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**COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

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                           COM (89) 252 final-SYN 162

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`Brussels,` _,_ `June` `1989`

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          RE-EXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION

                 TO ADOPT A FIRST

      SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

       IN THE FIELD OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MAST)

     (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149-2 (d)
                of the EEC Treaty)

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**`PART`** _**I**_

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     RE-EXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION

             TO ADOPT A FIRST

 SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

  IN THE FIELD OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MAST)

(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 1 4 9 - 2 (d)
            of the EEC Treaty)

 (original COM (88) 587 final - SYN 162, 27 October 1988)

              PART II

 COMMENT OF THE COMMISSION ON THE AMENDMENTS OF PARLIAMENT

      WHICH ARE NOT ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION

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             PART I

    RE-EXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION

           TO ADOPT A FIRST

SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

 IN THE FIELD OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MAST)

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                 COUNCIL DECISION

                 of

    on a specific research and technological development programme
       in the field of Marine Science and Technology (MAST)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
and in particular Article 130q (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission' [1],

In co-operation with the European Parliament [2],

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee",

Uhereas Article 130k of the Treaty states that the framework programme is to
be implemented through specific programmes developed within each activity;

Uhereas, by its Decision 87/516/Euratom,EEC* as amended by Decision
88/193/EEC,Euratom», the Council has adopted a framework programme for
Community research and technological development (1987-1991), providing
inter alia for activities in the exploitation of the seabed and the use of
marine resources;

Uhereas Decision 87/516/Euratom,EEC* stipulates that a particular aim of
Community research must be to strengthen the scientific and technological
basis of European industry, particularly in strategic sectors of advanced
technology, and to encourage industry by making it more competitive at the
international level, and whereas the same Decision also lays down that
Community action is justified if it contributes, among other things, to
strengthening the Community's economic and social cohesion and to promoting
its overall harmonious development, while at the same time being consistent
with the pursuit of scientific and technical excellence; whereas the MAST
programme is planned to contribute to the pursuit of these objectives;

      OJ No. C298, 23.11.1988, p. 17.

      Opinion delivered on 15 February 1989 (not yet published in the
      Official Journal) and Decision of (not yet
      published in the Official Journal).

      Opinion delivered on 26 February 1989 (not yet published in the
      Official Journal).

      OJ No. L302, 24.10.1987, p. 1.

      OJ No. L 89, 06.04.1988, p.35.

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Uhereas the European Parliament has stressed the need for co-operation, coordination and complementarity of national policies in the field of
oceanography and marine technology and has recommended that the Commission

should undertake a number of actions to that effect under the framework

programme, including a specific programme for Marine Science and Technology;

Uhereas other Community programmes (e.g. Environmental Protection,
Climatology and Natural Hazards, Fisheries, Technological Development in the
Hydrocarbons Sector, Non-Nuclear Energy and some activities of the Joint
Research Centre (JRO) have a bearing on topics in Marine Science and
Technology, but none is directed specifically at marine research;

Uhereas in the present context of expanding industrialization, increasing
pressure is being placed on the marine and especially the coastal

environment;

Uhereas it is widely recognized that a good knowledge base and reliable
predictive techniques are essential for long term management and protection
strategies for the marine environment;

Uhereas to achieve these objectives much can be gained from effective coordination of the research programmes of the Member States and joint
execution of European projects in Marine Science and Technology;

Uhereas participation by certain European third countries in a Community
research and development programme in Marine Science and Technology would be
beneficial;

Uhereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) has given
its opinion.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

                 Article 1

A specific research and technological development programme for the European
Economic Community in the field of Marine Science and Technology (MAST), as
defined in Annex I, is hereby adopted for a period of three years, starting

on

                 Article 2

The funds estimated as necessary for the Community contribution to the
execution of the programme amount to ECU 50 million, including expenditure

on a staff of 13.

An indicative breakdown of these funds is set out in Annex II.

                 Article 3

Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme are set out in Annex

III.

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                   Article 4

During the second year of implementation, the Commission shall review the
programme and send a report on the results of its review to the European
Parliament and the Council. This report shall be accompanied where necessary
by proposals for the amendment or extension of the programme.

At the end of the programme, an evaluation of the results achieved shall be
conducted by the Commission which shall report thereon to the European
Parliament and the Council.

The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to the
objectives set out in Annex I to this Decision and in accordance with
Article 2(2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom,EEC.

                   Article 5

The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of the programme.

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory nature,
hereinafter referred to as "the Committee", composed of the representatives
of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.

Contracts concluded by the Commission shall govern the rights and
obligations of each party, in particular arrangements for the dissemination,
protection and exploitation of research results.

                 Article 6,

1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a
  draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its

  opinion within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to
  urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.

2. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes of the Committee; in
  addition, each Member State shall have the right to have its opinion
  recorded in the minutes.

3. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by
  the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which its

  opinion has been taken into account.

                 Article 7

The procedures laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to:

- the contents for the call for proposals;

- the assessment of the proposed projects and the estimated amount of the
 Community's contribution to them;

- departures from the general rules governing Community participation set
 out in Annex III;

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- the participation in any project by non-Community organizations and
 enterprises referred to in Article 8 ;

- any adaptation of the indicative breakdown of funds set out in Annex II;

- the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme;

- arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the
 results of research carried out under the programme.

                   Article 8

1. The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate, in accordance with
  Article 130n of the Treaty, agreements with international organizations,
  those third States participating in European Co-operation in the field of
  Scientific and Technical Research (COST), and those European countries
  having concluded framework agreements in scientific and technical co  operation with the Community, with a view to associating them wholly or
  partly with the programme.

2. Uhere framework agreements for scientific and technical co-operation
  between European third countries and the European Communities have been
  concluded, organizations and enterprises established in those countries
  may, on the basis of the criterion of mutual advantage, become partners
  in a project undertaken within the programme.

3. No contractor established outside the Community who participates as a
  partner in a project undertaken within the programme shall be entitled to
  Community financing intended for the programme. The contractor will
  contribute to general administrative expenses.

                   Article 9

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels,

                            For the Council

                             The President

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                                       ANNEX I

               PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the MAST programme are:

- to contribute to better knowledge of the marine environment in order to
 improve its management and protection and to predict change;

- to encourage the development of new technologies for the exploration,
 protection and exploitation of marine resources;

- to improve co-ordination and co-operation and the exchange of information
 amongst national marine R&D programmes in the Member States, and to help
 increase the effectiveness of these programmes through better use of
 research facilities;

- to strengthen industrial competitiveness in the relevant sectors;

- to contribute to the economic and social cohesion of the Community by
 encouraging the involvement of scientists from all Member States thereby
 stimulating technology transfer and the joint and more efficient use of
 facilities and simultaneously strengthening the scientific and
 technological base of the Community, whilst being consistent with the
 pursuit of scientific and technical excellence;

- to provide the technical basis for, and encourage the development of,
 common norms, standards and design guidelines, in view of the completion
 of the internal market in 1992;

- to facilitate training and exchange of personnel;

- to assist as far as possible Community participation in international

 ocean programmes.

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PROGRAMME CONTENTS AND INDICATIVE BREAKDOWN OF FUNDS

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 ANNEX II

Indicative

Breakdown

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Part I: Basic and Applied Marine Science 30-35%

Directed at the study of the structure, stability and dynamics of the marine
environment, with reference inter alia to the quality of sea water and of
fauna and flora. Emphasis will be on coastal waters and seas surrounding the
Member States of the Community (Baltic, East Atlantic north of the tropic of
Cancer, Irish, Mediterranean and North).

1. Modelling

  The main aim is to establish decision support systems for better

  management.

  1.1. Continental shelf and regional seas

     To develop three dimensional physical models and fourth generation
     management systems for shelf and regional seas.

  1.2. Coastal waters

     To compare and improve models of coastal waters and currents and

     integrate these with models of regional seas.

  1.3. Ecosystem models

     To upgrade models of marine ecosystems in order to understand
     biological processes and thereby achieve more realistic management

     schemes.

  1.4. Modelling coordination within the Community

2. Oceanography

  Uith emphasis on multidisciplinary studies of processes which contribute

  to a better understanding of marine systems.

  2.1. Circulation and exchange of water masses

     To determine the prevailing physical forces, the fate of inputs, and
     to evaluate exchanges at the shelf/ocean interface.

  2.2. Biogeochemical cycles and fluxes

     To establish the major pathways and reservoirs in biogeochemical

     processes.

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  2.3. Interface and boundary processes

     To understand the mechanisms governing exchange of matter and energy
     at the boundaries of the marine system.

  2.4. Biological processes

     To improve understanding of biological processes in the marine
     environment, particularly in relation to physical and chemical

     determinants.

  2.5. Sedimentary processes

     To obtain better information on sedimentary processes, for the
     balanced development of resources and uses of the sea floor and the

     coast.

Part II: Coastal Zone Science and Engineering 15-2QA

Concerned with coastal problems and processes (including coastal
protection), and with the development of better design criteria for coastal
engineering.

1. coastal roorphotiynaroics

  To understand and predict changes in coastal morphology.

2. Coastal ecosystems

  To improve knowledge of the predominant physical, chemical and biological
  processes in coastal waters.

3. Meteomarine predictions

  To provide the basis for improved modelling and forecasting of waves,
  particularly for coastal engineering design requirements.

4. Coastal engineering

  To study coastal protection problems (breakwaters and beach nourishment,
  etc.) and to prepare for the impact of the anticipated rise in sea level.

Part III: Marine Technology 3Q-35*

Focussed mainly on encouraging the development of new instrumentation and
generic enabling technology necessary for the advancement of marine science.

1. instrumentâtion for science

  To promote the development of new sensors, instrument packages and
  systems, especially for long term in-situ and remote measurements.

2. Generic enabling technologies

  To assist R&D in critical areas of underwater communication, imaging and

  robotics.

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3. Design aspects cf large faciUtieg

  To carry out studies on the design of specialized facilities, e.g.
  research vessels and manned or unmanned long-range submersibles.

4. Studies on the outlook for the 1990's (technology and resources)

  To carry out technical-economic feasibility studies assessing the
  benefits of future strategic initiatives.

Part IV: Supporting Initiatives 10-15%

Aimed at improving co-ordination, avoiding duplication of work, achieving
more cost effective use of facilities, improving specialised training,
assisting technology transfer, and contributing to pre-standardisâtion.

1. European ocean data and information network

  To establish a common system linking existing ocean data centres in

  Europe.

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**2.** **Research vessel** **co-orcUnaticn**

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  To set up a communication system for the co-ordination of research
  cruises and the shared use of equipment.

3. Advanced training

  To establish advanced courses and encourage training and exchange of
  personnel.

*. Surveying for resource evaluation

  To encourage co-operative new approaches to mapping, bathymétrie and
  hydrograph i c survey ing.

5. Preparation of norms and standards

  To promote comparative testing and calibration of océanographie
  instruments and systems, taking into account the requirements for
  environmental protection.

6. Marine polar and marine llthospheric research

  To support planning and possible co-ordination of European efforts.

  Staff and administration costs included in the implementation of the
  programme amount to 8,25%.

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                                      ANNEX III

             IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME

The programme consists of activities carried out by means of shared-cost
research contracts to be awarded following a selection procedure based on a
call for proposals published in the Official Journal of the European
Communities. The programme may also be carried out by means of study
contracts, co-ordination projects, awards for training and mobility grants
and dissemination activities, taking into account the necessary rules of
protection.

The participants may be industrial companies - including small and mediumsized enterprises -, research institutions, universities, individuals or any
combination thereof established in the Community.

Shared-cost research projects involving research centres (and/or
universities) and industry are particularly welcome and mandatory for Part
III, Marine Technology. These projects should, in general, be carried out by
participants from more that one Member State.

For shared-cost contracts, the Community participation will be up to 50% of
the total expenditure. Alternatively, in respect of universities and
research institutes carrying out projects, the Community may bear up to 100%
of the additional expenditure involved.

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                    PART II

     COMMENT OF THE COMMISSION ON THE AMENDMENTS OF PARLIAMENT

          UHICH ARE NOT ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION

  During its meeting of 24 May 1989, the European Parliament, in its second
  reading of the Common Position on a specific research and technological
  development programme in the field of Marine Science and Technology
  (MAST), adopted the attached two amendments.

2. Although the Commission recognises, in principle, the opportunity to
  specify in research programme decisions the relationship between the term
  "the amount deemed necessary", the budgetary procedure, and the
  institutional agreement on budgetary discipline, it considers untimely
  the introduction of such a new provision for proposals already submitted,
  as this could delay the adoption of the programmes concerned.

3. As Article 8 paragraph 1 does not refer to the participation of
  organizations and enterprises established in third countries, the
  Commission cannot accept amendment no. 2. It is Article 8 paragraph 2
  which is applicable.

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                                          ANNEX

Amendment ne, 1

Article 2

Add the following to the end of Article 2:

Each year, within the framework of the annual budgetary procedure, the
Commission shall propose to the budgetary authority that it enter the.
relevant appropriations for the programme with due regard for the actual
reguirements in the financial year concerned and the financial estimates as
laid down in the Inter-Institutional Agreement.

Amendment no. 2

Article 7, fourth indent

Amend as follows:

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**The participation** **in any project** **by npn-çomvroity** **organizations and**
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enterprises referred to in Article 8 (1).

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Commission of the European Communities

**COM(89)** **252 final**

**Re-examined proposal** **for** **a**

**COUNCIL DECISION**

**to adopt a first specific research and technological development pro-**
**gramme in the** **field** **of marine science and technology (MAST)**

**(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(2)(d) of the EEC**
**Treaty)**

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