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No C 51/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 2. 88

Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on research in the

field of wood, including cork, as a renewable raw material

_COM(88) 22 final_

_(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 11 February 1988)_

(88/C 51/10)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
particular Article 235 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas by its Decision 86/235/EEC ('), the Council adopted a research programme (1986 to
1989) on materials (raw materials and advanced materials) which includes a subprogramme on
wood, including cork, as a renewable raw material; whereas Article 6 of that Decision authorizes the Commission to negotiate agreements with third States, in particular those involved in
European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research (COST), with a view to
associating them fully or partly with this programme;

Whereas by Decision 87/177/EEC ( [2] ), the Council approved the conclusion on behalf of the
European Economic Community of the Framework Agreement for scientific and technical
cooperation between the European Communities and, among others, the Kingdom of Sweden;

Whereas the present Agreement should be approved;

Whereas the Treaty does not provide the necesesary powers,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

_Article 1_

The Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom
of Sweden on research in the field of wood, including cork, as a renewable raw material, is
hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

_Article 2_

The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 10 of the
Agreement ( [3] ).

(') OJ No L 159, 14. 6. 1986, p. 36.
( [2] ) OJ No L 71, 14. 3. 1987, p. 29.
( [3] ) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the _Official Journal of_ _the_ _European Communities_
by the General Secretariat of the Council.