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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 27.09 1996
COM(96) 453 final

96/0034 (COD)
96/0035 (CNS)

Amended proposal for a

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION

ADAPTING FOR THE SECOND TIME DECISION No 1110/94/EC

CONCERNING THE FOURTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES

IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION (1994-1998), AS ADAPTED BY DECISION 616/96/EC

Amended proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

ADAPTING FOR THE SECOND

TIME DECISION 94/268/EURATOM CONCERNING THE FRAMEWORK

PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH AND

TRAINING FOR THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY (199498), AS ADAPTED BY DECISION 96/253/EURATOM

(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2)
of the EC-Treaty)

**Amended** proposal for a

**EtJMWEAN EARIIAMFNT** AND COUNCIL DECISIO ~>FClSIO **N** ^ _J_

**ADAFTING FOR THE** SECOND TIME DECISION No 1110/94/EC

**CONCERNING THE FOURTH** FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES

**IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH,** TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND
**DEMONSTRATION** **(1994-199*),** AS ADAPTED BY DECISION 616/96/EC

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

On 28 February 1996 the Commission presented a proposal, under the codecision
procedure, to increase the funding of the fourth RTD framework programme (1994-98)
by ECU 595 million.* On 18 June the European Parliament adopted its opinion at a first
reading on the Commission's proposal.

Following that opinion, the Commission is sending an amended proposal of the
original document incorporating a part of Parliament's amendments. The changes concern:

    - the introduction of an explanation on the breakdown of the appropriations [Sole
Article, 2a (new); Annex la (new)];

    - more in/ormation on the activities planned in the field of multimedia [Annex II
(ii) "Educational multimedia", first and fourth paragraph; Annex II (xvii)].

    - references to important Commission documents [recital 4a (new); recital 5];

    - the working procedures of the Task Forces [recital 7; Arinex II (i) second
paragraph, introduction]; . " ' . . . " !,V *.,

programme management procedures [recital 8aj;, **.#**

    - a reminder of the importance of competitiveness and sustainable development

[Annex II (ii) "Priority themes", first paragraph];

    - the introduction of a science prize (Descartes prize) for outstanding European
research work [Annex II (xxii) (new)].

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision adapting for the second time Decision
No 1110/94/EC concerning the fourth framework programme of activities in the field of research,
technological development and demonstration (1994-1998), as adapted by Decision 616/96/EC
(COM(96)0012 FINAL - 96/0034(COD))

Amended proposal for a, ^,•,,,

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION

ADAPTING FOR THE SECOND TIME DECISION No 1110/94/EC

CONCERNING THE FOURTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES

IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION (1994-1998), AS ADAPTED BY DECISION 616/96/EC

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Original Commission proposall Amended proposai

                   Recital 4a (new)

                          Whereas thjs Commission's White
                          Papers on 'Growth, Competitiveness
                          and Employment' [1] and on Education
                          and Training [2], and its Green Paper
                     on Innovation [3], s_£xejs_s the need
                      for. intangible investment in
                      training, research and innovation?

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        1 OJ C 20, 24.1.1994, p,
        2 CQM(95)059Q
        3 CQM(95)0S88

Recital 5

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9.

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Whereas the increase in the fourth

framework programme must respect
the development of the financial
perspective of the European Union;

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Whereas the increase in the fourth

framework programme must respect
the development of the financial
perspective of the European Union;
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`Whereas` _on_ `12` `May` `1935` `the`
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Commission presented its proposal
for an amendment to the financial
perspective [4] ;

*SEC(96)493

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Recital 7

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whereas the discussions by the
research industry task forcjas.
created by the Commission help to
define the research priorities
more clearly, in consultation with
industry, including SMEs, and
users; whereas this leads to
better coordination and targeting
of the work carried out and the

means available throughout the
Union; whereas the objective is to
create an environment favourable

for innovation;

    OJ C 115, 19.4.1996, p.l

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Whereas. in order to examine the

opportunities £o_r Closer
cooperation in specific areas of
research and development. the
Commission is setting up a limited
-number of task formas. on an
experimental basis which help to
define the research priorities
more clearly, in consultation with
industry, including SMEs, and
users; whereas this leads to
better coordination and targeting
of the work carried out and the

means available throughout the
Union; whereas the objective is to
create an environment favourable

for innovation;

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Original Commission proposal Amended proposal

                 Recital 8a (new)

                       Whereas the methods for the
                       management of programmes should be
                        improved; whereas the setting up
                       of the task forces should help in
                        this respect;

                  Sole Article

2. Annex I shall be replaced by 2. Annex I shall be replaced by
Annex I to this Decision. Annex I to this Decision.

                        2a^ As a result of Annex la to
                       this Decision an Annex la giving
                       an indicative breakdown of
                       resources allocated to priority
                       themes shall be inserted.

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              ANNEX la (new)

 The following Annex la is added to De^..;.aioi^ II1U/94/EC

                Annex la

Priority themes: Indicative breakdown by specific programme

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EU Specific Programme Contribution (Mecu)

PRIORITY THEMES

Aeronautics

Educational

multimedia

Automobile

Transport Intermodality
and Interoperability

Environment (Water)

Life Sciences: Vaccines

and Viral Diseases

Maritime Systems

Trains and Railway
Systems of the Future

TOTAL

**MOIS:**

_Agi_

Fish

5

X

X

5

Telematics

Applications

20

95

10

25

X

X

X

150

Biomed

X

Transport

10

10

50

X

X

70

IT

25

20

5

X

X

50

IMT

105

45

10

20

X

X

180

Measurement/

Testing

10

10

Environment

/Climate

5

X

35

X

40

MAST

X

Biotech

X

INCO

x

I

10

TOTAL

! 165

| 125

TSER

X

5

10

x

25

Non-nuclear

Energy

X

60

X

5

X

X

65

!

130

90

85

595

**X** **=** **Additional focusing without financial supplement.**

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Original Commission proposal Amended proposal

        ANNEX II (i), SECOND PARAGRAPH, INTRODUCTION

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This approach will be put into
effect by means of two distinct
and complementary modalities:

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This approach aims to achieve
concrete objectives by promoting
cooperation between research
centres, universities and industry
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_OH_ `particular themes` `,` `addressed`
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within different programmes, so as
ifl optimise the exploitation of
results, and to strengthen the
scientific and technological base
of Community industry and
encourage it to become more
competitive _a£. international
level. It will be put into effect
by means of two distinct and
complementary modalities:

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ANNEX II (ii) PRIORITY THEMES, FIRST PARAGRAPH

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European industry suffers several
important disadvantages in
comparison to its powerful
competitors. Despite the
promising development of the
single market, European research
and industry remain fragmented as
a result of economic, cultural and
institutional differences between

Member States. There is a need to
develop an integrated, operational
approach so that research,
development and demonstration
activities - at EU and national
level - effectively respond to
market and policy requirements and
thereby support industrial
competitiveness and economic
performance. Such cooperation
should stimulate synergy at all
levels of the supply chain, and
promote research leading to the
establishment of uniform

standards.

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European industry suffers several
important disadvantages in
comparison to its powerful
competitors. Despite the
promising development of the
single market, European research
and industry remain fragmented as
a result of economic, cultural and
institutional differences between

Member States. There is a need to
develop an integrated, operational
approach so that research,
development and demonstration
activities - at EU and national
level - effectively respond to
market and policy requirements and
s u p p o r t i n d u s t r i a l
competitiveness . economic
performance and sustainable
development. Such cooperation
.should stimulate synergy at all
levels of the supply chain, and
promote research leading to the
establishment of uniform

standards.

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Original Commission proposal Amended proposal

     ANNEX II (ii), "EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA", FIRST PARAGRAPH

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Education and training systems in
Europe are facing a triple
challenge: to prepare European
citizens to take a full part in
the Information Society; to meet
the educational and training needs
of a growing diversity of
learners, ranging from schoolleavers to specialised categories
such as disabled people and
learnqrs in rural communities; and
to improve cost and pedagogic
ftf f pet-I veness . because this
increased and diversified demand

cannot be matched with additional

resources.

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Education and training systems in
Europe are facing a triple
challenge: to promote equ^
opportunities by meeting the
educational and training needs of
a growing diversity of learners,
ranging from school-leavers to
specialized categories such as
disabled people and learne _§. in
rural and outlying communities; to
improve the cost and pedagogic
effectiveness of the resources
employed; and to train citizens to
master £he new information
technologies.

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ANNEX II (ii), EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA, FOURTH PARAGRAPH

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To cope with these industrial and
soaietal challenges, educational
multimedia Community research has
an insufficient budget at its
disposal. It must be reinforced to
allow tha European industry to
develop and validate the
multimedia systems, services and
contents of the future. The latter
will have to be competitive
worldwide, take into account the
cultural and linguistic diversity
of Europe and answer the needs of
teachers, trainers and learners.
These activities should be
integrated into the global
information society context
through the validation and
demonstration of new multimedia
applications in other geographical
areas, in particular with a view
to strengthening the cooperation
with developing countries.

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To cope with these industrial and
societal challenges, educational
multimedia Community research has
an insufficient budget at its
disposal. It must be reinforced to
allow the European industry to
develop and validate the
multimedia systems, services and
contents of the future. The latter
will have to be competitive
worldwide, take into account the
cultural and linguistic diversity
of Europe and answer the needs of
teachers, trainers and learners.
In this context. particular
attention will b_s paid to the
language problem arising from
Europe's linguistic diversity and
to the problems faced by the
.elderly and the disabled. These
activities should be integrated
into the global information
society context through the
validation and demonstration of
new multimedia applications in
other geographical areas, in
particular with a view to
strengthening cooperation with
developing countries.

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ANNEX II (xvii)

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"In response to the priority theme
educational multimedia the
following activities will be the
subject of greater focusing and
concentration: innovation and
quality in formal and informal
education and training;
investigation of cognitive and
pedagogic aspects of multimedia
education and training; socioeconomic implications of the
introduction of multimedia based
learning systems."

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"In response to the priority theme
educational multimedia the
following activities will be the
subject of greater focusing and
concentration: innovation and
quality in formal and informal
education and training;
investigation of cognitive and
pedagogic aspects of multimedia
education and training; socioeconomic, legal. and financial
implications of the introduction
of multimedia based learning
systems."

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Original Commission proposal Amended proposal

                ANNEX II (xxii) (new)

                        At the end of the FOURTH ACTIVITY

                        the last paragraph is replaced by
                        "- o r g a n i z a t i o n o f

                           Euroconferencea. summer

                           schools and other similar

                            initiatives.

                           Award of scientific prizes.
                           including the. European
                           Science Prize (René Descartes
                           Prize), for outstanding
                           scientific achievements in a

                           project carried out under
                           this Framework Programme."

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**Amended proposal for a**

**COUNCIL DECISION**

**ADAPTING FOR THE SECOND**

**TIME DECISION 94/268/EURATOM CONCERNING THE FRAMEWORK**

**PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH AND**

**TRAINING FOR THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY** **(1994-**
**98),** **AS ADAPTED BY DECISION** **96/253/EURATOM**

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

On 28 February 1996 the Commission presented a proposal to increase the funding of the
Euratom framework programme (1994-98) by ECU 105 million.* On 18 June 1996 the European
Parliament adopted its opinion on the Commission's proposal.

Following that opinion, the Commission is amending its proposal to incorporate a part of
Parliament's amendments. The changes concern:

  - the Community's role in scientific cooperation and coordination [Recital la (new)];

  - Due regard for competitiveness by European constructors and operators when taking safety
requirements into account (Recital 3);

  - a reference to the PHARE and TACIS programmes [Annex II, introduction, second
paragraph] ;

  - introduction of a research theme on radiation protection [Annex II (2)];

- Proposal for a Council Decision adapting for the second time Decision 94/268/Euratom concerning the
framework programme of activities in the field of research and training for the European Atomic
Energy Community (1994-98), as adapted by Decision 96/253/Euratom (COM(96)0012 FINAL 96/0035(CNS))

Amended proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

ADAPTING FOR THE SECOND

TIME DECISION 94/268/EURATOM CONCERNING THE FRAMEWORK

PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH AND

TRAINING FOR THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY (199498), AS ADAPTED BY DECISION 96/253/EURATOM

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Original Commission proposall Amended proposal

                 Recital la (new)

                        Whereas the Community can play a
                        role in promoting cooperation and

                        coordination of the. wealth of

                        scientific expertise to be found
                        in all Member States:

                   Recital 3

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Whereas it is necessary that the
Community continues to play an
important international role in
the field of nuclear safety;
whereas it has special
responsibility for enhancing the
safety of nuclear plants
throughout the continent of
Europe; whereas constructors and
operators in the Union must take
safety requirements into account;
whereas the competitiveness
depends on the research and
technological development work
carried out in this field;

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Whereas it is necessary that the
Community continues to play an
important iternational role in
the field of nuclear safety;
whereas it has special
responsibility for enhancing the
safety of nuclear plants
throughout the continent of
Europe; whereas constructors and
operators in the Union must take
safety requirements into account
w i t h due r e g a r d for
compet it ivenes s ; whereas
competitiveness depends on the
research and technological
development work carried out in
this field;

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ANNEX II, INTRODUCTION, 2ND PARAGRAPH

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Citizens, all over the continent of
Europe are highly concerned about
nuclear fission safety and expect
more stringent standards and
safety practices to be
established. European constructors
and industrial operators must take
account of these requirements at a
time of mounting competition
worldwide. Safety is also a
crucial issus in—ths—Union ' S

relations with the Central and
Eastern European countries and the
Commonwealth of Independent States
(CIS) . In order to step up the
pace of research, to ensure closer
cooperation throughout Europe and
to reduce the delays in take-up
and dissemination of the results,
the framework programme must be
reinforced.

1 OJ C 115, 19.4.1996, p.13

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Citizens all over the continent of
Europe are highly concerned about
nuclear fission safety and expect
more stringent standards and
safety practices to be
established. European constructors
and industrial operators must take
account of these requirements at a
time of mounting competition

worldwide. The PHARE and TAC IS
programmes already include
assistance to deal with safety in
the Central and Eastern European
countries and the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS). In order
to step up the pace of research,
to ensure closer cooperation
throughout Europe and to reduce
the delays in take-up and
dissemination of the results, the
framework programme must be
reinforced.

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Original Commission proposal Amended proposal

                ANNEX II, (2)

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Cooperation could be established
on characterizing potential sites
for storage of radioactive wastes.
For the decommissioning of nuclear
installations the technology
developed in the European Union
could be applied, or adapted as
necessary to the needs of Russian
type reactors. Reactors being
decommissioned could be used as
sites for demonstration, training
and transfer of the technologies
concerned. There will be

coordination with the Union's
assistance programmes.

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Cooperation could be establishe
on characterizing potential sites
for storage of radioactive wastes.
For the decommissioning of nuclear
installations the technology
developed in the European ^T n i on
could be applied, or adapt,d as
necessary to the needs of Russian
type reactors. Reactors being
decommissioned could be used as
sites for demonstration, training
and transfer of the technologies
concerned. There will be

coordination with the Union's
assistance programmes.

Research on radiation protection
will focus on the early events of
radiation carcinogenesis and on
the epidemiological follow-up of
cancer induction as a consequence
of acute or chronic exposure. The
research will be conceived in the

framework of broad international

cooperation and will cover a
number of populations which have
been exposed to radiation.

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