PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF A COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN ON A PROGRAMME PLAN TO STIMULATE THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND INTERCHANGE NEEDED BY EUROPEAN RESEARCH SCIENTISTS ( SCIENCE )
Date: 1989-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, action programme, research staff, scientific cooperation

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0HC89) 310 final - SYN 202 

Brussels,  23  June 1989 

Proposal for a 
COUNCIL fricme* 

concerning  the conclusion  of a  Cooperation  Agreement  between  the European 
Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on a programme plan to stimulate 
the  international  cooperation  and  interchange  needed  by Eurapean  research 
scientists  (SCIENCE). 

(presented by the Commission) 

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CONNUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 

Subject:  Proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  concerning  the  conclusion  of  a 
Cooperation  Agreement  between  the  European  Economic  Community  and 
the  Kingdom  of  Sweden  on  a  programme  plan  to  stimulate  the 
international  cooperation  and  interchange  needed by  the  European 
research scientists (SCIENCE). 

1.  By its Decision of 29 June 1988,  the Council adopted a programme plan to 
stimulate  the  international  cooperation  and  interchange  needed  by 
European research scientists  (SCIENCE,  1988 to 1992).  Article 5 of this 
Decision  authorises  the  Commission  to  negotiate  agreements  with  third 
countries  and  in  particular  with  those  European  countries  having 
concluded  framework  agreements  for  scientific  and  technical  cooperation 
with  the  Community  with  a view  to associate  them wholly  or partly with 
the programme plan. 

2.  In  the  context  of  the  implementation  of  the  Framework  Agreement  for 
scientific and technical cooperation between the European Communities and 
the Kingdom  of Sweden,  the conclusion  of which  on behalf  of the EEC was 
approved by the Council Decision of 9 February 1987, Sweden has expressed 
an  interest  in cooperating  in the  implementation  of the above-mentioned 
programme plan. 

3.  Considering that the association of Sweden with the implementation of the 
Community  programme  plan  can be of mutual  advantage  and help to Improve 
the  efficacy  of  Europe's  scientific  and  technical  potential,  the 
Commission has negotiated a draft cooperation agreement with Sweden. 

4.  The draft  agreement,  which  is  annexed  to  the  attached  proposal  for a 

Council decision, provides for: 

-  the  association  of  Sweden  with  the  implementation  of  the  Community 

programme; 

-  a financial contribution from Sweden for the funding of the work to bt 
carried  out  in  the  framework  of  research  contracts  and  of  the 
management and  administrative operating  expenditure  for the  Community 
programme  plan;  this  financial  contribution  is  proportional  to 
Sweden's gross domestic product; 

-  the  entitlement  of  Swedish  persons  and  research  bodies  to  submit 
research proposals and to conclude the related  research contracts with 
the Commission; 

-  the  enlargement  of  the  Committee  for  the  European  development  of 
science and technology  (CODEST) to include a Swedish representative. 

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5.  In view of the nature of the cooperation, any additional expenditure paid 
from  the Community  budget  (relevant  budget  heading  7381)  resulting  from 
the  implementation  of  this  draft  agreement  will be  covered by  Sweden's 
financial contribution. 

The  funds  paid  by  Sweden  will  be  credited  to  the  Community  budget 
(relevant budget article 602). 

6.  The Commision proposes that the Council adopt the attached proposal for a 

decision. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

concerning  the  conclusion  of  a  Cooperation  Agreement  between  the  European 

Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on a programme plan to stimulate 

the  international  cooperation  and  interchange  needed  by  European  research 

scientists (SCIENCE). 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and 

in particular Article 130 Q (2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), 

In cooperation with the European Parliament (2), 

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), 

WHEREAS by Decision 88/419/EEC  (4),  the Council adopted a programme plan to 

stimulate  the  international  cooperation  and  interchange  needed  by  European 

research  scientists  (SCIENCE,  1988  to  1992);  whereas  Article  5  of  this 

Decision  authorises  the  Commission  to  negotiate  agreements  with  third 

countries  and  in  particular  with  those  European  countries  having  concluded 

framework  agreements  for  scientific  and  technical  cooperation  with  the 

Community  with a view to associate  them wholly or partly with  the progn 

plan, 

(1)  O.J. N° C 
(2)  O.J. N° C 
(3)  O.J. N° C 
(4)  O.J. N° L 206, 30.07.1988, p. 34 

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WHEREAS  by Decision 87/177/EEC  (1),  the Council  approved  the conclusion on 

behalf of  the European  Economic Community  of the the Framework  Agreement for 

scientific  and  technical  cooperation  between  the  European  Communities  and, 

among others, the Kingdom of Sweden, 

WHEREAS the cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and 

the  Kingdom  of  Sweden  on  a  programme  plan  to  stimulate  the  international 

cooperation and  interchange  needed by  European research  scientists (SCIENCE) 

should be approved, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

Article 1 

The  Cooperation  Agreement  between  the  European  Economic  Community  and  the 

Kingdom  of  Sweden  on  a  programme  plan  to  stimutate  the  international 

cooperation and interchange needed by European research scientists (SCIENCE), 

1s hereby approved on behalf of the Community, 

The text of the Agreement  is attached to this Decision. 

Article 2 

The President of the Council shall carry out the notification as provided for 

1n Article 11 of the Agreement. 

Article 3 

The  present  Decision  shall  enter  Into  force  on  the  day  following  its 

publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 

Done at .... 

For the Council 

The President 

(1)  O.J. N° L  71, 14.03.1987, p. 29 

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COOPERATION AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC  COMMUNITY 

THE KINGDOM Of SWEDEN 

ON 

A PROGRAMME  PLAN TO STIMULATE 

THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND INTERCHANGE NEEDED BY 

EUROPEAN RESEARCH SCIENTISTS (SCIENCE) 

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COOPERATION AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY 

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN 

ON 

A PROGRAMME PLAN TO STIMULATE 

THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND INTERCHANGE NEEDED BY 

EUROPEAN RESEARCH SCIENTISTS (SCIENCE) 

THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, hereinafter called "the Community", 

end 

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, hereinafter called "Sweden", 

both hereinafter called the "Contracting Parties", 

WHEREAS,  by  its  Decision  of  29  June  1988,  the  Council  of  the  European 
Communities,  hereinafter  called "the  Council",  adopted a programme  plan to 
stimulate  the  international  cooperation  and  interchange  needed by European 
hereinafter  called  "the 
research  scientists - 1988 to 1992 (SCIENCE), 
Stimulation Plan"; 

WHEREAS  the  Contracting  Parties  concluded  a  framework  agreement  for 
scientific  and technical  cooperation which  entered  into  force on  27 August 
1987; 

WHEREAS  the  association  of  Sweden  with  the  Stimulation  Plan  can  help  to 
improve the efficacy of Europe's scientific and technical potential; 

WHEREAS the Contracting Parties expect to obtain mutual benefit from Sweden's 
association with the Stimulation Plan; 

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS : 

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Article 1 

Sweden  is hereby  associated  with  the  implementation  of  the Stimulation  Plan. 
The summary of the Stimulation Plan and its objectives are set out in Annex A. 

Sweden shall take part  in a range of measures to promote training  and improve 
the mobility  of  research  scientists of  the Contracting  Parties,  to develop, 
support  and  promote  intra-European  scientific  and  technical  cooperation and 
interchange networks in all fields relevant to exact and natural sciences. 

Article 2 

The financial contribution  of Sweden,  deriving from  its association with the 
implementation of  the Stimulation  Plan shall be established  in proportion to 
the  amount  available  each  year  in  the  general  budget  of  the  European 
Communities  for  appropriations  covering  commitments  to  meet  financial 
obligations  of  the  Commission  of  the  European  Communities,  hereinafter 
referred  to as "the Commission",  resulting from work to be carried out in the 
framework  of 
research  contracts  necessary  to  the  Implementation  of  the 
Stimulation Plan and from management  and administrative  operating  expenditure 
for the Stimulation Plan. 

The proportionality  factor governing  Sweden's  contribution  shall be  given by 
the ratio between Sweden's gross domestic product  (GDP), at market prices, and 
the sum of gross domestic products,  at market prices, of the Member States of 
the Community  and of Sweden.  This  ratio shall be calculated  on the basis of 
the latest available OECD statistical data. 

The funds estimated  as  necessary  for  the execution  of  the  Stimulation Plan, 
the  amount  of  Sweden's  contribution  end  the  timetable  of  the  commitment 
estimates are set out 1n Annex B. 

The  rules governing  Sweden's  financial  contribution  to  the execution  of the 
Stimulation Plan are set out in Annex C. 

Article 3 

For  Swedish  research  and  development  bodies  and  persons,  the  terms  end 
conditions  for  the submission  and  evaluation  of proposals  and  the terms  end 
conditions  for the granting and  conclusion of  contracts under  the Stimulation 
Plan shall be the same as those applicable  to research  and development bodies 
end persons in the Community. 

The  contracts,  drawn  up  by  the  Commission,  shall  show  the  rights  end 
obligations of  Swedish  research  and development  bodies and  persons,  and  in 
particular  the  methods  of  disseminating,  protecting  and  exploiting  the 
research results. 

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Article 4 

In  the  implementation  of  the  Stimulation  Plan,  the  Commission  shall  be 
assisted  by  the  Committee  for  the  European  Development  of  Science  and 
Technology  (CODEST),  set  up  by  Commission  Decision  82/835  (1),  end  by 
consultants. 

From a list submitted to it by the Swedish authorities,  the Commission shall 
appoint a Swedish delegate to CODEST.  He shall participate In the definition 
of  outline  plans  for  the  stimulation  of  the  international  cooperation  and 
igfHccinnge needed by European  caaearch sxia^tistr and in tha examination of 
applications submitted under the Stimulation Plan. 

Article 5 

After 30 months  from  the beginning  of  the  implementation of  the Stimulation 
Plan,  the  Commission  shall  address  a  report  to  the  Council  and  to  the 
European  Parliament  on  the  basis  of  an  evaluation  of  the  results  so  far 
achieved.  This report shall be accompanied by suggestions for changes which 
may be necessary in the light  of these  results.  A copy of the report shall 
be  transmitted  to  Sweden  which,  in  addition,  shall  be  Informed  of  any 
possible suggestions for changes. 

Article 6 

Each  Contracting  Party undertakes,  in accordance with  its  respective  rules 
and regulations, to facilitate the movement  and residence of research workers 
participating  in  Sweden  and  in  the  Community  in  the activities  covered by 
this agreement. 

Article 7 

The Commission and the Swedish  Natural Science Research Council  shall ensure 
the implementation of this Agreement. 

Article 8 

This agreement shall apply,  on the one hand, to the territories In which the 
Treaty establishing  the European  Economic Community  is applied  and under the 
conditions laid down In that Treaty and,  on the other hand, to the territory 
of the Kingdom of Sweden. 

Article 9 

1.  This agreement  is concluded for the duration of the Stimulation Plan. 

Should  the Community  revise  the Stimulation  Plan,  the agreement  may be 
renegotiated  or  terminated  under  mutually  agreed conditions.  Sweden 

(1) OJ  NU  L 350 of 10.12.1982, p. 45 

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shall be  notified  of  the exact  content  of  the  revised  plan  within  one 
week after its adoption by the Community.  The Contracting Parties shall 
notify each  other within  three months  after  the  Community  decision  has 
been adopted if a termination of the agreement  is envisaged. 

2.  This  agreement  shall  be  renewed  by  tacit  agreement  when  the  Community 
adopts a new Stimulation Plan,  for the duration of the new plan,  unless 
it is terminated by one Contracting  Party by written notification  to the 
other Contracting Party within three months following the adoption of the 
new plan.  The provisions of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 above 
remain applicable. 

3:  Whenever  a  decision  on  a  Stimulation  Ptan  is  taken  by  the  Community, 
Annexes  A  and  B  shall  be  amended  in  accordance  with  the  Community's 
decision, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Contracting Parties. 

4.  This  agreement  shall  not  be  regarded  as  having  expired  merely  because 

there 1s a delay In the adoption of a future Stimulation Plan. 

5.  Excepted  as  provided  in  paragraphs  1  and  2  of  this  article,  either 
Contracting Party may at  any time terminate the agreement with 6 months' 
notice.  The  projects  and  work  in  progress  at  the time  of  termination 
and/or  expiry  of  this  agreement  shall  be  continued  until  they  are 
completed under the conditions  laid down  in the contracts  referred  to in 
Article 3 of this agreement. 

Article 10 

The Annexes A, B  and C to this Agreement  shall be  an integral part thereof. 

Article 11 

This  agreement  shall  be  approved  by  the  Contracting  Parties  in  accordance 
with  their  existing  procedures.  Subject  to  the Contracting  Parties having 
notified each  other of  the completion  of  the  procedures necessary  for this 
purpose, it shall enter Into force on 1st July 1989. 

Article 12 

This agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Danish,  Dutch, English, 
French,  German,  Greek,  Italian,  Portuguese  and Spanish languages, each of 
these texts being equally authentic. 

Done at 

For the, Council of the 
European Communities 

For the Kingdom of Sweden 

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OBJECTIVES AND SUMMARY OF THE STIMULATION PLAN  (1988 to 1992) 

The  Stimulation  Plan  consists  of a  range of activities  selected  on the 
basis of their scientific and technical quality,  which have as their aim 
the  establishment  of a network of scientific and technical  cooperation 
and  Interchange at European  level which will gradually be extended.  The 
overall  objective  is  to  Improve  the  efficacy  of  scientific  and 
technological  research in all the Member  States and to contribute  thereby 
to  the reduction  of  scientific  and technical  disparities  between the 
different  Member  States of the European Community.  It covers all fields 
of science and technology  (the exact  and natural  sciences). 

Whilst  the  Stimulation  Plan  therefore  aims  to  Improve  the overall 
scientific  and technical  quality  of  research  and development  in  all 
Member States of the Community,  Its specific objectives are to: 

-  promote  training  through  research  and,  by means of cooperation, the 

better use of high  level  researchers in the  Community, 

-  improve the mobility of research  scientists  of the Member  States of 

the  Community, 

-  develop  and  support 

intra-European  scientific  and  technical 

cooperation on high quality projects, 

-  promote the setting-up of intra-European  cooperation  and interchange 
networks  with  a  view  to  reinforcing  the overall  scientific and 
technical  competitivity of the Community  and thereby  strengthening its 
economic and social  cohesion. 

2.  The objectives  set out above  will  be achieved  by  meant  of  tuppcrt 
measures  for research  scientists,  teams  of  research  and development 
organisations  to  ensure  the  harmonious  scientific  and  technical 
development of the Community.  These will  take the following  format 

-  Research  bursaries 

Financial  support  granted  to scientists  to enable  them  to acquire 
additional  training  by  participating  in a  research  project  in a 
laboratory 1n a Community  country other  than their own for a period of 
at  least one year and at most  two years. 

"" Research grants 

These cover  the cost to the  laboratories  concerned of the  transfer or 
secondment  of a  research  scientist  from  one Community  country to 
another,  either  to allow a scientist  to be taken on in a team in a 
country  other  than  his own or to  enable  a  science  graduate to 
specialise  before  joining  a  university  or  industrial  research 
laboratory. 

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Depending  on  the type  of  scientist  and  the  purpose  of  the  research 
allocation, it may take different forms: 

*  funding to enable a research scientist  to make short stays (from 15 
days  to  2  months)  in  a  foreign  country  within  the  Community  to 
carry  out  specific  experiments  in  a  particular  scientific  or 
technical facility not available in his own country; 

funding  to  cover  the  costs  associated  with  mobility  (travel, 
subsistence,  insurance,  removal,  etc.),  the  research  work and 
possibly the salary of a scientist  seconded to or incorporated  in a 
research  team  in a country  (in the Community) other  than his own, 
for a period of at least six months and at most three years; 

*  funding  to  cover  the  costs  associated  with  the  mobility  and 
research  work  of  a  scientist  taken  on  in  Industry,  who  goes to 
follow a  lengthy  training  course  (from  one  to  three  years)  in a 
public  sector  laboratory  in  a  foreign  country  (within  the 
Community); 

subsidies  for  high-level  training  courses:  financial  support 
granted  to  a  body  offering  a  specialised  high-level  course  held 
within  a  Member  State  so  that  it  can  accept  scientists  from 
different  Community  Member  States to give them  additional training 
or enable them to retrain for other functions. 

' "  Twinning of laboratories in different  countries 

This enables researchers who are working  in  isolation in  an advanced 
field  in several Community  countries to bring their efforts together, 
without coming into one laboratory, and thus encouraging the formation 
of  a research  team exceeding  the necessary  "critical size".  Funding 
is granted  to  allow  the  researchers  to  meet,  to  carry  out  joint 
experiments,  to exchange  results,  to  add  to  their equipment  or to 
strengthen  their  teams  by  temporarily  taking  on  other  scientists, 
preferably from a different  country. 

-  Development of muttidisciplinary, multinational operations 

This  would,  by  virtue  of  the  financial  resources  made  available, 
enable  the  associated  research  teams  to  have  enough  resources 
(including equipment) and be able to bring together the best expertise 
available in different  countries and disciplines,  in order to achieve 
a  pre-determined  objective  or  to  undertake  jointly  a pro-determined 
scientific task in the framework of a S/T cooperation "network". 

In  addition,  the  Plan  will  be  complemented  by  sectoral  incentive 
measures:  research bursaries,  research grants and subsidies financed 
in  the  framework  of  each  of  the  Community  research  and  development 
programmes  following  the  agreement  of  the appropriate  Management  and 
Coordination Committee  (CGC). 

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3.  Measures  to  stimulate  Interchange  and  cooperation  apply  to  all  fields 

~  relevant to the exact and natural sciences, such as: 

-  mathematics 
-  physics 
-  chemistry 
-  tife sciences 
-  earth sciences and ocean sciences 
-  scientific instrumentation 
-  engineering sciences. 

4.  In the fields in which support will be granted, multinational projects to 
benefit from the Community  support measures will be chosen essentially on 
the  basis  of  their  quality, 
are 
multidisciplinary in content, their innovative aspects and their value in 
terms of breaking  down barriers between different  forms of  research and 
development  in  all  parts  of  the  Community, 
Where  scientific  and 
technical  quality  is comparable,  particular  attention will be given to 
projects  likely  to  reduce  scientific  and  technical  development 
disparities between  Member  States and thereby  to contribute  to economic 
and social cohesion within the European Community. 

the  extent  to  which  they 

5.  The choice of stimulation Incentive measures  and the teams concerned will 
be made by the Commission which,  with the help of  the Committee  for the 
European Development of Science and Technology  (CODEST), will make use of 
a  peer  review  system. 
The  Commission  will  see  to  it  that  there  is 
consistency  between  the  stimulation  activity  and  programmed  Community 
R &D  activities. 

6.  The Commission will at the sane time undertake, a series of consultations, 
' surveys  and  seminars  with  the  cooperation  of  Community  scientific  and 
technical  circles  in  order  to  analyse  and  evaluate  scientific  and 
technical needs and opportunities,  with the aim of providing more detail 
to the content of the Stimulation Plan. 

The Commission  will  cooperate  closely with  the  national  authorities  to 
ensure  consistency  between  these  activities  and  national  policies  on 
research stimulation. 

7.  In order to evaluate the  scientific and/or  technical quality of requests 
for support, as well as to analyse scientific and technical opportunities 
and needs or to assess projects which  have been  financed or the aetlity 
itself,  the  Commission  may  call  upon  expertise  from  outside  its  own 
staff. 

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ANNEX B 

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 

Article 1 

The funds  estimated  as  necessary  for  the execution  of  the Stimulation Plan 
amount to 167,000,000 Ecu. 

Article 2 

Sweden's  financial  contribution  to the execution of the Stimulation Plan is 
estimated to be 4,514,100 Ecu. 

Article 3 

The  timetable  of  the  commitment  estimates  and  of  Sweden's  financial 
contribution is given in the following page. 

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TIMETABLE OF THE COMMITMENTS ESTIMATED AS 
NECESSARY FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE STIMULATION 
PLAN (COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS) 
AND OF SNEDEN*S CONTRIBUTION (ECU) 

COMMITMENTS FOR 

SWEDEN'S CONTRIBUTION 

| 

|  YEAR 

MANAGEMENT AND 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
OPERATION 

CONTRACTS 

TOTAL 

MANAGEMENT AND 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
OPERATION 

CONTRACTS 

TOTAL 

| 

I  1988 

220,000 

28,780,000 

29,000,000 

«» 

| 

I  1989 

1,930,000 

28,070,000 

30,000,000 

35,415* 

515,035* 

j j u/v j w:  i 

I  1990 

2,120,000 

32,880,000 

35,000,000 

77,804 

1,206,696 

1,284,500  | 

I  1991 

2,250,000 

32,750,000 

35,000,000 

I  1992 

2,380,000 

35,620,000 

38,000,000 

82,575 

87,346 

1,201,925 

1,284,500  | 

1,307,254 

1,394,600  | 

GRAND 
TOTAL 

8,900,000 

158,100,000 

167,000,000 

283,140 

4,230,960 

4,514,100  | 

*#* 

*  contribution for the period 1st July to 31st December 1989 

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ANNEX C 

FINANCING RULES 

Article 1 

These  provisions  lay  down  the  financing  rules  for  Sweden  referred  to  in 
Article 2 of the agreement. 

Article 2 

At the beginning of each year, or whenever the Stimulation Plan 1s revised so 
as  to  involve  an  increase  in  the  amount  estimated  as  necessary  for  Its 
implementation,  the  Commission  shall  send  to  Sweden  a  call  for  funds 
corresponding to its contribution to the costs under the agreement. 

This contribution shall be expressed both in Ecu and in the Swedish currency, 
the composition  of  the  Ecu being  defined  in  the Council  Regulation 3180/78 
The  value  in  Swedish  currency  of  the  contribution  in  Ecu  shall  be 
(1). 
determined on the date of the call for funds. 

Sweden shall pay  its contribution  to the annual costs under the agreement at 
the beginning of each  year and  at the  latest three months after the call for 
funds is sent.  Any delay  in the payment  of the contribution shall give rise 
to the payment of  interest by  Sweden at a rate equal to the highest discount 
rate in force in the Member States of the Community on the due date. The rate 
shall be Increased by 0.25 of a percentage point for each month of delay. 

The Increased  rate shall be applied  to the entire period of delay.  However, 
this  interest  shall  be  payable  only  if  the contribution  is paid  more than 
three months after a call for funds has been made by the Commission. 

Article 3 

The funds paid by  Sweden shall  be credited  to the Stimulation Plan as budget 
receipts allocated  to its appropriate heading  in the statement of  revenue of 
the general budget of the European Communities. 

Article 4 

The  Financial  Regulation  in  force  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the 
European Communities shall apply to the management of the appropriations. 

Article 5 

The travel  and  subsistence  costs of  the  Swedish  delegate  to CODEST deriving 
from his participation  in the meetings of this committee, shall be reimbursed 
by  the  Commission  in  accordance  with  the procedures  currently  in  force  for 
the delegates of the Member States of the Community. 

Article 6 

At the  end of each year,  a statement  of  appropriations  for the  Stimulation 
Plan shall be prepared and transmitted to Sweden for information. 

<1) OJ Nu L 379 of 30.12.1978, p.1 

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FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 

Ce  projet  a  trait  à  une décision  du Conseil  concernant  la  conclusion  d'un 
accord de coopération entre la CEE et la Suède relatif au plan de stimulation 
des coopérations  internationales  et des  échanges nécessaires  aux  chercheurs 
européens (1988-1992) (SCIENCE). 

En tant que tel,  ce projet peut avoir un impact positif sur les PME, dans la 
mesure où  il constitue un instrument  facilitant  l'accès a la connaissance et 
à l'échange d'expériences. 

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concerning  the  conclusion  of  a  Cooperation  Agreement  between  the 
European  Economic  Community  and  the  Kingdom  of  Sweden  on  a 
programme  plan  to  stimulate  the  international  cooperation  and  inter 
change needed by European research  scientists  (Science) 

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23.6.1989 

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Community  and the  Kingdom  of  Sweden  on a 
programme  plan to  stimulate  the  international 
cooperation  and  interchange  needed  by 
European  research  scientists  (Science) 

(submitted  by the  Commission) 

11 

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Catalogue number:  CB-CO-89-270-EN-C 

ISBN  92-77-51633-X 

€ 

COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

23.6.1989