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31.1.87 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 24 /9

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_(Preparatory Acts)_

# COMMISSION

Proposal for a Council Regulation relating to a research and development programme in the
field of science and technology for development (1987 to 1990)

_COM(86)_ _550final_

_(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 29 October 1986)_

(87/C 24/06)

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 from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European
Parliament,

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

Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of the Treaty, the
Community has in particular the task of promoting a
harmonious development of economic activities and
continuous balanced expansion in the whole
Community; whereas Article 3 of the Treaty provides
that, for the purposes set out in Article 2, the activities of
the Community shall include, _inter alia,_ increased trade
and the joint promotion of economic and social
development in the developing countries;

Whereas the resolution adopted by the Council on
18 November 1980 'underlines the importance of the
development of research capacities orientated particularly towards food agriculture of the developing
countries and of the complementarity between the
activities of the research centres established in the

Community and the efforts undertaken in this domain by
the developing countries';

Whereas the Intergovernmental Committee on Science
and Technology for Development (CISTD) during its
eighth session, from 2 to 6 June 1986, adopted the
resolution, put forward by the Netherlands on behalf of
the Member States of the European Community, which
invited industrialized countries to increase their research

and development efforts in the sector of agriculture and
related fields, including joint projects with developing
countries;

Whereas developing countries have become aware of the
place of science and technology in the process of
economic and social development and from then on it
has been important to facilitate the introduction of a
science and technical dimension into the development
activities of the Community;

Whereas, therefore, the research and development
measures covered by this Regulation relate to two particularly grave and urgent problems, viz. food and
health, which are bound up with the fundamental needs
of the developing countries;

Whereas it is necessary to establish greater cooperation
among scientists in the various Member States with a
view to facilitating the complementarity of research and
methodologies and ensuring easier access to the different
networks of scientific relationships established by the
Member States with their Third World partners;

Whereas the Council adopted on 14 January 1974 a
Resolution on an initial outline programme of the
European Communities in the field of science and
technology (');

Whereas the resolution of the Council of 25 July 1983,
relating to framework programmes for Community
research, development and demonstration activities and
to the first framework programme for 1984 to 1987 ( [2] ),
lists among its scientific and technical activities the
strengthening of development aid;

Whereas, in view of the object and the specificity of this
programme, which is carried out in the interest of the
developing countries and must be carried out in close
cooperation with them, it is advisable to lay down special
rules for the dissemination of the results of the

programme;

(') OJNoC7, 29. 1. 1974, p. 6.
O OJ No C 208, 4. 8. 1983, p. 1.

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Whereas the Council, pursuant to Article 235 of the
Treaty, adopted a first multiannual programme of
research and development in the field of science and
technology for development by Decision 82/837/
EEC (*), and this programme has achieved positive
results which have opened up promising opportunities
regarding the objectives to be pursued;

Whereas the Council on 10 December 1985 asked the

Commission to consider the inclusion, as part of this
programme, of a subsection relating to the development
of indigenous scientific and technical research capacities
in developing countries;

Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research

Committee (CREST) has delivered an opinion;

Whereas the Treaty has not provided the necessary
specific powers,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

_Article 1_

A programme of research and development to support
and reinforce scientific activities in the field of science

and technology for development for the benefit of
developing countries, as set out in the Annex, is hereby
adopted for a period of four years from 1 January 1987.

Within the scope of the programme, competent
institutions established in the Community or in
developing countries may submit their research and
development proposals. Proposals for joint financing of
research activities undertaken by other competent international organizations may also be submitted.

_Article 2_

The cost of the programme is estimated at 80 million
ECU including the cost of a personnel of 16.

_Article 3_

The Commission shall be responsible for carrying out the

programme.

_Article 4_

1. In carrying out its action, the Commission will be
assisted by an advisory committee 'Research linked to
development* hereinafter referred to as the 'Committee',
which shall replace the Management and Advisory

Committee 'Research linked to development' set up by
Council Decision 84/338/Euratom, ECSC, EEC ( [2] ).

The Committee shall consist of a maximum of two

representatives from each Member States responsible for
science and technology in the field of tropical and
subtropical agriculture and medicine, health and
nutrition in tropical and subtropical areas.

A representative of the Standing Committee on agricultural research, of the Advisory Committee 'Medical
and Health Research' and of the Technical Centre for

Agricultural and Rural Cooperation in addition to
experts from developing countries shall be invited to
participate in the work of the Committee.

In order to ensure coordination at international level,
representatives of relevant international organizations
may be invited to attend Committee meetings.

The Committee shall establish its rules of procedure.

The Commission shall be responsible for the secretariat
of the Committee.

2. The Committee shall debate requests for opinions
submitted by the Commission. The latter, in requesting
the Committee's opinion, may set a deadline for the
opinion to be given. The discussions of the Committee
shall not be followed by a vote. However, each
Committee member may request that his opinion be
noted in the minutes.

_Article 5_

During the first year of the programme, the
Commission, after obtaining the opinion of the
Committee, shall issue invitations to submit the proposals
necessary for progressive implementation of the
programme. During the third year of the programme,
the Commission, assisted by independent experts among
whom there must be a sufficient number of specialists
from developing countries, shall evaluate the programme
and may submit proposals for any consequent
amendments.

_Article 6_

Dissemination of information applicable to the present
research programme shall be subject to the following
conditions:

1. Rules governing ownership, the obligations of the
Community, and, should the need arise, of the
contractor, with regard to information and inventions,
whether or not patentable, resulting from research or
work done under contract, shall be defined case by
case in the contracts.

O OJ No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 24. ( [2] ) OJ No L 177, 4. 7. 1984, p. 25.

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The Commission shall communicate the information

and inventions in which it has the rights to the
Member States and to persons and undertakings
which pursue, on the territory of a Member State or
in a developing country, a research or a production
activity justifying access to such information. The
Commission must also communicate this information

primarily to the developing countries, not only to
those with which the Community has concluded
association or cooperation agreements, and to the
non-associated developing countries which benefit
from financial and technical aid from the Community,

but also to all developing countries which have an
urgent need and which are in a position to make use
of such knowledge. It may also make communication
of this information subject to conditions which it shall
lay down.

_Article_ 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987.

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

_ANNEX_

INDIRECT ACTION

Programme of research and development in the field of science and technology for development

(1987 to 1990)

The programme, for which the expenditure commitments are estimated at 80 million ECU, comprises the
following two subprogrammes:

A. SUBPROGRAMME TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURE':

1. Improvement of agricultural products:

— crop production: food and agro-industrial crops; crop genetics; crop protection,

— proteins of animal origin: stock farming; animal genetics and reproduction; veterinary medicine;
sea and inland fisheries, aquaculture,

— forestry production in humid and arid areas;

2. Conservation and better use of the environment:

— appraisal of resources; water resources and their use; soil management and protection, desertification and management of savannahs; underexploited genetic resources; wild flora and fauna;

3. Agricultural engineering and post-harvest technology:

— agricultural engineering/mechanization; preservation of products; processing of products;

4. Production systems:

— multi-disciplinary approaches relating to plant products; inter-cropping; relationships between
crop-growing and stock-farming; ecologically fragile environments.

B. SUBPROGRAMME 'MEDICINE, HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN TROPICAL AND
SUBTROPICAL AREAS':

1. Medicine:

— transmissible tropical diseases: parasitological; bacterial; viral; mycological,

— non-transmissible tropical diseases: genetic disorders; acquired diseases;

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2. Health:

— health services research: operational research; planning management and evaluation,

— environmental health: water-related diseases; traditional medicine — tropical medicinal plants;

3. Nutrition:

— nutritional deficiencies; impact of agricultural, alimentary and socio-economic strategies on
nutritional status,

— relationships between production and storage systems, food habits and health status,

— bioavailability of nutrients and their toxicology.

The carrying-out of research activities envisaged for the two above subprogrammes also involves training
and mobility of scientific personnel, team assistance and the creation of research networks.

Proposal for a Council Directive amending for the third time Directive 75/726/EEC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning fruit juices and certain similar

products

_COM(86) 688 final_

_(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 30 December 1986)_

(87/C 24/07)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and
100 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

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

Whereas Council Directive 75/726/EEC C), as last
amended by Directive 81/487/EEC ( [2] ), does not allow
fruit nectars to be produced without the addition of
sugar; whereas in view of changes in eating habits the
existence of such products should be allowed;

Whereas it is not possible to extract the juice of certain
tropical fruits without the pulp; whereas it therefore
appears necessary to allow the use of fruit puree in the
manufacture of certain fruit juices;

Whereas the option of replacing all sugars by honey
within the limits laid down should be extended to all

fruit nectars, and the option of using sugars and honey
together in certain nectars should be deleted;

(») OJ No L 311, 1. 12. 1975, p. 40.
O OJ No L 189, 11. 7. 1981, p. 43.

Whereas to prevent fraud the sweetening of certain
concentrated fruit juices should be authorized only if
they are intended for direct sale to the consumer, since
the sweetening may not exceed the permitted limits at
the final stage;

Whereas the option under national legislation of adding
citric acid to correct the natural acidity of grape juice
and apple juice is no longer used in the Community;

Whereas the Annex to the Directive should be

supplemented as regards the category of low-acid fruits.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

_Article 1_

Directive _75/726/EEC_ is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1 (7) is replaced by the following:

_'7. Fruit nectar_

The unfermented but fermentable product,
obtained by the addition of water, with or
without the addition of sugar, to fruit juice,