20.2.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC45/17
AmendmenttotheproposalforaCouncilDecisionadoptingspecificresearchprogrammesto
beimplementedbytheJointResearchCentrefortheEuropeanEconomicCommunity (1992to
1994)
(92/C45/05)
COM(92)1final—SYN352
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle149(3)oftheEECTreatyon27January1992)
TheproposalforaCouncilDecisionadoptingspecific
researchprogrammestobeimplementedbytheJoint
ResearchCentrefortheEuropeanEconomic
Community (1991to1994)(l)isherebyamendedas
follows:Recital3b
(new)
WhereastheJointResearchCentrewillhavearoleto
playinthenewsituationcreatedbytheCommunity's
relationshipswiththirdcountries,particularlyfollowing
theimplementation oftheEuropeaneconomicarea;
whereasthefinancialimplicationsofthiscooperation
shouldbeassessed;Recital2a
(new)
Whereasspecificprogrammestobeimplementedbythe
JointResearchCentrearecarriedoutconcurrentlywith
therelevantframeworkprogramme ;Recital4
WhereastheJointResearchCentrecancontributetothe
realizationoftheframeworkprogrammeactionsreferred
toabove,particularlyinthefieldsofindustrialand
materialstechnologies ,measurementandtesting,human
capitalandmobilityandinthefieldoftheenvironment . Recital3
WhereastheJointResearchCentreassetoutinthe
Decision90/221/Euratom,EECiscalledonto
contributetotheimplementation oftheframework
programmeparticularlyinthosefieldsinwhichitcan
offeranimpartialandindependentexpertopinionfor
thebenefitofallCommunitypolicies;whereasmulti­
disciplinaryCommunityactivityinresearchandtechno­
logicaldevelopmentcontinuestobenecessary;whereas
suchactivityshouldformpartofalongtermstrategyin
whichtheJointResearchCentretakesonakeyinsti­
tutionalrolewithintheCommunity,providingscientific
andtechnicalbackuptotheCommissioninitsinitiatives
onCommunitypolicies;Recital5
Whereasinparticulartheseactionsshouldbenefitfrom
thesetting-up,withintheJRC,ofacentreforearth
observationandofaEuropeanofficeforsafety;whereas
thesestructuresshouldinparticularclarifyoptionsfor
combatingthegreenhouseeffectandthemajorindustrial
risksfacingtheCommunity ;
Recital3a
(new)
WhereastheJointResearchCentreshouldplayarolein
examiningtheissuesrelatingtorenewableenergy
sources,particularlywithregardtotheharmonizationof
standardsandinthecontextofcooperationwiththird
countries,notablydevelopingcountries;Recital5a
(new)
WhereastheharmoniousdevelopmentoftheCommunity
requirestheconsiderationofethicalandsocialaspectsof
presentandfutureCommunitypolicies;
Recital5b
(new)
WhereastheJointResearchCentrecouldplayapivotal
roleininternationalcooperationinthefieldsofenergy
andenvironmentwithregardtoissuesconcerningthe
worldwideclimaticchangeandtheEuropeanenergy
charter.(')OJNoC234,7.9.1991,p.9—COM(91)281final—
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Recital6
WhereastheJointResearchCentrewithitslaboratories
andinstallationscanprovideanefficientpointof
assemblyforthetrainingandmobilityofyoung
researchers ;whereastothisendcollaborationshouldbe
encouragedwithpublicandprivatescientificinstitutions
andthoseofindustryinalltheMemberStates;ANNEXII
AMOUNTS DEEMED NECESSARY FORSPECIFIC
PROGRAMMES WITHINDICATIVE BREAKDOWN OF
EXPENDITURES FORTHEPERIOD1992TO1994
I.ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
2.Industrialandmaterialstechnologies
Industrialandmaterialstechnologies
ECU77,22million(')
MeasurementandtestingECU91,08million(') Recital9a
(new)
Whereasthereisaneedforinstrumentstoencouragethe
developmentofresearchintheCommunitytomeetthe
competitivechallengefromsuchcountriesastheUnited
StatesofAmerica,Japan,andtheemergingeconomiesof
south-eastAsia.II.MANAGEMENT OFNATURALRESOURCES
3.Environment
Environment ECU148,50million(')
III.MANAGEMENT OFINTELLECTUAL RESOURCES
6.Humancapitalandmobility
Humancapitalandmobility
ECU24,75million(')
TotalECU341,55million(2)Article1
Thespecificresearchanddevelopmentprogrammestobe
executedbytheJointResearchCentrefortheEuropean
EconomicCommunityinthefieldsofindustrialand
materialstechnology ,measurement andtesting,
environmentaswellasinthefieldofhumancapitaland
mobility,asdefinedinAnnexI,includingexploratory
researchactivities,areherebyadoptedforaperiod
runningfrom1January1992to31December1994.
Theyshallbeimplementedconcurrentlywiththe
relevantframeworkprogramme .
TheJointResearchCentrewilltakepartinthe
Community'scentralizedactionforthedissemination
andexploitationofknowledgeresultingfrom
Communityresearchactivities.(')Anamountequivalentto6%oftheseamountsmay
beusedforexploratoryresearch.
(2)AnamountofECU3,45millionnotincludedinthe
ECU341,55millionisreserved,asacontribution
fromthespecificprogrammesofthepresent
Decision,forthecentralizedactionondissemination
andexploitationofresults.
ANNEXIII
Point3a
(new)
Researchprojectsopentointernationalcooperation
underthetermssetoutinthepreviousparagraphshall
includecooperationmeasureswithmajorinternational
researchlaboratoriesandmakeprovisionforthe
exchangeofresearchers .Supplementary measuresshould
beenvisagedinordertoallowcooperationwithresearch
laboratoriesandinstitutionslocatedinthecountriesof
centralandeasternEurope.
ANNEXIII
Point3b
(new)
TheinstitutesoftheJointResearchCentreshallfocus
partoftheiractivitiesonassessingregionalcapacities
withregardtoaspectsconnectedwithresearchand
technologicaldevelopments .Article2
Paragraph 1
1.Thefundsestimatedasnecessaryfortheexecution
oftheprogrammesamounttoECU341,55million.
ANNEXI
SectionII(3),thirdparagraph
(new)
Aspecialemphasiswillbeplacedontheevaluationof
environmental degradationcausedbytheeffectsof
energyusedinthehabitat,transportandindustry.