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No C 109/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 4. 88

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_(Preparatory Acts)_

# COMMISSION

Proposal for a Council Decision on a European stimulation plan for economic science (1989 to

1992) (SPES)

_COM(88) 98 final_

_(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 22 March 1988)_

(88/C 109/04)

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,

In cooperation with the European Parliament,

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

"Whereas Article 130K of the Treaty provides that
implementation of the framework programme be carried
out by means of specific programmes developed within
each of its action lines;

Whereas Council Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC (')
adopting the multiannual framework programme 1987 to
1991 includes the stimulation, enhancement and better
use of existing Community human research and development resources among the activities it provides for;

Whereas Decision . . . of . . . adopting the second plan to
stimulate the international cooperation and interchange
needed by European research scientists (Science) for the
period 1988 to 1992 concerns only the exact and natural
sciences; whereas it is recognized that support would be
advantageous in other scientific areas;

Whereas economic science addresses itself to the funda
mental objectives of the Community, is able to contribute
to a better formulation of Community policies and, more
generally, aims to increase the wealth and productivity of
the whole economy; it is therefore appropriate that of
the human and social sciences priority should be given to
stimulating economic science;

Whereas the creation of a 'Researchers' Europe' is
necessary in order to ensure that the development gap
between different Member States of the European
Community does not widen further;

Whereas it is in the Community's interest to involve third
countries and international organizations in certain
Community programmes and particularly those
programmes contributing to the overall strengthening of
Europe's scientific potential;

Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research
Committee has given its opinion,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

_Article 1_

A plan to stimulate cooperation between and the interchange of researchers in economic science, hereinafter
referred to as the 'programme', as set out in the Annex,
is hereby adopted for a four-year period commencing on
1 January 1989.

_Article 2_

The procedural arrangements for implementing the
programme are set out in the Annex. The rate of the
Community's financial contribution to stimulation activities shall amount to 100 % of the cost of these

scientific cooperation or interchange activities.

_Article 3_

The funds estimated as necessary for the execution of
the programme amount to 6 million ECU for the period
1989 to 1992, including expenditure on a staff of two.

_Article 4_

1. The Commission shall be responsible for the
execution of the programme and shall be assisted by the
Committee for the European Development of Science
and Technology (Codest), set up pursuant to
Commission Decision 82/835/EEC ( [2] ) and by
consultants.

(') OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. O OJ No L 350, 12. 12. 1982, p. 45.

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2. Contracts entered into by the Commission shall
regulate the rights and obligations of each party and in
particular the methods of disseminating, protecting and
exploiting research results and any necessary reimbursement of funding given.

_Article 5_

1. In its fourth year, the Commission shall undertake
a review of the programme. It shall report to Council
and the European Parliament on the results of this
review together, if necessary, with any proposals for
modification or prolongation in the light of the interim
results achieved.

2. After completion of the programme, the
Commission shall report to Council and the European
Parliament on the evaluation of the final results.

3. The abovementioned reports shall be established
having regard to the objectives of the programme as set

out in the Annex and in conformity with the provisions
of Article 2 (2) of the framework programme.

_Article 6_

The Commission is authorized to negotiate, in
accordance with Article 130N of the EEC Treaty,
agreements with European non-member States and international organizations (in particular those countries
participating in European Cooperation in the field of
Scientific and Technical Research (COST) and those
having concluded framework agreements in S/T cooperation with the Community) with a view to associating them wholly or partially with the programme.

_Article 7_

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1989.

_Article 8_

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

_ANNEX_

European stimulation plan for economic science 1989 to 1992 (SPES)

1. The programme consists of a range of activities which have as their aim the establishment of a network
of cooperation and interchange between economists of the highest professional quality at the European
level.

The purpose of these activities is to:

— stimulate the mobility of Community economists and cooperation on joint research projects or
networks by researchers of the Community member countries,

— improve training by encouraging doctoral students and researchers of the Community member
countries to continue with their work in Community universities or research centres other than those
of their country of origin,

— encourage young European economists to return to the Community if they have been working for
some time in centres of excellence of non-Community countries, and

— favour or support the exchange of knowledge and information between researchers in economic
science of Community member countries.

2. The programme shall be implemented by support for the following actions:

— scholarships, research grants, grants for multinational networks or research projects, and

— subsidies for the organization of high level training courses, scientific meetings (conferences,
seminars, workshops), organized in collaboration with the scientific communities concerned, and
facilitating the realization of surveys and studies as well as access to data banks.

3. Consideration shall be given to applications for financial support made by individuals or institutions
which satisfy each of the following criteria:

(a) scientific excellence;

(b) the multinational European aspect (transnational cooperation or activity outside the country of
origin);

(c) the European interest of the substance of the research either in terms of its general scientific value
or its applied analytical content.

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4. The selection of stimulation measures, beneficiary projects and/or researchers shall be made by the
Commission assisted by an _ad hoc_ group within the European Committee for the Development of
Science and Technology (Codest).

5. Possible topics of research are:

(a) the Community's internal market programme raises many issues of microeconomic analysis,
including industrial organization and the economics of regulatory policies (e.g. standards) that
deserve urgent attention;

(b) European integration economics, including issues of intra-European regional north-south
relations, raises a further set of issues not well covered by the research community;

(c) the determinants of economic growth in Western Europe, including dynamic factors such as
advanced technology and innovation, and constraints, such as environmental concerns;

(d) systemic issues in the monetary areas and macroeconomic and fiscal policy coordination have
received increasing academic attention in recent years, but rarely dealing adequately with their
intra-European as compared to their international aspects;

(e) problems of trade policy and the role of Western Europe in the international division of labour;

(f) employment and social policy issues, which have quite different characteristics in Western Europe,
compared to the United States or Japan; and

(g) methodological and modelling problems relevant to the abovementioned subjects or otherwise of
fundamental interest.

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on the implementation of co-financing operations
for the purchase of food products or seeds by international bodies or non-governmental

organizations

_COM(88)_ _J 58_ _final_

_(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 7 April 1988)_

(88/C 109/05)

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,

Whereas the Community can come to the assistance of
needy sections of the population of developing and other
non-member countries by helping to finance the
purchase by non-governmental organizations or international bodies of food products or seeds;

Whereas the measures to be taken for the implementation of such co-financing operations should be
determined;

Whereas provision should be made for a procedure for
the management of co-financing operations; whereas
Article 8 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86
of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid

management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 3785/87 ( [2] ), contains a procedure which may be used
for this purpose;

Whereas the Treaty does not provide the necessary
powers other than those contained in Article 235,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

_Article 1_

1. The Community may contribute to the financing of
purchases by international bodies or non-governmental
organizations of food products or seeds intended for
needy sections of the population of developing or other
non-member countries.

2. Such operations may be implemented at the request
of international bodies or non-governmental organizations when the target sections of the population are
faced with serious difficulties as a result of natural

disasters or exceptional circumstances.

(') OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1.
( [2] ) OJ No L 356, 18. 12. 1987, p. 8.