CELEX: 51983PC0143(02)
Language: en
Date: 1983-03-16
Title: DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION OF DEALING WITH STRUCTURES AND PROCEDURES FOR DECISION MAKING IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                               COM (S3) 1^+3 final
                                               Brussels, 16 March 1 9 8 3
                COMMUNICATION FROK THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
                          on Structures and Procedures
                     for the Comrrion Policy in the Field of
                             Science and Technology
CCM(83) 1^3 final
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Wi th t h e new R&D s t r a t e g y f o r t h e 1 9 8 0 ' s i n mind /COM ( 8 1 ) 574/
t h e Commi ssi on i s p r o p o s i n g t o t h e C o u n c i l t h a t t h e s t r u c t u r e s and
p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t i n g t o t h e common p o l i c y i n t h e f i e l d o f S/T be
a d a p t e d and m o d i f i e d .
The Co mmi s s i o n , on t h e b a s i s of t h e f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p l e s ,
-     m u l t i p l e and i n t e r d e p e n d e n t   consultation,
      reco n c ilin g the p o l i t i c a l ,         s c i e n t i f i c and t e c h n i c a l , and f i n a n c i a l
      examinations,
      stream lining procedures.
makes t h e s e p r o p o s a l s :
1)      t o s e t up H i g h e r P o l i c y Commi t t ee f o r S c i e n c e and Te c h n o l o g y (HCST)
        w i t h t h e t a s k of h e l p i n g t h e C o u n c i l t o t a k e a d e c i s i o n on t h e
        Framework Programme f o r Community S c i e n t i f i c                       and T e c h n i c a l a c t i v i t i e s
        / COM ( 82) 8 6 5 _ /         and upon s e c t o r a l a c t i o n p r o g r a mme s .        The HCST
        would r e p l a c e CREST and t h e s p e c i a l i s e d g r o u p s r e s p o n s i b l e t o t h e
        Council.
2)      to equip i t s e l f        with a c o n s u l t a t i v e system t o help i t               in implementing
        and ma nagi ng communit y RD&D a c t i v i t i e s                  as w e l l a s i n t h e c o o r d i n a t i o n
        o f RD&D a c t i v i t i e s     in c o r r e s p o n d i n g f i e l d s ; t o t h i s end i t p r o p o s e s
        t o s e t u p , f o r e a c h f i e l d o f a c t i v i t y a Management and C o o r d i n a t i o n
        C o n s u l t a t i v e Commi t t ee (CGC).
        The CGCs woul d r e p l a c e t h e s u b c o m m i t t e e s of CREST a s w e l l a s t h e
        A d v i s o r y Commi t t e e s on Programme Management (ACPMs) and t h e C o n c e r t e d
        A c t i o n Commi t t e e s (COMACs).
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                C o m m i s s i o n to the C o un cil on S t r u c t u r e s and P r o c e d u r e s
                                for the C o m m o n Pol'icy in the Field of
                                              S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y
1. I n t h e l i g h t of e x p e r i e n c e g a i n e d s i n c e 1974 and b e a r i n g i n mind t h e new
   s t r a t e g y e s t a b l i s h e d f o r t h e 1 9 8 0 ' s / C0MC81) 574_7 and e s p e c i a l l y t h e
   i n s t i t u t i o n of a f r a me wor k Programme f o r Community s c i e n t i f i c                               and t e c h n i c a l
   a c t i v i t i e s f o r t h e p e r i o d 1984 - 1987 / COM( 82) 865 f i n a l _ 7 ,                              t h e Commi ssi on
   now p r o p o s e s t o t h e C o u n c i l t h a t t h e s t r u c t u r e s and p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t i n g t o
   Community R&D be m o d i f i e d and a d a p t e d .
2. The Commi ssi on c o n s i d e r s t h a t ,                  on t h e b a s i s of t h e work u n d e r t a k e n by t h e
   ad hoc g r o u p whi ch t h e C o u n c i l a s k e d i t t o convene on 8 March 1 9 8 2 , t h e r e
   a r e t h r e e b a s i c p r i n c i p l e s whi ch must be a d h e r e d t o i f t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s
   o f t h e new R&D s t r a t e g y a r e t o be me t :
   I.         The p r i n c i p l e of m u l t i p l e and i n t e r d e p e n d e n t            consultation
              The Community i n s t i t u t i o n s must be a b l e t o a v a i l t h e m s e l v e s of a d v i c e
              n o t j u s t from g o v e r n me n t e x p e r t s b u t a l s o of t h o s e i n d e p e n d e n t e x p e r t s
              of r e c o g n i s e d a u t h o r i t y w i t h i n t h e f i e l d of S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y
              and f i n a n c e ;       t o be e f f e c t i v e        it i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t t h e r e be a f a i r
              d e g r e e of c o r r e l a t i o n b e t we e n t h e v a r i o u s          c o n s u l t a t i o n s so t h a t an
              o v e r a l l view of t h e p r o b l e m s p o s e d a t t h e p r e p a r a t i o n , d e c i s i o n and
              i m p l e m e n t a t i o n s t a g e s of t h e R&D p o l i c y can be g a i n e d .
   II.        The p r i n c i p l e of r e c o n c i l i n g t h e p o l i t i c a l ,          scientific            and
              t e c h n i c a l and f i n a n c i a l e x a m i n a t i o n s
              Once t h e n e c e s s a r y c o n s u l t a t i o n s         have been c a r r i e d o u t , t h e
              Commi ssi on t a k e s on r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r p r e p a r i n g and p u t t i n g f o r w a r d
              t h e Framework Programme and t h e a c t i o n pr ogr a mme s .                                   The C o u n c i l and
              the Parliament               t h e n t a k e up t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s whi ch a r e t h e i r s .
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                 At ev e r y stage of i m p l e m e n t i n g the R&D p o l i c y it is
                 impo rta nt that c o h e r e n c e and c o m p l e m e n t a r i t y be a s s u r e d as b e t w e e n
                 t h e p r o p o s e d communit y a c t i v i t i e s and
                        n a t i o n a l R&D p o l i c i e s
                        the C o m m u n i t y ' s s c i e n t i f i c and t e c h n i c a l o b j e c t i v e s
                        t h e ' o w n r e s o u r c e s ' w h i c h can be used.
    III.         The p r i n c i p l e of s t r e a m l i n i n g p r o c e d u r e s
                The Eu r o p e a n C o u n c i l a t i t s            Copenhagen m e e t i n g of 3 and 4 December
                1 9 8 2 , and t h e R e s e a r c h M i n i s t e r ' s C o u n c i l o f 8 F e b r u a r y 1983 recommended
                t h a t Community p r o c e d u r e s be s t r e a m l i n e d .
3. The aim of t h e p r o p o s a l s bel ow i s                        thus to:
           s t r e a m l i n e and r a t i o n a l i s e t h e s t r u c t u r e s and p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t i n g     to
           Community R&D;
           to provide the g r e a t e s t p o s sib le e x p e r t i s e , via a d i r e c t                     and c o n s t a n t
           c o n t a c t beween Community i n s t i t u t i o n s a nd:
                   r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of s c i e n t i f i c  circles,
                   t h o s e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r n a t i o n a l R&D p o l i c i e s , b o t h a t      conceptual
                   and management               level.
4. The new s t r a t e g y and t h e Framework Programme a r e a c o n t i n u a t i o n of t h e
    l i n e d e l i n e a t e d on 14 J a n u a r y 1974 by t h e C o u n c i l r e s o l u t i o n on t h e
   c o o r d i n a t i o n of n a t i o n a l p o l i c i e s and t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of a c t i v i t i e s         in
                                                                                                                            1
   t h e F i e l d of S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y p o s s e s s i n g a communit y i n t e r e s t
5. The Commi ssi on has i d e n t i f i e d f o u r main f u n c t i o n s whi ch have t o be f u l f i l l e d
   i n o r d e r t o i mpl e me nt t h e communi t y p o l i c y i n t h e f i e l d o f S c i e n c e and
   Technology:
          i d e n t i f y i n g t h e Community S/T o b j e c t i v e s and a d o p t i n g t h e Framework
          Programme f o r Community RD&D a c t i v i t i e s ,
1.    See O . J .          C7, 2 9 . 1 . 7 4
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            D e f i n i n g and c h o o s i n g t h o s e RD&D a c t i v i t i e s                 , corresponding to the
            o b j e c t i v e s of t h e Framework Programme whi ch a r e t o i mpl e me nt e d on t h e
            b a s i s of s p e c i f i c d e c i s i o n s .
            I m p l e m e n t i n g and managi ng RD&D a c t i v i t i e s ,
                                                            2
           E v a l u a t i n g and u t i l i z i n g            t h e r e s u l t s of RD&D.
     IDENTIFYING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES AND ADOPTING THE
     FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
6. The o b j e c t i v e s a r e p r o p o s e d by t h e Commission on t h e b a s i s o f                               long t e r m
     forecasting              s t u d y on t h e one h a n d , and an a s s e s s m e n t of t h e Communi t y' s
    priority            s h o r t and medium t e r m n e e d s on t h e o t h e r .                     Th e s e o b j e c t i v e s a r e
     adopted at p o l i t i c a l             l e v e l by t h e Community i n s t i t u t i o n s               and r e v i e w e d a t
     regular          intervals         ( e v e r y two y e a r s f o r e x a m p l e ) .            To e s t a b l i s h t h e s e
    o b j e c t i v e s t h e Commi ssi on has a v a i l a b l e t o i t ;
           t h e r e s u l t s of t h e FAST              ^  p r o g r a mme ,
           t h e o p i n i o n s of i t s         s c i e n t i f i c a d v i s e r s , of CODEST ^ and CORDI ^ .
7. To be c e r t a i n o f a c h i e v i n g t h e o b j e c t i v e s whi ch have be e n e s t a b l i s h e d
    t h e Commi ssi on must e n s u r e t h a t t h e r e i s                       c o h e r e n c e b e t we e n Community and
    national a c tiv itie s;                  to t h i s      end t h e r e f o r e     i t must have a c c e s s t o i n f o r m a ­
    t i o n and f o r e c a s t s whi ch o n l y t h e Member S t a t e s p o s s e s s .
    A p a r t f r om c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h t h e P a r l i a m e n t and t h e Economic and S o c i a l
    C o m m i t t e e , a d o p t i n g t h e Framework Programme p r e s u p p o s e s t h a t t h e C o u n c i l
    avails         itself         a s a p p r o p r i a t e o f an o p i n i o n f r om t h e n a t i o n a l a u t h o r i t i e s
    r e s p o n s i b l e f o r i m p l e m e n t i n g RD&D p o l i c i e s .             The Commission t h e r e f o r e
    suggests that                 a Commi t t ee be s e t            up ( t h e HCST) w i t h t e r m s of r e f e r e n c e as
    d e f i n e d a t § 14.
1. The t e r m RD&D a c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d e s ' a c t i o n p r o g r a mme s ' whi ch b r i n g t o g e t h e r
    a l l t h e d i f f e r e n t communit y o p e r a t i o n a l a r r a n g e m e n t s ( c f . COM ( 82) 865
    f i n a l ) . T h i s new met hod o f p r e s e n t a t i o n and management w i l l g r a d u a l l y
    r e p l a c e t h e met hods i n u s e up t o now.
2. See Commi ssi on Communi c a t i on (OM ( 83) 18 d a t e d 3 . 3 . 8 3
3. FAST f o r e c a s t i n g and A s s e s s m e n t i n t h e f i e l d o f S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y ,
   C o u n c i l d e c i s i o n o f 2 5 . 7 . 7 8 (OJ L 225 o f 1 6 . 7 . 7 8 ) .
4. CODEST Commi t t ee f o r t h e E u r o p e a n Devel opment o f S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y ,
   s e t up by Commission d e c i s i o n o f G . 12. 82 (OJ L350 o f 1 0 . 1 2 . 8 2 ) .
5. CORDI: I n d u s t r i a l R e s e a r c h and Déve l oppe me nt Commi t t ee s e t up by Commission
   d e c i s i o n o f 2 9 . 1 . 7 8 (OJ L 203 o f 1 7 . 7 . 7 8 ) . The ma ndat e and c o m p o s i t i o n of
   t h i s c o mmi t t e e w i l l , h o w e v e r , ne e d t o be r e v i e w e d t o make s u r e t h a t t h e r e
   i s more e x p e r t i s e o f a s p e c i f i c a l l y i n d u s t r i a l c h a r a c t e r .
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    DEFINING AND CHOOSING RD&D ACTIVITIES
8.  Once t h e Framework Programme was a p p r o v e d t h e Commi ssi on                                    woul d c o n s u l t
    the S c i e n t i f i c     and T e c h n i c a l e x p e r t s whom i t           c o n s i d e r e d most a p t ,   wi t h
    a view t o p u t t i n g f o r w a r d p r o p o s a l s as t o t h e RD&D a c t i v i t i e s                 t o be undei—
    taken.         In o r d er both t o f u l f i l           its    r e m i t of i d e n t i f y i n g p r i o r i t y t he me s
    o r f i e l d s of a c t i v i t y wher e Community RD&D a c t i o n s h o u l d t a k e p l a c e , and
    t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e r e i s t h e r e q u i r e d d e g r e e of c a t a l y s i s            so f a r as
    n a t i o n a l e f f o r t s a r e c o n c e r n e d , t h e Commi ssi on would s e e t o i t                    th a t the
    exercise         i n whi ch n a t i o n a l RD&D p o l i c i e s a r e c o n f r o n t e d was c a r r i e d o u t on
    a permanent b a s i s .
 9. When i t        came t o i d e n t i f y i n g     and p r e p a r i n g t h e RD&D a c t i v i t i e s         whi ch a r e
     t o be u n d e r t a k e n t h e Commi ssi on woul d s e e k t h e o p i n i o n of s c i e n t i f i c , t e c h n i ­
     c a l and i n d u s t r i a l     a d v i s e r s and t h o s e w i t h a k n owl e dge o f empl oyment p r o b l e m s
     so a s t o be s u r e t h a t t h e c h o i c e s made were a p p r o p r i a t e g i v e n t h e n e e d s d i s c e r n e d
     b o t h a t n a t i o n a l and a t Community l e v e l .                   The a d v i s e r s would be b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r
     in c o n s u l t a t i v e   c o m m i t t e e s (CGC's), whose t e r m s of r e f e r e n c e a r e s e t o u t i n § 17.
10.   So f a r a s s p e c i f i c pr ogr amme d e c i s i o n s a r e c o n c e r n e d , t h e P a r l i a m e n t and
      t h e Economic and S o c i a l Commi t t ee woul d g i v e t h e i r o p i n i o n on Commi ssi on
      proposals.           The C o u n c i l       itself    would i n t h e same way t a k e t h e v i e ws .of t h e
       HCST a s a b a s i s .
       IMPLEMENTING AND MANAGING COMMUNITY RD&D ACTIVITIES
11.   The Commi ssi on would r e t a i n                r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r ma nagi ng communi t y
       activities:
            JRC p r o g r a m m e s ,
            Shared c os t a c t i o n s ,
            Concerted or co or di na ted a c t i o n ,
            Demonstration p r o j e c t s .
       Bringing the a c t i v i t i e s             together      i n t h e f r a me wor k of a c t i o n pr ogr a mme s
        would b r i n g a b o u t s t r o n g e r c o h e s i o n e s p e c i a l l y so f a r a s t h e management
        of t h e a c t i o n pr ogr a mme s was c o n c e r n e d ,               s o me t h i n g whi ch woul d a l s o       i mpl y
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       a g r e a t e r d e g r e e o f a t t e n t i o n t o s c i e n t i f i c and t e c h n i c a l o p i n i o n s .
      Th e s e woul d be f o r m u l a t e d by t h e CGCs.
12.   As t o t h e JRC, t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e c o u n c i l whose e s t a b l i s h m e n t was p r o p o s e d
                                                                                  1                                    . .  .
       i n t h e communi c at i on o f 24 Fe br uar y 1983                          would a s s i s t t h e Commi ssi on in
       c a r r y i n g out t h e JRC programme a l o n g t h e l i n e s s e t out i n t-hat c o mmuni c at i on.
      EVALUATION OF RD&D RESULTS
13.   The e v a l u a t i o n o f r e s u l t s       has o n l y p a r t l y been t a c k l e d up t o now; as a
      r e s u l t t h e Commi ssi on f o r m u l a t e d c e r t a i n p r o p o s a l s whi ch were put t o t h e
                                                       2
      C o u n c i l on 19 J a nuar y 1983                 .     According to t h e s e p r o p o s a l s , the r e s u l t s
      o f e v a l u a t i o n e x e r c i s e s woul d have t o be t ake n i n t o a c c o u n t a t t h e
     p r e p a r a t i o n s t a g e o f p r o p o s a l s f o r a c t i v i t i e s or t h e d e f i n i t i o n s t a g e f o r
      scientific              and t e c h n i c a l o b j e c t i v e s .  The Commission p r o p o s e s u s i n g
      i n d e p e n d e n t e x p e r t s t o e v a l u a t e t h e r e s u l t s and t o i n v o l v e t h e P a r l i a m e n t
     and t h e Court Of A u d i t o r s in t h i s a c t i v i t y in a dynamic manner. In a s e p a r a t e
      communi cati on t o t h e Counc i l and t h e P a r l i a m e n t 3 t h e Commission proposed t h a t t he
      u t i l i s a t i o n o f t h e r e s u l t s o f Community R&D s houl d be c a r r i e d out i n a way t h a t
      was s e p a r a t e from but p a r a l l e l t o t h e e v a l u a t i o n o f t h e r e s u l t s proposed h e r e .
      NEW STRUCTURES
      HCST
14.  To a s s i s t        t h e Community i n s t i t u t i o n s d u r i n g t h e d e c i s i o n p h a s e s bot h of
     t h e FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME and t h e RD&D ACTIVITIES , t h e Commi ssi on p r o p o s e s
     that the r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s        c u r r e n t l y d i v i d e d up be t we e n CREST and v a r i o u s
     worki ng gr o u p s a t t a c h e d t o t h e C o u n c i l s h o u l d be br ought t o g e t h e r i n t o a
     Hi gher P o l i c y Commi ttee f o r S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y (HCST).
     The b a s i c         i d e a i s t o s t r e a m l i n e p r o c e d u r e s by b r i n g i n g a l l t h e r e s p o n s i ­
     bilities            t o g e t h e r i n t o one v e r y h i g h      level     c o n s u l t a t i v e body ( s e e Annex 1 ) .
     The t e r ms o f r e f e r e n c e o f t h i s            c o mmi t t e e would be:
           t o c o l l a b o r a t e in making p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r Co un c i l d e c i s i o n s about t h e Frame­
           work Programme,
           t o make t h e p r é p a r a i i ons on COREPER1s b e h a l f f o r s p e c i f i c d e c i s i o n s on
           a l l a s p e c t s o f RD&D a c t i v i t y ( i n c l u d i n g b u d g e t a r y )           and o f t h e Community's
            c o o p e r a t i o n wi t h non-member s t a t e s a n d / o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l o r g a n i s a t i o n s ,
           o n c e t h e Framework Programme i s approved and on t h e b a s i s o f p r o p o s a l s
           from t h e Commi ssi on;                since     i n most c a s e s t h i s woul d be a ma t t e r o f
 1 .  COM ( 8 3 )         III
 2.   COM ( 8 3 ) I
3.     ©M( 83) 18
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       translating priority                   i n t e n t i o n s a s e x p r e s s e d by t h e C o u n c i l             in the
       Framework Programme i n t o Community a c t i v i t i e s , t h e s e d e c i s i o n s woul d n o t
       call     for a debate at m i n i s t e r i a l                  l e v e l and c o u l d be t a k e n i n p o i n t                 'A'.
 15.  The Commi t t ee wou Id be r e s p o n s i b l e t o t h e C o u n c i l ;                           i.t would be up t o
      Member S t a t e s t o e n s u r e t h a t              it   contains a l l the p a r t n e r s                   i n Community
      RD&D who a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r n a t i o n a l                 s c i e n c e and t e c h n o l o g y p o l i c y and
      who a r e c o mp e t e n t t o d e a l w i t h t h e b u d g e t a r y and e conomi c a s p e c t s of
      c o n c e r n t o t h e Community.                  It    would i n d e e d be n e c e s s a r y t o make s u r e
      that,        i n t h e s p i r i t of t h e Framework Pr ogr a mme , t h e S c i e n t i f i c                             and
      T e c h n i c a l p o l i c y was i n t e g r a t e d w i t h o t h e r Community P o l i c i e s .                          Each
      Member S t a t e would n o m i n a t e one p e r m a n e n t member and two d e p u t i e s                                      . Bearing  in
      mind t h e v a r i e t y of t h e t a s k s t o be t a k e n on by t h e Commi t t ee i t woul d
      ne e d t o meet e v e r y month f o r e xa mpl e a t p e r m a n e n t member l e v e l and a s o f t e n
      a s n e c e s s a r y i n t h e most a p p r o p r i a t e form t o make p r e p a r a t i o n s                           for the
      s p e c i f i c work of C o u n c i l b o d i e s .
16.  The C h a i r m a n s h i p of t h e HCST woul d be as s umed by t h e Member S t a t e e x e r c i ­
      sing t h e Council p r e s i d e n c y .                  The S e c r e t a r i a t woul d be u n d e r t a k e n by t h e
      Council General S e c r e t a r i a t ;                 if   it     was so d e s i r e d and i n t h e same way a s
      was e n v i s a g e d f o r CREST i n t h e C o u n c i l                    r e s o l u t i o n of 1 4 . 1 . 7 4 .        Scientific
      and T e c h n i c a l e x p e r t s from t h e Commi ssi on c o u l d a s s i s t t h e G e n e r a l S e c r e t a r i a t .
     CGCs
17.  S i n c e RD&D a e t i v i t i e s woul d be p r o g r e s s i v e l y r e a r r a n g e d t h e Commi s s i on
     proposes th a t to a s s i s t                it     in i t s      f u n c t i o n o f ma nagi ng e a c h a c t i o n p r o g r a mme ,
     t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s whi ch u n t i l now have been s p l i t                             up b e t we e n CREST's
                                                                                       2
     s u b - c o m m i t t e e s , t h e ACPMS and t h e COMACs                            s h o u l d be b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r      in
     Management and C o o r d i n a t i o n C o n s u l t a t i v e c o m m i t t e e s ( CGC' s )                         c o v e r i n g each
     f i e l d of a c t i v i t y ^ ( Se e Annex 2 ) .
 1.  I f g i v e n t h e c o m p l e x i t y of t h e t a s k , Member S t a t e s woul d p r e f e r t o n o m i n a t e two
     p e r m a n e n t me mbe r s , t h e Commi s s i on woul d s e e no g r e a t d i f f i c u l t y i n t h e i r d o i n g so,
 2.  ACPM:          A d v i s o r y Commi t t ee on Programme Ma na ge me nt , h e l p i n g t h e Commi ssi on
                    i n t h e management of s h a r e d c o s t c o n t r a c t a c t i o n s
     COMAC: C o n c e r t e d A c t i o n Commi t t ee a s s i s t i n g t h e Commi ssi on i n t h e
                    c o o r d i n a t i o n of c o n c e r t e d a c t i o n .
 3.  I n most c a s e s t h e s e f i e l d s of a c t i v i t y s h a l l                     c o r r e s p o n d t o a c t i o n pr ogr a mme s
     whi ch a r e t o be p r o p o s e d t o t h e C o u n c i l .
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       The Commi ssi on t h e r e f o r e p r o p o s e s t o wind up a l l e x i s t i n g CREST sub­
       c o m m i t t e e s , t h e A d v i s o r y Commi t t ees on Programme Management (ACPMS) and
       t h e Conc e r t e d A c t i o n C o mmi t t e e s , as w e l l as most o f t h e worki ng groups
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       active          in t h e f i e l d o f S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y , ( s e e Annex 3 )               .   To t h i s
       end i t p r o p o s e s t h a t t h e Co u n c i l r e s o l u t i o n of 18 J u l y 1977 on ACPMs be
                           2
       annulled              .     So t h a t t h e c o n t i n u i t y o f a c t i v i t i e s may be a s s u r e d t h e .
       wi ndi ng up of t h e Commi ttees would not t a k e e f f e c t                             until      such t i me a f t e r adop­
       t i o n by t h e Co un c i l of t h e d e c i s i o n s a t t a c h e d in t h e Annex a s may be d e c i d e d .
 18.   The CGCs would have as t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r d u t i e s :
             t o keep t h e Commission i nf ormed about t h e S c i e n t i f i c                         and t e c h n i c a l
             a s p e c t s o f RD&D in t h e f i e l d s            whi ch t h e y c o v e r ;
             t o make s u g g e s t i o n s about t h e c o o r d i n a t i o n e f f o r t s - which mi ght be under­
             t a k e n bet ween Member S t a t e s w i t h a vi ew t o pr omot i ng and i mprovi ng t he
             e f f i c a c y of RD&D in t h e f i e l d s t h e y c o v e r ;               t o perf orm t h e e x e r c i s e
             c o n f r o n t i n g n a t i o n a l RD&D p o l i c i e s    in f i e l d s of i n t e r e s t      t o t he
             Community on a permanent b a s i s and p r o v i d e t h e Commission wi t h t he
              relevant          information;
             to take p a r t ,          at t h e C o mmi s s i o n ' s r e q u e s t and o nc e t h e s c i e n t i f i c       and
            technical objectives                    had    been        chosen,       in t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n and
            s e l e c t i o n o f t hemes or a c t i v i t i e s         whi ch c oul d be t h e s u b j e c t of
            Community RD&D a c t i v i t i e s ;
            t o a d v i s e and a s s i s t        t h e Commi ssi on in t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f community
            programmes f o r t h e e v a l u a t i o n and e x p l o i t a t i o n              "* of r e s u l t s gained.
            The Commi t t ees c o u l d meet f o r t h i s p u r p o s e composed in ways which
             c o r r e s p o n d e d t o t h e s p e c i f i c a c t i v i t i e s , wi t h a s p e c i a l vi ew t o h e l p i n g
            t h e Commi ssi on i n i t s management d u t i e s .
           t o f o r m u l a t e , a t t h e C o m mi s s i o n ' s r e q u e s t , o p i n i o n s as t o any coope­
            r a t i o n t h a t may be e n v i s a g e d w i t h non-member s t a t e s a n d / o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l
           organisations               in s p e c i f i c f i e l d s   whi ch t h e y c o v e r .
1.   On 1 4 . 3 . 8 3 t h e Co u n c i l appr ove d d e m o n s t r a t i o n p r o j e c t s f o r 1983 in t h e
     energy f i e l d .             One o f t h e i s s u e s t o be exami ned when c a r r y i n g out t h e s e
     p r o j e c t s w i l l be t o do w i t h c o n s u l t a t i v e s t r u c t u r e s .         In t h e l i g h t o f
     d i s c u s s i o n s which t ook p l a c e on t h i s Communi c at i on, i t would be e x p e d i e n t t o
     i n v e s t i g a t e whet her t h e c o n s u l t a t i v e s t r u c t u r e s s p e c i f i c t o d e m o n s t r a t i o n
     p r o j e c t s s ho u l d be a d a p t e d .
2.   O . J . C 192 o f 11 August 1977
3.   Q u e s t i o n s r e l a t e d t o t h e u t i l i z a t i o n o f r e s u l t s woul d be d e a l t wi t h by
     an i n t e r s e c t o r a l c ommi t t e e t o be s e t up by t h e Commi ssi on of a " h o r i z o n t a l " nat ur e
     to be e s t a b l i s h e d at a l a t e r d a t e
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   19.    The CGC1s would be r e s p o n s i b l e t o t h e Commi s s i on,
          and e a c h would c o n t a i n a t most t h r e e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of e a c h Member
                                                      1
          S t a t e and t h e Commission                . Member S t a t e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s woul d be
         n o m i n a t e d by t h e Commi ssi on i n a g r e e m e n t w i t h Member S t a t e s ;
          t h e y would be c hos e n a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r              c o mp e t e n c e a,s r e c o g n i s e d by
         Eu r o p e a n S c i e n t i f i c , T e c h n o l o g i c a l and I n d u s t r i a l     c i r c l e s , and t h e i r
         activities            within national           r e s e a r c h s y s t e m s , as w e l l a s t h e d e g r e e of t h e i r
         a c q u a i n t a n c e with n a t i o n a l s c i e n t i f i c    and t e c h n i c a l p o l i c i e s     in t h e i r f i e l d s :
         t h e t e r m s of o f f i c e woul d be f o r f o u r y e a r s , and woul d be r e n e w a b l e .
         The MCCs would be c h a i r e d by a c h a i r ma n e l e c t e d from t h e i r members by a
         m a j o r i t y of two t h i r d s o f members p r e s e n t .
         The S e c r e t a r i a t would be p r o v i d e d by t h e Commi ssi on i n c l o s e                        liaison
         w i t h t h e Cha i r ma n.
1.     I n c e r t a i n c a s e s (COST t y p e I and I I a c t i o n s f o r e x a mp l e ) t h e s e c o m m i t t e e s
       c o u l d be e n l a r g e d on an a d - h o c b a s i s t o i n c l u d e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f non
       Member S t a t e s i n o r d e r t o e x a mi n e p a r t i c u l a r a c t i v i t i e s .
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      O p i n i o n s and repo rts fr om the CGCs wo ul d be sent to the C o m m i s s i o n
      who wo u l d in turn p a s s th em on to the Co u n c i l and P a r l i a m e n t .
20.  T h e f o l l o w i n g M C C s wo u l d ne ed to be e s t a b l i s h e d i m m e d i a t e l y :
            I n d u s t r i a l t e c h n o l o g y ( e x c e p t ECSC s t e e l  research).
            Inform ation technology (inc lu din g automatic t r a n s l a t i o n ) ,
     -     Biotechnology,
           Raw and o t h e r m a t e r i a l s
           Non n u c l e a r Ene r gy ( e x c e p t ECSC c o a l r e s e a r c h ) ,
           H e a l t h and S a f e t y
           Environment,
           D e v e l o p m e n t Aid
           Linguistic problems (including automatic translation).
     This l i s t        would be r e v i e w e d p r o g r e s s i v e l y i n t h e      l i g h t o f new programme
     d e c i s i o n s whi ch t h e C o u n c i l may e v e n t u a l l y t a k e .
     For a l l q u e s t i o n s r e l a t e d t o n u c l e a r e n e r g y        t h e Commi ssi on would a s in
    the p a s t , consult the E u r a t o m S c i e n t i f i c and T e c h n i c a l C o m m i t t e e (CST)
    e n v is a g e d in a r t i c l e          134 of t h e T r e a t y , whi ch o v e r and above t h e f u n c t i o n s
    set out t h e r e wo u l d also act as a M a n a g e m e n t and C o o r d i n a t i o n Co m m i t t e e
                                                                                                           1
    f o r Community RD&D a c t i v i t i e s                  in t he Nuc le ar F i s s i o n F i e l d      .  However ,
    for questions               r e l a t i n g t o f u s i o n t h e Commi s s i on would s t i l l         consult the
    F u s i o n Programme C o n s u l t a t i v e Commi t t ee ( CCPF) , s e t up by C o u n c i l d e c i ­
    s i o n of 16 December 1980.                       At t h e same t i m e ,      i n t h e Coal and S t e e l f i e l d ,
    t h e Commi s s i on would t a k e a d v i c e from t h e " R e s e a r c h "                  sub c o mmi t t e e of t h e
    ECSC C o n s u l t a t i v e Commi t t ee                in a c c or da n ce with a r t i c l e     18 of t h e ECSC
    Treaty.           I n s o f a r a s A g r i c u l t u r e was c o n c e r n e d , f i n a l l y , t h e Commission
    woul d c a l l upon t h e P e r ma n e n t Commi t t ee on A g r i c u l t u r a l R e s e a r c h s e t up
    by C o u n c i l r e g u l a t i o n o f 27 J u n e 1974.
    1. T h i s woul d r e q u i r e a cha nge i n t h e C o m m i t t e e ' s r u l e s of p r o c e d u r e .
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21. I t would be t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s r o l e t o make s u r e t h a t a l l t h e n e c e s s a r y
     l i a i s o n t o o k p l a c e b e t we e n CGCs and c e r t a i n o t h e r Commi t t e e s
                                                             1
                                 -  s uc h a s CIDST            o r CODEST           - and t o p u t a r e p o r t on t h e
     a c t i v i t i e s of t h e MCCs b e f o r e t h e C o u n c i l on an a n n u a l b a s i s .
    The Commi ssi on would a l s o keep t h e Uni ons and I n d u s t r i a l                        Circles         informed
    a s t o t h e d e s i g n , t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n and t h e r e s u l t s of RD&D pr ogr a mme s
    by means of p e r i o d i c i n f o r m a t i o n m e e t i n g s .
22. The Commi ssi on c o n s i d e r s t h a t t h e s y s t e m of s t r u c t u r e s and p r o c e d u r e s w o u l d ,
     t h r o u g h t h e s e p r o p o s a l s , become more s u i t e d t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e new
     strategy.
     It     is    confident t h a t ,        s h o u l d Member S t a t e s wi s h t o r a t i o n a l i s e Community
     p r o c e d u r e s , t h e y would be keen t o s e n d t h e p e o p l e most q u a l i f i e d t o u n d e r ­
     t a k e t h e d u t i e s t h a t w i l l b e f a l l them t o be members of t h e v a r i o u s                   committees
     both i n s o f a r as t h e i r         c o mp e t e n c e i s c o n c e r n e d and a s r e g a r d s t h e r e s p o n s i ­
     bilities           whi ch t h e y c o u l d u n d e r t a k e .
      I n c o n c l u s i o n , t h e Commi ssi on r e q u e s t s t h e C o u n c i l t o a p p r o v e t h e d r a f t
     R e s o l u t i o n and D e c i s i o n whi ch a r e p u t f o r w a r d as an Annex t o t h i s                  communi­
      catio n at         its    earliest        convenience.
 1. CIDST S c i e n t i f i c and T e c h n i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m i t t e e e s t a b l i s h e d
    by C o u n c i l r e s o l u t i o n on 24 J u n e 1971
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                                       Draf t Counc i l           Decision of
        d e a l i n g wi t h S t r u c t u r e s and Pr oc e dur e s f o r          d e c i s i o n making
                         in t h e f i e l d o f S c i e n c e and Tec hnol ogy
The Counc i l of European Communi t i es ,
Having regar d t o t h e T r e a t i e s e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e European Communi t i es,
Having regar d                t o t h e Commi s s i on' s d r a f t ,
Having regard                 t o t he o p i n i o n of     t h e European P a r l i a me n t
Having regard                 t o t h e o p i n i o n of    t h e Economic and S o c i a l Committee
Having regard                  t o t he R e s o l u t i o n p u b l i s h e d on 14 January 1974             dealing
wi t h t h e c o o r d i n a t i o n o f n a t i o n a l p o l i c i e s       and t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f a c t i o n s
o f i n t e r e s t t o t h e Community i n t h e f i e l d o f s c i e n c e and t e c h n o l o g y                     .
 Whereas t h e Heads o f S t a t e or o f Government, at t h e i r me e t i ng in Copenhagen
on 3 and 4 December g ave t h e Commission t h e t a s k o f s t r e a m l i n i n g t h e proc e dur e
 whereby c ur r e nt and f u t u r e                 Commission p r o p o s a l s     in t h e real m o f r e s e a r c h ,
 i n n o v a t i o n and e ne r gy were adopt e d;
 Having r e gar d t o                  t h e Communication from t h e Commission t o t he Counci l
 dat e d 21 December 1982 p u t t i n g forward a European S c i e n t i f i c and T e c h n i c a l
 Strategy           (Framework Programme 1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 7 ) ;
 Whereas i t           is v it a l ,     i f t h e r e q u e s t o f Heads o f S t a t e and o f Government
a r e t o be met. as i t              is   i f t h e s t r a t e g y propos e d by t h e Commission i s                  to
 be i mp l e me n t e d , t h a t t h e c o n s u l t a t i o n and d e c i s i o n s t r u c t u r e s and
p r o c e d u r e s be r e o r g a n i s e d wi t h a vi ew t o a c h i e v i n g g r e a t e r e f f i c a c y          in
 Community i n s t i t u t i o n s and, i n p a r t i c u l a r , a r a t i o n a l i s a t i o n o f t h e
 existing          s y s t e m;
  1.     OJ C7 o f 2 9 . 1 . 7 4
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A r t i c l e one
To assist it in the a c c o m p l i s h m e n t of the tasks w h i c h fall to it in
the fi el d of Sc i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y , a Hi g h e r P o l i c y C o m m i t t e e for
S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y , h e r e i n a f t e r kn o w n as the "H C S T " is he re by
established.
A r t i c l e two
Wi t hout p r e j u d i c e t o t h e f u n c t i o n s o f t h e Commi t t ee p r o v i d e d f o r i n
a r t i c l e 4 of t h e T r e a t y o f 8 A p r i l 1965 e s t a b l i s h i n g one C o u n c i l and
one Commi ssi on f o r t h e E u r o p e a n Co mmu n i t i e s , t h e t a s k of t h e HCST s h a l l
be t o c o l l a b o r a t e i n maki ng p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r C o u n c i l d e c i s i o n s so f a r a s
t h e Framework Programme f o r communit y s c i e n t i f i c and t e c h n i c a l a c t i v i t i e s
and t h e c o n s e q u e n t s p e c i f i c      r e s e a r c h d e v e l o p m e n t and d e m o n s t r a t i o n
activities          are concerned,             i n c l u d i n g s c i e n t i f i c and t e c h n i c a l   cooperation
b e t we e n t h e Eu r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s , non member S t a t e s and i n t e r n a t i o n a l
organisations.
A rticle three
The HCST s h a l l be made up o f r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e Member S t a t e s .
Each Member S t a t e s h a l l n o m i n a t e / o n e _ / p e r m a n e n t and two d e p u t y members
Each member may, i f                 he t h i n k s f i t ,      be a c c o mp a n i e d by e x p e r t s when i t
comes t o t h e e x a m i n a t i o n o f p a r t i c u l a r          items.
A rtic le four
The HCST s h a l l be c h a i r e d by a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f r om t h e Member S t a t e
e x e r c i s i n g t h e P r e s i d e n c y of t h e C o u n c i l ; t h e S e c r e t a r i a t     s h a l l be
u n d e r t a k e n by t h e G e n e r a l S e c r e t a r i a t o f t h e C o u n c i l .
 ---pagebreak--- Art i c Le f i ve
The HCST s h a l l       establish      i t s own r u l e s o f p r o c e d u r e , and t h e s e s h a l l
b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e Co u n c i l f o r a p p r o v a l .
Art i c l e s i x
A r t i c l e 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 and 6 o f t h e C o u n c i l s          r e s o l u t i o n o f 14 J a n u a r y 1974
are repealed.
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                                                                                 Done a t B r u s s e l s ,
                                                                                 For t h e C o u n c i l
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                               D r a f t C o u n c i l R e s o l u t i o n of               d e a l i n g with
                S t r u c t u r e s and P r o c e d u r e s f o r t h e Management and C o o r d i n a t i o n
               o r Community R e s e a r c h De ve l opme nt and D e m o n s t r a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s
 The C o u n c i l of t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s ,                                   ,
 Havi ng r e g a r d t o t h e T r e a t i e s e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e Eu r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s ,
 Having            r e g a r d t o t h e Commi ssi on' s d r a f t ,
 Having            r e g a r d t o t h e o p i n i o n ot          t h e European P a r l i a m e n t ,
 Havi ng           regardto          t he o p i n i o n of         t h e Economi c and S o c i a l Co mm i t t e e ,
 Havi ng           regardto          the Resolution                p u b l i s h e d on 14 J a n u a r y 1974       dealing
wi t h t h e c o o r d i n a t i o n o f n a t i o n a l p o l i c i e s             and t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f a c t i o n s
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o f i n t e r e s t t o t h e Community i n t h e f i e l d o f s c i e n c e and t e c h n o l o g y                           ;
 Whereas t h e Heads o f S t a t e or o f Government, a t t h e i r me e t i ng i n Copenhagen
on 3 and 4 December gave t h e Commission t h e t a s k o f s t r e a m l i n i n g t h e pr o c e d u r e
whereby c ur r e nt and f u t u r e                     Commission p r o p o s a l s       in t h e real m o f r e s e a r c h ,
 i n n o v a t i o n and ene r gy were adopt e d;
 Having r e g a r d t o t h e Communication from t h e Commission t o t h e Counci l
dat e d 21 December 1982 p u t t i n g forward a European S c i e n t i f i c and T e c h n i c a l
 S t r a t e g y (Framework Programme 1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 7 ) ;
Whereas i t             is v it a l ,      i f t h e r e q u e s t o f Heads o f S t a t e and o f Government
are t o be met as i t                   is   i f t h e s t r a t e g y propos e d by t h e Commission i s t o
 be i m p l e m e n t e d , t h a t t h e Management and C o o r d i n a t i o n s t r u c t u r e s and
p r o c e d u r e s be r e o r g a n i s e d wi t h a vi ew t o a c h i e v i n g g r e a t e r e f f i c a c y                in
 Community i n s t i t u t i o n s and,                   in p a r t i c u l a r , a r a t i o n a l i s a t i o n o f t h e
existing            s y s t e m;
 Wher eas t h e T r e a t y s e t t i n g              up t h e Eu r o p e a n Coal and S t e e l Community p r o v i d e d ,
 in a r t i c l e       1 8 , f o r t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a C o n s u l t a t i v e Co mmi t t e e ;
 Wher eas t h e t r e a t y s e l l i n g up t h e Eu r o p e a n At omi c E n e r g y Community p r o v i d e d ,
 in a r t i c l e        134, f o r t h e        e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a S c i e n t i f i c and T e c h n i c a l Commi t t e e .
 1.      OJ C7 of 29 J a n u a r y 1974
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Havi ng r e g a r d t o t h e COUNCIL r e g u l a t i o n of 17 J u n e 1974 d e a l i n g wi t h t h e
coordination         of agricultural            r e s e a r c h and i n p a r t i c u l a r a r t i c l e 7  setting
up a P e r ma n e n t Commi t t ee on A g r i c u l t u r a l R e s e a r c h ;
Havi ng r e g a r d t o t h e COUNCIL d e c i s i o n of 16 Décember 1980 a s t o t h e e s t a b l i s h ­
ment of a F u s i o n Programme C o n s u l t a t i v e Commi t t e e ;
Wher eas t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s of t h e s e Commi t t e e s s h a l l n o t be u n d e r m i n e d ;
1.    0J L 182 o f 5 . 7 . 7 4
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                                            HAS D E C I D E D AS FOLLOWS
Art i c Le One
W i t h o u t undermining the p r o c e d u r e s . a Iready p r o v i d e d for in the t r e a t i e s .
M a n a g e m e n t and C o n s u l t a t i v e C o m m i t t e e s , h e r e i n a f t e r kn ow n as 'CGC         and r e s p o n ­
si bl e to the C o m m i s s i o n are h e r e b y e s t a b l i s h e d to as sist it in its task of
d e f i n i n g and p r e p a r i n g r e s e a r c h , d e v e l o p m e n t and d e m o n s t r a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s on
the one hand and in its m a n a g e m e n t and c o o r d i n a t i o n f u n c t i o n s r e l a t e d to the
i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of the C o m m u n i t y s c i e n t i f i c and t e c h n i c a l s t r a t e g y on the
other.
Art i c le two
A CGC shall be a s s o c i a t e d wi th ea ch a c t i o n p r o g r a m m e , b r i n g i n g all c o m m u n i t y
r e s e a r c h , d e v e l o p m e n t and d e m o n s t r a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s in any one se ct or toge the r.
T h e d u t i e s of the CGCs shall be:
      to keep the C o m m i s s i o n i n f o r m e d , at the la t t e r ' s r e q u e s t , about s c i e n t i f i c
      and t e c h n i c a l issues in the fi e l d s th ey cover;
      to s u g g e s t what c o o r d i n a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s could be u n d e r t a k e n b e t w e e n M e m b e r
      S t a t e s so far as s c ie nce and t e c h n o l o g y are c o n c e r n e d in or de r to p r o m o t e
      and i m pr ove the e f f i c a c y of s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h and t e c h n o l o g i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t s
      in the fi e l d s they cover; to u n d e r t a k e the e x e r c i s e c o n f r o n t i n g n a t i o n a l s c i e n ­
     ti f i c r e se arc h and t e c h n o l o g i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m m e s in th o s e f i el ds of
      i n te res t to the C o m m u n i t y on a p e r m a n e n t ba s i s to this en d , and to p r o v i d e
     the C o m m i s s i o n with the i n f o r m a t i o n a r i s i n g f r o m this c o n f r o n t a t i o n .
     to help the C o m m i s s i o n , at its r e q u e s t , in the i d e n t i f i c a t i o n and s e l e c t i o n
     of t h o s e th e m e s or a c t i o n s wh i c h sh ou ld be the s u b j e c t of C o m m u n i t y
     r e s e a r c h d e v e l o p m e n t and d e m o n s t r a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s , on the ba si s of the
     S c i e n t i f i c and T e c h n i c a l o b j e c t i v e s s e l e c t e d in the F r a m e w o r k P r o g r a m m e .
     to a d v i s e and as sist the C o m m i s s i o n in the m a n a g e m e n t of C o m m u n i t y r e s e a r c h ,
     d e v e l o p m e n t and d e m o n s t r a t i o n p r o g r a m m e s .   T h e C o m m i t t e e s shall be able to
     c o m p o s e t h e m s e l v e s in any way a p p r o p r i a t e to their d u ti es.
     to f o r m u l a t e , at the C o m m i s s i o n ' s r e q u e s t , o p i n i o n s as to any s c i e n t i f i c
     and t e c h n i c a l c o o p e r a t i o n wh ic h ma y be e n v i s a g e d b e t w e e n the E u r o p e a n
     C o m m u n i t i e s , non m e mb er st a t e s a n d / o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l o r g a n i s a t i o n s in the
     s p e c i f i c fi e l d s wh ic h th ey cover.
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 Article 3
 CGCs s h a l l be composed o f , a t m o s t , t h r e e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f e a c h Member
 S t a t e and t h e Commi s s i on.             The. r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of Member S t a t e s s h a l l be
  n o m i n a t e d by t h e Commi ssi on i n a g r e e me n t w i t h t h e i r g o v e r n e m e n t s .            Their
  t e r m o f o f f i c e s h a l l be f o u r y e a r s r e n e w a b l e .
 A rtic le four
                                                                                                   (
 Each CGC s h a l l be c h a i r e d by a c h a i r ma n e l e c t e d from t h e members by a m a j o r i t y
 of two t h i r d s of t h o s e p r e s e n t ;          the S e c r e t a r i a t     s h a l l be p r o v i d e d by t h e
 Commi s s i o n .
A rticle five
The Commi ssi on s h a l l e n s u r e t h a t a l l n e c e s s a r y                l i a i s o n be t we e n t h e CGCs t a k e s
place.           The o p i n i o n s and r e p o r t s e m a n a t i n g from CGCs s h a l l be p a s s e d t o t h e
C o u n c i l and t h e P a r l i a m e n t by t h e Commi ssi on a s r e q u i r e d .
Arti cle six
                                                                     1
The C o u n c i l       r e s o l u t i o n of 18 J u l y 1977           r e l a t i n g t o A d v i s o r y Commi t t ees on
Programme Management i s h e r e b y r e p e a l e d .                     Howe ve r , t h e s e Commi t t e e s as w e l l as
c o n c e r t e d A c t i o n Committees c r e a t e d by t h e C o u n c i l t h r o u g h d e c i s i o n s r e l a t i n g
t o r e s e a r c h and d e v e l o p m e n t pr ogr a mme s c u r r e n t l y u n d e r way s h a l l              continue to
fulfil         t h e i r f u n c t i o n s f o r a p e r i o d n o t e x c e e d i n g / 3 mont hs _/
                                                                                 Done a t B r u s s e l s
                                                                                 For the Co uncil
1.       OJ C 192 o f 1 1 . 8 . 7 7
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  List of CGCs set up by this de c i s i o n :
      I n d u s t r i a l t e c h n o l o g y (except EC SC steel re search)
      Information technology (including automatic translation)
      Biotechnology
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      Ra w and ot h e r m a t e r i a l s
      N o n n u c l e a r e n e r g y (except EC SC coal re search)
      H e a l t h and S a f e t y (exc ept ECSC h y g i e n i c safety)
      Environment
      D e v e l o p m e n t aid
      Linguistic problems (including automatic translation)
T h i s list shall be r e v i e w e d as and when the C o u n c i l ta k e s ne w p r o g r a m m e
de c i s i o n s .
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                 LIST OF S C I E N T I F I C ÄND T E C H N I C A L C O M M ITT EE S
                                      TO BE DI S S O L V E D
 I. GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEES
    - Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST)
II. COMMITTEES BY SECTOR
    1. New Energies and Energy Conservation                                         '
       - CREST Energy
       - Solar Energy (ACPM)
       - Energy Conservation (ACPM)
       - Hydrogen (ACPM)
       - Ge ot he rmal Energy (ACPM)
       - Systems Analysis and Modelling (ACPM)
    2. Nuclear Energy
       - Light Water Reactor Safety Research (Working Group n° 2)
       - Reactor Safety (ACPM)
       - Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants (ACPM)
       - Biology - Health Protection (ACPM)
       - Control of Fissile Materials (ACPM)
       - High Temperature Materials (ACPM)
       - Nuclear Measurements (ACPM)
       - High Flux Reactors (ACPM)
       - Management and Storage of Radioactive Waste (ACPM)
       - Plutonium Fuels and Actinide Research (ACPM)
    3. Resources
       - CREST - Raw Materials R&D
       - R&D Uranium (ACPM)
       - Urban and Industrial Waste Recycling (ACPM)
       - Metals and Mineral Substances and recycling of non ferrous metals
         (ACPM)
       - S u b s t i t u t i o n and m a t e r i a l s t e c h n o l o g i e s    (ACPM)
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                             -  2 -
     4. Envi ronment
         -  CREST - Environment
         -  Treatment and Use of Sewage Sludge (COMAC)
         -  Analysis of organic Micropollutants in Water (COMAC)
         -  Physico-chemical Behaviour of atmospheric Pollutants (COMAC)
         -  Environment and Resources (ACPM)
         -  Climatology (ACPM)
         -  Aid to maritime traffic (COMAC)
     5. Medecine
         -  CREST - Medical Research Committee (CRM) (General COMAC)
         -  Applied Biology (COMAC)
         -  Biomedical Engineering (COMAC)
         -  Health Services (COMAC)
         -  Epidemiology (COMAC)
      6. Competitive Economic Development
          -  CREST - R&D Informatics
          -  CREST - Training in the field of Informatics
          -  Informatics (ACPM)
          -  Reference Materials and Methods (BCR) (ACPM)
          -  Effects of Processing on the physical Properties of Foodstuffs (COMAi
          -  Ad hoc expert group in remote sensing from space
      7. S/T activities of benefit to developing countries
          - Tropical Agriculture (ACPM)
          - Medicine, Health and Nutrition in the tropics (ACPM)
III.   HORIZONTAL COMMITTEES
       - CREST - Statistics
       - Scientific and Technical Training (ACPM)
       - Forecasting and Assessment in the field of Science and Technology
         (FAST) (ACPM)
       - Automatic translation EUROTRA (ACPM)