhichtheconclusions agreedon20th
December1979requireactionbythe'Commission.
··
Theconclusions ofthereportandtheproposalscalledforbytheCouncilare
asfollows.Thepointsrefer,forthemostpart,toresearchcarriedoutunder
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandEuratomTreaties.Researchunderthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityTreatyissubjecttoitsownspecialprocedures.
a)Concentration ofCommunityprogrammes onareasofforemostpriority
TheCommissionproposesthat,fortheperiod1981-1985,approximately 90%
oftotalCommunity R&Dexpenditureshallbedevoted'tothefivesectors
ofpriorityinterestidentified bytheCouncilandabout80%tocertain
areasofforemostprioritywithinthesesectorssetoutintheattached
list.
b)Thepossibility ofsettingCommunityindirectandconcertedaction
programmesinanappropriate multiannual framework
TheCommissionproposesagroupingofindirectandconcertedaction
programmesintosectoralprogrammesasafirststeptowardsamultiannualindica­
tiveframeworkprogramme.TheCommissionenvisagesthatthismightbedeveloped
laterintoamorecomprehensive indicativemultiannual frameworkprogrammewhich
wouldshownotonlytheindirectandconcertedactionprogrammesbut
alsothedirectandotherCommunity R&Dprogrammes.

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TheCommissionproposesthatthemultiannual indicative framework
programmeshouldincludenotonlythesectoralgroupingsofapproved
programmesbutalsotheforecastsoftheCommissionastosubsequent
programmes andnewprogrammeproposalsthusenablingtheCouncilto
haveanoverallviewoftheamountslikelytoberequiredforfinancing
andstaffingforafourorfiveyearperiodahead.
c)Rationalization ofstructures
*
TheCommissionproposesthatthegroupingwill-itselfassistinthe
rationalization ofstructures;itwill,mostimportant,substantially
reducethenumberofseparateCouncildecisionsneeded,probablyby
ahalf.
TheCommissionproposestointroduceslidingprogrammestoimprovethe
efficiencyofthetransition fromanymultiannual programmetoits
successorwhenanextensionisjustified.
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Withregardtotheconsultative system,theCommissionproposesadegree
ofrationalization whichshouldreducethenumberofmeetingsandthe
sizeofattendanceatsomeofthem. •
TheCommissionhasrevieweditsinternalprocedures.Intheinterestof
efficiency,simplifiedcontractprocedureswillnowapplytothesmaller
«
•contracts .
d)Involvement oftheJRCinthemanagementofcertainindirectactionprojects
TheCommissionproposescertainmeasurestoensurethatthoseconcernedat
theJRCandinDGXIIwithrelateddirectandindirectactionprogrammes
haveathorough knowledgeandunderstanding ofresearch
progressandproblemsofmutualinterest.Inareasofresearchwherethere
arebothdirectactionprojects(withdeepinvolvement bytheJRC)and
indirectactionprojects,theJRCalreadyplaysanimportantpartinthe
managementoftheindirectactionprogrammes.Thiswillcontinue.

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TheCouncilisinvitedtotakenoteofthiscommunication andtheproposals
oftheCommission containedwithinitinanswertoitsrequestof20th
December 1979.
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LISTOFAREAS OFFOREMOST PRIORITY
ENERGY: renergyconservation
-nuclearenergy-fissipn
.safety <■
.backendofthefuelcycle
.radiation protection
-nuclearfusionasanewenergysource
-renewable sourcesof-energy
.solarenergy
.geothermal energy -
-synthetic andsubstitute fuels
.coalgasification
.hydrogen
.biomass
-coal-improved exploration andexploitation
-hydrocarbons -exploration andexploitation
RAWMATERIALS : development anduseofindigenous renewable andnon-
renewable resources (including uranium)
resource recovery fromwaste(secondary rawmaterials )
rawmaterial substitution
ENVIRONMENT : environmental protection
.behaviour andeffectsofpalluants intheenvironment
.reduction andprevention ofpollution ,cleantechnologies
.conservation andmanagement ofthenatural environment
climatology
.mechanism ofclimate
.man-climate interactions (inparticular theCO2problem)
biology-radiation protection
AGRICULTURE : efficient utilization oflandandwaterresources
reduction oftheconsumption ofenergyinagriculture
improvement ofanimalandplantproduction
Mediterranean agriculture
bio-technologies (agricultural applications )
INDUSTRY R&D: newinformation technologies
bio-technologies (industrial applications )
steelresearch

ANNEX
REPORTTOTHECOUNCILINRESPONSE TOITSREQUEST OF20thDECEMBER 1979
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I.CONCENTRATION OFCOMMUNITY PROGRAMMES *
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1.AREASOFFOREMOST PRIORITY WITHINTHESECTORS OFPRIORITY INTEREST
«
Thesectorsofpriorityinterestidentified byMinisters andrecordedinthe
conclusions adopted on20thDecember 1979are:
-ENERGY
-RAWMATERIALS
-ENVIRONMENT
-AGRICULTURE
-andcertain INDUSTRIAL RSD
Theseareverylargesectors.It'isclearfromthestatements ofMinisters
attheCouncil (Research)atLuxemburg on21stOctober1979,fromtheaims
ofthesectoralpoliciesoftheCommunity (seelistofreferences inNoteI)
andfromtheobjectives oftheMemberStatesthatwithintheselargesectors
someresearch areasmustbegivenandindeedaregiver*higherpriority than
others.ThisiswhattheCommission understands thattheCouncilmeantwhen,
havingidentified thefivesectorsofpriorityinterest,itwentontoask
theCommission toreportontheconcentration ofCommunity programmes on
"areasofforemostpriority".
TheCommission has,accordingly ,undertaken thetaskofidentifying these
areasofforemostpriorityall,ofcourse,lyingwithinthesectorsof
priorityinterestidentified bytheCouncil.Theyaresetoutinalist
attachedtothecommunication above.Itshouldbenotedthatallthese
areasareoffor'emostbutequalpriority.Withineachsector,theareas
identified shouldnotberegarded as,themselves ,beinginanyorderof
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2.CONCENTRATION OFPROGRAMMES ONAREASOFFOREMOST PRIORITY
BecausethisListofareasofforemostpriority sterrtsfromstatedpolicies
itisnotsurprising thatananalysisofappropriations forCommunity R&D
showsthattheconcentration askedfori-bytheCouncilalreadyexiststoa
majordegree. \
*
ThisisshowninTable 1whichgivesthefiguresfor1979.Itgivesthe
percentage oftotalCommunity RSOexpenditure devotedtoeachofthefive
prioritysectorsidentified bytheCouncil-It'thengoesfurtherandshows
howmuchgoestotheareasofforemostpriority bothasapercentage of
totalR&Dexpenditure andasapercentage ofthetotalamountsdevotedto
thefivepriority sectors *
ThisTabledemonstrates clearlythattheCommission iscompletely committed
toconcentrating itsR&Deffortonthesefivesectorsofpriorityinterest
(93o5%);anditshowsfurtherthat,in-1979,,withinthesesectorsabout90%
wenttotheareasofforemostpriority .Thusmorethan80%wasdevotedto
theareasofforemostpriority setoutaboveandwellunder20%toother
areasofCommunity interest,some*withinthefiveprioritysectorsandsome
outside them=
ButtheTablealsodemonstrates thebigdifferences intheexpenditure
betweenthesectorsofpriorityinterestwithenergyclearlytakingthe
largestsharebyaverylargemargin.Itshould,however,beunderlined
thattherelativepriorityofsectorsorareascannotbejudgedonthe
basisofbudgetary figuresonly.Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.
Thefirstisthatthequantityofmoneywhichwill,inabsolute terms,have
asignificant researchimpactdiffersverymuchfromonesectortoanother
–forexample,tosecureamajorstepforwardinnucleartechnology costs
manytimesmorethananequallysignificant stepforwardinagriculture
research.Theotherreasonisthatexpenditure fromtheCommunity budget
dependsgreatlyonthetypeofresearch,i.e.indirect,directorconcerted
action.ItistheCommission 'sintention tousethedifferent formsof
ThefiguresrelatetoR&Donly
inthefieldofhydrocarbons .andexclude,e.g.demonstration projects

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actionaspossibleinordertoachievethebestpossibleresultsmaking
useofthefundsavailableinthemosteffectiveway.Itshouldalsobe
notedthatthe1979figuresmustnotbeinterpreted asthoughtheycon­
formedtoarigidplan.Communityresearchmustremainflexibleandbe
capableofadaptationtoactualneeds,problemsandopportunities .
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3.OTHERAREAS.NEWAREAS,LONGTERMPRIORITIES
TheCommissionwillmaintainthisconcentration on/areasofforemostpriority
butinlinewiththeCouncilconclusions,("nottoexcludeaprioriother
areaswhereaCommunitycontribution couldbeofparticularvalueforthe
Community"),itwilldevoteacertainproportionofitsresearcheffortto
othermajorareasofCommunityinterestincluding,interalia,medicalresearch,
CommunityBureauofReference,appliedmetrology,fisheriesresearch,textile
research,transportresearchandsocialresearch.
Apartfromthequestionsdealtwithinthispaper,theCouncilhasalsoasked
theCommissiontoassessthepossibleimpactofCommunity R&Donhorizontal
policiessuchasregionalpolicy,futurestructuraleconomicandindustrial
*
policy,withparticularreferencetosmallandmediumsi,zeindustryand
policiesofaidtothedevelopingcountries;ithasalsoaskedtheCommission
tolookatpossiblemeansandwaystoincreasemobilityofresearchers inthe
Community.WorkisproceedinginalltheseareasandtheCommissionwillin
'due.coursesubmitproposalsorreportsin"theseareas'*itcannot "beexcluded
thattherelativeproportionofthemoneydevotedtopriorityareasindicated
bytheCouncilwillchangeasaconsequence .
Itisexpected,moreover,thatbytheendof1982theworkofFASTwill
indicatelongtermprioritiesforCommunity R&D.Thistoocouldresultina
changeinprioritiesand,ifsuccessful,FASTcouldlatercontributecons­
tructivelytoacontinuousdialogueontheareasofpriorityinterestfor
Communityresearchwhichwouldresultinfurtherchangesastimegoeson.
ButthesechangeswilltakealongtimetotakeeffectandtheCommission
expectsthat,fortheperiod1981-1985,roughly80%ofitstotalresearch
financialresourceswillcontinuetobedeployedontheareasofforemost
prioritysetabove,

II.POSSIBILITY OFMULTIANNUAL FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FORINDIRECT AND
CONCERTED ACTIONS
* *
1.THEMULTI-PROGRAMME APPROACH TOANINDICATIVE i-IULTIANNUAL FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
Asafirststeptowards amultiannual framework programme forindirect and
concerted actions,theCommission envisages grouping someoftheminto
sectoral programmes .Thisgroupingwouldalsohaveasoneofitsresults
ameasureofrationalization ofthestructures forthepreparation ,
examination andimplementation ofCommunity R8Dprogrammes whichare
considered inChapterIII.
Thecentralideaistogroupsomeoftheindirect andconcerted actionsby
fieldofactivity.Eachofthesefieldswouldinduecoursehaveamulti-
annualprogramme "toitselfandbethesubjectofasingleCouncildecision.
Table2showstheproposed schemeforgrouping.Thelogicofthearrangement
isclear.Amajorconsequence isthereduction'byahal,fofthenumberof
separateCouncildecisions required.Thiswouldbeamajorstepforwardin
thedirection ofrationalizing thestructures andprocedures relatedto
indirect andconcerted actionprogrammes .
Thegroupingwillstartwiththeenvironmental sectorin1980andshouldbe
accomplished forallsectorsenvisaged by1984-1985.TheCouncilcouldthus
bepresented withamultiannual framework programme coveringallindirect
andconcerted actions,thisbeing,ineffect,thesumofthesectoralgroupings .
Butsince,onaverage,onlyaboutaquarterofthewholewillbestartingin
anyparticular yearamultiannual framework programmewillneedtoincludenot
onlythesectoralgroupingsofapprovedprogrammes butalsotheforecastsof
theCommission astofollow-on programmes andnewprogrammes proposals which
theCommission willprepareforsubmission totheCouncilinthecourseof
thesubsequent 3-4years.IftheseforecastsoftheCommission areaddedto
theprogrammes alreadyapproved,theCouncilcouldtakenoteofthetotal
amountslikelytoberequiredforfinancing andstaffingforanyfourorfive

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yearperiodahead.Therewouldthushavebeencreatedamultiannual frame­
workprogramme ofanindicative character covering .allindirect andcon­
certedactionswhetherapprovedormerelyplannedorforeseen bytheCommission .
Thiswouldgiveagoodbasisforforwardplanning bytheCouncilbutthemulti-
annualframework programmewillbeofacharacter suchthattheflexibility
neededtorespondquicklytochanging and.unforeseen situations willnotbe
impaired .
2.THERELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIRECT ANDCONCERTED ACTIONRESEARCH
PROGRAMMES ANDOTHERR&DACTIVITIES
* •The.indirect andconcerted actionprogrammes needtobeviewedtogetherwith
otherCommunity R&Dactivities inthesameorrelatedfields.Theseactivities
includedirectaction,activities undertheECSCTreaty,andresearchactivities
incertainindustrial areasaswellasintheagricultural fieldwhichare
conducted undertheEECTreatybutwhichforonereasonoranotherdonot
followtheindirectactionorconcerted actionpatternsofdecision andimple­
mentation .
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Table3putscurrentindirect andconcerted actionprogrammes togetherwith
theotherCommunityactivities andclassifies themaccording toobjectives
andmodalities .Itthusgivesafullviewoftherelationship betweenthose
activities,theco-ordination ofwhichiscarriedoutby^theCommission .
Itpointsthewaytothepossibleinclusionofdirectactiontogetherwith
indirect andconcerted actioninamultiannual framework programme and,
perhaps,ultimately alsotheassociation oftheremaining Communityactivities
inthefieldofscience andtechnology .

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RATIONALIZATION OFSTRUCTURES FORTHEPREPARATION /EXAMINATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OFCOMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
INTRODUCTION
■■ e
The"preparation ,examination andimplementation ofCommunity programmes "
1
involve atargenumberofstepsandprocedures .TheCommission hasexamined
theseand,forthepurposeofthisreport,hasselected four.They'have
beenchosenbecausetheyarewithintheCommission 'scompetence andtheyare
itemsonwhichimprovement seemspossible .
Thefourissuessèlected are:
a)Therationalization oftheexamination andimplementation ofCommunity
programmes bygrouping ofindirect andconcerted actions.
b)Theintroduction ofsliding programmes inordertoavoidsterile
periodsof.interruption between oneexpiring programme andits
extension andinordertomaketheevaluation oftheresearch work
withintheprogrammes partofacontinuing process.
c)Thepossibility ofrationalizing theconsultative *system.
d)Thepossibilityofsimplifying thecontract procedure .
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2.'GROUPING OFINDIRECT ANDCONCERTED ACTION PROGRAMMES
Thisconcept hasalready beendescribed andtheproposed schemeassetoutin
Table2presented inthecontextoftheCommission 'sideasforanappropriate
moltiannual framework programme .Thisgrouping ofCommunity R&Dactions
shouldleadtoastreamlining ofprocedures fortheadoption ofprogrammes and
willcertainly reducethenumberofseparate Councildecisions needed.
Itisalsohopedthatthiswillcontribute totheoverallefficiency ofR&D
ι
atCommunity levelandalsoatnational levelinthedesignated sectors
through abetterco-ordination ofnationaleffortsatCommunity level.III.
1.

This grouping ofCommunity indirect andconcerted actions would also have
the following effects : .
-There would result agreater transparency /fortheMember States -for
the European Parliament and forother interested bodies ,ofthewhole
Community R&Deffort interms of:■.
-theobjectives ofeach sectoral programme .
-theplace andfunction ofeach sectoral programme asabasic
unit oftheoverall indirect and concerted action R&Deffgrt
ofthe Community .
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-the extent ofthe resources (funds and staff )allocated to
R&D for each sector .
s
-Thedecision-making process fortheadoption ofR&Dprogrammes would
beconsiderably simplified asfewer decisions would berequired by
the Council . •
-Agreater management flexibility could bemade possible forthe
adaptation ofresearch "tochanging needs inagiven sector during the
span ofasingle programme including ,where desirable ,thereplacement
,ofone !activity byanother . »
I «
rTheadvisory system could besimplified tosome extent .
Thehope isthat thegrouping will initiate awelding-together ofseparate
'programmes into newmore co-ordinated andconcentrated units .This will
rationalize structures andprocedures andwill simplify decision-making .
Itwill ,however ,impose greater demands than atpresent ontheCommission
staff inthepreparation ofR&Dprogrammes ,inthenegotiations leading to
their adoption ,intheir management and intheevaluation oftheir results .

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3.SLIDING PROGRAMMES
Theconceptofslidingsectoralvprogrammes referstoanoverlapping sequence
ofmultiannual programmes inwhichafoui–yearorfive-year programme is
replaced byanewfour-year orfive-year /programme fromthestartofthe
original programmes 'sfourthorfifthyear.Thusthelastyearofanysectoral
programme takestheplaceofthefirstyear'ofitssuccessor .Thisdoesnotmeanan
automatic extension ofprogrammes butitisamoresatisfactory methodof
proceeding thanthatemployed atpresentforthosecaseswherethere'is a
needforafollow-on programme . '
Theaimsofasliding programme are:
«•
-Toensurethecontinuity oftheCommunity indirect/concerted action
inagivensector.
-Toavoiddisruptive gapsinfinancial supportforthecontractors
whichresultfromdelaysinreaching decisions .
-Toprovide asmoothmechanism (betterthantheprocedure ofprogramme
revision )fortheadaptation ofprogrammes tochanging needsinterms
of:-scientific andtechnical content.
-leveloffunding.
-changes basedonadetailed andtimelyevaluation oftheresults
-. ofpreceding programmes .
Asliding programme meansthatthereisaneedtoinitiate andcomplete
programme adoption procedures everyfouryears(forafive-year programme )
andcertainadditional provisions willhavetobearranged inbudgeting
commitment andpaymentappropriations duringtheoverlapperiod.Therecent
decisions onfusionandontheJRCprogramme haveshown,however,thatthese
problems canbedealtwithwithoutdifficulty .IntheviewoftheCommission ,
therewouldbemorebenefits thaninconveniences tobeexpected
formost,ifnotforall,indirect andconcerted actionprogrammes ifasliding
programme procedure wereintroduced .
Thediagram showsthesequence ofactioninvolved forfive-year programmes .
Preparation forthefollowing programme wouldbebasedonknowledge ofthe
progress ofthecurrent programme andwhereprogrammes arerenewedfora
thirdtimealsoontheevaluation ofthefirstprogramme .

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Submission ofthenewprogramme wouldbemadebytheCommission tothe
Councilinthefirsthalfofthefourthyearand.theCouncildecision
wouldbetakenduringthesecondhalfofthefourthyearofeachprogramme •
ingoodtimeforthenewprogramme tostartonthe1stJanuaryofthe
following yearandcorresponding tothe/lastyearoftheearlier programme .
Forafour-year programme ,thearrangements wouldbesimilar.Theexperience
oftheJRCcanbedrawnuponinthisrespect. ,
Theremightalso,inthecaseofcertainfive-ye&r programmes ,beadvantage
inatwo-year ratherthanaone-year overlap.TheCommission proposes to
consider suchtwo-year overlap arrangements inthelightofexperience .
«■
Inconclusion ,theCommission proposes that,infuture,:
1)Indirect/concerted actionsshouldingeneral beprogrammed forfour
orfiveyears.
•«
2)Newprogrammes shouldbeadoptedwithayear'soverlapwiththe
preceding ones. »
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•3)Programme revisions shouldbeabandoned,astheywillbeeffectively
replaced byevaluation andpreparation ofoverlapping programmes .
PROGRAMME I
<1Yr>«r--:>'Evaluâtion
..Submission of
programme to
CouncilPROGRAMME II
i i »
Council Décision"EvaluatTton /1
TSubmission of
programme to
Council-.-PROGRAMME III
Council Decision

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4.POSSIBILITIES FORTHERATIONALIZATION OFTHEADVISORY SYSTEM
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1.THEADVISORY SYSTEM
•i
Note2givesaListofadvisory bodies,theirfunctions andthesectorsto
whichtheyrelate.Itwillbeseenthatthereisaverywiderangeof
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functions whichrequirethatthecomposition ,termsofreference androles
shouldvaryandnotfollowastandard pattern.Therearetwomain
categories •»policylevelcommittees andimplementation levelcommittees .
2.POLICYLEVEL"COMMITTEES
InordertoassisttheCommission intheformulation ofacommonscience and
technology policyandtoadviseitonresearch areaswherejointactionat
Community levelisappropriate ,thetwogeneralpolicyoriented committees
*
CERDandCRESTarebothessehtial advisory bodies.
CERDprovides advicefromhighlevelindependent scientific experts.The
Commission hasfoundCERDtobeextremely usefulinthe'development ofits
proposals particularly ongeneral andwide-ranging policyissuessuchas
theformulation ofthefirstguidelines onacommonpolicyinthefieldof
scienceandtechnology andtheelaboration ofthesecond,guidelines .
CREST,ontheotherhand,advising boththeCommission andCouncil,playsa
centralroleindefining policyandinproviding ameansforvaluable
dialogue betweenresponsible highofficials oftheCommunity andofthe
MemberStates.Thisdialogue isessential toensurethatcommonresearch
programme proposals elaborated bytheCommission reflecttheneedsand
priorities ofMemberStatesandthateventual research results makean
effective contribution tothesocialandeconomic development oftheCommunity .
Itisequallyimportant inthecontribution itmakesinrespectofthemandate,
giventotheCommunity intheCouncilResolution of14thJanuary 1974,for
co-ordinating national research andtechnology policies .CREST,together with
itssubcommittees ,in!>eareasofco-ordinating policies andofdefining
programmes ,hasamplydemonstrated itsmajorimportance toboththeCommission
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Inthefieldofagriculture,theStandingCommitteeonAgricultural Research
similarlyplaysamajorpartintheco-ordination ofnationalpoliciesand
thedevelopmentofCommunityresearchprogrammes.
TheScientificandTechnicalCommitteehasaparticularmandateinadvising
theCommissioninthenuclearfield.Itisuniqueamongthepolicylevel
advisorybodiesinthatitowesitsspecialstatustothefactthatitis
setupunderthedirectauthorityofArticle134oftheEuratomTreaty.
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3.IMPLEMENTATION LEVELCOMMITTEES
v
TheCommissionisassistedinthemanagementofCommunityindirectanddirect
actionresearchprogrammesbyAdvisoryCommitteesonProgrammeManagement
(ACPM)(orforconcertedactionsbyConcertedActionManagementCommittees
(COMAC)).
*
TheCouncilResolutionof18thJuly1977puttheACPMsystem
onafirmbasisandtheCOMACshavebeensimilarlyendorsedthrough
variousindividualconcertedactiondecisions.Thesecommitteeshaveproved
tobeofparamountimportanceinassistingtheCommissioninrunningand
co-ordinating itsR&Dprogrammesfordirect,indirectandconcertedactions.
TheyenabletheCommissiontotakebenefitoftheextensivetechnicaland
vscientificexpertisewhichexistsinMemberStatesinordertoensurethat
"Communityresearchactivitiesaremanagedeffectively .Thisisimportantin
particularfortheselectionofproposalsandmostappropriatelaboratories,
forthereviewoftheprogressofwork,fortheevaluationofresultsandfor
advisingondraftproposalsforfutureIndirectactionresearchprogrammes.
Thesecommittees,moreover,haveanessentialroletoplayi.iproviding
liaisonbetweenprogrammesatCommunitylevelandcorresponding R&Dworkin
theMemberStateswhichisnationallyfinanced.Suchliaisonenables
Communityresearchtoimplementeffectivelynationalresearchactivitiesand
avoidunnecessaryduplication .

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4.AREASFORIMPROVEMENT
JheCommissionisawareoftheheavyadministrative burdenthatthenumber'
ofcommitteesplacesontheservicesoftheCommission andonMemberStates
whoarerequiredtonominateexpertstathesecommittees.
Majorchangestothefunctionsandnumberofadvisorycommittees,particu­
larlyregardingtheACPMsandCOMACs,arenotpossible,however>without
jeopardizing thevalueofthecontribution madebythesecommittees.Any
majorreductionintheirnumberwouldseriouslyaffectthequalityofthe
adviceemanatingfromthesesectoralcommittees.Areductionwillnecessa­
rilyresultinincreasingthescopeandareasofresponsibility ofthe
remainingcommittees andwouldconsequently deprivetheCommissionofthe
benefitofthespecializedtechnicalexpertisewhichissoimportantfor
thesmoothrunningoftheprogrammes.
TheCommissionhasmadeorproposedanumberofchangeswhichwillassist
towardsrationalizing thesystem.Theseinclude:
-TheCommission'scommunication t©theCouncilof19thDecember1979
% .. .
<C0M(79)771)madeproposalsforanewadvisorystructureforthe
Community'sfusionprogrammewhichwillcombinetheadvisoryfunctions
ofthreeexistingcommittees (theConsultative CommitteeforFusion,the
LiaisonGroupandtheCommitteeofDirectors)intoon£newcommitteeto
"-becalledtheConsultative CommitteeoftheFusionProgramme.
-Thenumberofspecialized andadhocworkinggroupsoftheCREST-CRM
subcommittee hasbeenreducedfromseventofourwhilethenumberof
workinggroupsassistingtheSTIDChavebeenreducedfromtentofive.
-RatherthancreatinganewACPM,theadvisoryfunctionconcerningthe
managementoftheprogrammeonCodesandStandardsforFastReactorshas
beenentrustedtotheexistingFastReactorCo-ordinating Committee.
-TheideaofcreatingaCREST-Environment subcommittee willbeconsidered
inthelightofprogressontheCommission'sThirdEnvironmental Research
Programme.Thisconceptwouldcontributetostreamlining theexisting

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advisorystructure,givingCRESTsubcommittees amorepronounced rolein
sectoralpolicyorientation andco-ordination .
[naddition,
t
•TheCommission willexaminethepossibility ofreducingthenumberof
advisory committees andsub-groups (wheneverthisappearscompatible
withthedegreeofspecialization required),particularly inthecontext
ofitsmeasures aimedatgrouping Community research programmes ."
-TheCommission isattempting toreducethenumberofmeetingsofthese
committees through moreefficient preparation andorganization ofmeetings.
s
-Effortswillbemadetoreducethe-number ofmembersattending eachmeeting
bytryingtoseethattheexpertspresentarethosewhoaremostcompetent
todealwiththesubject underdiscussion andarekepttoaminimum.This
willofcoursemeanthatgreatcareonthepartoftheMemberStatesin
designating expertswill'beevenmoreimportant thanbefore.Reductions
innumbers,however,mustnotaffectthevalueandqualityofthespecialist
advicewhichisthebasisofthe.creation ofthecommittee .
«
-TheCommission willcontinue toexamineatappropriate occasions the
functioning andcomposition ofindividual committees toensurethatthey
areeffectively fulfilling theadvisory roleinthemostefficient way.
5.SIMPLIFICATION OFTHECONTRACT PROCEDURES
TheCommission isalsoreviewing Itsowninternal procedures toseewhether
waysandmeanscanbefoundofsimplifying them,speeding themupand
generally improving theefficiency oftheprocesses ofdevaluing R&D
programmes andputting themintoeffect.
Thecontracts systempresentsspecialproblems.Thestaffislimitedin
number-totalnumberofseparate contracts islargeanciincreasing ;yet
tnereisaconstant needforvigilance andcareinthenegotiation ,placing
andmonitoring ofcontracts sincetheCommission itselfandofcoursethe

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MemberStates,theParliament andtheCourdesComptesareconstantly
anxioustoseethatmoneyiswellandcorrectlyspent.
TheCommissionhasnevertheless recentlyfounditpossibletosimplify
themanagementofsharedcostresearchcontractsintheinterestsof
improvingoverallefficiency.There,willbeadegreeofrelaxationof
theinspectionproceduresappliedtotheaccountsofthecontractors for
smallercontracts.Thedegreeofrelaxationwilldependonthesizeof
thecontract.

IV.INVOLVEMENT OFTHE JRC INTHE MANAGEMENT OFCERTAIN INDIRECT ACTIONS
1. THE CLOSE LINKS BETWEEN DIRECT AND INDIRECT ACTION
ι·
t
Ithasbeen aconsistent objective ofthe Commission over many years toensure
cl,ose links between direct and indirect action .These Links are needed and
h^vebeen established atalllevels -from thedefinition oftheprogrammes
themselves totheexecution oftheprogrammes andfinally totheir assessment
anfltheexploitation oftheir results .
Atthestage oftheexecution oftheprogrammes ,there aretwomain concerns :
a)toassure optimum co-ordination and flow ofinformation onthe
research inprogress ;
b)toassure themaximum useoftheexperience andscientific
knowledge available ,i.e. theoptimum useofmanpower .
Inrespect ofthese twoaspects ,reference may bemade toTable 3which shows
clearly theresearch programmes inwhich there isboth indirect action andthe
deep involvement ofthe ,JRC indirect action .
*
The.se programmes are :
-solar energy and hydrogen production
-reactor safety andthemanagement ofradioactive waste
-nuclear fusion (fusion reactor technology )
-environmental protection
Forallthese programmes there aresingle ACPMs (or,inthecase ofFusion ,
theACFP).TheACPMs areresponsible foradvising theCommission onthe
management ofboth theindirect andthedirect actions .Thepreparation and
follow-up ofthemeetings ofthese ACPMs byCommission personnel encourage
regular contacts between thepersonnel oftheJRCandthose ofDGXIIwhoare
entrusted with themanagement oftherelevant direct orindirect actions .
These contacts ensure reciprocal transfers ofinformation during theprogress
oftheresearch and afull interchange ofmanagement experience .Itisalso
thepractice inthese programmes forJRCstaff tobeinvolved intheregular
meetings with thecontractors carrying outtheindirect action work .

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Apartfromtheseformalrelationships ,therearealsopersonalcontacts,
frequentcontactsatthescientificlevelandaconstantflowofreports.
2,INVOLVEMENT OFTHEJRCINTHEMANAGEMENT OFINDIRECTACTIONPROJECTS
Th|principalmanagementtasksforindirectactionprojectsarethepreparation
of-thecallforbids,theevaluationofthebidsreceived,thenegotiation
ofcontracts,theco-ordination ofthework,the^oversightoftheprogressof
theworkcarriedoutundercontract,reporting,evaluationofresultsand,
combiningmanyoftheseactivities,thetaskofactingasprojectleader.In
respectofmostofthesemanagementfunctions,theexistenceofasingleACPM
forthedirectandindirectactionensuressubstantialparticipation bytheJRC
inthemanagementoftheindirectaction.Inrelationtotheevaluationofbids
andtheoversightandevaluationofthework,JRCstaffbringwiththemtheir
specificscientific andtechnicalexpertiseandthisisfrequentlycalledupon
alsobyDGXIIpersonnelon.anadhocandday-to-daybasis.Thestrongpersonal
linkswhichhavebeenbuiltupovertheyearsensurethattheservicesofthe
JRCinthisrespectarecalleduponfrequently byDGXIIpersonnel.Thefullest
»
involvementisachievedwhenthetaskofprojectleader,isassignedtosomeone
fromtheJRC.TheprojectleadertaskhasbeenentrustedtoJRCpersonnelin
thecasesofsolarcollectors,solarpowerplantsandthermochemical hydrogen
production.Inanumberofothersectors,notablyradioactive wastemanagement
.andenvironmental research,JRCpersonnelparticipate in(andsometimeschair)
specialized workinggroupsrelatedtoparticularthemes.Inthecaseofthelarge
andimportantFusionprogrammethewholeoftheJRCprogrammeisintegratedinto
thesingleoperationalstructure.
3.RELATIONSHIPS BETWEENTHEJRCANDDGXII
Fromtimetotimejointhearingstakeplaceatwhichthetechnicalandmanagement
personnelfromtheJRCandfromDGXIIareabletointerchange information andto
reviewrelevantproblems.ItistheintentionoftheCommissiontodevelopthis
typeofmeetingonaregularbasis.

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Furthermore ,thenew1980-83 programme oftheJRCincludes anewLine(E6)for
scientific andtechnical supportoftheJRCtotheotherservicesoftheCommission .
Morespecifically itincludes asub-linefortechnical assistance including
assistance forthemanagement ofprojects carriedoutintheframework ofindirect
action;theequivalent of9menistob£devotedeachyeartothistask.When
theCommission requested theapprovalof'theCouncilforthisnewprogramme,itwas
specified thatthepersonnel whoseservicewouldbecalledforunderthisheading
shoulddevote amaximumof30%oftheirtimetothesetaskswhiletheirmainfunction
*
wouldcontinue tobeexertedwithintheJRCscientific programme framework .
Thiscollaboration betweendirectandindirect actionisthusdesigned tomakethe
maximum useofthescientific andtechnical knowledge ,maintained bycontinuing
research work,attheJRC.TheCommission considers thatthekindofinvolvement
«•
whichnowexiststhroughparticipation ofJRCpersonnel inthesingleACPMsfor
sectors wheretherearecloselinksbetweendirectandindirect actionprojects
andthroughtheprovision bytheJRCoftheprojectleaderforanumberofprojects
isadvantageous toboththedirectandindirect actions concerned andtogether
withthetechnical assistance provided bytheJRCunderlineE6ofthenewprogramme
represents asatisfactory balance.
TheCommission hasexamined thepossibility of.allocating thecomplete
%
management function forcertainindirect actionstotheJRC.Thisconcept
wouldinvolvethesetting upofmanagement tearrsattheJRCalongthelines
ofsystems usedincertain MemberStates.TheCommission hasnotthoughtitopportune
toadoptthisapproach mainlybecauseoftheJRChasaliitsavailable meansdeployed
on'itsownimportant research tasksandhasnoreserveforsuchanadditional
work-load .TheCommission ,furthermore ,considers thattoaddthistypeof
function totheJRCwouldbeadistraction fromitsmaintaskandmightresult
inlessefficient management ofboththeJRCitselfandtheindirectaction
projects .
TheCommission hasaccordingly concluded nottomakeradical changestothe
present system.Ontheotherhand,itwishestodrawtheattention ofthe
CounciltothefactthattheJRCisalreadyinvolved inthemanagement of
thoseindirectactionprojects inspecific sectors whoretheJRCisdeeply
involved withdirectactionprojects .TheCommission willcontinually review
thissituation andwillensurethe•scientific andmanagement expertise
|ΓΤΓΤΤΓΤΤΤΓΓΤ ^Γ?«π?~ΤΓΤΓ·τητΓ·ττ· Λ:ΓΉΐΗ-■■)II'Γ.ΓΙ–Γ.;Γ·;·Ι » ρ.Γ 'Γ^ΤΓΓΤΤ1Γ'ν)^η^ΓΤ-'· Γ

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ayailableintheJRCisbroughttobearonthescientificresearchactivities
carriedoutthroughindirectactiontothemaximumdegreeconsistentwiththe
heedtomaintaintheefficiencyoftheorganization andmanagementoftheJRC
itself.

NOTE 1
1.Declaration ofthe Council oftheEuropean Communities andof
the representations oftheGovernments oftheMember States
meeting intheCouncil of22.November 1973 ontheprogramme of
action ofthe European Community ontheEnvironment -
JOC112Mof20.12.1973
2.Resolution oftheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities andofthe
representatives oftheGovernments oftheMember States meeting
within the Council of17May 1977 onthe continuation and imple­
mentation ofaEuropean Community policy andaction programme on
the .environment
JOC139 of13.6.1977
AGRICULTURE :
Council Regulation nr1728 /74of27.6.1974 onagricultural research
coordination -JOL182/1of5.7.1974;\■■References inregard toCommunity sectoral policies relevant tothe
selection ofareas offoremost priority forCommunity R&D
ENERGY :
1.Energy Policy -Communication frf6mtheCommission totheEuropean
Council (31March -1April 1980 )C0M(80)130 fin .
2.TheEnergy Programme oftheEuropean Communities -C0M(79)527 fin .
3.Council Resolution of22July 1975 ontheTechnological Problems
ofNuclear Safety -0JC185of14.8.75
4.Council Resolution of18February 1980 ontheImplementation ofa
Community Plan ofAction inthe Field ofRadioactive Waste -
JOC51/1of29.2.1980
5.Council Resolution of18February 1980 ontheReprocessing of |
Irradiated Nuclear Fuels -JOC51/of29.2.1980
I
f
6.Council Resolution of18February 1980 onFast Breeder Reactors ;
JOC51/of29.2.1980 !
RAW MATERIALS :
TheCommunity 'sSupplies ofRawMaterials (Communication from the ['
Commission totheCouncil )-C0M(75)50 of5.2.1975 [
I·
1ENVIRONMENT : * 3i.;
I
■
! ■
i;".i
INDUSTRY : K
H,
l«.:
European Society faced with thechallenge ofNewInformation Techno - (U
logy (Communication oftheCommission toCouncil )C0M(79)650 of p.;;
26November 1979 li -
General Steel Objectives (1980-85 )0.J. C232 of4/10/76 jL*
:I'•

NOTE 2
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Sector PolIcyOriented
Committees[ ! :
j Implementation Oriented Committees
Ind .and concert .
ActionDirect Action
1
IOthers
General|CERO ,CREST
IGeneral Advisory
Counci II
New Energies and
Energy Conservât .[
CREST-Energy, _--„ 1
ACPM -
ACPM -
ACPM Geothermal E.
ACPM Energy Cons .
ACPM Systems Analr ■
Solar Energy
Hydrogen
,ACPM -High Tem-
perature Mater .
Nuclear Energy
I
' • i .Scientific and
technical Commit .
Fast Reactor Ci
Water Reactor Saf <
Co-ordinati or
: joordinating Commit
etyResearch
A<!PMu-Tfeatment :
Raldioactivi
ACPM -Reactor Sa1
ACPM -Plutoniun
recycling
ACPM -Mcommis -
sZoning
ACPM ,-Radiation
ProtectionandStorage of
eWaste
:ety
ACPM -HFR
ACPM -METRE
ACPM -Control o1
Fissile Materials
ACPM -Plutonium
fuels and Acti­
nide Research
ii
j
t
»
!
i
\'
Fuftton | .Advisory Committee forthe Fusion Programme'
Resources CREST -Raw
Materials/
ACPM -Primary
Raw Materials
ACPM -Urban and
Industr .Waste
Recycling !
ACPM -uraniumf
f!
*
Advisory bodies intheframework ofthe CECA Treaty ardnot -included .COST advisory
bodies are also not included .

I–'–Sector
' «Policy Oriented
CommitteesImplementation Oriented Committees
■Ind .and concert .
Action
: IDirect Action Others
Agriculture -
'Standing Committee onAgricultural ,
ResearchEechnical Pro- ramme Committees
Scientific commit -tee_ior_food
I
Environment ACPM -
ACPM -Climatology
COMAC -Water
Micropo Iluahts
COMAC -Atmosph .
polluants
COMAC -Sewage
Sludge
COMAC -Urban
ConcentrationsEnvi ronment
4
Medicine CREST -CRM
«» •
- ; iCOMAC -Congenitalabnormalities
COMAC -Cellular
ageing
COMAC *Oxygenatior
COMAC »Thrombosis
COMAC ▼Deafness
COMAC »Perinatal
Monitoring
COMAC -Electrocar
diography
i
Competitive Economic
Development
*CORDI
CREST -Data
processing
CREST -Training
indata processineCOMAC *■Foodstuffs
ACPM -BCR*CpM ■-Informatics
%
Advisory Committee
forthe management
and coordination
jfdata processing
srogrammes
Footwear Programme
Management Council
Horizontal Activi­
tiesCREST -
CE
CREST -Statistic :
___________ __JSTIDC
TIL
ACPM -FAST
Advisory Committee
ifor Scientific and
iTechnical Training

I , •; ! ': \
J. ■ ; .. ; •23.4.80jpli1;
) ■' ! • t - .., .. ■
•! • . •Table1" ,I
(' * ' . » I*
'COMMUNITY RRDAPPROPRIATIONS DEVOTED TOPRIORITY SECTORS 'I;,
'ANDAREASOFFOREMOST PRIORITY WITHINPRIORITY SECTORS
(1979R&DBUDGET) ,- .VI
■...';' •.' j''.,\t- .••'■■■ /.V
Appropriations devotedto:
♦ ":• . . L_ : : •_J .
Priority sectors «.„* xx' •*.' A.Priority sect.MB.Aceas offoremostpriority
('/.oftotalR&D ! 1 :
budget).' (%oftotal ,R&D ,..X
, • '.... (%ofcol.A)budget)
'i ■ '■
1.Energy 72,0 /'66,4 92,2
.• 2.RawMaterials 2,3 2,3 100,0
|' 3."Environment ,.8,4• 8,3 .98,8 1
1 '■ '-'''' - '■'■' __
1:v ' '■ ; ■ ■-,■•..'; V';i,, 4.Agriculture -1,1 1,1/100,0
.' ■ 5.Industrial , __\ „„
■ • Sectors . ,• . ■'V
;■< ; ■ ■ / »
VV. TOTAL1+2+3+4+5 93,5 •84,0- 89,8
6.Other .6,5 /16,0
TOTAL
<1979.R&Dbudget)100,0 .?• 100,0

TABLE
INDIRECT AMDCONCERTED ACTIONS
«rueriiBHFNT SITUATION ONPROGRAMME DECISIONS
1long-term securing andresources
1.1 .Energy
11.1,Newforms ofenergy (5programmes )
1.1.2 .Nuelear-energy fission
•Plutonium cycle and itssafety
•Management andstorage ofradioactive waste
-Safety ofthermal water reactors
-Decommissioning ofnuclear power plants
*1.1,3.Thermonuclear fusion
(included JET )
1.1.4.Radiation protection
1.2 .Resources
1.2.1 .Rawmaterials
-Primary rawmaterials
•Uranium (extraction andexploitation )
••Urban andindustrial waste recycling
-Paper andboard recycling
2.Environment ,health andquality oflife
2.1 .Environment
-Environmental protection
-Sewage sludge
-Atmospheric pollutants
-Organic micro-pollutants inwater
-Climatoloqy
-Toun planning
2.2 .Badiation protectionSITUATION AFTER GROUPING OFPROGRAMMES
1.Long-term securing andresources
1.1 .Energy
1.1.1 .Newforms ofenergy
11.2 .Nuclear-eneray fission
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V*-
1.1.3.Thermonuclear fusion
(included JET )
11.4.Radiation protection
1.2.Resources
1.2.4 •Rawmaterials
2.Environment ,health andquality oflife
2.1 Environment
2.2 .Radiation protection
2.3 .Public health -Medical research
-Congenital abnormalities
-Cellular ageing
-Extracorporal oxygenation2.3.Public health -Medical research
-Thrombosis
-Hearing ■oneprogramme
-Perinatal monitoring
-Electrocardiography
3.Economic development
3.1 .Conventional technologies
-Foodstuffs
3.2 .New technologies
-Biomolecular engineering
3.3 .Support activities
-Community Bureau ofReference CBCR )
4.Prospective studies ~Stimulation ofR80
-FAST
-Scientific andtechnical training3.Economic development
*
3.1.Conventional technologies
-Foodstuffs
3.2 .Newtechnologies
-Biomolecular engineering
3.3.Support activities
-Community Bureau ofReference IBCR >
4.Prospective studies -Stimulation ofR&O
-FAST
–Scientific ar,dtechnical training
rTotal :26PROGRAMME DECISIONSTotal :12PROGRAMME DECISIONS

R&DCOMMUNITY PROGRAMMES TABLE 3
1.LONG-TERM SECURING ANO
RESOURCES
1*1.Energy
1.1.1.Newformsofenergy
1.1.2.Nuclear-energy fission
1.1.3.Nuclearfusion
1.1.4.Radiation protection
(cf.2*2.)
1.1.5.CoaC
1.2.Resources
1.2.1•Rawmaterials.INDIRECT M10CONCERTE »
ACTIONSa.DIRECT ACTIONSC.ECSCACTIVITIES ,AGRTCl!iTit
ACTIVITIES bERIvr'iTTKTi–
SECTORAL ORI^iO'uSTRIAt.
ACTION PROGRA, -!i'-:ES.STTa
"Solarenergy
Geothcrmal energy
Utilizat.of hydrogen
•Energysaving
■Systemsanalysis
•Plutonium cycleand
itssafety
■Management andstorage
ofradioactive waste
•Safetyofthermal
waterreactors
•Decommissioning of
nuclear powerplants
Controlled thermo­
nuclear fusion
(included JET)-Newforrasofenergy
Nuclearsafetyand
fuelcycle
•Nuclearfusion
Mimngtechnology
Upgrading ofproducts
-Primary rawmaterials
-Uranium (extract.&exploit.)-Urbanandindustrial
wasterecycling
~Paperandboardrecycling
1.2.2.Agriculture
2.ENVIRONMENT ,HEALTH
ANOQUALITY OFLIFE
2.1.Environment
2.2.Healthandsafety
3.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
3.1.Conventional technolooies
3.Z.Newtechnologies
3.2.1.Dataprocessing
3.2.2.Bio-technology
3.2.3.Remotesensingfrom
aerospace
3.3Supportactivities-Environmental protection
-Sewagesludge
-Atmospheric pollutants
-Orgamcmicropollutants
inwater
-Climatology
-Townplanning
-Radiation protection
-Congenital abnormalities
-Cellular ageing
-Extracorporal oxygenation
~Thrombosis
~Hearing
•Perinatal monitoring
-Electrocardiography
-Foodstuffs
*■Biomolecular engineering
*BCR/Metrology-Environmental irotection
Dataprocessing
•Remotesensing from
aerospace
•Nuclear measurementsJointprogrammes and
coordination programme
•Pollution iniron
andsteel
■Controlofpollution in
ironandsteelindustry
Chromerespirato^y
diseases
Ergonomics andrehabilit ;
tion
Industrial Hygieneinmine
Safetyinmines
Steel
Textiles
Footwear
Ceramies
Oataprocessing programs
(Research sector)
•Computer translation
*>.SCIENTIFIC STECHNICAL
INFORMATION 6DOWcNTATION-STID
-PROSPECTIVE STUPIES.PROGRAMMES FORSTIMULATING THEEFFECTIVENESS OFR80
-FAST
~Scientific andtechnicaltraining