WRITTEN QUESTION E-2370/01 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Breakdown of R & D funds.
Date: 2001-08-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, EU research policy, research expenditure (EU), research project

4.4.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 81 E/163

Under Article 6, paragraph 3, of Directive 92/43/EEC, with reference to the sites which, according to the
procedure laid down by the directive, will be listed as Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and which will
be designated as Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) any plan or project not directly connected with or
necessary to the management of the site but likely to have a significant effect thereon, either individually
or in combination with other plans or projects, shall be subject
its
implications for the site in view of the site(cid:146)s conservation objectives.

to appropriate assessment of

However, at present, the above mentioned provision cannot yet be applied. The procedure mentioned,
which provides that SCIs are chosen from a list of proposed Sites of Community Importance (pSCI), and
then designated as SACs, has not been concluded. The sites presently covered by the directive, included
those mentioned by the Honourable Member, are still at the stage of proposed sites (pSCI). With reference
to pSCIs, Member States have certain obligations to act in a way so as to ensure that the aims of the
Directive are not jeopardised. In particular, they are advised to at least abstain from all activities that may
cause a proposed site to deteriorate.

In the specific case, not being aware of
the
Commission will take the appropriate steps in order to gather detailed information about it and to ensure,
within the limits of the EC Treaty, the observance of Community law.

the situation described by the Honourable Member,

(1) OJ L 175, 5.7.1985.
(2) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992.

(2002/C 81 E/190)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2370/01

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Breakdown of R & D funds

(8 August 2001)

Will the Commission provide details of the funding so far received by each Member State for projects
submitted under the fifth R & D framework programme (1998-2002) and describe the scope of each
project?

Answer given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission

(17 October 2001)

Funding under the Community research framework programme is given to consortia of legal entities
(universities, research centres (cid:133)) from different member countries, carrying out specific research projects
jointly and through transnational collaboration. Member States as such are not beneficiaries of Community
research funding.

The added value of
the framework programme resides in the promotion of European research
collaboration and networking. The main advantage of the programmes consists in the fact that every
single partner has access to the totality of the results of the projects in which it is involved whatever its
financial contribution and whatever Community funding it receives.

Information on the number of participations of the individual Member States in each specific research
programme is available in the Annual Report on research activities published every year (1). The statistical
annex prepared for the 2001 report will be sent direct to the Honourable Member and to the Secretariat
general of the Parliament.

The Cordis database accessible on Internet (http://www.cordis.lu) also provides access to information and
search facilities. It allows for example all projects with participants from a given region to be listed and
provides details about the objectives of the projects and the total cost and Community funding.

(1) COM(2000) 842 final.