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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)319final
Brussels,20thJune1979
PROPOSAL FORTHEACCESSION OFSWITZERLAND TOTHE
"JOINTEUROPEANTORUS(JET),JOINTUNDERTAKING"
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
InitsDecisionof11August1978(l)»theCouncilgaveitsapprovalfor
theCommissiontoconcludeaCooperation AgreementbetweentheEuropean
AtomicEnergyCommunityandtheSwissConfederation inthefieldofcon­
trolledthermonuclear fusionandplasmaphysics.ThisAgreementwas
signedon14September1978*SwitzerlandnotifiedtheCommissionthat
theapprovalprocedurehadbeencompletedinSwitzerland inaletterfrom
theSwissMissiontotheEuropeanCommunitiesdated30May1979.Thus,
inaccordancewithArtiole19*1oftheAgreement,thishasnowentered
intoforce.
Article3.2oftheCooperation AgreementlaysdownthatSwitzerlandwill
participate intheJETJointUndertaking onentryintoforceofthat
Agreement.HenceChapterIIofthiscommunication containstherequired
amendmentstotheStatutesoftheJETJointUndertakingforSwitzerland's
accessiontotheJointUndertaking ,setoutinadraftCouncilDecision.
TheJETCouncilunanimously approvedtheseamendmentsatitsmeetingon
10November1978.TheamendmentsproposedtoArticle4.1.1and4.1.2of
theStatutescorrespondtotheprocedureslaiddownbytheCouncilon
17October1977(2).
InaccordancewithArticle50oftheEuratomTreaty,theseamendments
requiretheapprovaloftheCouncil.ChapterIIofthiscommunication
containsaproposalforaCoundilDeoisionapprovingtheamendmentto
theJETStatutes.
(1)OJNoL242of4.9.1978,page1
(2)Doo.R2404/77(ATO116)(Annex),paras7and8

Thefinancialimplication oftheEuratom/Switzerland Cooperation Agreement '
wassetoutinthepresentation oftheAgreementtotheCouncil(3).The
amendmenttotheStatutesproposedherehasnofinancialrepercussions on
theCommunitybudget.However,itshouldberecalledthatSwitzerland
undertook,undertheCooperation Agreement,toparticipateretroactively
inthefinanoingoftheJETJointUndertaking asfromitsestablishment .
Calculation oftheretroactivefinancingandthepaymentprocedureshave
beenagreedbetweentheJointUndertaking andSwitzerlandwiththeapproval
oftheJETCouncil.
(3)SeeDoo.COM(78)239final

II
PROPOSAL
for a
Council Décision
approving amendments ;,totheStatutes ofthe"Joint European Torus (JET),
Joint Undertaking ".
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Atomic Energy -
Community ,and inparticular Artiole 50thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas fortheimplementation oftheJETProject ,theCouncil
established ,byDecision 78/47l/Euratom (1),the"Joint European Torus
(JET),Joint Undertaking "andadopted theStatutes oftheJoint Under­
taking ,
Whereas on14September 1978 theCommunity andtheSwiss Confederation
concluded aCooperation Agreement . ,inthefield ofcontrolled thermo­
nuclear fusion andplasma physios (2)providing fortheparticipation of
Switzerland intheJETProject anditsaccession totheJETJoint TJhder -
taking ,
Whereas theJETCouncil hasapproved theaooession ofSwitzerland tothe
JETJoint Undertaking andtheamendment oftheStatutes required forthe
accession ,
(1)OJNoL151 ,7.6.1978 ,p.10
(2)OJNoL242 •4.9.1978 ,p.1

HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS:
Article 1
TheamendmentstotheStatutesofthe"JointEuropeanTorus(JET),Joint
Undertaking",annexedtothisDeoision.areherebyapproved.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingits'publicationin
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
TheStatutes ofthe"Joint European Torus (JET),Joint Undertaking "shall
beamended asfollows :
1.InArticle 1.3after "theNational Swedish Board forEnergy Source
Development (hereinafter referred toastheBoard ),"thefollowing
paragraph isinserted :
2.Articles 4.1.1 and4*1*2 arereplaced bythefollowing :
"4*1*1 TheMembers oftheJoint Undertaking shall berepresented
intheJET Council asfollows ,thevote ofeach pair of
representatives being weighted asindicated :"theSwiss Confederation (hereinafter referred toas
Switzerland )."•
RepresentingNumber of
Repre sent ativeaWeighting
ofvote
Euratom
Belgium
CNM andCNR jointly
CEA
Ris/
Ireland
Luxembourg
IPPandKFAjointly
The Board
Switzerland
FOM
Authority2 5
2
5
5
2
1
12
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
25
2
2
22
5
4*1*2 Fortheir adoption acts oftheJETCouncil shall require
atleast 26votes infavour ."

ThefirstsentenceofArticle16.1.4.1isreplacedbythefollowing
"TheCommissionwill,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Article13oftheEuratomTreatyandsubjecttothecon­
ditionscontainedtherein,communicatethereportsreferred
toinpoint16.1.3totheMemberStates,topersonsand
undertakings (asdefinedinArticle196ofthatTreaty)
aswellastotheGovernments ofSwedenandSwitzerland
andtopersonsandundertakings established ontheir
territories ."
ThefirstsentenceofArticle16.2.3isreplacedbythefollowing:
NUnderthepatentapplications andpatentsreferredtoin
point16.2.1,theCommissionmay,inaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticle12oftheEuratomTreatyandsubject
totheconditionscontainedtherein,grantonrequestnon­
exclusivelicencestotheMemberStatesofEuratom,to
personsandundertakings (asdefinedinArticle196ofthat
Treaty),aswellastotheGovernmentsofSwedenand
Switzerland andtopersonsandundertakings established
ontheirterritories .M