PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF A MULTILATERAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT " COMMUNITY-COST " ON FIVE CONCERTED ACTION PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY ( BRIDGE PROGRAMME ) BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND COST THIRD STATES
Date: 1991-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: COST, cooperation agreement, research and development, scientific cooperation

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0MC91) 290 final-SYN 354 

Brussels,  25 July  1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

concerning the conclusion of a multilateral Cooperation Agreement "Community-
COST" on five concerted action projects in the field of research in biotechnology 
(BRIDGE programme) between the European Economic Community and COST third 
states. 

(presented  by the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Proposal for  a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of a 
multilateral  Cooperation Agreement "Community-COST" on five 
concerted action projects in the field of biotechnology  - specific 
research  and technological development  programme  : "BRIDGE" -
between the European Economic Community and  COST/EFTA third 
states  (Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway,  Sweden,  Switzerland, 
Turkey, Yugoslavia) 

1. 

2. 

Pursuant  to a Decision1 in the field of research in biotechnology,  two 
Community-COST concertation Agreements on two concerted  action  projects 
in the field of Aquatic primary biomass2 and  Plant in vitro culture3 were 
previously concluded  between the Community and several third  COST states. 
The research carried  out under these two Agreements, the latter of which 
expired  on 31.12.1989, has produced very encouraging results.  Consequently, 
the current  objectives  of these two projects, taking into account the past 
research  and cooperation  in theses sectors, are included  in the BRIDGE 
programme. 

Furthermore, since  1986, three Memoranda  of  Understanding  (M.O.U.)  have 
been signed by various  countries in the framework of COST (Member  States 
and COST third states)  to carry out  European research projects  in the 
respective fields of "Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae"  (COST project  810), 
"Methods for  early detection  and identification  of plant  diseases" (COST 
project  88)  and "Coccidioses and Development  of vaccines" (COST project 
89). 
Since 1/01/90,  the research  topics of these 3 projects  have been included  in 
the "BRIDGE" programme. Consequently,  these above-mentioned  M.O.U. are 
due to expire on the entry into force  of a "Community-COST' Cooperation 
Agreement between the contracting parties  (Community and  participating 
non-Member states)  having the same aim as of the  M.O.U.. 

3. 

By including these five concerted  action projects  in the BRIDGE programme, 
the  Community has made it clear that it wishes to make the most  of  the 
cooperation  in these five specific  sectors where  third  state participation  has 
already been substantial, in addition to the projects  implemented  by contracts 
and  to training activities. 

1  85/195/EEC of  25.03.1985 

2  86/358/EEC  of 14.07.1986  (COST 48) 

3  86/359/EEC  of  14.07.1986  (COST 87) 

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5. 

6. 

7. 

By its Decision of 27 November 1989, the Council adopted a specific 
technological development programme in the field of biotechnology 
("BRIDGE" programme 1.01.1990 - 31.12.1993)  which part of it is carried out 
by means of five concerted action projects. 

Article 8 of this Decision authorises the Commission to negotiate Agreements 
with third countries involved in European cooperation in the field of  scientific 
and technical research (COST) or having concluded bilateral  framework 
Agreements4 for scientific  and technical cooperation with the Community. 

As third COST-EFTA states expressed their interest to participate in some of 
the above-mentioned concerted action projects, the Commission has 
negotiated a draft Community-COST Cooperation Agreement on the following 
five concerted action projects: 

COST 48  :  "Aquatic primary biomass  (marine macroalgae)" 

COST 810  :  "Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae  (V-A mycorrhizae)" 

COST 87  :  "In vitro cultures for the purification  and propagation of plants" 

COST 88  :  "Methods for early detection and identification  of plant diseases" 

COST 89  :  "Basic research on coccidiosis of poultry and farm animals and 

development of vaccines using biotechnological procedures 
(short title  : "coccidioses and development of vaccines") 

A formal meeting with invited representatives of the eight  above-mentioned 
COST/EFTA third states, was held on 11 December 1990.  During this 
meeting, the Commission proposed a multilateral Community-COST 
Agreement pattern introducing a new element "the Cooperation Committee" 
which did not exist in the S & T concertation Agreements previously 
concluded between the EC and third COST countries. At this meeting the 
same pattern was also proposed for the "FLAIR" programme  (Draft 
Cooperation Agreement for concerted action projects). 

4  As an EFTA state, Iceland has concluded a S/T framework bilateral Agreement 

with the Community but has also formally requested to become a new Member of 
the COST framework (formal adhesion planned in 1991). 

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8. 

9. 

This new pattern allows the COST/EFTA third states to participate in the 
Community R&D  programmes which are managed by Committees laid down 
in the Council Decision 87/373/EEC of 13 July 1987 and takes into account 
the three-phase procedure described in the statements included in the minutes 
of the Research Council meeting of 20 June 1989 when a common position 
on the BRIDGE programme was adopted. 

The Commission will endeavour to achieve consistency between the functions 
of the Cooperation Committee offered  to individual third 
COST/EFTA states and the coordination requirement provided for in Article 
3.4 of the proposed draft Agreement. 

10.  The COST/EFTA third states having accepted as a fundamental  criterion of 
reference  the principle that BRIDGE was, and has to remain, a Community 
programme in which the Community interests have to be safeguarded,  this 
draft Agreement has been agreed on by the contracting parties. 

11.  The draft Agreement, which is annexed to the attached proposal for a Council 

Decision, provides for : 

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the association of the interested COST/EFTA third states with the 
implementation of one or several concerted action projects of the 
Community programme; 

a financial  contribution of each third state to each of the concerted action 
projects in which it participates, amounts to one twelth of the Community 
contribution to the project, i.e. for the period 1990-1993 : 
8500  Ecus per project per year. 

the establishment  of a Cooperation Committee with representatives of the 
Community and of the participating third COST/EFTA States to ensure a 
proper implementation of the Agreement  and mutual coordination and 
information on the development of the concerted projects of the BRIDGE 
programme.  The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure. 

12. 

In view of the nature of the cooperation, any additional expenditure paid 
from the Community budget  (relevant budget heading B6-8004)  resulting 
from  the implementation of this draft Agreement will be covered by the 
financial  contribution from the participating COST/EFTA third states. 

13. 

Several COST third states have already expressed their willingness to 
participate in one or more of the five concerted action projects. 

14.  The Commission 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 multilateral  Community-COST  Cooperation 
Agreement  on  five  concerted  action projects in the field of research in  biotechnology 
("BRIDGE" programme)  between  the  European Economic  Community and COST 
third states. 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Having regard  to  the Treaty establishing  the  European Economic  Commumty,  and  in 
particular Article  130  Q2  thereof, 

Having regard to  the  proposal from the  Commission1, 

In cooperation  with  the  European  Parliament2, 

Having regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Economic  and  Social  Committee3, 

WHEREAS by Decision  89/621/EEC4,  the  Council  adopted  a specific  research and 
technological  development  programme  in the field of  biotechnology  ("BRIDGE" 
programme)  (1/01/1990  - 31/12/1993);  whereas Article  8  of  this  Decision 
authorises  the  Commission  to  negotiate  agreements  with, third  countries  involved  in 
European  cooperation  in the  field  of  scientific  and  technical  research  (COST)  and 
those  European countries having concluded framework agreements  in scientific  and 
technical  cooperation  with  the  Community, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : 

Article  1 

The  Community-COST Agreement  between  the  European Community  and COST 
third  states  on concerted  action  projects in the  field  of  research in  biotechnology  is 
hereby  approved  on behalf  of  the  European Economic  Community. 

The  text  of  the  Agreement  is  attached  to  this  Decision. 

1  O.J.  No C 

2  O.J.  No  C 

3  O.J. No  C 

4  O.J. No  L 360,  09.12.1989  -  p.32 

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Article 2 

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons 
empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. 

Done at 

For the Council 

The President 

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COOPERATION  AGREEMENT 

"COMMUNITY-COST' 

BETWEEN  THE  EUROPEAN  ECONOMIC  COMMUNITY 

AND  COST  THIRD  STATES 

ON  FIVE  CONCERTED  ACTION  PROJECTS 

IN  THE  FIELD  OF  BIOTECHNOLOGY 

(SPECIFIC  RESEARCH  AND  TECHNOLOGICAL 

DEVELOPMENT  PROGRAMME  "BRIDGE") 

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COOPERATION  AGREEMENT "COMMUNITY-COST' ON 
FIVE CONCERTED ACTION  PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF  BIOTECHNOLOGY 
(BRIDGE) 

THE EUROPEAN  ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,  hereinafter  called  "the  Corfimunity" 
and 
THE SIGNATORY STATES TO THIS AGREEMENT, hereinafter called "the participating 
non-Member  States", 

both  hereinafter  called  "the  Contracting  Parties", 

WHEREAS  two  Community-COST  concertation  agreements  on  two  concerted  action 
projects  in  the  research  sectors  of  aquatic  primary  biomass  (COST  48)  and  plant  in 
vitro culture  (COST 87)  were  concluded  by the  Council  on  14 July  19861  and  signed 
-  respectively  by  Norway  (COST  48)  and  Finland,  Sweden,  Switzerland  (COST  87); 

WHEREAS  a  memorandum  of  understanding  in  the  framework  of  COST for  carrying 
out  a  European  research  project  on  vesicular-arbuscular  mycorrhizae 
(VA-MYCORRHIZHAE)  (COST  810)  entered  into  force  on  26  January  1989  for  a 
period  extending  until  25  January  1994  and  was  signed  by  Denmark,  the  Federal 
Republic  of  Germany,  France,  Italy,  the  United  Kingdom,  Spain,  Austria,  Finland  and 
Switzerland; 

WHEREAS  a memorandum  of  understanding  in  the  framework  of  COST for  carrying 
out  a  European  research  project  on  methods  for  early  detection  and  identification  of 
plant  diseases  (COST  88)  entered  into  force  on  27  November  1986  for  a  period 
extending until 26  November  1991  and was signed by Belgium,  Denmark,  the  Federal 
Republic  of  Germany,  France,  Ireland,  the  Netherlands,  the  United  Kingdom,  Spain, 
Austria,  Finland,  Sweden,  Switzerland  and  Turkey; 

WHEREAS  a  memorandum  of  understanding  in  the  framework  of  COST for  carrying 
out  a  European  research  project  on  coccidioses  and  development  of  vaccines  (COST 
89)  entered into  force  on 22  March 1989  for a period extending  until 21  March  1994 
and was  signed  by  Belgium,  Denmark,  the  Federal  Republic  of  Germany,  Italy,  Spain 
and  Switzerland; 

WHEREAS  a  memorandum  of  understanding  in  the  framework  of  COST  may  expire 
on  the  entry  into  force  of  a  "Community-COST' Agreement  between  the  contracting 
parties  having  the  same  aim  as  that  of  the  memorandum  of  understanding; 

1  OJ  N°  L 216,  05.08.1986,  p.12  and  18 

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WHEREAS,  by  its  Decision  of  27  November  19892,  the  Council  of  the  European 
Communities  adopted  a specific  research and technological  development  programme 
in  the  field  of  biotechnology  "BRIDGE" for  the  period  1/01/1990  -  31/12/1993, 
hereinafter  called  "the  Commumty  programme",  covering  among  other  possibilities, 
the implementation  of  concerted  action projects; 

WHEREAS the  Member States  of the  Commumty and the participating  non-Member 
States  intend,  subject  to  the  rules  and  procedures  applicable  to  their  national 
programmes,  to  carry  out  the  research  described  in  Annex A  and  are  prepared  to 
integrate such research into a process of concertation which they consider will be of 
mutual  benefit, 

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS : 

ARTICLE 1 

The  Contracting  Parties  shall  participate  for  a  period  extending  until  31  December 
1993  to  one  or several  of  the  following  concerted  action projects : 

-  COST  48  : 

Aquatic primary biomass  (Marine Macroalgae) 

-  COST 810  : 

Vesicular-arbuscular  mycorrhizae  (VA-Mycorrhizae) 

-  COST 87  : 

In vitro cultures for the purification  and propagation  of plants 

-  COST 88  : 

Methods  for early detection  and identifications  of  plant  diseases 

-  COST 89  : 

Basic  research  on  coccidioses  of  poultry  and  farm  animals  and 
development of vaccines using biotechnological procedures (short 
title  : Coccidioses  and Development  of Vaccines) 

These  projects  consist  in  concertation  between  the  Community  concerted  action 
projects  and  the corresponding  programmes of  the  participating non-Member States. 
The content  of research topics  covered by this Agreement  is specified  in Annex A. 

The  Member  and  non-Member  States  of  the  Commumty  shall  remain  entirely 
responsible  for  the  research carried out by their own institutions  or bodies. 

OJ N° L  360,  09.12.1989,  p.  32 

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ARTICLE 2 

The estimated financial contributions  of  the  Contracting  Parties  to  the  coordination 
costs  for the period  referred  to in the first paragraph of  Article  1  shall  be,  for each 
of the five concerted  action projects : 

-  COST 48  : 

400,000  ecus from the Commumty 
34,000  ecus from each participating  non-Member State 

-  COST 810  : 

400,000  ecus from the Community 
34,000  ecus from each participating  non-Member State 

-  COST 87  : 

400,000  ecus from the Community 
34,000  ecus from each participating non-Member State 

-  COST 88  : 

400,000  ecus from the Community 
34,000  ecus from each participating non-Member  State 

-  COST 89  : 

400,000  ecus  from the Community 
34,000  ecus  from each participating  non-Member  State 

The  rules  governing  the  financing  of  this  Agreement  and  the  timetable  of  the 
commitment  estimates  are set  out  in Annex B. 

ARTICLE 3 

1.  For  the  purposes  of  this  Agreement,  a  Cooperation  Committee  to  assist  the 
Commission in the implementation of the concerted action projects of the  specific 
research and technological  development  programme  in the field of  biotechnology 
("BRIDGE"  programme),  adopted  by  Decision  of  the  Council  of  the  European 
Communities of 27  November 1989, hereinafter referred  to as "the Committee", is 
hereby established. 

2.  The  Committee  shall  consist  of  representatives  of  the  Community  and  the 
participating  non-Member  States  for  the  implementation  of  the  concerted  action 
projects. 

3.  The  Committee  shall  be  consulted  on  all  the  matters  concerning  the  implemen 
tation  of  this Agreement.  For this  purpose,  it  shall  make recommendations. 

4.  The  representative  of  the  Community  shall  take  the  appropriate  steps  to  ensure 
coordination between the implementation of this Agreement and the decisions taken 
by the Commumty in respect of the implementation of the Commumty programme. 

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5.  For the purpose of the proper implementation of this Agreement, the Contracting 
Parties shall exchange information and, at the request of any of  the parties, shall 
hold consultations within the Committee. 

6.  The  Committee  shall  adopt  its  own  rules  of  procedure  and  it  shall  meet,  at  the 
request of any of the Contracting Parties, in accordance with the conditions to be 
laid down in its rules of procedure. 

ARTICLE 4 

1.  The  Contracting  Parties  shall  regularly  exchange  all  useful  information  resulting 
from  the  carrying  out  of  the  research  covered  by  the  concerted  action projects. 
They shall  also endeavour to provide information  on similar research planned or 
carried out by other bodies.  Any information shall be treated as confidential if the 
Contracting Party which provides it so requests. 

2.  The  scientific  results  of  the  concerted  action  projects  shall  be  published  by  the 
Commission,  except  in  so  far  as  they  are  declared  confidential  by  one  of  the 
Contracting Parties. 

3.  The  Commission  shall  prepare  activity  reports  on  the  basis  of  the  information 
supplied  and  shall  forward  them  to  the  Member  and  non-Member  States  of  the 
Community. 

4.  At the end of the period of the BRIDGE programme, the Commission shall forward 
to  the  Member and non-Member States of  the  Community the general  reports on 
the  execution and results of  these  concerted action projects. 

ARTICLE 5 

1.  This  Agreement  shall  be  open  for  signature  by  the  Community  and  by  the 
participating non-Member States which took part in the ministerial conference held 
in Brussels on 22  and 23  November 1971. 

2.  As a condition precedent to its participation in the concerted action projects defined 
in Article  1,  each of  the  Contracting  Parties shall,  when  signing  this Agreement, 
have notified  the  Secretary-General  of  the  Council  of  the  European Communities 
of the concerted action projects in which it intends to participate and, after signing 
this Agreement, have notified the Secretary-General of the Council of the European 
Communities  of  the  completion  of  the  procedures  necessary  under  its  internal 
provisions  for the implementation  of this Agreement. 

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3.  For  the  Contracting  Parties which  transmit  the  latter  notification,  provided  for  in 
the  paragraph  2,  this  Agreement  shall  come  into  force  on  the  first  day  of  the 
month following that in which the Community and at least one of the participating 
non-Member  States  transmitted  these  notifications. 
For  those  Contracting  Parties  which  transmit  the  notification  after  the  entry  into 
force  of  this  Agreement,  it  shall  come  into  force  on  the  first  day  of  the  second 
month  following  that  in  which  the  notification  was  transmitted.  Contracting 
Parties  which  have  not  transmitted  this  notification  when  this  Agreement  comes 
into force  shall be able to take part  in the work of the Committees without  voting 
rights. 

4.  The  Secretary-General  of  the  Council  of  the  European  Coiia^unities  shall  inform 
each of the Contracting Parties of the notifications  made pursuant  to paragraph  2 
and  of  the  date  of  entry  into  force  of  this  Agreement. 

ARTICLE 6 

1.  This Agreement shall be concluded for the duration of the Community programme. 
Should  the  Community  revise the Community programme,  the Agreement  may be 
denounced  under  mutually  agreed  conditions  between  the  Contracting  Parties. 

2.  Where  the  Community  adopts  a new  R &D  programme  in the field of biotechno 
logy,  this  Agreement  may  be  renegotiated  or  renewed  under  mutually  agreed 
conditions. 

3.  Subject  to  paragraph  1, any of the Contracting  Parties may at  any time  terminate 
this Agreement  with six 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  this  Agreement. 

ARTICLE 7 

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 territories  of the  participating 
non-Member  States. 

ARTICLE  8 

This Agreement,  drawn up in a single original in the  Danish,  Dutch,  English,  French, 
German,  Greek,  Italian,  Portuguese  and  Spanish  languages,  each  text  being  equally 
authentic, shall be deposited  in the archives of  the General  Secretariat  of  the Council 
of  the  European  Communities  which  shall  transmit  a  certified  copy  to  each  of  the 
Contracting  Parties. 

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ANNEX A 

RESEARCH  TOPICS  COVERED BY THE AGREEMENT 

The  Commumty  programme  includes  the  following  five  COST concerted  action 
projects  : 

COST PROJECT 48  : 
"AQUATIC PRIMARY BIOMASS  (MARINE MACROALGAE)" 

Purification  : 

-  Utilization  of  seaweeds  as  bio-indicators  for  radionucleids  and  pollution  level 
-  Determination  of  the  seaweed  species  and  of  the  conditions  required  to  achieve 

pollution  abatement  of  waste  waters  throughout  the  year 

Fermentations  : 

-  Means  to  treat  the  proliferating  algae  biomass 
-  Use  of  seaweeds  to  purify  the  environment 

Harvesting,  food  and  technological  processes  : 

Study  of  the  problems  of  harvesting  connected  with  purification  and  fermentation 

COST  PROJECT 810  : 
'VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR  MYCORRHIZAE  (V-A MYCORRHIZAEV 

The  importance  of  endomycorrhizae  in  a  soil,  their  impact  on  plant  nutrition,  stress 
tolerance  and  soil  structure 

The  interaction  between  VAM  and  other  soil  organisms 

The  micropropagation,  root  morphology  and VAM  infections 

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COST PROJECT 87  : 

"IN VITRO CULTURES  FOR THE PURIFICATION  AND  PROPAGATION  OF PLANTS" 

The  primary  aims  of  this  research  consist  of  developing  tissue  culture  methods  for  : 

-  Rapid  multiplication  of  healthy  plants 
-  Freeing  plants  from  pathogens 
-  Safe  long-term  storage  of  plant  cultures 
The  model  plants  selected  are  : 
Apple  rootstock  M26,  Betula  and  Quercus,  Gerbera,  Pelargonium. 

COST PROJECT 88  : 
"METHODS FOR EARLY DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATIONS  OF PLANT DISEASES" 

The  main  objective  of  COST 88  is  to  coordinate  research  on  the  early  detection  and 
identification  of  plant  diseases  in  Europe,  in  particular  in  the  following  fields  : 

Molecular  hybridization  techniques 

Advanced  immunochemical  techniques 

Defining  standards  for  the  development  of  these  techniques  and  diagnosis 

Setting  up  a  European  Bank  for  standards  for  the  diagnosis  of  plant  diseases 

COST PROJECT 89  : 
BASIC  RESEARCH  ON  COCCIDIOSIS  OF  POULTRY  AND  FARM  ANIMALS  AND 
DEVELOPMENT OF VACCINES USING BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES  (SHORT 
TITLE  : "COCCIDIOSES  AND  DEVELOPMENT  OF VACCINES") 

The  aim  of  this  programme  is  to  develop  vaccines  against  coccidiosis  of  poultry  and 
farm  animals. 

Special  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  criteria  for  vaccine  evaluation  and  to  several 
species  such  as  Eimeria  intestinalis,  Eimeria  stiedae,  Isospora  suis,  Cryptosporidium 
parvum  etc. 

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ANNEX B 

FINANCING RULES 

1.  These provisions lay down the financial rules referred to in Article 2 of the present 

"Community - COST' Agreement. 

2.  Annually,  or whenever the  Community programme is  revised so as  to involve  an 
increase  in  the  amount  estimated  as  necessary  for  its  implementation,  the 
Commission  shall  send  to  the  participating  non-Member  States  a  call  for  funds 
corresponding  to its contribution  to  the costs under this Agreement. 

In particular  at  the  beginning  of  each year,  the  Commission  shall  send  to  each 
participating  non-Member  State  a call for funds  corresponding  to  the number  of, 
and the amount involved in, concerted action projects in which it participates and 
to its  share  of  the annual  coordination costs under this  Agreement,  calculated  in 
proportion to  the  amounts laid down in Article  2  of  this Agreement. 

This  contribution  shall  be  expressed  both  in  ecu  and  the  currency  of  the 
participating  non-Member  State  concerned,  the  composition  of  the  ecu  being 
defined in Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3180/783 as amended by Regulation (EEC) 
N° 1971/894.  The value of the ecu shall be determined on the date of the call of 
funds. 

The total contributions shall cover the travel and subsistence costs of the delegates, 
in addition to  the  coordination costs proper. 

Each  participating  non-Member  State  shall  pay  its  annual  contribution  to  the 
coordination costs under the Agreement at the beginning of each year, and by 31 
March at  the  latest.  Any delay  in  the  payment  of  the  annual  contribution shall 
give  rise  to  the  payment  of  interest  by  the  participating  non-Member  State 
concerned  at  a  rate  equal  to  the  highest  discount  rate  obtained  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,  such interest  shall  be  chargeable  only if 
payment is effected  more than three months after the issue of  a call for funds by 
the Commission. 

3 OJ N° L 379,  30.12.1978,  p.l 

4 OJ N° L 189,  04.07.1989,  p.l 

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3.  The  funds  paid  by  participating  non-Member  States  shall  be  credited  to  the 
concerted action projects in which they participate as budget receipts allocated to 
a heading in the statement  of the revenue of the general budget  of  the European 
Communities  (Commission Section). 

4.  The  financial  plan  for  the  coordination  costs  referred  to  in  Article  2  of  the 

Agreement  is  appended hereto. 

5.  The Financial Regulation in force applicable to the general budget of the European 

Communities  shall  apply to  the management  of  the appropriations. 

6.  At  the  end  of  the  programme,  a  statement  of  appropriations  for  each  concerted 
action project shall  be prepared and transmitted  to the participating non-Member 
States  for information. 

COST/90-188 

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FINANCIAL APPENDIX 

"BRIDGE" : CONCERTED  ACTION  PROJECTS  COST 48.  810.  87.  88.  89 

YEARLY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS  (ECU)  OF THE  COMMUNITY  AND  OF EACH PARTICIPATING  NON-MEMBER  STATE 
FOR EACH OF THE  5  ABOVE-MENTIONED  PROJECTS 

1. 

Community  contribution  : 
Estimate  of  administrative 
operating  expenditure 

1990 

1991 

1992 

1993 

Total 

100.000 

100.000 

100.000 

100.000 

400.000 

Total  : 

100.000 

100.000 

100.000 

100.000 

400.000 

Contributions  from 
participating  non-Member  States 

(nx8500) 

(nx8500) 

(nx8500) 

(nx8500) 

(nx34000) 

New  Total  : 

100.000+ 
(nx8500) 

100.000+ 
(nx8500) 

100.000+ 
(nx8500) 

100.000+ 
(nx8500) 

400.000+ 
(nx34000) 

n 

=  number  of  participating  non-Member  States 

COST 48  :  Aquatic  primary biomass  (Marine  Macroalgae) 

COST 810  :  Vesicular-arbuscular  mycorrhizae  (VA-Mycorrhizae) 

COST 87  : 

In vitro  cultures  for  the  purification  and  propagation  of  plants 

COST 88  :  Methods  for early detection  and  identifications  of  plant  diseases 

COST 89  :  Basic  research  on  coccidioses  of  poultry  and  farm animals  and  development  of  vaccines  using  biotechnological  procedures 

(short  title  : Coccidioses  and  Development  of  Vaccines) 

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