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**COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

**COM(91)** **13 final - SYN 326**

**Brussels,** **28 January 1991**

**Proposal for a**

**COUNCIL DECISION**

**adapting Decision** **87/516/Euratom,** **EEC concerning the framework programme**

**of Community activities in the field of research and**

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                 technological development (1987-91)

                       Proposal for a

                      COUNCIL DECISION SYN 326

         amending Decisions 87/551/EEC, 87/5907EEC, 88/28/EEC, 88/279/EEC,

          88/416/EEC, 88/418/EEC, 88/419/EEC, 88/521/EEC, 89/160/EEC,

             89/236/EEC, 89/237/EEC, 89/413/EEC and 89/625/EEC

        adopting specific programmes under the second framework programme

               of research and technological development

                       Proposal for a

                      COUNCIL DECISION

        amending Decisions 88/448/Euratom, 88/522/Euratom and 89/664/Euratom

          adopting specific programmes in the nuclear field under the

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_**y:'^**_ **`second framework programme`** **`of`** **`research`** **`and`**

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                   technological development

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                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

In line with Its statement made at the Council meeting of 3 December 1990, of

which Parliament has been informed, the Commission is submitting three proposals

for Council Decisions.

The first proposal seeks to adapt the second framework programme pursuant to

Article 1301(2) of the EEC Treaty. This adaptation concerns the amount which it

was intended, in 1987, to spend after 1991 (the "overhang") and the breakdown of

the total amount deemed necessary as between the different activities envisaged.

The second proposal would increase by ECU 40 million the amount deemed necessary

for the specific programme on non-nuclear energy and the rational use of energy

(Joule). Furthermore, since no Increase in the overall funding of the second

framework programme is provided for, this proposal also seeks, pursuant to

Article 130p(2), second sentence, of the EEC Treaty, to offset the increase in

ths estimated cost of the Joule programme by a corresponding reduction In the

estimated cost of the other EEC R&TD programmes.

Lastly, since certain specific programmes fall under the Euratom Treaty, the

third proposal applies the same reduction procedure to these programmes,

likewise with the aim of not increasing the overall financial provision in the

framework programme adopted In 1987.

The reductions in the breakdown of the total amount deemed necessary and in the

amounts deemed necessary for the specific programmes have been applied pro rata

and rounded off to simplify matters .

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              Proposal for a Council Decision

                      of

            adapting Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC

      concerning the framework programme of Community activities

    In the filed of research and technological development (1987-91)^ [1] )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in

particular Article 130q(1) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

and In particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission^ [2] ),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Par I lament^ [3] ),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee^ [4] ^,

(1) OJ No L302, 24.10.1987, p.1

(2) OJ No

(3) OJ No

(4) OJ No

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Whereas, pursuant to Article 1301(2) of the EEc Treaty, the framework programme

may be adapted or supplemented, as the situation changes,

Whereas Article 1(3), first subparagraph, of Council Decision 87/516/Euratom,

EEC of 28 September 1987 concerning the framework programme of Community

activities in the field of research and technological development (1987-91), as

supplemented by Decision 88/193/Euratom, EEC [(5] ^, states that the total amount

deemed necessary shall be '5 396 million ECU, of which no more than

4 533 million ECU are deemed necessary to be committed for the execution of

specific programmes before the end of 1991'; whereas the twelfth recital of the

said Decision also states that for the same reason, 'fit may be expected that

part of the amount deemed necessary for the framework programme 1987 to 1991,

863 million ECU, will have to be committed In the budget after the reference

period of the framework programme',

Whereas, however, the progress of the legislative procedure for the adoption of

the specific programmes under the third framework programme prompts fears of a

slowdown in the Community's overall research and technological development

effort in 1991; whereas, the abovementloned estimate should therefore be

revised;

Whereas, owing to development on the energy supply market, it is appropriate to

step up the search for and development of new energy options that are both

economically viable and environmentally friendly; whereas It is therefore

appropriate to adapt the estimates of budgetary commitments made by the Council

for this purpose in 1987; whereas, under these circumstance, it is necessary so

to determine the breakdown of the amount deemed necessary for activities in the

energy field as to allocate ECU 162 million Instead of ECU 122 million for non
nuclear energy and the rational use of energy and to reduce in proportion while

at the same time rounding off the other figures In Annex I to Decision

87/516/Euratom, EEC,

(5) OJ No L89, 6.4.1988, p.35

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Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest) has been

consulted,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

                    Sole article

Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC is amended as follows:

1. In Article 1(3), first subparagraph, the figure '4 533' is replaced by

    '5 193'

2. Annex I is replaced by the annex to this Decision

Done at For the Council

                         The President

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                   ANNEX 1

          New Annex I (Decision 87/516/Euratom, CEE)

   FRAMEWORK PROGRAMylE OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH

           AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT (1987-1991)

     Breakdown of the amount deemed necessary between the various

                 activities envisaged

                                   (mi I I Ion ECU)

1. Quality of Life 372

1.1. Health 79

1.2. Radiation protection 34

1.3. Environment 259

2. Towards a large market and an information and 2.258

   communications society

2.1. Information technologies 1.588

2.2. Telecommunication 546

2.3. New services of common Interest 124

   (including transport)

3. Modernisât Ion of industrial sectors 839

3.1. Science and technology for manufacturing industry 397

3.2. Science and technology of advanced materials 218

3.3. Raw materials and recycling 45

3.4. Technical standards, measurements and reference 179

   materials

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4. Exploitation and optimum use of biological resources

278

4.1. Biotechnology 119

4.2. Agro-industrial Technology 104

4.3. Competitiveness of agriculture and management 55

   of agricultural resources

5. Energy 1.205

5.1. Fission: nuclear safety 437

   Controlled thermonuclear fusion 606

5.3. Non-nuclear energies and rational use of energy 162

6. Science and Technology for development 79 79

7. Exploitation of sea bed and use of marine resources

79

7.1. Marine science and Technology 49

7.2. Fisheries 30

8. Improvement of European S/T cooperation 286

8.1. Stimulation, enhancement and use of human resources 178

8.2. Use of large-scale facilities 30

8.3. Forecasting and assessment and other back-up 23

    measures (including statistics)

8.4. Dissemination and utilization of S/T research results 55

                              Total 5.396

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              Proposal for a Council Decision

amending Decisions 87/551/EEC. 87/590/EEC. 88/28/EEC. 88/279/EEC, 88/416/EEC,

88/418/EEC, 88/419/EEC, 88/521/EEC. 89/160/EEC, 89/236/EEC. 89/237/EEC.

89/413/EEC and 89/625/EEC,

adopting specific programmes under the second framework programme of research

and technological development^ [1] ^

(1) Respectively OJ No L334, 24.11.1987, p.20;

           OJ No L16, 21.1.1988, p. 35;

           OJ No L118, 6.5.1988, p. 32;

           OJ No L206, 30.7.1988, p.1, p.29 and p.34;

           OJ No L286, 20.10.1988, p.29;

           OJ No L60, 3.3.1989, p.48

           OJ No L98, 11.4.1989, p.13 and p. 18;

           OJ No L200, 13.7.1989, p.30;

           OJ No L359, 8.12.1989, p.9; and

           OJ No L360, 9.12.1989, p.32

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in

particular Article 130q(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission^ [2] ),

In cooperation with the European Par I lament(3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee^ [4] ),

Whereas Article 130k of the Treaty provides that the framework programme shall

be implemented through specific programmes developed within each activity,

Whereas, by its Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC [( 5 )], as amended by Decision

88/193/EEC, Euratom^ [6] ), and by Decision ... [(7)], the Council adopted a

framework programme of Community activities in the field of research and

technological development (1987 to 1991),

Whereas owing to developments on the energy supply market it is appropriate to

step up the search for and development of new energy options that are both

economically viable and environmentally friendly,

 (2) OJ No C

 (3) OJ No C

 (4) OJ No C

 (5) OJ No L302, 24.10.1987, p.1

 (6) OJ No L89, 6.4.1989, p.35

 (7) OJ No L

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Whereas the Council, in Its Decision ... of .... revised its 1987 estimates with

regard to the budgetary commitments necessary for the Implementation of specific

programmes before the end of 1991 and with regard to the breakdown of the amount

deemed necessary for the second programme as a whole between the various

activities envisaged,

Whereas it is appropriate, under these circumstances, to revise the estimates of

the appropriations deemed necessary for the specific programmes adopted under

the second framework programme In the from of an increase from ECU 120 million

to ECU 162 million for the Joule programme; whereas it is necessary, as a

result, In accordance with Article 130p(2), second sentence, of the Treaty,

correspondingly to reduce the amounts deemed necessary for a number of other

specific programmes in order not to exceed the total financial provision in the

second framework programme,

Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest) has delivered

its opinion,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

                      Article 1

1) Decision 87/551/EEC (in the field of medical and health research) Is

    amended as follows:

    a) in Article 2, the figure '65' is replaced by '64'

    b) in Annex II, the figure '65' is replaced by '64' and the part-amounts

       are reduced in proportion;

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2) Decision 87/590/EEC (In the field of science and technology for

    development) is amended as follows:

    In Article 2, the figure '80' is replaced by '79';

3) Decision 88/28/EEC (in the field of telecommunications technologies: RACE)

    is amended as follows:

    a) in Article 5, the figure '550' is replaced by '546';

    b) in Annex I, the figure '550' is replaced by '546' and the part
       amounts are reduced In proportion;

4. Decision 88/279/EEC (In the field of information technologies: ESPRIT) is

    amended as follows:

    a) in Article 5, the figure '1600' is replaced by '1588' and part
       amounts are reduced In proportion;

5. Decision 88/416/EEC (in the field of informatics for road transport:

    DRIVE) is amended as follows:

    a) in Article 5(1), the figure '60' Is replaced by '59' and the part
       amounts are reduced in proportion-,

    b) In Annex I, the figure '60' is replaced by '59' and the part-amounts

       are reduced in proportion

6. Decision 88/418/EEC (in the field of applied metrology and chemical

    analyses: BCR) is amended as follows:
    In Article 2, the figure '59.2' is replaced by '58.7';

7. Decision 88/419/EEC stimulation of scientific cooperation: SCIENCE) is

    amended as follows:

    in Article 3 the figure '167' is replaced by '165';

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8. Decision 88/521/EEC (JRC programmes) is amended as follows:

    a) in Article 2, the figure '521.7' is replaced by '248.7';

    b) in Annex A, the figure '251.7' is replaced by '248.7' and the part
       amounts are reduced in proportion;

9. Decision 89/160/EEC (in the field of agro-Industry: ECLAIR) is amended as

    fol lows:

    in Article 2, the figure '80' is replaced by '79';

10. Decision 89/236/EEC (in the field of non-nuclear energy and the rational

    use of energy: JOULE) is amended as follows:

    a) in Article 2, the figure '122' is replaced by '162';

    b) in Annex II, the figure '122' is replaced by '162' and the part
       amounts are increased in proportion;

11; Decision 89/237/EEC (in the field of industrial manufacturing technologies

    and applications of advanced materials: BRITE/EURAM) is amended as

    fol lows:

    in Article 2, the figure '499.5' is replaced by '496';

12. Decision 89/413/EEC (in the field of marine science and technology: MAST)

    is amended as fol lows:

    in Article 2, the figure '50' is replaced by '49';

13. Decision 89/625/EEC (in the field of the environment and climatology: STEP

    and EPOCH) is amended as follows:

    in Article 2, the figure '115' is replaced by '114' and the other figures

    are reduced in proportion;

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14. Decision 89/621/EEC (In the field of biotechnology: BRIDGE) is amended as

    foI Iows:

    in Article 2, the figure '100' is replaced by '99'.

                     ARTICLE 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at For the Council,

                         The President

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              Proposal for a Council Decision

amending Decisions 88/448/Euratom. 88/522/Euratom. and 89/664/Euratom adopting

specific programmes in the nuclear field under the second framework programme of

research and technological development* [1] *

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, after consulting the

Scientific and Technical Committee^ [2] ),

(1) Respectively OJ No L222,12.8.1988, p.5, OJ No L286, 20.10.1988, p.33;

           OJ No L395, 30.12.1989, p.28

(2) OJ No L

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Having regard to the opinion of the European Par I lament^ [3] ),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee^ [4] ),

Whereas, by Its Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC^ [5] ^, as amended by Decision

88/193/EEC/Euratom( [6] > and by Decision ...( [7] ), the Council adopted a framework

programme of Community activities in the field of research and technological

development (1987 to 1991),

Whereas owing to developments on the energy supply market it is appropriate to

step up the search for and development of new energy options that are both

economically viable and environmentally friendly,

Whereas the Council, by Its Decision No ... of ....( [7] ) revised its 1987

estimates of the budgetary commitments necessary for the implementation of

specific programmes before the end of 1991 and as regards the breakdown of the

amount deemed necessary for the second programme as a whole between the various

activities envisaged-,

Whereas the Council considered it appropriate, by its Decision No ...( [8] )(*), to

revise accordingly its estimates of the appropriations deemed necessary for the

specific programmes under the second framework programme in the form of an

increase from ECU 122 million to ECU 162 million for the Joule programme;

whereas it is necessary, as a result, in accordance with Article 130p(2), second

sentence, of the Treaty, correspondingly to reduce the amounts deemed necessary

for a number of other specific programmes in order not to exceed the total

financial provision in the second framework programme,

(3) OJ No L

(4) OJ No L

(5) OJ No L302, 24.10.1987, p.1

(6) OJ No L89, 6.4.1988, p.35

(7) OJ No L

(7)

(8) OJ No L

(*) (proposal for a Council Decision amending fourteen decisions adopting

    specific programmes under the second framework programme of R&TD)

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS

                     Article 1

1. Decision 88/448/Euratom (in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion)

    is amended as follows:

    in Article 2, first paragraph, the figure '735' is replaced by '730';

2. Decision 88/522/Euratom (JRC programme in the field of nuclear fission:

    nuclear safety) is amended as follows:

    a) in Article 2, the figure '448.3' is replaced by '446.3'

    b) in Annex A, the figure '448.3' is replaced by '446.3' and the part
       amounts are reduced in proportion

3. Decision 89/664/euratom (in the field of management and stockage of

    radioactive waste) is amended as follows:

    a) In Article 2, the figure '79.6' is replaced by '78.6'

    b) in the annex, the figure '79.6' Is replaced by '78.6' and the part
       amounts are reduced in proportion.

                      Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States

Done at For the Council

                         The President

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