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# 15 . 4 . 97 [ JN ] Official Journal of the European Communities No C 117 / 41

Call for proposals for RTD activities under the specific programme for Research and Techno ­
logical Development, including Demonstration, in the fields of Information Technologies and

Industrial and Materials Technologies

( 97 / C 117 / 15 )

1 . The call has, as its legal bases, the following
Decisions :

On 26 April 1994, the European Parliament and the
Council adopted the fourth framework programme of
European Community activities in the field of
research, technological development and demon ­
stration ( RTD ) for the period 1994 to 1998 ( Decision
No 1110 / 94 / EC ).

On 27 July 1994, the Concil adopted the specific
programme for research and technological devel ­
opment, including demonstration, in the field of
industrial and materials technologies ( IMT
programme ) ( Decision 94 / 571 / EC ).

On 23 November 1994, the Council adopted the
specific programme for research and technological
development, including demonstration, in the field of
information technologies ( IT programme ) ( Decision
94 / 802 / EC ).

On 25 March 1996, the European Parliament and the
Council adapted Decision No 1110 / 94 / EC following
the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic
of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the
European Union .

On 27 January 1997, the Council approved the
conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of
an Agreement for international cooperation in
research and development in the domain of intelligent
manufacturing systems ( IMS ) between the European
Community and Australia, Canada, Japan, the United
States of America, Norway and Switzerland .

2 . In conformity with Article 5 ( 1 ) of the decisions on

the IT and the IMT programmes, each programme
has a work programme (') setting out the techno ­
logical objectives and types of actions to be
undertaken and the financial arrangements to be
made for them . Research and technological devel ­
opment activities, including demonstration, must be
within the scope of the IT and / or the IMT work
programme and the technical themes for international

(') The work programme for the IT programme is that which

was updated by the Commission decision of 11 December

1996 ( H / 96 / 5157 ). The IMT work programme is that which
was updated by the Commission decision of 12 December

1995 ( H / 95 / 5488 ).

cooperation on intelligent manufacturing systems
which have been defined in the Council decision of 27
January 1997 on IMS as follows ( 2 ):

— total product life-cycle issues,

— process issues,

— strategy / planning / design,

— human / organizational / social issues, and

— virtual / extended enterprise issues .

3 . The legal entities referred to in Articles 1, 2 and 3 of

Council Decision 94 / 763 / EC on the rules for partici ­
pation in specific programmes and the JRC are invited
to submit proposals for research and technological
development, including demonstrations, actions .

To be eligible for funding, projects should involve at
least two non-affiliated partners from different
Member States or from one Member State and one

associated State . In addition, in order to create an
international consortium under IMS, there should be
partners from at least two other participant regions

( i.e. Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States of
America, Norway, Switzerland ).

4 . The submission of IMS proposals will proceed as

follows : first, outline proposals will be submitted
followed by the submission of full proposals . Full
proposals will be evaluated and selected in accordance
with the rules and procedures in force for the
implementation of the IT and IMT programmes .

Proposals will be selected on the basis of criteria given
in Annex II to the fourth framework programme and
those given in the Council decision on IMS of 27
January 1997 — in particular, added value of carrying

out work at international level, balance of benefits
and contributions, and compliance with intellectual
property rights provisions . Priority will be given to
proposals with high industrial relevance .

( 2 ) A detailed description of the technical themes is given in the

guide for proposers .

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5 . The RTD work, including demonstrations, will be

addressed, by shared-cost actions, in conformity with
the implementation set out in Annex III to the
Council decisions for the abovementioned specific

programmes .

The total possible Community contribution for
European participation in IMS within the fourth
framework programme will not exceed ECU 55
million . This contribution will be financed, as appro ­
priate, from both the IT and IMT programmes .
Considering the time left the implementation of IMS
in Europe, it is unlikely that the ceiling of ECU 55
million will be reached .

6 . Detailed information about technical content,
procedures, eligibility, submission of proposals and
background material is given in the guide for

proposers which can be obtained from the European
Commission . All correspondence concerning this call
should be sent to :

European Commission,
European IMS Secretariat,
( N-105 6 / 84 ),
Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200,
B-1049 Brussels .

7 . Outline proposals can be submitted at any time up to

21 January 1998 . Full proposals will have to be sent to
the Commission at any time up to 31 March 1998 at

12 noon, local time, as confirmed by the postmark, or
delivered by hand, at the address indicated in Section
6 or in one of the offices of the Commission within
the Community, by the same date, as confirmed by
the date of the acknowledgement of receipt .

' Media II — Development and distribution ( 1996 to 2000 )'

Implementation of a programme encouraging the development and distribution of European

audiovisual works

Call for proposals 6 / 97

Support for the development of production projects and production companies

( 97 / C 117 / 16 )

1 . Introduction obtain the necessary documents in order to apply for
financial support from the Community for their proposal .

This call for proposals is based on Council Decision
95 / 563 / EC on the implementation of a programme
encouraging the development and distribution of
European audiovisual works ( Media II — Development
and distribution 1996 to 2000 ), published in Official
Journal of the European Communities No L 321 of 30

December 1995, page 5 .

The measures covered by the Decision include :

— promoting the development of production projects

aimed in particular at the European market,

— encouraging the development of production
companies .

The Commission department responsible for adminis ­
tering this call for proposals is the Media Unit in Direc ­
torate-General X ' Information, Communication, Culture
and Audiovisual Media '.

European companies wishing to respond to this call for
proposals and receive the document, ' Guidelines for the
submission of proposals to obtain Community financial
support in the development sector ', should send their
request by post or fax to :

European Commission, Mr Jacques Delmoly, Head of
Unit, DG X / D / 4, L 102 7 / 023, rue de la Loi / Wetstraat
200, B - 1 049 Brussels, Fax : ( 32 2 ) 299 92 14 .

2 . Purpose The Commission promises to send the above document
within two days of receiving the request .

This notice is intended for independent European
production companies whose activities contribute to the
attainment of the above objectives . It explains how to

The closing date for the submission of proposals is
6 June 1997 .