PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR COMMUNITY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES 1984-1987
Date: 1983-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, EU research policy, research and development, scientific cooperation, scientific research, technical cooperation, technology

COMMISSION  OF T HE  E U R O P E AN   COMMUNITIES 

COM(83)  260  f i n a l. 

B r u s s e l s,   17 May 1983. 

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION 

ON THE FRAMEWORK  PROGRAMME FOR COMMUNITY 

SCIENTIFIC  AND TECHNICAL  ACTIVITIES  1984-1987 

(Communication  from t he   Commission  to t he 

C o u n c il  and to t he   European  P a r l i a m e n t) 

COM(83)  260  f i n a l. 

CONTENTS 

-  I n t r o d u c t i on 

1.  S e l e c t i on   c r i t e r ia   f or t he  o b j e c t i v es   of t he common 

R,D8D  s t r a t e gy 

2.  P a r t i c i p a t i on   of t he Member   S t a t es   in t he common   s t r a t e gy 

3.  I m p l e m e n t a t i on   of t he  f r a m e w o rk   programme 

.  P r o g r a m m i ng   R,D8D  a c t i v i t i es 

.  P e r i o d ic  r e v i ew 

.  G a i n i ng   b u d g e t a ry  

a p p r o v al 

.  F i n a n c i ng   t he  f r a m e w o rk   programme 

-  D r a ft  C o u n c il  d e c i s i on 

-  A n n e x es   : 

.  Annex  I  :  C o m m u n i c a t i on   f r om   t he  C o m m i s s i on   to t he   C o u n c il 

and  t he  P a r l i a m e nt  
e n t i t l ed   " P r o p o s a ls   f or  a 
E u r o p e an   s c i e n t i f ic   a nd   t e c h n i c al  s t r a t e gy   : 
Framework  programme  1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 7"  ( C 0 M ( 8 2 ) 8 65   f i n al 
of   2 1 . 1 2 . 8 2) 

.  Annex  II : The   g o a ls   a nd  o b j e c t i v es   -  C l a r i f i c a t i o ns   a nd 

a d j u s t m e n ts   made  by t he  C o m m i s s i on   by   c o m p a r i s on 
w i th   t he   i n i t i al   p r o p o s a ls   p ut  f o r w a rd   in 
d o c.   C 0 M ( 8 2 ) 8 65   f i n al 

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Introduction 

At  i ts  session  on 8 February 1983  the Council  examined  and  discussed 

the  Commission's  Communication  e n t i t l ed   "Proposals  f or a European 

S c i e n t i f ic   and  Technical  Strategy   : Framework Programme 1984-1987" 

(C0M(82)865  f i n a l ). 

At  the end  of the  session  the Council  p a r t i c u l a r ly   : 

" 

welcomed the Commission's  basic  objective,  which  is to 

encourage the  i n t e g r a t i on  of the whole  range of European   research  and 

development  e f f o r t s,   whether  at national or community  l e v e l,   in such a 

way  as to achieve  wide  ranging common objectives  to be  i d e n t i f i ed   by 

mutual  agreement  within  a  s t r a t e g ic   framework." 

" 

stressed  the importance taken on by community  research  which 

aims  to improve  the  competitiveness  of  industry  and  a g r i c u l t u re  as 

well  as  i n c r e a s i ng  energy independence and  p r o t e c t i ng  the 

environment." 

Furthermore  the Council,  "whilst  d e c l a r i ng  the need  f or a balanced 

development  of  expenditure,  expressed a  large measure of agreement  as 

to  the n e c e s s i ty   of  increasing community  research  and  development 

expenditure,  and  i ts  r e l a t i ve   importance in the  o v e r a ll   community 

budget,  subject  to the  p r o v i s i on  of supplementary   c l a r i f i c a t i o ns 

r e l a t i ng   to c e r t a in e f f e c ts  on the budget  r a i s ed  during   the 

d i s c u s s i o n ." 

F i n a l l y,   apart  from these c l a r i f i c a t i o ns   r e l a t i ng   to budgetary 

impacts,  the  Council  expressed i ts wish to  receive  further   data on  : 

1 

This  is based on  the  d r a ft  minutes prepared by  the   Council 

S e c r e t a r i at   General following the Council  meeting on 8.2.1983. 

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-  the  c r i t e r ia   g o v e r n i ng  the  s e l e c t i on of   s p e c i f ic   o b j e c t i v es  and  of 

r e s e a r ch   programmes, 

-  the  o v e r a ll   l e v el   of  r e s o u r c es  and  t he  w e i g h t i ng   between  the 

p r i n c i p al   o p t i o n s, 

-  i m p r o v i ng  the  s t r u c t u r es  and   p r o c e d u r es   f or  p r e p a r i n g,  a p p r o v i ng  and 

i m p l e m e n t i ng   community  R&D 

a c t i v i t i e s. 

The  o b j e ct  of   t h is   communication  and  the   supplementary  m a t e r i al   w h i ch 

appears  at   Annex  2  i s, on  the  one   hand,  to  p r e f a ce  the  d r a ft  d e c i s i on 

making  the  Commission's  p r o p o s al  f o r m al  and,  on  the  o t h er   hand,  to 

p r o v i de  the   c l a r i f i c a t i on   r e q u e s t ed  (except  t h at  d e a l i ng  w i th 

s t r u c t u r es   and  p r o c e d u r es   which  a l r e a dy   forms  the  s u b j e ct  of  a  s p e c i al 

Commission  communication  ). 

On  the  b a s is  of  t he   Commission's  i n i t i al   communication  and  t h is 

supplementary  m a t e r i a l,  the  C o u n c il  s h o u l d,  as  e n v i s a g ed  in  the 

c o n c l u s i o ns  to  i ts s e s s i on  of   8.2.83,  "be  in  a  p o s i t i on to   a r r i ve   at 

an  agreement,  d u r i ng  the   f i r st   h a lf  of  1983,   upon  the  f i r st   Framework 

Programme  d e a l i ng  w i th   community  r e s e a r ch  and   development 

a c t i v i t i e s . ". 

W i th   t h is   aim  in   view  t he   Commission  r e q u e s ts  the  P a r l i a m e nt  f or i ts 

o p i n i on  and   p r o p o s es  to  the  C o u n c il  t h at  it s h o u ld   adopt  t he  d e c i s i on 

w h i ch   is  e n c l o s ed  as  an   Annex. 

1 

COM(83)143  f i n a l,   "Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  C o u n c il 

on  S t r u c t u r es  and   P r o c e d u r es   f or  the   Common  P o l i cy   in  t he  F i e l ds  of 

S c i e n ce  and   T e c h n o l o g y. 

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1.  S e l e c t i on   c r i t e r ia   f or   t he  o b j e c t i v es   of t he  common  r e s e a r c h,   

development  and d e m o n s t r a t i on   s t r a t e g y. 

As  a  b a s is  f or   t he  p o l i t i c al   c h o i c es   which  must be made  at  community 

l e v el   -  b e a r i ng   in  mind  t he  p o t e n t i al  which  is to be   found  w i t h in 

Member  S t a t es   and t he  need  to  d e v e l op  t h is   p o t e n t i al  - t he  Commission 

suggested  f i ve   c r i t e r ia   which  would  a s s i st  in t he  i d e n t i f i c a t i on  of 

t he   s p e c i f ic   s c i e n t i f ic   and t e c h n i c al  o b j e c t i v es   to be   s e l e c t e d.   These 

f i ve   c r i t e r ia   g e n e r a l ly  o v e r l ap   or  complement  each  o t h e r,   and a re n ot 

by  any means  m u t u a l ly  e x c l u s i v e. 

These  c r i t e r ia   can be   s p e c i f i ed  and  i l l u s t r a t ed   by some  c o n c r e te 

examples. 

a)  C r i t e r ia   r e l a t ed   to t he  Community  d i m e n s i on 

-  S c a le   of human and   f i n a n c i al   r e s o u r c es  r e q u i r ed 

One  s h o u ld   adopt  t h o se   s c i e n t i f ic   and t e c h n i c al  o b j e c t i v es   w h i c h, 

because  of t he  l e v el   of human,   f i n a n c i al   and t e c h n i c al  r e s o u r c es 

r e q u i r ed   to  implement  them,  cannot be  c a r r i ed  o ut on a   p u r e ly 

n a t i o n al   b a s i s.   As an  example  one c o u ld   c i te   c o n t r o l l ed 

t h e r m o n u c l e ar   f u s i on   which  s h o u l d,   in t he  l o ng   term,  make  p o s s i b le 

a  s i g n i f i c a nt   r e d u c t i on   in t he  Community's  energy  dependence 

t h r o u gh   t he  development  of a new   s o u r ce   of  energy  u s i ng   a l m o st 

i n e x h a u s t i b le   and w i d e ly  a v a i l a b le  f u e l s;  t he  r e s o u r c es 

r e q u i r ed 

to   a c h i e ve   t h is   o b j e c t i v e,   b o th   on t he human and t he   f i n a n c i al 

l e v e ls   go w e ll   beyond  what  is  p o s s i b le  f or   one  s t a te   on  i ts  own; 

t h us   European, n ot to say  i n t e r n a t i o n al c o o p e r a t i on   is  c a l l ed   f or 

of  n e c e s s i t y. 

-  S i ze   of t he  p o t e n t i al   market 

At  i s s ue   here  a re  t h o se   s c i e n t i f ic   and t e c h n i c al  o b j e c t i v es  f or 

w h i ch   one  l a r ge   or  o r g a n i s ed   market  is  needed. By way of 

i l l u s t r a t i on   one  c o u ld   c i te   t he  development of new   i n f o r m a t i on 

t e c h n o l o gy   and t he  market  problems  t h at   t h is   posed  in t he   r e c e nt 

p a st   and which  a re  even more  a c u t e ly   posed  t o d a y. 

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N o n - c o o p e r a t i o n,   and t he  d i s p e r s al   of  r e s e a r ch   a c t i v i t i es   c a r r i ed 

out  in t he  p a st  by European  f i r ms   ( c o l o ur   TVs f or example)   has  l ed 

in   many  c a s es  to a  f r a g m e n t a t i on  of t he  market,  which  has p r o v ed 

to   be damaging to   a ll   c o n c e r n e d.  Some  degree  of   h a r m o n i s a t i o n, 

even  p r e - s t a n d a r d i s a t i o n,   b r o u g ht  about  v ia  j o i nt   r e s e a r ch   c o u ld 

have  produced  o b v i o u s ly   b e n e f i c i al   s p i n - o f f s.   The  p o l i c i es   which 

have  been  pursued  in  Japan  and t he  U n i t ed   S t a t es   d e s e r ve  mention 

in   t h is   r e s p e c t. 

At   t he same   t i m e,  nowadays, t he  development  which   t h is   t e c h n o l o gy 

has  undergone   and t he  s t r e n g th   and d i v e r s i ty   of demand   e n t a il 

r e s e a r ch   and p r o d u c t i on   e f f o r ts   of  c o n s i d e r a b le   s c a le   w i t h in 

s c i e n t i f i c a l ly   d e v e l o p ed   c o u n t r i e s. 

Performance  and  r e l i a b i l i ty   r e m a i n,  n e xt  to  c o s t,   t he   d e t e r m i n i ng 

f a c t o rs   in  m a i n t a i n i ng   r e s e a r ch   and p r o d u c t i on   c e n t r es   w i t h in  t he 

i n t e r n a t i o n al   mainstream  of  i n n o v a t i on   based  c o m p e t i t i o n.   The 

i n v e s t m e nt   w h i ch  s h o u ld  be  s u s t a i n e d,   and above  a ll   a n t i c i p a t ed 

f or   t he  f u t u r e,   is of  such  a  s c a le   f or  t he Member   S t a t es   t h at  it 

r e q u i r es   at  l e a st   t he  European  market   as an  o u t l e t,   a  f r e q u e n t ly 

n e c e s s a ry   s t a g i ng   p o st  f or  t a c k l i ng   t he  w o r ld  market. 

The  ESPRIT programme  goes  a  l o ng  way, in  i ts  c o n c e p t i o n,   towards 

t he   a p p l i c a t i on   of  t h is   c r i t e r i a. 

T r a n s n a t i o n a l i sm 

The  S/T  o b j e c t i v es   w h i ch  s h o u ld  be  adopted  in  t h is   c a t e g o ry  a re 

t h o se   w h i c h,  to be   f u l f i l l e d,   c a ll   f or  t he  development  of 

a c t i v i t i es   w h i ch   a re  e s s e n t i a l ly   i n t e r n a t i o n a l.   The p r o t e c t i on  of 

t he   environment  c an be  used  as a  d i r e ct   i l l u s t r a t i on   of   t h is 

s e l e c t i on   c r i t e r i on   w h i c h,   in  f a c t,   is  v e ry  much a  p a rt   of t he 

o b j e c t i ve   s et o ut in t he  T r e a ty  to  improve  t he  l i v i ng   c o n d i t i o ns 

of   c i t i z e ns   in t he member   S t a t e s.   In  f a ct   t h e re   a re  v e ry  many 

s p e c i f ic   o b j e c t i v es   c o n n e c t ed   w i th   t he  environment  and t he 

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p r e v e n t i on   of  h e a l th   h a z a r ds   which  cannot be a c h i e v ed   w i t h o ut 

community-wide  c o o p e r a t i o n.   It is  c l e a r,  to  t a ke  up a  r e s e a r ch 

i s s ue  r e c e n t ly   suggested  by a Member  S t a t e,  t h at   complex  phenomena 

such  as t he  d e s t r u c t i on   of  f o r e s ts  ( a c id  r a i n)  s h o u ld   be  a n a l y s ed 

and  u n d e r s t o od   in t he  framework of  European,  even  i n t e r n a t i o n al 

c o o p e r a t i o n,  if it  is  d e s i r ed   to  f i nd   a  s o l u t i on  to t he  problems 

t h ey   r a i s e. 

b)  C r i t e r ia   r e l a t ed  to  Community  i n t e r e st 

-  C o l l e c t i ve  needs 

In   t h is   c a t e g o ry   come  t h o se   o b j e c t i v es   which  form  a response to 

i d e n t i c al   or  s i m i l ar   c o l l e c t i ve   needs  w i t h in   t he Member   S t a t e s. 

In  f a ct   s i m i l a r i ty   of  c e r t a in   s c i e n t i f ic   and  t e c h n o l o g i c al 

problems  f r e q u e n t ly   j u s t i f i es   a common  approach  to  f i n d i ng 

s o l u t i o n s.   It is as much in  a v o i d i ng   f r u i t l e ss   d u p l i c a t i on  as in 

p r o m o t i ng   a degree  of  h a r m o n i s a t i on   in t he  methods and approaches 

adopted  t h at  s y s t e m a t ic  c o o p e r a t i on   makes  it p o s s i b l e,   at  l e a st 

c o s t,   to  r e s o l ve   many of  t h e se   common  problems.  The example of 

t he   p r o m o t i on   of  n u c l e ar   f i s s i on   energy  and e s p e c i a l ly  of 

i m p r o v i ng   s a f e ty   at  power  s t a t i o ns   is  p a r t i c u l a r ly   s t r i k i ng  in 

t h is   r e s p e c t. 

-  Support  f or   t he  Community's  major  o b j e c t i v es 

T h is   h e a d i ng   i n c l u d es   t h o se   S/T  o b j e c t i v es   to be   adopted  f or  t he 

c o n t r i b u t i on   they  make to  i m p l e m e n t i ng   a c t i v i t i es   a l r e a dy   d e c i d ed 

upon at  Community  l e v el   or to  d e f i n i ng  new  a c t i v i t i e s,   and whose 

common  v a l ue   has been  r e c o g n i s ed   by t he  Community  I n s t i t u t i o n s. 

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F or   example,  t h ey   are  the  s o rt  of   s p e c i f ic   o b j e c t i v es   whose 

i m p l e m e n t a t i on   makes  a  b a s ic  c o n t r i b u t i on  e i t h er  to  s u p p o r t i ng  a 

p a r t i c u l ar   community  p o l i cy  -   such  as  the  p o l i cy  in  c o n n e c t i on 

w i th   development  a id  -  or  to  h e l p i ng  s et  out  and   c l a r i fy   the 

bases  of  a  f u t u re   community  p o l i cy  (on  raw  m a t e r i a l s,  f or 

example). 

A l so  i n c l u d ed  in   t h is   c a t e g o ry  are  the   a c t i v i t i es   to  be   developed 

or  t he  e x p e r t i se  to  be  p r o v i d ed  in  o r d er  to

  respond  to  the 

r e q u i r e m e n ts   of  the   Commission  s e r v i c es  r e s p o n s i b le  f or  c a r r y i ng 

out  the  v a r i o us  s e c t o r al   p o l i c i e s,   such  as  the   s o c i al   p o l i c y. 

These  f i ve   c r i t e r i a,   which  have  been  c l o s e ly  f o l l o w ed  in  making  the 

c h o i ce  of  o b j e c t i v es   proposed  in  the   Framework Programme  1984-1987' 

a ll   in  f a ct   c o r r e s p o nd   to  one   major  p r e o c c u p a t i on  :  how  can  the 

European  Dimension  be  e x p l o i t ed  in  a  s u i t a b le  and  r e l e v a nt  way  f or 

the  b e n e f it  of  the   Community  ? 

R,  D&D 

c a l ls   f or   i n v e s t m e nt   in  the  l o ng  and   medium  term  which  is 

o f t en  c o n s i d e r a b l e.  How  can  the   r i s ks   and  c o s ts  be   s h a r ed   ?  How 

can 

t he   s t a b i l i ty   and  c o n t i n u i ty  which  is  so   n e c e s s a ry   be  g u a r a n t e ed  ? 

How  can  dangerous  weaknesses  in  the  r e s e a r ch  f r o nt  be  a v o i d ed  ? 

J o i nt   a c t i on  can  o f t en  be  the   most  a p p r o p r i a te   answer  to  the 

fundamental   q u e s t i o n s. 

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See  summary  t a b le  at  end  of   Annex  II   "Goals  and  O b j e c t i v e s"  of   t h is 

document. 

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2.  P a r t i c i p a t i on  of t he Member   S t a t es   in t he  Common  S t r a t e gy 

The  s e l e c t i on   c r i t e r ia   s et o ut  above  may, because  of t he  v e ry 

d i v e r s i ty   of  n a t i o n al   R, D&D  s t r a t e g i es   and p o t e n t i a l,  be d i f f e r e n t ly 

a s s e s s ed   by Community Member  S t a t e s.   Thus,  t he  Commission  p r o p o s es 

t h at  a l o n g s i de   t he  f o r m al   a d o p t i on   of t he  Framework  Programme, t he 

C o u n c il   and t he  P a r l i a m e nt   s h o u ld   r e c o g n i ze   : 

a.  t he  p o s s i b i l i ty   of  i n c l u d i n g,   among t he  a c t i v i t i es   to be   u n d e r t a k en 

in   o r d er   to  a c h i e ve   common  o b j e c t i v e s,   a c t i v i t i es   n ot  i n v o l v i ng 

p a r t i c i p a t i on   of  a ll  Member  S t a t e s. 

b.  t he  p o s s i b i l i ty   of  t a k i ng  p a rt   in  n a t i o n al   or  i n t e r n a t i o n al 

a c t i v i t i e s,   p r o j e c t ed   or  t a k i ng  p l a c e,   wherever  t h e se   c o r r e s p o nd  to 

o b j e c t i v es   of common   i n t e r e st  as adopted  in t he  Framework  Programme 

T h is  d u al   f a c i l i ty   c o u ld  u s e f u l ly  be  o p e r a t ed   in t he  c o n t e xt   of a 

g e n e r al   Framework  Programme  c o v e r i ng   a  f o ur   y e ar   p e r i o d,   a l t h o u gh   it 

would  be  d i f f i c u lt   if  n ot  i m p o s s i b le   to  c o n s i d er   in t he  case of 

s e c t o r al   a c t i on   programmes. 

A Framework  Programme of  t h is   k i n d,  c o v e r i ng   t he  whole  gamut of 

community  s c i e n t i f ic   and  t e c h n i c al   a c t i v i t i e s,   makes  it p o s s i b le   to 

r e c o n c i le   t he common   i n t e r e st  and n a t i o n al   or  r e g i o n al  i n t e r e s ts   w h i ch 

are  e x p r e s s ed   in  d i f f e r i ng   p r i o r i t i e s,   t h e m s e l v es   a  r e f l e c t i on  of t he 

d i f f e r e n c es  t h e re   a re  between  t he  p o l i c i es f o l l o w ed   by each Member 

S t a te  ,  e i t h er   at t he  n a t i o n al   l e v el   or by means  of   i n t e r n a t i o n al   s c i e n t i f ic 

and  t e c h n i c al  c o o p e r a t i on   in  p r o g r e ss   or  u n d er   c o n s i d e r a t i on   by  Member 

S t a t e s. 

T h is   new  a p p r o a c h,   w h i ch   d i r e c t ly   c o r r e s p o n ds   to t he  Commission's 

d e s i re   to make   it p o s s i b l e,  w i t h in   t he  Community,  f or   t he  most 

r e l e v a nt  c h o i c es   to be made   between  n a t i o n a l,  i n t e r n a t i o n al  or 

community  l e v e ls  of  a c t i v i ty   would  be  e x p r e s s ed   : 

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-  in t he  form  of a  group  of  community  a c t i o n s,   b o th   programmed  and non 

programmed  ( s t i m u l a t i on a c t i o n s ),  to be s et by t he  Framework 

Programme and c o m b i n i ng   a c t i v i t i es   in  which  a ll  t en Member   S t a t es 

p a r t i c i p a t ed   and  a c t i v i t i es   where t he  l e v el   of  p a r t i c i p a t i on   v a r i e d; 

-  in t he  form  of  p a r t i c i p a t i on   by t he  Community - as a  s m a ll  s c a le 

p a r t i c i p a nt   - in  major  n a t i o n al   and/or  i n t e r n a t i o n al  programmes 

which  c o u ld   range  from  b a s ic  r e s e a r ch   to  m a i n ly   i n d u s t r i al   r e s e a r c h. 

T h is   p a r t i c i p a t i on   would  o n ly  e x c e p t i o n a l ly  i n v o l ve   Community 

p a t r o n a ge   or  r e s p o n s i b i l i ty   f or  managing t he  a c t i v i t i e s,   b ut   they 

would  open up t he  p r o s p e ct   of  access  to t he  knowledge  r e s u l t i ng   from 

t h e se   programmes to  a ll  Member  S t a t e s. 

A  development of  t h is   k i nd   in t he common  R, D&D   p o l i cy   can,  however, 

o n ly   be u n d e r t a k en   on a  sound  and u n e q u i v o c al  b a s is   to t he  e x t e nt  t h at 

-  t he  i m p l e m e n t a t i on   of t he  Framework Programme as a whole  is  t he 

s u b j e ct   of a   c l e ar  commitment on t he  p a rt   of t he  C o u n c il   and t he 

P a r l i a m e n t, 

-  t he  e x p e n d i t u re  r e q u i r ed  f or  i ts i m p l e m e n t a t i on   is  a p p r o p r i a t ed   from 

t he   Community  budget,  (own  r e s o u r c e s ), 

-  t he  d i s s e m i n a t i on   of  knowledge  is  c a r r i ed   o u t,   e x c e pt   where  t h e re  is 

v e ry   good  r e a s on   f or   t he  c o n t r a r y,   on t he  b a s is   of  Community 

r e g u l a t i o ns   g i v i ng  a c c e ss   to  i n f o r m a t i on   and to t he  r e s u l ts   to   a ll 

Member  S t a t e s, 

1 

B o th   b i l a t e r al   and m u l t i n a t i o n al   a c t i v i t i e s,   under way or  p r o j e c t e d, 

ought  to be   c o n s i d e r ed   so f ar  as major  i n t e r n a t i o n al  programmes a re 

c o n c e r n e d. 

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-  i n f o r m a t i on  r e l a t i ng  to  n a t i o n al  p o l i c i es  and p a r t i c u l a r ly  to  medium 

term  f o r e c a s ts   in t he  f i e ld   of R, D&D  is  r e g u l a r ly   i m p a r t ed   to t he 

Community  I n s t i t u t i o ns  ( it  would  form  an i m p o r t a nt   element in t he 

Community  I n s t i t u t i o n 's  assessment of  a c t i v i t i es   which  might be 

b e t t er  c a r r i ed  o ut by a   p r o p o r t i on   of  the  Member  S t a t e s,   and of 

a ct   i v i t i es   in   which  p a r t i c i p a t i on  s h o u ld  be s o u g h t ).  T h is  i n f o r m a t i on 
s h o u ld   e x t e nd   to   s c i e n t i f ic   a nd  t e c h n i c al  c o o p e r a t i on   in  p r o g r e ss  or 
b e i ng   c o n s i d e r ed   by Member  S t a t e s. 

3.  IMPLEMENTING THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 

a)  Programming R, D&D  a c t i v i t i es 

The  Framework Programme  s e ts   o ut a  range of  s c i e n t i f ic   and t e c h n i c al 

o b j e c t i v es   w h i ch   have to  s e r ve   as the  b a s is  f or  the  p r e p a r a t i on   of 

a c t i on   programmes and p l a ns   f or   community  a c t i v i t i es   w h i ch   respond to  

i d e n t i f i ed   needs  (so  f ar  as t he  o b j e c t i v es   a re  concerned) and w h i ch 

c o r r e s p o nd   to  the  r e l a t i ve   p r i o r i t i es   which  have  been  s e l e c t ed 

' ( w e i g h t i n g ). 

Thus  the  Framework  Programme  is  n ot  j u st  a  s c i e n t i f ic   and t e c h n i c al  

programming  g u i d e,   but;  a l so   a  f i n a n c i al  guJde 

adopted by t he 

Community  I n s t i t u t i o ns  to  i n d i c a te   to  those who are  r e s p o n s i b le  f or 

programming what  the  r e l a t i ve  volume of  e x p e n d i t u re   s h o u ld   be.  T h is 

f i n a n c i al   r e f e r e n ce  t a b le  s et   o ut by  o b j e c t i v es  a l so   makes  it  p o s s i b le 

f or   the  C o u n c il   and t he   P a r l i a m e nt   to  check  t he   e x t e nt   to  w h i ch  t he 

Framework  Programme  o b j e c t i v es  are  p r o g r e s s i v e ly   b e i ng   a c h i e v ed 

whenever new programmes or  a c t i on   programmes  are  p ut  f o r w a r d. 

Once  the  Framework Programme has been  approved  it   w i ll   be s e nt   f or 

i m p l e m e n t a t i on  to  a ll s e r v i c es   and s e c t o r al   s c i e n t i f ic   and t e c h n i c al 

committees  r e s p o n s i b le  f or  p r e p a r i ng   programme  p r o p o s a l s. 

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From  t h at   t i me   on each  s e c t o r al  p r o p o s i t i on  ( a c t i on   programme) p ut 

f o r w a rd   by t he  Commission  would  s et o ut in  d e t a i l,   over  and above t he 

s c i e n t i f ic   and t e c h n i c al   c o n t e nt   of t he  suggested  a c t i v i t i es   and t he 

e x t e nt   of human and   f i n a n c i al   r e s o u r c es   c o n s i d e r ed   n e c e s s a ry   : 

-  t he  g o a ls   and o b j e c t i v es   in t he  Framework Programme to  which t he 

p r o p o s i t i on   under  c o n s i d e r a t i on   c o r r e s p o n d e d, 

-  t he  p e r c e n t a ge   of t he  e x p e n d i t u re   proposed  r e l a t i ng  to t he  d i f f e r e nt 

o b j e c t i v es   in  v i e w,   in  o t h er   words,  an  i n d i c a t i on  in  f i n a n c i al   terms 

of   t he  l e v el   of  commitments  c o r r e s p o n d i ng   to t he  v a r i o us  o b j e c t i v es 

of   t he  Framework  Programme. 

T h is   method  recommended by t he  Commission  w i ll   o f f er   t he   t r i p le 

advantage  : 

-  of  k e e p i ng   t he  c o n c e pt   of  s c i e n t i f ic   and t e c h n i c al  o b j e c t i v es   to  t he 

f o r e f r o nt   w i t h in   t he  programme  p r e p a r a t i on   system, 

-  of  making  it p o s s i b l e,   in t he  case  of  each  p r o p o s al   to make 

judgements  at t he  p o l i t i c al   l e v el   (Commission,  C o u n c i l,   P a r l i a m e n t) 

about  i ts  impact  on t he  achievement  of  o b j e c t i v es   and  p r i o r i t i es 

adopted  by t he  Community I n s t i t u t i o n s, 

-  to  f a c i l i t a te   t he  e v a l u a t i on   of t he  s c i e n t i f ic   and t e c h n i c al  r e s u l ts 

of   programmes  v i s - a - v is  t he  s e l e c t ed  o b j e c t i v e s. 

b)  P e r i o d ic   r e v i ew 

To  t he  e x t e nt   t h at   t he  v e ry   c o n c e pt   of t he  Framework  Programme 

c o n s t i t u t es   a major  change by comparison  w i th   t he  approaches  which 

have  been  f o l l o w ed   up to now,   it  would  be  e x p e d i e nt   to  e v a l u a te   and 

p r o g r e s s i v e ly   to  improve  t he  methods of  d e s i g n i ng   and r e v i e w i ng  

i t.   In 

t h is   r e s p e ct   t he  f i r st   Framework  Programme  1984-1987  s h o u ld   g i ve   r i se 

to  p e r i o d ic   e x a m i n a t i on   d u r i ng   t he  f i r st   y e a rs   of  i ts   i m p l e m e n t a t i o n. 

T h is   b e i ng   so,  t he  Commission,  in t he  d e s i re   to  e s t a b l i sh   s o l id  and 

s t a b le   bases  f or   community  a c t i v i ty   in t he  f i e ld   of  s c i e n ce   and 

t e c h n o l o g y,   f e e ls  t h at   Framework  Programmes on t he  s u b j e ct   s h o u ld   have 

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a  f o ur  y e ar  timespan.  The  g o a ls  and   major  o b j e c t i v e s,   t he   f i n a n c i al 

i m p l i c a t i o ns   and  t he  percentage  of  the   Community  budget  to  be  devoted  to 

s c i e n t i f ic   and  t e c h n i c al   a c t i v i t i es   s h o u ld  t h e r e f o re be  i s s u es  upon  which  a 

p o s i t i on   is taken  by  the   Community  i n s t i t u t i o ns   e v e ry  f o ur  y e a r s. 

However,  because  of  b o th  the   u n c e r t a i n t i es   of  t he  s o c i o - e c o n o m ic 

s i t u a t i on   and  the   pace  of   change  in  s c i e n ce  and  t e c h n o l o g y,  it  would 

appear  to  be   d e s i r a b le   to  p r o v i de  f or  a  r e e x a m i n a t i on  of   Framework 

Programmes  every  two  y e a rs  in o r d er  to  r e a s s e ss  and   where  n e c e s s a ry 

a d j u st   p r i o r i t i es   and  t he   r e l a t i ve   w e i g h t i ng  to  be  accorded  to  v a r i o us 

o b j e c t i v e s.   When  t h e se  r e e x a m i n a t i o ns   were  c a r r i ed   out  t he   Commission 

would  put  f o r w a rd  i ts  f o r e c a s ts   as  to   o b j e c t i v es   and  f i n a n c i ng   f or  two 

f u r t h er   y e a r s. 

C o n s e q u e n t l y,  the   Commission  proposes  t h at  a  r e v i ew  of  t he  

f i r st   

Framework Programme  1984-1987  t a ke  p l a ce  in  the  second   h a lf   of  1985, 

l i n k ed   to  an  e x a m i n a t i on  of   f o r e c a s ts   r e l a t i ng   to  1988  and  1989. 

The  p r o p o s al  d e a l i ng w i th  t he  second   Framework Programme  w i ll   be  put 

to  t he  C o u n c il  and  the  P a r l i a m e nt  at  t he  end  of  1986  w i th  a  view  to 

i ts   a d o p t i on  d u r i ng  t he   f i r st   h a lf   of  1987,  and   would  be  a  p r o p o s al 

c o v e r i ng   t he  p e r i od  1988  to  1991. 

The  Commission  is of  t he  o p i n i on   t h a t,   at  t he   r e v i s i on   w h i ch  is  due 

to  t a ke  p l a ce  at  the  end  of  1985,  the   f o r e c a s ts   as  to   o b j e c t i v es   and 

f i n a n c i ng   f or  1988  and  1989  s h o u ld  be  the  s u b j e ct of  a   p o l i t i c al 

commitment  on  the  p a rt  of  the  C o u n c il in o r d er  to

  f a c i l i t a te   t he 

p r e p a r a t i on   and  a d o p t i on  of  t he  second   Framework  Programme.  E x p e r i e n ce 

g a i n ed  d u r i ng  1984  and  1985  s h o u ld  p r o v i de  a ll the  elements

  needed  to 

make  a  judgement  on  t h is   p o i n t,   b e f o re   p u t t i ng   t h is   p r o p o s al  f o r w a rd 

f o r m a l l y. 

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c)  G a i n i ng   b u d g e t a ry   a p p r o v al 

Each  y e a r,   in  the   c o u r se   of  the   budgetary   p r o c e ss   a  r e p o rt   would  be 

p r e p a r ed   f or  the  a t t e n t i on  of  the  C o u n c il  and  the  P a r l i a m e nt   upon  the 

i m p l e m e n t a t i on   of  the   Framework  Programme.  As  was  s t a t ed   above,  t h is 

r e p o rt   would  s et  out  -  in   r e l a t i on   to  the   programmes  and  a c t i on 

programmes  d e c i d ed  and   proposed  -  the  l e v el   of   commitment  of  the 

Framework Programme  by  o b j e c t i v es  and  i ts  i m p l e m e n t a t i on   by  s e c t o r. 

The  r e p o rt   would  t h us   h o ld  out  the   p o s s i b i l i ty   f or  the   p o l i t i c al 

a u t h o r i t i es   to   make  judgements  upon  the  p r o g r e s s i ve   i m p l e m e n t a t i on   of 

t he   adopted  s t r a t e gy  and  u l t i m a t e ly  r e o r i e n t a t e,  speed  up  or   p a r t i a l ly 

r e v i ew  t he   work  to  be   done. 

The  r e p o rt   would  a l so   each  y e ar   s p e c i f y,  and   make  p r o p o s a ls  on,  the 

main  p r i o r i ty   l i n es   f or  i n t e r v e n t i on  so  f ar  as  the  a c t i on  to 

" S t i m u l a te  the  e f f i c a cy  of  the   Community's  s c i e n t i f ic   and  t e c h n i c al 

p o t e n t i a l"   was  c o n c e r n e d. 

d)  F i n a n c i ng  the   Framework  Programme 

On  the  b a s is  of  t he   p r o f i le   of   commitments  r e l a t i ng   to  a c t i o ns 

approved  by  the  C o u n c il  up  to  now,  of  t h at  a n t i c i p a t ed  f or  a c t i o ns 

proposed  by  the   Commission  and  a  h y p o t h e t i c al   e x t r a p o l a t i on  f o r w a rd 

c o r r e s p o n d i ng  to  a c t i o ns  to  be   u n d e r t a k e n,   the  p r o f i le   of   commitment 

a p p r o p r i a t i o ns  in  the   Framework  Programme  can  be   b u i lt   up  as  f o l l o w s, 

in   MioECUs  at  1982  c o n s t a nt  v a l u es  : 

1982  ( f or  comparison)  T o t al   1984-87 

1984 

1985 

1986 

1987 

567 

3.750 

/835/ 

/905/ 

/970/   /1040/ 

B e a r i ng  in   mind  programmes  a l r e a dy   approved,  p r o p o s a ls  put  f o r w a rd  by 

t he   Commission,  and  on  the  b a s is  of  an   assessment  of  the  s o rt  of 

F i g u r es  to  be   c l a r i f i ed   in  c o n n e c t i on  w i th  t he  p r e l i m i n a ry  d r a ft 

budget  w h i ch   is  s h o r t ly  to  be   adopted  by  t he   Commission. 

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a c t i v i ty   l i k e ly   to  be   proposed  in  f u t u re  as  a  f u n c t i on  of  the  n a t u re 

of  the  o b j e c t i v es  of  the   Framework  Programme,  one  comes  to  the 

f o l l o w i ng   o v e r a ll   breakdown  of  e s t i m a t ed  r e s o u r c es   : 

P a r t i a l ly   f i n a n c ed   Community  a c t i on  (shared  c o st  R&D 

a c t i o n,   d e m o n s t r a t i on  p r o j e c t s) 

F u l ly   f i n a n c ed   Community  a c t i on 

( d i r e ct   a c t i o n,  s t i m u l a t i o n, s t u d i e s) 

C o n c e r t ed   a c t i on   (where  f i n a n ce  is  p r o v i d ed  o n ly 

f or   c o o r d i n a t i o n)  

75  % 

23  % 

2% 

It   s h o u ld  be  s t r e s s ed  t h at   t h is   breakdown  is  o n ly  an   i n d i c a t i on   of  the 

l e v e ls   which  the  Commission  e n v i s a g e s. 

P r o p o s al   f or a 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

RELATING  TO FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES FOR COMMUNITY R, D&D  ACTIVITIES, AND 

THE  FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME COVERING THE PERIOD  1984-1987. 

P r o p o s al   f or a 
COUNCIL DECISION 

RELATING TO FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES  FOR COMMUNITY R, D&D  ACTIVITIES,  AND 

THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME COVERING THE PERIOD  1984-1987. 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

HAVING REGARD to t he  T r e a ty  e s t a b l i s h i ng  t he  European  Economic 

Community, and a r t i c le   235 t h e r e of   in  p a r t i c u l a r, 

HAVING REGARD to t he  T r e a ty  e s t a b l i s h i ng  t he  European  Atomic  Energy 

Community, and a r t i c le   7  t h e r e of   in  p a r t i c u l a r, 

HAVING REGARD to t he  COMMISSION'S  p r o p o s a l, 

HAVING REGARD to t he  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT'S  o p i n i o n, 

HAVING REGARD to t he ECONOMIC AND   SOCIAL COMMITTEE'S  o p i n i o n, 

WHEREAS  A r t i c le   2 of t he  T r e a ty  a s s i g ns   to t he  Community t he  t a sk 

among  o t h e r s , of   p r o m o t i ng  t h r o u g h o ut   t he  Community a  harmonious 

development  of  economic  a c t i v i t i e s,   a  c o n t i n u o us   and  b a l a n c ed 

e x p a n s i on   and an  a c c e l e r a t ed   r a i s i ng   of t he  s t a n d a rd   of  l i v i ng   :  t he 

o b j e c t i ve   of  a c t i on  u n d e r t a k en  by t he  Community to  t h is   end b e i ng  s et 

out  in  a r t i c le   3 of t he  T r e a t y, 

HAVING REGARD to t he  w i sh  e x p r e s s ed   by t he  C o u n c i l,  in  i ts r e s o l u t i on 

of   14.1.74 d e a l i ng  w i th   t he  c o o r d i n a t i on  of  n a t i o n al   p o l i c i es   and t he 

d e f i n i t i on   of  p r o j e c ts  of  i n t e r e st   to t he  Community in t he  f i e ld  of 

s c i e n ce   and  t e c h n o l o g y, 

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WHEREAS t he  development of a common   s c i e n t i f ic   and t e c h n i c al   s t r a t e gy 

i n v o l v es   t he  p e r i o d ic a d o p t i on   by t he  Community  I n s t i t u t i o ns  of 

o b j e c t i v es   f or  t h is   s t r a t e gy  and of t he  r e s o u r c es   needed  to   a c h i e ve 

them, 

HAVING REGARD to t he  v a l ue   - which was r e a f f i r m ed  by t he  C o u n c il  at 

i ts   s e s s i on  of 9  November  1981, 8 march  and 30 June  1982,   and 8 

F e b r u a ry   1983 - of  c l a r i f y i ng   and s e t t i ng   o ut t he common   s t r a t e gy  in 

the  f i e ld   of  s c i e n ce   and t e c h n o l o gy   in  m u l t i - a n n u al   Framework 

Programmes  w h i ch   p r e s e nt   t he  whole  range  of  s c i e n t i f ic   and  t e c h n i c al 

a c t i v i t i es   b e i ng   c a r r i ed   o ut or to be   c a r r i ed   on t he  b a s is  of t he 

t r e a t i e s, 

WHEREAS in  i ts communication  to t he  C o u n c il  of 21  December 1982 

(COM(82)865  f i n a l)   t he  Commission  e s t i m a t ed  t h at  t he  p e r c e n t a ge  of t he 

Community  budget  needed   in  o r d er   to  f i n a n ce   community  R, D&D 

a c t i v i t i es   s h o u ld   amount to  about 4% p er  y e ar   of t he   Community's 

r e s o u r c es   by t he end of t he  p e r i od  covered   by t he  Framework  Programme 

1984-1987, 

WHEREAS t he  C o u n c i l,  in  l i ne   w i th   t he  d e s i re  e x p r e s s ed   by t he 

P a r l i a m e nt   as to a   r e a l i g n m e nt   of t he  Communities*  budget   in  f a v o ur  of 

r e s e a r c h,   d e c l a r ed   a h i gh   degree of  u n a n i m i ty   on t he  need  to  i n c r e a se 

community  r e s e a r ch   and development  e x p e n d i t u re   and i ts   r e l a t i ve 

p r o p o r t i on   w i t h in  t he  Community's  o v e r a ll   budget. 

WHEREAS t he  T r e a ty   e s t a b l i s h i ng   t he  European  Economic   Community d id 

not  p r o v i de   t he  powers  n e c e s s a ry   f or  these  o b j e c t i v e s, 

HAVING REGARD to t he  o p i n i on   w h i ch  t he  S c i e n t i f ic   and T e c h n i c al 

Research  Committee  has g i v en   on t he  Commission's  p r o p o s a l, 

(2) 

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : 

A r t i c le   1 

1.  The i m p l e m e n t a t i on   of a common   s t r a t e gy  in t he  f i e ld   of  s c i e n ce  and 

t e c h n o l o gy   s h a ll   t a ke  p l a ce   under t he  c o n d i t i o ns  p r o v i d ed  f or  in 

t h is   d e c i s i o n; 

2.  The common  s t r a t e gy  r e f e r r ed  to in  p a r a g r a ph   1  s h a ll   be  developed 

in   a c c o rd  w i th   t he  Community's  o t h er  s t r a t e g i es  and  p o l i c i e s. 

A r t i c le   2 

The  common  s t r a t e gy  in t he  f i e ld   of  s c i e n ce   and t e c h n o l o gy   s h a ll   be 

d e f i n ed   e v e ry  f o ur  y e a rs   in a  g e n e r al   Framework  Programme  p r e s e n t i ng 

the  s c i e n t i f ic   and t e c h n i c al o b j e c t i v es  to be  a c h i e v ed   at  Community 

l e v e l.   On  t h is   b a s is   t he  Commission  s h a ll   u n d e r t a ke   t he  programming 

c o r r e s p o n d i ng   to  t h e se  o b j e c t i v es  in  o r d er   to  ensure  t he  p r e p a r a t i o n, 

a d a p t a t i on   or  r e v i ew   of  s c i e n t i f ic  a c t i v i t i es   c a r r i ed   o u t,   or to be 

c a r r i ed   o ut by t he  Community  d u r i ng   t he  p e r i od  c o v e r ed   by t he 

Framework  Programme. 

A r t i c le   3 

The  C o u n c il   s h a l l ',   f o l l o w i ng  a p r o p o s al   to  t h is   e f f e ct   from t he 

Commission and in t he  l i g ht   of t he  o p i n i on  of t he  European  P a r l i a m e n t: 

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-  adopt  the  Framework  Programme  proposed  by  the   Commission  every  f o ur 

y e a rs   as  w e ll  as  the  i n d i c a t i ve   f i n a n c i al   breakdown  needed  f or  i ts 

i m p l e m e n t a t i o n, 

-  adopt  the  p r i o r i t i es   as  w e ll  as  a  t a b le  i n d i c a t i ng  the   w e i g h t i n gs 

between  the  v a r i o us   g o a ls   and  o b j e c t i v es  s et  out  in  the   Framework 

Programme,  t a k i ng  i n to   account  the  f i n a n c i al   i n d i c a t i o ns  g i v en  in 

t he  m u l t i - a n n u al   breakdown  mentioned  above. 

-  examine  e v e ry   two  y e a rs   and  where  n e c e s s a ry   r e v i se  the   Framework 

Programme. 

-  make  d e c i s i o n s,  on  the  b a s is  of  the   Framework programme  adopted  and 

a c c o r d i ng  to  t he   p r o c e d u r es   e s t a b l i s h ed  by  the  T r e a t i e s,   upon  the 

v a r i o us  r e s e a r ch   development  and  d e m o n s t r a t i on   programmes  and  groups 

of   programmes  ( s e c t o r al  a c t i on   programmes) proposed  by  the 

Commission  d u r i ng  t he  p e r i od   c o v e r ed   by  the   Framework  Programme. 

A r t i c le   4 

Without  in  any   sense  p r e j u d i c i ng  the  f u n c t i o ns  of  the   committee 

p r o v i d ed  f or  in   a r t i c le   4  of  the   T r e a ty   of  8  A p r i l , 1 9 65  s e t t i ng  up 

one  s i n g le  C o u n c il  and  one  s i n g le  C o i a n i s s i on  of  the   European  Communities, 

the  H i g h er   P o l i cy   Committee  f or   S c i e n ce   and  Technology  e s t a b l i s h ed  by 

C o u n c il  d e c i s i on  of  

s h a l l,   in  the   c o n t e xt   of  i ts 

f u n c t i o n s,  a s s i st  the  C o u n c il  in   making  d e c i s i o ns  on  the   Framework 

Programme  and  i ts p e r i o d ic  r e v i s i o n s. 

A r t i c le   5 

For  the  p e r i od   1984-1987  the  g o a ls   and  o b j e c t i v es  of  the   Framework 

programme  s h a ll   be  as  s et  out  in  the   summary  t a b le  a t t a c h e d,   which 

forms  an  i n t e g r al  p a rt  of   t h is   d e c i s i o n. 

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On  t h is   basis,  the Commission  s h a ll   undertake  the programming 

corresponding  to these  goals and  objectives. 

The  f i n a n c i al   estimates which  appear  in the  attached  annex and  which 

r e l a te   to the  objectives  to be  achieved,  s h a ll   be  considered as 

suitable  indications  to guide  the  programming  of  actions. 

A r t i c le   6 

As  an  o v e r a ll   goal  it is agreed   that  4%  of the Communities'  budget  be 

set  aside f or  Community  research,development  and  demonstration 

a c t i v i t i es   by  the  end  of the  period  covered  by  the Framework Programme 

adopted  in  t h is   decision. 

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TABLE SUMMARISING THE OBJECTIVES AND  THE AMOUNTS 

CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEM 

1. Promoting  a g r i c u l t u r al  competitiveness 

-  developing a g r i c u l t u r al   productivity and 

MioECUs 

130 

% 

3,5 

improving  products  : agriculture 

f i s h e r i es 

115 

15 

2. Promoting  i n d u s t r i al  competitiveness 

1060 

28,2 

-  removing  and reducing impediments 

- new  techniques and products for the   conventional 

industries 

- new  technologies 

3. Improving  the management  of raw  materials 

30 

350 

680 

80 

2,1 

4. Improving  the management  of energy resources 

1770 

47,2 

-  developing nuclear  f i s s i on   energy 

-  controlled  thermonuclear  fusion 

-  developing renewable  energy  sources 

-  r a t i o n al   use of energy 

5. Reinforcing  development a id 

6. Improving  l i v i ng   and working  conditions 

-  improving  safety  and protecting  health 

-  protecting  the environment 

7. Improving  the e f f i c a cy   of the Community's  s c i e n t i f ic 

and  technical  p o t e n t i al 

-  Horizontal  a c t i v i t i es 

460 

480 

310 

520 

150 

385 

190 

195 

4,0 

10,3 

85 

90 

2,3' 

2,4 

3750 

100,0 

1 

in  ECUs at 1982 constant values 

corresponds to 5% by the end of the period.