Resolution of the ECSC Consultative Committee on the implementation of the Council resolutions of 20 July 1998 and 21 June 1999
Date: 2000-06-30
Institutions: Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community
Subjects: Council of the European Union, ECSC, resolution (EU)

C 209/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.7.2000

RESOLUTION OF THE ECSC CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

on the implementation of the Council resolutions of 20 July 1998 and 21 June 1999

(2000/C 209/02)

(Adopted unanimously during the 351st Session of 30 June 2000)

THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND
STEEL COMMUNITY,

Referring to the resolution on growth and employment of the
European Council of 16 June 1997 (1),

to the European Commission communication
Referring
COM(97) 506 of 8 October 1997 concerning Expiry of the
ECSC Treaty (cid:151) Financial Activities,

the Goverments of

Referring to the resolution of the Council and of the Represen-
tatives of
the Member States, meeting
within the Council, on 20 July 1998 (2) concerning the
expiry of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel
Community,

the Governments of

Referring to the resolution of the Council and of the Represen-
tatives of
the Member States, meeting
within the Council, of 21 June 1999 (3) concerning the
expiry of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel
Community,

Recalling its resolution on the future of collaborative research
in the coal and steel sectors adopted unanimously at the 336th
session of 20 June 1997 (4),

Recalling its resolution on the research fund decided on at the
Amsterdam European Council of June 1997, adopted unani-
mously at its 337th session of 10 October 1997 (5),

2. proposed that the arrangements for using amounts allocated
to research should be based on existing procedures, which
have proved satisfactory:

(cid:151) two committees (Steel Research Committee and Coal
Research Committee), made up of experts appointed
by the Commission, would be consulted prior to the
appraisal and selection of proposals,

(cid:151) the Commission would take its formal decision after
consulting the industries, through an ad hoc committee,
which could be made up of members appointed by the
Council,
the Consultative
successor
Committee,

and

the

of

(cid:151) the expert groups and committees for monitoring and

support of running projects would be retained,

recalls that the Council of Ministers in its resolution of 20 July
1998 clearly expressed its wish that:

1. the research programme should be managed along lines
similar to the existing research programmes in close consul-
tation with industry,

2. the guidelines should state clearly how industry experts are
to be involved both in future research decisions and in the
monitoring of projects,

wishes to underline that
communication COM(97) 506:

the European Commission,

3. the existing procedures concerning the adoption of indi-

in its

vidual research projects should be respected.

1. confirmed that the undoubted success of ECSC research is
the result of the very close cooperation between researchers,
producers, workers and users and of the effectiveness of the
arrangements for
implementing the programmes, which
have ensured that all the sectors concerned are involved
and that research projects actually reflect the real needs of
producers, workers and users,

THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE therefore insists that the forth-
coming Commission proposal
a Council Decision
concerning measures necessary for the implementation of the
Council resolutions of 20 July 1998 and 21 June 1999 contain
clear and unambiguous provisions satisfying the Commission
and Council requirements mentioned above.

for

CONCLUSION:

(1) OJ C 236, 2.8.1997, p. 3.
(2) OJ C 247, 7.8.1998, p. 5.
(3) OJ C 190, 7.7.1999, p. 1.
(4) OJ C 220, 19.7.1997, p. 12.
(5) OJ C 356, 22.11.1997, p. 6.