2005/336/: Council Decision of 18 April 2005 amending the Council Decision of 16 December 1980 setting up the Consultative Committee for the Fusion Programme
Date: 2005-04-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU programme, accession to the European Union, advisory committee (EU), majority voting

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 April 2005

amending the Council Decision of 16 December 1980 setting up the Consultative Committee for
the Fusion Programme

(2005/336/Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(hereinafter referred to as the CCE-FU), and in particular to
paragraph 14 thereof, that lays down a voting system for this
Committee,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular the fourth paragraph of
Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

Having regard to Council Decision 2002/668/Euratom of 3
June 2002 concerning the sixth framework programme of the
European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom)
for nuclear
research and training activities,
also contributing to the
creation of the European Research Area (2002 to 2006) (1),

Having regard to Council Decision 2002/837/Euratom of 30
September 2002 adopting a specific programme of
the
(Euratom) for research and training on nuclear energy (2002-
2006) (2), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof, that provides
that, for the purposes of implementing the specific programme,
the Commission shall be assisted by a Consultative Committee
and that,
for fusion-related aspects, the composition of this
Committee and the detailed operational rules and procedures
applicable to it shall be as laid down in Council Decision
4151/81 ATO 103 of 16 December 1980, setting up the
Consultative Committee for the Fusion Programme (3)
(here-
inafter referred to as the Council Decision of 16 December
1980),

Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession, and in particular
Article 51 thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 16 December 1980
setting up a Consultative Committee for the Fusion Programme

(1) OJ L 232, 29.8.2002, p. 34.
(2) OJ L 294, 29.10.2002, p. 74.
(3) Not published, but

last amended by Council Decision 95/1/EC

Euratom, ECSC (OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p. 1).

(1)

(2)

The CCE-FU is to deliver its opinions by means of a
weighted voting system when, acting under paragraph
5(g) of the Council Decision of 16 December 1980, it
defines priority actions with a view to allocation of
preferential support.

On 21 October 2004 the CCE-FU unanimously recom-
mended an update of its weighted voting system which
should be applied within the Committee referred to in
paragraph 14 of the Council Decision of 16 December
1980, when dealing with fusion-related aspects, in order
to include the voting rights of the new Member States
following their accession.

(3)

In view of the above,
it is now appropriate to amend
accordingly the Council Decision of 16 December 1980,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

In paragraph 14 of the Council Decision of 16 December 1980
the last two sentences shall be replaced by the following text:

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‘Opinions relating to point
adopted by the following weighted voting system:

(g) of paragraph 5 shall be

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

2

2

2

5

1

2

3

5

2

5

1

1

2

1

2

1

2

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Switzerland

Total

2

3

2

1

2

2

2

5

2

60

For the adoption of an opinion, the required majority shall be
31 votes in favour by at least 14 delegations.’

Done at Luxembourg, 18 April 2005.

For the Council

The President

J. KRECKÉ