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No C 304/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 11.87

## II

_(Preparatory Acts)_

# COMMISSION

Proposal for a Council Regulation on a research and development programme in the field of
applied metrology and chemical analyses in the European Economic Community 1988 to 1992

(the Community Bureau of Reference — BCR)

_COM(87) 444 final/2_

_(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on_ 5 _October 1987)_

(87/C 304/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE F.UROPF.AN COMMUNITIES,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

In cooperation with the European Parliament,

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

Whereas the Community has assigned itself the objective
of completing the internal market by 1992 for which it
has the task of eliminating technical trade barriers mainly
through harmonization of norms and technical regulations;

Whereas the framework programme of Community
activities in the field of research and technological
development adopted by the Council for the period 1987
to 1991 includes support to the application of technical

norms;

Whereas the elimination of supplementary technical
barriers requires that the laboratories of the Member
States have the technical means necessary to ensure the
uniform application of norms, technical regulations and
directives;

Whereas to achieve this aim it is important that the
Community supports collaborative activities having as
objective the harmonization of the measurements and
chemical analyses in the Member States so as to ensure
concordance of the results of tests and controls;

Whereas work on metrology and chemical analysis in
progress in some EFTA States could usefully be

coordinated with Community work under the present

programme;

Whereas CREST has expressed its opinion,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

_Article 1_

1. A research and development programme for the
European Economic Community in the field of applied
metrology and chemical analyses as defined in the
Annex, is hereby adopted for a period of five years with
effect from 1 January 1988.

2. Experimental work will be carried out under
contract. The participants may be industrial organizations, research institutes and universities established in
the Community.

_Article 2_

The funds estimated as necessary for the execution of
the programme (1988 to 1992) amount to 59,2 Million
ECU which includes expenditure on a staff of 32.

_Article 3_

The Commission shall be responsible for the execution
of the programme. It will be assisted in its function of
programme management by the Management and
Coordination Advisory Committee (CGC) (Scientific
and Technological Standards) created by Council
Decision 84/338/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (').

(') OJ No I. _\77,_ 4. 7. 1984, p. 25.

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Article 4

During the third year the programme shall be reviewed.
The results of this review shall be communicated to the

Council and the European Parliament. This review may
lead to the submission by the Commission of a proposal
for a revision of the programme in accordance with the
appropriate procedures.

_Article 5_

The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate
agreements for cooperation in the fields of operation of

this programme with third countries, in particular those
European non-member States which have concluded
framework agreements for scientific and technical
cooperation with the Community.

_Article 6_

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
directly applicable in all Member States.

No C 304/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 11.87

_ANNEX_

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF APPLIED METROLOGY

AND CHEMICAL ANALYSES

(Community Bureau of Reference — BCR)

The objective of the programme is to improve the reliability of chemical analyses and physical
measurements (applied metrology) so as to achieve agreement of results in all Member States.

The projects will be chosen from those fields which are of priority importance for the Community as
judged from an economic, environmental or public health viewpoint.

The priority areas will be in particular, the following:

— analysis of food and agricultural products,

— environmental analysis,

— biomedical analysis,

— analysis of metals, including surface analysis,

— physical measurements (applied metrology).

The activities include in particular:

— execution of measurement programmes on a collaborative basis (intercomparisons),

— improvement of methods of analysis and measurement,

— improvement of instruments necessary for high precision measurements,

— development of transfer standards,

— preparation and certification of reference materials,

— storage and distribution of reference materials,

— scholarships for young scientists in subjects covered by the programme,

— exchange of scientists in subjects covered by the programme.