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COMMISSION OFTSEEU11GPEAMOCMMUMTIES
COM(76)125 final
Brussels ,2April 1976
Draft
COUNCIL DECISION
instructing the Commission tonegotiate an
agreement for co-operation between the
European Atomic Energy Community and
Switzerland inthe field ofcontrolled
thermonuclear fusion and plasma physics
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )

COMMUNICATION F'TCM TFS COkMISSION 'TOTHE COUNCIL
ubject :Request from theSwiss Government toopen negotiations
with theCommunity with the aim ofconcluding anagree­
ment for co-operation onresearch inthe field ofcon­
trolled thermonuclear fusion andplasma physics
.Whenj on17and 18December 1973 ,theCouncil approved the
revised version oftheEuropean Atonic Energy Community 'sfive-
year research and training programme inthe field ofcontrolled
thermonuclear fusion andplasma physics ,thefollowing declar­
ation was made ,which wasrecorded intheminutes ofthemeeting
and was announced inapress communique :
"The Council iswilling totake anopen and positive attitude
tocnjrequests forparticipation inthe present programme from
non-member countries ,inparticular European countries ".
•TheCommission hasnegotiated ,oninstructions oftheCouncil
adopted onNovember 12,197^,aco-operation agreement with Sweden
inthe field ofcontrolled thermonuclear -fusion and plasma physics .
Thedraft agreement ,result ofthese negotiations ,hasbeen approv­
edbytheCouncil ("A"point )atitssession of10/11November 1975
.OnOctober 1^f1975»HisExcellency Ambassador Mr.Claude CAILLAT
Head oftheSwiss Mission totheEuropean Communities ,informed
theCommission ofhis Government 'sdecision torequest that nego­
tiations beopened with the Etiropean Community with theaim of
concluding anagreement forco-operation inresearch on .controlled
thermonuclear fusion andplasma physics .Theprimary aim ofthe
Swiss request istobecome associate with theEAEC programme in
this branch ofresearch' .
HisExcellency theSwissAmbassador delivered totheCommission
the enclosed aide-memoire (Annex I)which theCommission forwarded
totheCouncil on27October 1975 (SEC (75)3^2 )•

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v. TheCommission believes that itisintheCommunity 'sinterest
toenter into theproposed negotiation with theSwiss Government .
Although her research programme inthis field ,isnecessarily li­
mited ,Switzerland has agood centra forresearch inplasma
physics and ,moreover ,possesses technological know-how which is
likely tobevery useful inthefuture for thecontinuation of
theCommunity 'sjoint research programme .
The negotiations will beconducted inclose collaboration with
theCommunity 'sassociates .
6. .Inconclusion ,theCommission herewith forwards totheCouncil ,
.asAnnex II'itothis communication ^adraft decision contain­
ing directives for thenegotiation ofan'agreement forco-operation
between theEuropean Atonic Energy Community rndSwitzerland con­
cerning research inthe field ofcontrolled thermonuclear fusion
andplasma physics .
The text ofthedraft decision oftheCouncil ,-attached tothis
document (.Annex ... J. isidentical with the text ofthe ins­
tructions adopted bytheCouncil for thenegotiation ofthe co­
operation agreement with Sweden (cf.-point 2above ).

DRAF TCOUNCIL DECISION
INSTR UCTING '•.To ,O/'XiSION TO 1:>3QTIAT3
ANAGREEMENT FOR CO-OFERATION BETWEEN
THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY
'AND SWITZERLAND INTHEFIELD OFCONTROLLED
THERMONUCLEAR FUSION AND PLASMA PHYSICS
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Atomic Energy
Community ,and inparticular the second paragraph ofArticle 101
thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas byits -Decisions of21June 1571 1 May ?.nd17December 1973
theCouncil adopted a5-year research and training programme for the
European Atomic Energy Community inthe field offusion andplasma
physics ;
Whereas theCommission transmitted totheCouncil ,onJuly 1975 *a
proposition for afourth 5-year programme inthis field ,covering
theperiod 1976-1980 andensuring thelong term continuity ofthe
Community 'sprogramme .
Whereas ,when theDecision concerning theprogramme was taken on
17December 1973 »theCouncil declared itswillingness totake an
open andpositive attitude towards anyrequests from non-member
countries ,inparticular European oountries ,toparticipate inthe
programme ;
Whereas ,bearing inmind theeffort which isstill required toreach
theapplication stage ofcontrolled thermonuclear fusion ,,steps should
betaken toinstitute allsuch co-operation with non-member States ,
selected in ;®rticular forthevalue oftheir research programmes in
this field ,asmayavoid unnecessary duplication ofeffort and
accelerate progress ofCommunity programmes inthis field .

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Whereas theCommunity might benefit inthelong term from theappli­
cation ofcontrolled thermonuclear fusion "tomeet itsenergy require­
ments ;
Having taken note oftheaide-memoire which theSwiss Government sent
totheCommission on9October .1975 proposing theopening ofnego­
tiations with theEuropean Communities with' aview toconcluding an
agreement forco-operation inresearch inthe field ofcontrolled
thermonuclear fusion ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS s
1.TheCommission will ,onthebasis ofthesecond paragraph of
Article 101oftheTreaty establishing theEuropean Atomic Energy
Community ,negotiate with theSwiss Government anagreement for
co-cperation between theCommunity andSwitzerland concerning
research into controlled thermonuclear fusion andplasma physics .
Theagreement ifill establish 'the framework andsetthegeneral
conditions for thefullest possible participation bySwitzerland
inthe joint Community .research and training programme inthe
above-mentioned field .The agreement will ensure that ,asfar as
isappropriate ,theco-operation includes allSwiss activity in
the field ofcontrolled thermonuclear fusion .The Commission will
conduct negotiations inclose collaboration with theMember States
research bodies associated intheprogramme ..Theagreement .will
provide for theconclusion ofone ormore ,contracts ofassociation
between theCommunity andSwiss research bodies -,onthebasis of
theaims oftheco-operation .'
2.Therights andobligations ,asawhole ,resulting from theagree
ment and the contracts ofassociation concluded pursuant thereto ,
particularly inrespect offinancial matters ,must nothave the
effect ofputting Switzerland inamore favourable situation than
that ofthe Member States#
Switzerland 'sfinancial contribution will beestablished onthe
basis ofitsgross national product ,ascompared with that ofthe
Community .
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?• Theagreement will bene^otiatacl insuch awaythat Swiss 's
participation inthejoint iroerac.nse does notinanywayhinder
thenormal functioning oftheCommunity decision making machinery
asregards thejoint programme onfusion andplasma physics .
k.Theagreement will contain theprovisions necessary toallow
Switzerland toassert her legitimate interests atasufficiently
early stage .Provision will bemade foradequate Swiss partici­
pation atall levels oftheadvisory technical committees involved
inthejoint programme .
Moreover ,thecontracting parties will ,attherequest ofeither
side ,meet from time totime attheappropriate level todiscuss
the general operation ofthe agreement anl study anymeasures
likely toimprove theco-operation procedure within the framework
ofthe agreement .
5* The agreement will contain clauses relating tothe system of
patents and information inaccordance with theprinciple set out
inthefirst paragraph ofpoint 2ofthese instructions andwith
theCommunity 'spolicy inthis regard .
With this inmind and inaccordance with procedures tobedrawn
upsubsequently ,all theparties and all theresearch bodies con­
cerned must make available toeach other all such information and
patents intheir possession asmay berequired for theachievement
ofthe objectives ofthe agreement .
6.Theagreement will boconcluded fortheduration oftheCommun­
ityprogramme which istobedetermined bytheCouncil and ,unless
notice isserved sixmonths before this period expires ,will be
tacitly extended inkeeping with any subsequent programme deci­
sions which theCouncil may take onthematter .
The contracting parties will also beable toterminate the agree
ment bygiving sixmonths' notice ,particularly inthe event of
theresearch programmes ofeither ofthe twoparties nolonger
being pursued inthe field covered bythe agreement .

CiïISS MISSION
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The Swiss Mission totheEuropean' Communities presents itscompliments
totheCommission oftheEuropean Communities andispleased tonotify
itofthe -following information :
When on17December 1973 thedecision was taken concerning theEAEC
five-year research and training programme ,theCouncil oftheEuropean
Communities stated that itwas prepared togive full and careful con­
sideration toanyrequests from non-member countries toparticipate
inthis programme .TheSwiss authorities were very interested tolearn
ofthis attitude onthe part oftheCouncil .
Inorder toclarify thepossibilities forcollaboration between
Switzerland and theEAEC inthis field ,meetings have taken place
between experts atthePlasma Physics Research Centre inLausanne and
attheCormission headquarters .Since theresults ofthese discussions
proved tobevery encouraging ,theFederal Council hasauthorized a
delegation tonegotiate aframework Treaty with theEAEC concerning
participation bySwitzerland intheresearch programme oncontrolled
thermonuclear fusion andplasma physics .
The aim ofthese negotiations would betowork out adraft agreement
governing thegeneral conditions forparticipation bySwitzerland in
theabove-mentioned EAEC programme .This draft agreement should enable
theSwiss Government and the Commission oftheEuropean Communities
totake afinal decision infull knowledge ofall the scientific ,
financial ,legal andpolitical implications which might arise from
Swiss-EAEC collaboration inthis field .
Commission oftheEuropean Communities
Brussels

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TheSwiss Mission therefore proposes totheCommission that negotia­
tions bestarted with aview todrawing upsuch adraft agreement .
The Sr/issMission tothoEuropean Communities would like totake this
opportunity toexpress once again totheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities the assurance ofitshighest consideration *
Brussels ,9October i975 »