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_(Notices)_

# COMMISSION

**THE ENTERPRISE DIRECTORATE GENERAL** ( [1] )

**Grants' Work Programme 2004**

(2004/C 100/08)

I. **OBJECTIVE OF THE GENERAL PUBLICITY**

The purpose of this publication is to inform the public about
the main lines of the Grants' Work Programme 2004 of the
Enterprise Directorate General. The submission of proposals is
not possible at this stage: each action described in the list of
planned actions (see point 3) will be the subject of a specific
call for proposals. The list of _ad hoc_ grants is given for reasons
of transparency and will not be the object of any specific call
for proposals.

II. **CONTEXT: THE MISSION OF THE ENTERPRISE DIREC-**

**TORATE GENERAL**

The Enterprise Directorate General's mission is to address the
entire business environment to enable enterprises to strengthen
their competitiveness, grow and develop in a way that is
compatible with the overall EU goal of sustainable development. This Grant Programme 2004 finds its objectives in
the Enterprise Directorate General's Work Programme. Those
objectives are:

1. ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

This activity covers actions for the improvement of the
business environment, mainly through the Best Procedure
and business support networks. These actions are mainly
implemented through the two multiannual programmes:
one for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, in particular for
SMEs, and the second on Networks for the interchange of
data between public administrations (IDA).

2. RESEARCH-PROMOTING INNOVATION AND CHANGE

This activity aims to promote innovation in the European
Union. It takes place mainly, but not exclusively, through
actions carried out under the Research Framework
Programmes.

3. GETTING STILL MORE FROM THE INTERNAL MARKET

This activity aims at managing and expanding the internal
market for goods and services. The Internal Market must

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adapt to the changes in our society: globalisation,
e-economy, new technologies, Euro and enlargement.
Three main tasks have to be accomplished, keeping in
mind that the Internal Market is also more and more internationally driven: the management of actual acquis, the
enhancement of current legislation through policy development, and the preparation of Internal Market to new
challenges.

4. COMPETITIVENESS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVEL
OPMENT STRATEGY

This activity covers horizontal and sectoral activities to
analyse and improve the competitiveness of Europe's businesses. It also covers the interface with other EU policies
that may have an impact on enterprises.

III. **LIST OF PLANNED CALL FOR PROPOSALS**

1. ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

**Action 1: E-Business Awareness Campaign in Acceding**
**and Candidate Countries**

Basic Act: Council Decision (2000/819/EC) of 20 December
2000 on a multi-annual programme for enterprise and
entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001 to 2005) (OJ
L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 84).

Objectives: To increase the number of SMEs engaged in
e-business activities. A focus is being given on the number
of _e_ BSN (European _e_ -Business Support Network) members
from Acceding and Candidate Countries. To promote the
efficient use of e-business by SMEs and, to raise awareness
about e-business among SMEs in Acceding and Candidate
Countries.

Scheduled date for the call for proposals: 1st semester 2004.

Indicative total budget: Maximum 50 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 750 000.

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Expected results: To strengthen and expand the _e_ BSN; to
organise events (conferences/seminars/training sessions) in
order to promote e-business amongst SMEs; to collect
feedback through the submission by all organisers of a
detailed report with the main conclusions of the discussion
and suggestions for action at a public level; to disseminate
e-business related information through the events; to make
the reports publicly available on the _e_ BSN portal.

2. RESEARCH-PROMOTING INNOVATION AND CHANGE

The following actions 2 and 3 are indicated for information
purposes. These actions are already included in the
‘Commission decision C(2003) 4571 of 9 December 2003
concerning the fifth update of the Work programme
adopted by Commission Decision C(2002) 4791 of 6
December 2000 in the framework of the specific
programme for research, technological development and
demonstration: “Structuring the European Research Area” ’.

**Action 2: Regional Innovation Policies, including new**
**tools and approaches**

A call for proposals in 2004 will cover three strands:

(a) Regional Innovation Strategies in associated state regions
not having benefited from former Framework Programs
funding, particularly associated candidate country
regions (1.2.2.A.1 — of work programme 2004 for
research, technological development and demonstration
activities, ‘Structuring the European Research Area’);

(b) Innovation Policy Impact Assessment at regional level
(1.2.2.B.1 — of work programme 2004 for research,
technological development and demonstration activities
‘Structuring the European Research Area’);

(c) Support to RIS NAC (Regional Innovation Strategy in
Newly Associated States) processes (1.2.2.B.2 — of
work programme 2004 for research, technological
development and demonstration activities ‘Structuring
the European Research Area’).

Basic Acts: Decision No 1513/2002/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council, of 27 June 2002, concerning
the sixth framework programme of the European
Community for research, technological development and
demonstration activities contributing to the creation of the
European Research Area and innovation 2002 to 2006 (OJ
L 232, 29.8.2002).

Specific programme for research, technological development
and demonstration: ‘Structuring the European Research
Area’ adopted by the Council on 30 September 2002 (OJ
L 294, 29.10.2002, p. 44).

Objectives:

(a) Facilitate transfers of good practices and the installation
of research and innovation strategies particularly in the
associated candidate countries, in view of enlargement.

Consolidate a European platform for exchange of
experience and dissemination of good practices on
research and innovation-related themes among actors
in regional structures and stimulate regional policymaking as regards research and innovation strategies.

(b) Develop research and innovation policy impact
assessment systems, which can be transferred to other
European regions, in order to improve the measurement
of the impact of regional research and innovation
policies. Stimulate the further development of regional
research and innovation policies, and their adaptation to
upcoming needs and opportunities in the regions (EEA,
candidate countries) within a European context.
Strengthen the regional authorities as the promoters of
the regional research and innovation processes. Give
access to good practice in the project partner regions.

(c) Enhance the implementation of the RIS-NAC action
plans and to convert them into sustainable regional
policies. Give the candidate countries' regions access to
good practice in EEA regions. Stimulate trans-regional
co-operation in the field of innovation policies.

Scheduled date for the call for proposals:

15 March 2004 — publication date

15 June 2004 — closing date.

Indicative total budget: EUR 17,3 million

(a) EUR 9,3 million;

(b) EUR 5,5 million;

(c) EUR 2,5 million.

Expected results:

(a) More regions from Associate Countries elaborating innovation strategies on regional level.

(b) Integration of the impact assessment instrument into
mainstream policies. Benchmarking the performance of
regional innovation policies. Concrete proposals for
directing regional innovation policies better towards
changing firms' needs.

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(c) This action will allow mobilising the best European
expertise for the design of selected innovation support
measures which were elaborated within the Regional
Innovation Strategy projects implemented in Newly
Associated States (RIS-NAC) regions.

**Action 3: Intellectual Property Rights Helpdesk (IPR**
**H/D)**

Basic Acts: Decision No 1513/2002/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council, of 27 June 2002, concerning
the sixth framework programme of the European
Community for research, technological development and
demonstration activities contributing to the creation of the
European Research Area and innovation 2002 to 2006 (OJ
L 232, 29.8.2002).

Specific programme for research, technological development
and demonstration: ‘Structuring the European Research
Area’ adopted by the Council on 30 September 2002 (OJ
L 294, 29.10.2002, p. 44).

Objectives: Assist potential and current contractors taking
part in Community-funded research and development
projects with IPR issues, in particular those relating to
Community diffusion and protection rules and intellectual
property in transnational research projects.

Scheduled date for the call for proposals:

15 March 2004 — publication date

15 June 2004 — closing date.

Indicative total budget: EUR 4 000 000 for 3 years.

Expected results: Assistance, information dissemination and
training activities as far as these have an European added
value by tackling IPR issues relevant to Community-funded
transnational research projects (e.g. licensing, technology
transfer, consortium agreements, etc).

_NB:_ Complete information about funding available for
actions under the Sixth RTD Framework Programme 2002
to 2006 can be found at the following internet address:

http://www.cordis.lu/en/home.html

3. GETTING STILL MORE FROM THE INTERNAL MARKET

**Action 4: MedDRA**

Basic Act: Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community

code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L
311, 28.11.2001, p. 67).

Beneficiary: National authorities of the Member States
competent in the field of medicinal products.

Objectives: Translation of the Medical Dictionary for Drug
Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) developed to harmonise the
regulatory communication between competent authorities
(EU — United States — Japan) and facilitate exchange of
information. These grants will incite Member States that
have not yet completed the translation's works to start (PT
level — Preferred Terms) or to complete (LLT level —
Lowest Level Terms) these translations. LLT level represents
a specific and more detailed decomposition of the PT terms.

Scheduled date for the call for proposals: 1st semester 2004.

Indicative total budget: Maximum 50 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 200 000 (maximum EUR 50 000 per proposal).

Expected results: Ensure a better efficiency of the pharmacovigilance networks.

**Action 5: Two** **Inter-comparison** **Exercises** **on** **Stan-**
**dardised Test- and/or Measurement-Methods**
**applied to Personal Protective Equipment**

Basic Act: Council Decision 93/465/EEC of 22 July 1993
concerning the modules for the various phases of the
conformity assessment procedures and the rules for the
affixing and use of the CE conformity marking, which are
intended to be used in the technical harmonization
directives (OJ L 282, 17.11.1993, p. 12).

Objectives: To support good practise of Notified Bodies
executing the EC type-examination of personal protective
equipment belonging to categories II and III.

To foster the integration of Notified Bodies of the new
Member States in the existing network lead by the Horizontal Committee.

Scheduled date for the call for proposals: 1st semester 2004.

Indicative total budget: Maximum 60 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 60 000.

Expected results: To ensure coherence and performance of
the notified bodies in order to strengthen consistent
application of the PPE Directive.

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**Action 6: Interlaboratory testing for EMG and GCMS**
**— Test for standardisation**

Basic Act: Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December
1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to
construction products (OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12).

Objectives: To perform a series of interlaboratory test in
order to fire tune the test procedures for Enhancement of
Microbial Growth and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry with a view to standardise the test methods
necessary for the application of the European Assistance
Scheme for construction products in contact with drinking
water.

Scheduled date for the call for proposals: 1st semester 2004.

Indicative total budget: Maximum 70 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 200 000.

Expected results: To enable standardisation of the test
methods on Enhancement of Microbial Growth and Gas
Chromatography Mass Spectrometry.

**Action 7: Promotion** **of** **Standardisation** **within**
**academia**

Basic Act: Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a
procedure for the provision of information in the field of
technical standards and regulations (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p.
37) and Council Decision 87/95/EEC of 22 December 1986
on standardization in the field of information technology
and telecommunications (OJ L 36, 7.2.1987, p. 31).

Objectives: To support doctoral students and other academic
staff to carry out scientific work on standardization as a
thematic area and to explore its role, its impact on
economy and society, and its processes and methods.

To disseminate the notions of standardization and raise
interest among future professionals. The call for proposals
will be directed towards European Universities or Research
Institutions.

Scheduled date for the call for proposals: 2nd semester
2004.

Indicative total budget: Maximum 65 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 200 000 (maximum of EUR 50 000 per proposal).

Expected results: To contribute to better dissemination of
the importance of standardisation and raising of awareness

among future professionals and better implementation of
legislation using European standards in the Internal
Market. To support European policies using European
standards and to promote European standardisation inside
and outside the EU.

4. COMPETITIVENESS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVEL
OPMENT STRATEGY

**Action 8: Ibero** **American** **medicinal** **products** **auth-**
**orities meetings**

Basic Act: Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community
code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L
311, 28.11.2001, p. 67).

Beneficiary: National authorities of the Member States
competent in the field of medicinal products.

Objectives: To improve the integration of Latin-American
and European legislation's in the fields of medicinal
products.

Scheduled date for the call for proposals: 2nd semester
2004.

Indicative total budget: Maximum 50 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 50 000.

Expected results: To help for a better reconciliation between
existing rules in Latin-America and the European legislation
in order to enlarge the influence of Europe in this part of
the world.

IV. **AD HOC GRANTS**

In 2004, the DG Enterprise envisages to earmark a portion of
the budget for ad hoc proposals. Nevertheless, the actions are
only indicative and do not represent a formal commitment of
the Commission. There will be no further publication for the
actions listed below.

1. ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

**Action 9: Annual subvention for the members of the**
**EIC network**

Basic Act: Council Decision 2000/819/EC of 20 December
2000 on a multi-annual programme for enterprise and
entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001 to 2005) (OJ L
333, 29.12.2000, p. 84).

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Beneficiary: Members of the EIC network.

Objectives: Operating support to the EIC's in order to allow
them to carry out their specific tasks in support of SME's in
the EU (Information, assistance and guidance in all matters
concerning EU programs, legislation, policies in support of
SME's).

Indicative total budget: Maximum 50 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 10 430 000.

Expected results: Animation and training in the way to serve
the SME's in their Europeanisation strategy.

**Action 10: Indicators of Regulatory Quality**

Basic Acts: Council Decision 2000/819/EC of 20 December
2000 on a multi-annual programme for enterprise and
entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and
medium-sized enterprises (SME's) (2001 to 2005) (OJ L
333, 29.12.2000, p. 84).

Beneficiary: Organisation of Economic Cooperation and
Development.

Objectives: External peer review on regulatory quality
indicators as follow-up to the conclusions of MAP study
2003/3.1.

To co-finance a parallel project of ‘peer review’ by the OECD
on the good practices on the subject covering all its Member
States.

Indicative total budget: Maximum 90 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 30 000.

Scheduled date: 1st semester 2004.

Expected results: To propose to the council the implementation of regulatory quality indicators covering all Union's
Member States.

**Action 11: Dutch Presidency Conference on Corporate**
**Social Responsibility**

Basic Acts: Council Decision 2000/819/EC of 20 December
2000 on a multi-annual programme for enterprise and
entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001 to 2005) (OJ L
333, 29.12.2000, p. 84).

Beneficiary: Dutch Ministry of Economics.

Objectives: To support the continuation of the concept of
CSR as well as to communicate Commission and Enterprise
DG ongoing work at two levels. At plenary level, the general
conclusions of the European Multistakeholder Forum on
CSR and the progress of the intended Communication on
CSR will be presented. At workshop level, several actions
undertaken by Enterprise DG will be presented. The
workshop will also aim to provide a platform for the
exchange of best practices, using those identified in
Enterprise DG projects as a basis.

Indicative total budget: Maximum 20 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 150 000.

Expected results: To increase awareness of CSR and the
work of the Commission, at the level of the new Member
States.

To extend visibility of the results of the Multistakeholder
Forum on CSR.

To increase visibility and awareness among businesses and
policy makers of the best practices identified through
Enterprise DG projects and the Round Tables run by
Enterprise DG.

2. GETTING STILL MORE FROM THE INTERNAL MARKET

**Action 12: European Agency for the** **Evaluation of**
**Medicinal products (EMEA)**

Basic Act: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93 of 22 July
1993 laying down Community procedures for the authorization and supervision of medicinal products for human
and veterinary use and establishing a European Agency for
the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (OJ L 214, 24.8.1993,
p. 1).

Beneficiary : EMEA.

Objectives: Support of the activities of the European Agency
for the Evaluation of Medicinal products. The Agency aims
to provide Member States and European Commission with
scientific advices and opinions on questions within the
context of Community procedures for the authorisation
and supervision of medicinal products for human and
veterinary use as defined by Community Pharmaceutical
legislation. The grant is intended to cover the costs of the
Agency by way of a subsidy for balancing the budget.

Indicative total budget: EUR 25 000 000, up to 30 % of
total eligible costs.

Expected results: To contribute to the functioning of the
centralised procedure processes related to the market authorisations of medicinal products and improve the telematics
networks in these fields as well as in the pharmacovigilance.

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**Action 13: Orphan Drugs**

Basic Act: Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on
orphan medicinal products (OJ L 18, 22.1.2000, p. 1).

Beneficiary: EMEA.

Objectives: To stimulate research and development of
medicinal products for rare diseases by providing scientific
advices and other incentives to the pharmaceutical industry.
Fee reductions are granted for the procedures performed for
orphan drugs applications.

Indicative total budget: EUR 3 500 000, up to 60 % of
eligible costs.

Expected results: To contribute to increase the number and
availability of orphan medicinal products.

**Action 14: European Pharmacopoeia**

Basic Act: Council Decision 94/358/EC of 16 June 1994
accepting, on behalf of the European Community, the
Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia (OJ L 158, 25.6.1994, p. 17).

Beneficiary: Council of Europe.

Objectives: Convention on the elaboration of a European
Pharmacopoeia aiming to harmonise specifications for
medicinal substances and pharmaceutical preparations to
enable them to circulate in Europe. Support of biological
standardisation activities in the field of batch controls of
medicinal products.

Indicative total budget: Maximum 66,67 % of the eligible
costs up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 500 000.

Expected results: To contribute to a better circulation of
medicinal products in Europe and to enhance mutual recognition of controls between Member States.

**Action 15: European Standard Bodies (ESOs)**

Basic Acts: Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a
procedure for the provision of information in the field of
technical standards and regulations (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p.
37) and Council Decision 87/95/EEC of 22 December 1986
on standardization in the field of information technology
and telecommunications (OJ L 36, 7.2.1987, p. 31).

Beneficiary: CEN (Comité Européen de la Normalisation),
Cenelec (Comité Européen de la Normalisation Electrotechnique) and ETSI (European Telecommunications
Standards Institute) as recognised by Directive 98/34.

Objectives: Performance contracts with ESO's, support for
standardisation quality, standardisation work in different
sectors and external visibility and promotion.

Indicative total budget: EUR 18 152 000.

The grant rate, expressed as a percentage of eligible costs, is
limited as follows:

— Performance: Up to 85 % of eligible costs,

— Translation: Up to 50 % of eligible costs,

— Consultancy: Up to 85 % of eligible costs,

— Standardisation work: Up to 50 % of eligible costs (85 %
in exceptional cases),

— External visibility: Up to 80 % of eligible costs.

Expected results: To contribute to better implementation of
legislation using European standards in the Internal Market,
to support European policies using European standards and
to promote European standardisation outside the EU.

**Action 16: European technical approval guidelines in**
**the** **field** **of** **the** **Construction** **Products**
**Directive**

Basic Acts: Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December
1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to
construction products (OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12) and
Commission decision 94/23/EC of 17 January 1994 on
common procedural rules for European technical approval
(OJ L 17, 20.1.1994, p. 34).

Beneficiary: EOTA (European Organisation for Technical
Approvals).

Objectives: Council Directive 89/106/EEC foresees the issue
of mandates for the elaboration of ‘European technical
approval guideline’.

Indicative total budget: 25 % of the eligible costs up to a
maximum of Community contribution of EUR 400 000.

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Scheduled date: 2nd semester 2004.

Expected results: Development of ETA guidelines.

Updating an improvement of internal EOTA procedures,
support for preparation of technical files for products
assessment.

3. COMPETITIVENESS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVEL
OPMENT STRATEGY

**Action 17: EU-JAPAN** **Centre** **for** **Industrial** **Coop-**
**eration**

Basic Act: Council decision 92/278/EEC of 18 May 1992,
confirming the consolidation of the EC-Japan Centre for
Industrial Cooperation (OJ L 144, 26.5.1992, p. 19).

Beneficiary: EU-JAPAN Centre for Industrial Cooperation.

Objectives: To develop and implement in 2004 a strategy of
market access for industrial products and services protecting
the competitive interests of the EU. Enhance the global
competition position of the European industry and ensure
the implementation of the competitiveness pillar of the
European Union's sustainability strategy. Support trade and
investment in the bilateral EU-Japan relations through
actions proposed by the Centre.

Indicative total budget: Maximum 58 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 2 340 000 (Commission).

Expected results: Facilitate access of European enterprises to
the Japanese market by organising training programmes and
missions, information services and specific industry-oriented
programmes (e.g. ‘alternative energy’). Support improvement
of the European industrial competitiveness. Support of
EU-Japan Business Dialogue Round Table with technical
input from the Commission and the Japanese Government.

**Action 18: Analysing the Interaction of Manufacturing**
**and Services**

Basic Act: Council Decision 96/413/EC of 25 June 1996 on
the implementation of a Community Action Programme to
strengthen the competitiveness of European Industry (OJ L
167, 6.7.1996, p. 55).

Beneficiary: Organisation of Economic Cooperation and
Development.

Objectives: To analyse more systematically the changing
sources of value within a firm, seeking to substantiate
empirically the anecdotal evidence that service activities

represent a growing source of value and profits for manufacturing firms by exploitation of micro-data. The project
will also seek to improve international comparisons of the
evolution of services and manufacturing's share of GDP and
total employment by making these comparisons from both
the perspective of the establishment (local unit) and the
enterprise. The exercise covers both EU Member States
and OECD Member countries (USA, Japan, Canada and
Australia).

Indicative total budget: Maximum 50 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 100 000.

Expected results: Statistics recalculating share of GDP and
total employment for manufacturing and services based on
different statistical units (enterprise and local unit); statistics
on distribution of value added and employment in large
enterprises decomposed by primary activity of their establishments; input-output tables showing the flows of services
inputs from services to manufacturing and possible changes
over time Capital flow tables showing the flow of capital
goods between the manufacturing sector and the using ones.

**Action 19: ICH** **—** **International** **conferences** **on**
**harmonisation** **for** **human** **medicinal**
**products**

Basic Act: Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community
code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L
311, 28.11.2001, p. 67) and Council Regulation (EEC) No
2309/93 of 22 July 1993 laying down Community
procedures for the authorization and supervision of
medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal
Products (OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 1).

Beneficiary: European Federation of Pharmaceutical
Industries and Associations.

Objectives: To support the participation of EU experts
(Member States) in a process for technical and scientific
international harmonisation in the field of medicinal
products for human use (harmonisation between EU, US
and Japan).

Indicative total budget: Maximum 50 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 300 000.

Expected results: To streamline and technically improve the
procedures for authorising medicinal products for human
use and to facilitate the market penetration of European
pharmaceutical industry into the American and Japanese
markets.

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**Action 20: VICH** **—** **International** **conferences** **on**
**harmonisation** **for** **veterinary** **medicinal**
**products**

Basic Act: Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community
code relating to veterinary medicinal products (OJ L 311,
28.11.2001, p. 1) and Council Regulation (EEC) No
2309/93 of 22 July 1993 laying down Community
procedures for the authorization and supervision of
medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal
Products (OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 1).

Beneficiary: Internal Federation for Animal Health.

Objectives: To support the participation of EU experts
(Member States) in a process for technical and scientific
international harmonisation in the field of medicinal
products for veterinary use (harmonisation between EU,
US and Japan).

Indicative total budget: Maximum 50 % of the eligible costs
up to a maximum of Community contribution of
EUR 70 000.

Expected results: To streamline and technically improve the
procedures for authorising medicinal products for veterinary
use and to facilitate the market penetration of European
pharmaceutical industry into the American and Japanese
markets.

**Action 21: Statutory contributions to organisations of**
**which the Commission is a member**

Basic Acts:

(a) Council Decision 91/179/EEC of 25 March 1991 on
acceptance of the terms of reference of the International
Copper Study Group (OJ L 89, 10.4.1991, p. 39);

(b) Council Decision 91/537/EEC of 14 October 1991 on
acceptance of the terms of reference of the International
Nickel Study Group (OJ L 293, 24.10.1991, p. 23);

(c) Council Decision 2001/221/EC of 12 March 2001
concerning the participation of the Community in the
International Lead and Zinc Study Group — Terms of
Reference of the International Lead and Zinc Study
Group — Rules of Procedure of the International Lead
and Zinc Study Group (OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 21);

(d) Council Decision 2002/651/EC of 22 July 2002
concerning the participation of the Community in the

International Rubber Study Group (OJ L 215, 10.8.2002,
p. 13).

Beneficiaries:

(a) International Copper Study Group;

(b) International Nickel Study Group;

(c) International Lead and Zinc Study Group;

(d) International Rubber Study Group.

Objective: Participation of the Commission in these international study groups.

Indicative total budget: EUR 84 000

(a) EUR 16 000;

(b) EUR 18 000;

(c) EUR 15 000;

(d) EUR 35 000.

Expected results: Analysis and monitoring of the market and
trade in these raw materials and increased international
cooperation in this field.

V. **THE PUBLICATION OF THE GRANT WORK PROGRAMME**

**2004 IS MAINLY INDICATIVE**

**The publication does not guarantee the availability of**
**funds for the above actions.**

The information provided might be subject to changes.

**The** **detailed** **description** **of** **the** **actions,** **the** **rules**
**applicable for the forthcoming call for proposals and all**
**the required information to introduce an application will**
**be the object of a specific publication for each theme.**

The specific calls for proposals will be available on the Europa
website at the following address:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/funding/grants/
themes_2004/index.htm

The list of all grants awarded in 2004 will be published on the
website before 30 June 2005.