FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPERVISION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT REAL COORDINATION HAS BEEN ACHIEVED AND TO DECIDE WHETHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SITUATION OR UNFORESEEN RESEARCH RESULTS NECESSITATE CHANGES TO THE PROGRAMME . TO THIS END IT WILL REPORT TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AT THE END OF THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PROGRAMME AND WILL PROPOSE , WHERE APPROPRIATE , ANY AMENDMENTS NECESSARY .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 MARCH 1976 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
R . VOUEL
ANNEX
RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMME
( INDIRECT ACTION )
A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 39 MILLION UNITS OF ACCOUNT AND A MAXIMUM STAFF OF 68 COMMUNITY SERVANTS AND 20 MEN / YEAR FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE JRC , ISPRA WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THIS OBJECTIVE .
THE AIM OF THE WORK IS TO SUPPLEMENT , BROADEN AND DEEPEN THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY FOR DETERMINING AND KEEPING UP TO DATE THE PERMISSIBLE RADIATION LEVELS IN MAN AND THE PERMISSIBLE LEVEL OF CONTAMINATION OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT , AND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PRACTICAL ORGANIZATION OF RADIATION PROTECTION BY THE MEMBER STATES .
THIS AIM INCLUDES STUDIES ON THE PATH WHICH RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS FOLLOW IN MAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT , ON THE EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON LIVING MATTER , AND ON DOSIMETRIC METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS .
THE ACTIVITIES SHALL BE CARRIED OUT MAINLY UNDER CONTRACTS OF ASSOCIATION OR SHARED - COST CONTRACTS AND PARTLY BY THE COMMISSION BIOLOGY GROUP SET UP AT THE ISPRA ESTABLISHMENT .