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COMMISSION OFTUBEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1753 final
Brussels .22October 1973
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
adopting provisions forthedissemination ofinformation
relating toresearch programmes fortheEuropean Economic Community •
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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Provisions for the dissemination ofinformation
relating toresearch prog rammes for the
:European Economic Community ,
(Communication from the Commission tothe Council )
OnIkMayand 18June 1973 »theCouncil adopted aseries of
research programmes for the European Economic Community .
Each decision includes anArticle 5.which states :
"Information gained from theimplementation cfthose parts of
theprogramme defined intheAnnex shall bedisseminated in
accordance with conditions and within limits tobefixed ata
later date ."
The Commission proposes tothe Council the adoption byasingle
decision ofprovisions for the dissemination ofinformation relating
tothese research programmes . . ,
These provisions are inprinciple based ontheprovisions re­
lating toinformation and patents resulting from financial aid for
the ECSC research programme (Article 55oftheECSC Treaty )aswell as
theresearch andtraining programmes oftheEAEC (Articles 7j12and
13oftheEuratom Treaty ).
However ,several improvements based onexperience acquired in
implementing these provisions have been made .
Thus ,Article 3oftheproposed decision determined the crite­
riawhich will ensure that persons and undertakings ofthe Community
have priority cfaccess ,inaccordance with their own interests as
well asthose ofthe Community .

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Tha same Article lays down that the Commission shall imple­
ment asuitable procedure for the dissemination ofinformation .The
Commission 'sview isthat use should bemade ofnational correspon -
dants ,asisthe case with nuclear information .
Article 6lays down theconditions' forthegranting ofli­
cences for the use ofinventions whether patented ornot .This pro­
vision prevents that non-patented inventions which are capable of
industrial use betreated differently from patented inventions ,
fall inthepublic domain and thus cannot beexploited .
Tothe same end ,Article 7provides for thegranting oftem­
porary exclusive licences ifoffers toapply fornon-exclusive licences
have been without result .
Article 8grants priority ofusetoacontractor whoisthe
author ofaninvention ,inaccordance with thecontractual practice
ofthe Commission asapplied with respect totheECSC and EURATOM
Treaties .
Finally ,Article 9explicitely provides for thepossibility
totransfer such information andpatents toathird State oran
international organisation through theconclusion ofaninternational
agreement upon theconditions setforth inArticle 228oftheTreaty
establishing theEuropean Economic Community .

PSOPOSAL
FOB ACOUNCIL DECISION
ADOPTING PROVISIONS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OFINFORMATION
RELATING TORESEARCH PROGRAMMES FOR THE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,and inparticular Article 235 thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard tothe Opinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas ,tohelp inattaining the objectives listed inArticles
2and 3oftheTreaty ,itadopted research programmes for theEuropean
Community on14May 1973 and 18June 1973 inaccordance with thecondi­
tions ofArticle 233 oftheTreaty ,.
Whereas ,itreserved theright todefine atalater stage the
provisions for the dissemination of .information resulting from the
execution ofthese programmes , ,
Whereas ,therefore ,itisnecessary todefine these provisions ,
.Whereas the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
made noprovision for the'powers reouired for these purposes ,
Has adopted this decision :

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Article 1
This decision shall beapplicable toinformation andinventions ,
whether patented ornot ,resulting from theexecution oftheresearch
programmes for the European Economic Community adopted bythe following
decisions :
a)Council Decision of14Hay1973 adopting aresearch programme inthe
field ofstandards and reference substances (certified reference sub­
stances );
b)Council Decision ofl^fMay1973 »adopting aresearch programme onthe
protection oftheenvironment ;
c)Council Decision of1^May1973 »adopting aresearch programme inthe
field ofteledetection ofearth resources ;
d)Council Decision of18June 1973 >adopting aresearch programme onthe
protection oftheenvironment -(direct action );
e)Council Decision of18June 1973 tadopting aresearch programme inthe
field ofstandards and reference substances (certified reference sub­
stances )}
f)Council Decision of18June 1973j adopting aresearch programme in
newtechnologies (use ofsolar energy andrecycling ofrawmaterials );
g)Council Decision ofl8June 1973 »adopting aresearch programme inthe
field ofreference substances andmethods (Community Bureau ofRefe­
rence );
h)Council Decision ofl8June 1973j adopting aresearch programme for
theprotection oftheenvironment (indirect action ).
Article 2
The information and inventions referred toinArticle 1shall be
theproperty ofthe Community .
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Article 3
The Commission shall transmit this information asquickly as
possible totheMember States aswell astopersons and undertakings
which pursue ,ontheterritory ofaMember State ,aresearch orapro­
duction activity entitling them toaccess tosuch information ,and
whose interests coincide with those ofthe Community .
Tothis end ,the Commission shall implement aprocedure toen­
sure that such persons and undertakings conform with the criteria men­
.ticned above and that the confidential character ofthis information
isrespected .
.Article k •-
Information which cannot beput toindustrial use and thenature
ofwhich :does not warrant its limitation tothe Member States nor tothe
■persons andundertakings referred toinArticle 3jshall' bepublished by
'the Commission . • -
;.. Article 5 ■
Patents shall betaken out bytheCommission ,inthename ofthe
Community .Nevertheless ,ifaninvention istheresult ofresearch or
work done under contract ,thecontractor may betheowner ofthepatent
-ifhesodesiresv The Community shall obtain afree andnon-exclusive
"licence urtd«Sr this patent with the right togrant sub-licences inthe
instances given illArticle 8.
Article 6
•TheMember States and those persons andundertakings which pursue
aproduction activity ;ontheterritory ofa-Member State ,andwhose in­
terests coincide with those ofthe Community >shall beentitled tothe
granting tytheCommission ofalicence ,orjinthe instances given in
Article 8toanon-exclusive sub-licence tousetheinventions ,whether
patented ornot . ,iy - ••
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The licence orsub-licence shall begranted only iftheappli­
cant proves that heisable tomanufacture effectively within the
Community .
The licence orsub-licence shall begranted onterms agreed
between theapplicant and the Commission .These terms shall relate
more particularly toappropriate financial consideration .
Article 7
The Commission shall publish ..nvi -u-txcnr t:offers for the
granting oflicences orsub-licences inthe Official Journal ofthe
European Communities and inall other suitable ways ,ifitconsiders
that the exploitation ofaninvention has become both possible and
necessary .
Ifthese offers donot lead toapplications for non-exclusive
licences orsub-licences within sixmonths from thepublication in
theOfficial Journal ,theCommission mayoffer and grarit exclusive
licences orsub-licences for amaximum period offive years .Exclusive
sub-licences shall not beopposed tothe contractor ,author ofthe in­
vention .
Article 8
The contractor ,author ofaninvention resulting from research
orwork entrusted "tohim ,shall berequired toexploit theinvention
"himself orhave itexploited intheCommunity j:within a^reasonable
period .
TheCommission maygrant asub-licence fortheexploitation of
this invention ,inaccordance with theconditions ofArticles 6and7-
-ifthecontractor does notfulfil hisobligations toexploit it;
-ifthemarket needs intheCommunity with respect totheinvention
are not satisfied ,
-iftheconditions ofsale setbythecontractor donot correspond
tothe interests ofthe Community .
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Article 9
The information and inventions towhich this decision is
applicable ,may betransferred orexchanged within theframework of
agreements orconventions with athird country oraninternational
organisation ,inaccordance with theconditions ofArticle 228ofthe
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community .
Article 10
When concluding thenecessary contracts ,the Commission shall
ensure compliance with the above provisions byincluding appropriate
clauses .
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