CELEX: 51982PC0480
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Date: 1982-07-27
Title: Modification to the draft Council decision adopting a programme of research and development in the field of science and technology for development (1982-1985) (submitted to the Council by the Commission pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             COM(82 ) 480 final
                                             Brussels . 27 July 1982
                               Modification
                        to the draft Council decision
  adopting a programme of research and development in the field of
  science and technology for development ( 1982-1985 )
       ( submitted to the Council by the Commission pursuant to
         the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty )
 ---pagebreak---   On 4 May 1981 the Commission presented to the Council a draft decision
  adopting a programme of research and development in the field of
  science and technology for development ( 1982-1985 ) ( doc . C0M(81 ) 212
  final ).                                .                       r;' -;
  The European Parliament , whose opinion was sought in a letter of
  27 May 1981 from the President of the Council adopted a resolution on
• 17 June 1982 in which it approved the draft , with the proviso that
  the Commission incorporate the amendments set out in the ANNEX ( wording
  underlined ).
  The Commission , on the basis of article 149 paragraph 2 of the treaty
  setting up the EEC has modified its initial draft by including all
  the amendments proposed by the Parliament and now presents these
  modifications , set out in the ANNEX, to the Council .
 ---pagebreak---                                Modification
                    to the draft Council decision
          adopting a programme of research and development
      in the field of science and technology for development
                                 ( 1982-1985 )
              Original draft                                 Modified draft
        ( doe . É0M(81 ) 21 2 fi na l                ( the changes are underlined )
   The preamble and recitals 1,2,3,4 , 5,6 - 8 - 9 and 10 remain unchanged
Seventh_recital                                !
                                                | Amend this recital to read :
Whereas it is necessary to establish              Whereas it is necessary to establish
greater cooperation among scientists              greater cooperation among scientists
in the various Member States with a               in the various Member States and the
view to facilitating the complementa­ developing countries with a view to
rity of research and methodologies                facilitating the complementarity of
and ensuring easier access to the                 research and methodologies and
different networks of scientific                  ensuring easier access to the
                                                j
relationships established by the                  different networks of scientific
Member States with their Third                    relationships established by the
World partners ;                                  Member States with their Third World
                                                  partners ;
Eleventh récital                                  Eleventh récital
                                                  Amend this recital to read :
Whereas , in view of the object and               Whereas , in view of the object and
specificity of this programme, which              specificity of this programme , which
is carried out in the interest of                 is carried out in the interest of the
the developing countries , it is                  developing countries and should be
consequently advisable to lay down                implemented in close cooperation with
speciial rules for the dissemination              them , it is consequently advisable to
of the results of the programme ;                 lay down special rules for the dissemi
                                                  nation 'of the results of the programme
 ---pagebreak---                                                      : .• X: „;•« ANNEX , p. 2
Article 1                            Article 1
                                     Amend Article 1 to read :
A programme of research and develop­ fln outline programme of research and
ment to support and reinforce the    deve lopment to support and reinforce
scientific activities of the Member  the scientific activities of the
States in the field of science and   Member States in the field of science,
technology for development , as set  and technology for development to help
out in the annex hereto, is hereby   the developing countries , as set out in
adopted for a period of four years   the annex hereto , is hereby adopted for
commencing 1 January 1982 .          an initial period of four years commenc­
                                     ing 1 January 1982 with clearly defined
                                     priorities , it should be extended . .
                                     after thorough assessment , together with
                                     the financial arrangements .
                                     Article 1 ( a )
                                     Add the following :
                                      ' Under the overall programme there shall
                                        be provision for competent bodies based
                                        in the European Community or in the
                                        developing countries to submit their
                                        own proposals for research and develop­
                                        ment projects , supported by recommenda-
                                        tionsor requests from developing
                                        countries . '
 ---pagebreak---                                                                ANNEX , p. 3
Article 2                               Article 2
                                        Amend the first paragraph to read :
The financial requirement for the       The financial requirement for the
duration of the programme is            first phase of the programme is
estimated at 40 million ECU and         estimated at 40 million ECU and the
the staff requirement at 9              staff requirement at 9 officials .
officials .    The ECU is defined       The ECU is defined in accordance
in accordance with the financial        with the financial regulations in
regulations in force .                  force .
Article 3                               Article 3
                                        Add the following to Article 3 :
The Commission shall be responsible
for the execution of the programme .
Two Advisory Committees on Programme
Management shall be set up , one for
the sub-programme 'Tropical Agri­
culture * and the other for the sub-
programme 'Medicine , Health and
Nutrition in the Tropics' .        The
tasks and composition of the com­
mittees are defined in the Council
                                 \
resolution of 18 July 1977 on
Advisory Committees on Programme
            1)
Management .    Representatives of the
Standing Committee on Agricultural
Research ( SCAR )^, of the Committee
on Medical Research and Public
Health ( CRM )-^ and of the Technical
Centre for Agricultural and Rural
Cooperation ( CTA )^* will participate
in the work of these ACPMs .            Representatives of the developing
                                        countries , who are experts in the
                                             111     1                      • •
1 ) 0J n° C 192 of 11 . Q8 . 1977 . p.1
2 ) SCAR - created by Council Regulation n° 1728/ 74 of 27 June 1974 -
            0J n° L 182 of 5 July 1974
3 ) CRM  - sub-committee created by CREST on the basis of Art . 5 of Council
            Regulation of 14 January 1974 - 0J n° C 7 of 29 January 1974
4 ) CTA - to be created in the framework of the LOME II Convention
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   ANNEX - p. 4
                                                                                             I
                                                                                             I
                                    relevant research areas , shall have the
                                    right to speak in both Advisory Committees
                                    on Programme Management and shall be
                                    involved in the practical implementation
                                    of the various aspects of the programme .
                                    In order to ensure optimum coordination
                                    between the Commission, on the one hand ,
                                    and the programme management committees
                                    on the other , representatives of relevant
                                    international organizations may attend
                                    the . meetings .
Article 4                           Article 4
                                    In_the_course_of_the_f i£St_^ear_that_the
                                    E£29JZ2!D{!!£_ls__ T.n_02e ra         he_Comm i^s s i_on
                                    wH j.£_af ter_obtai.ni.n2 _the_ad\/ i.ce_of_the
                                    ACPMS^I ssue_the_invi^ati£ns_to_tender
                                    necessar^_for_the_grogress2ve_imglementa-<_
                                    tlon_of"_t he_p ro^r amme .
                                    ( Supplementary paragraph proposed by CREST )
                                    The article continues as follows :
During the third year of the        In the course of the second year that the
programme , the Commission shall    programme is in operation the Commission,
evaluate it and, if necessary,      with the help of competent independant
propose appropriate modifications . specialists among whom will be an adequate
                                    number of specialists from developing
                                    countries , will evaluate the programme and
                                    may submit proposals for modifications
                                    accordingly .
 ---pagebreak---                                                         ANNEX , p. 5
  Article 5                            Article 5
                                       Paragraphs 1 and 2 : unchanged
                                       Amend paragraph 3 to read :
  The Commission shall communicate the
  information and inventions which it
  has the right to transmit to the
  Member States as well as 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 may also communicate this The Commission must communicate this
  information to the developing        information primari ly to the developing
  countries , particularly those with  countries , not only those with which the
  which the Community has concluded    Community has concluded association or
  association or cooperation agree­    cooperation agreements and to the non-
  ments , and to the non-associated    associated developing countries which
  developing countries which benefit   benefit from financial and technical aid
  from financial and technical aid     from the Community, but to all developing
  from the Community ; it may also     countries which urgently require it and
  make communication of this informa­  are in position to use it ; it may also
  tion subject to conditions which it  make communication of this information
  shall lay down .                     subject to conditions which it shall lay
                                       down .   .
 ---pagebreak---                                   ANNEX
                             INDIRECT ACTION
                 Programme of research and development
                 in the field of science and technology
                             for development
The programme incorporates the following subprogrammes :
1.  TROPICAL AGRICULTURE
    Commitments for an expenditure of 30 million Ecu are envisaged for
    this sub-programme .
    Sector A.   Improvement of agricultural production
                - Food and industrial crops
                - Protein products of animal origin
                - Forestry products
    Sector B.   General areas of research and utilization of the
                envi ronment
                - Water resources and use
                - Soil protection , stabilisation and regeneration
                - Crop protection
    Sectdr C.   Post-harvest techniques
                - Product conservation
                - Processing of products
    Sector D.   Training
2.  MEDICINE , HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN THE TROPICS
    Commitments for an expenditure of 10 million Ecu are envisaged for
    this sub-programme .
    Sector A.   Medicine and Health
                - Transmissible diseases
                - Mother and child care
                - Genetics
                - Environmental hygiene
    Sector B.   Nutrition
                         *                      ♦                     >
    Sector Cm   Training
 ---pagebreak---                      ADDENDUM FINANCIER
Le ^ montant de la proposition initiale ( C0M(81 > 212 final )
qui était fixé à 40 MioECU pour la durée de quatre ans
n' est pas modifié .
Par contre , l' échéancier financier doit être modifié, ainsi
qu' il apparaît dans les tableaux ci-joints .
                           *     *
 ---pagebreak---  POSTE         S 7374-0                               INTITULE î Science et technique au service du développement
                                                      DOTATION PROGRAMME       40.000.000 Ecus
                                                      OUREE                    1982-1985      4 ans         PROJET DE BUDGET RECTIFICATIF
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTAIRE      1982
                                                      DECISION                 C0MC81 ) 212 final
CREDITS D' ENGAGEMENT
                                SOUS-POSTES      1             2            3             A             S                         9
NATURE DES DEPENSES                                                                                             sous-total                 total
                                CATEGORIES  11 et 12           *          . 30           40        50 et 51                        91
 Imputations primaires                        50,800         90.000       pm             •        • 2.856.500,   2.997.300        2.700   3.000.00C
 Imputations secondaires
- Services Généraux ( cat. 92 )                 -                           -  "         -             «·    .
                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                                  -
- Support adent.et techn.(cat.93 )              -
                                                                          pm             -             -
                                                                                                                        pm        -
                                                                                                                                              pm
 TOTAL                                        50.800         90.000       pm             -          2.856.500.   2.997.300        2.700   3.000 . 00C
CREDITS DE PAIEMENT
 Imputations primaires                        50.800         90.000       pm                          656.500       797.300 .     2.700     800.000
ifiijju w ·„ » 1ons secondaires                 «·
** Services Généraux ( cat . 92 )
                3
                                                -                           .                          .
                                                                                                                                              . '  ■
- Support scient . et techn.(cat.93 >           M             -
                                                                          pm             -             -
                                                                                                                        pm    .   -             pm
 TOTAL                                         50.800        90.000                                   656.500     • 797.300       2.700     800.000
                                                                          pm             M
 » comprend les catégories î 13,              23,24, 25 et 27
 ---pagebreak--- POS >:   s 7374-0                                   INTITULE : Science et technique au service du développement
                                                    DOTATION PROGRAMME î     40.000.000 Ecus
                                                    DUREE               î    1982-1985       4 ans         PROJET DE BUDGET 1983
                                                    DECISION            :    C0M(81 ) 212 final
CREDITS D'ENGAGEMENT
                          SOUS-POSTES          1              2            3            4            5                       9
NAÎ?i??E DES DEPENSES                                                                                       sous-total              total
                          CATEGORIES     11 et 12             *           30           40        50 et 51                     91
Impilati ΟΠ9 primaires                    217.900          84.000        pm            m·        9^672.900   9.974.800      9.200  9.984.000
Imputations secondaires
- Sifvlees Généraux ( cat. 92 )                            16.000         -  ·
                                                                                                                 16.000      -
                                                                                                                                       16.000
- Support scient . et techn.(cat.93 )         -              a»
                                                                         pm            -            -
                                                                                                                  pm         -
                                                                                                                                          pm
TOTAL                                     217.900         100.000        pm            m
                                                                                                 9.672.900   9.990.800      9.200 10.000.000 ""
CREDITS DE PAIEMENT
                                                                                         •
imputations primaires                     217.900          84.000        pm            m
                                                                                                 3.372.900   3.674.800      9.200  3.684.000 "
Imouta ? 1ons secondaires                     ém
                                                                                                                                        .  ■
- services Généraux ( cat . 92 )              -
                                                           16.000                                                16.000               16.000
                                                                          -            -   -        m                        -
- Support scient . et techn.(cat.93 )         a»             a»
                                                                         pm                         -
                                                                                                                  pm         -
                                                                                                                                           pm
TOTAL                                     217.900        100.000         pm            -
                                                                                                 3.372.900   3.690.800      9.200 3.700.000
 «   comprend les catégories     î 13, 22 , 23,24 . 25 et 27
                                                                      1              S
 ---pagebreak---                                                                         .
1 ' '                                                           %
      POSTE :     7374-0               INTITULE :     Science et technique au service du développement
      SOUS-POSTE         CATEGORIE           COMMENTAIRES
           1 et 9        11 , 12 et 91       Les crédits couvrent les dépenses de personnel relatives à l' effectif
                                             "programme " pour 4 agents , soit :
                                                                                     2 agents de catégorie A
                                                                                     1 agent de catégorie B
                                                                                     1 agent de catégorie C
                              13             Ces crédits couvrent les missions pour un montant de 10.000 Ecus
                              25             Les crédits couvrent les dépenses suivantes :
                                            - les frais relatifs à l' organisation des quatre réunions du CCMGP auxquelles
                                               participent des représentants des pays membres ( maximum 18 participants ),
                                                des pays en développement ( maximum 10 participants ) et des organisations
                                                Internationales ( ex . FAO, OMS , etc. ) ;
                                            - les frais de voyage et de séjour des personnes convoquées ; "
                                            • les frais de voyage et de séjour d' un maximum de 6 groupes d' experts
                                                ( au nombre de 12 ).                                                                               .
                                             ( Montant total : 68.000 Ecus )
                              50             Les crédits couvrent les dépenses correspondant aux obligations de la
                                             Commission pour les contrats de recherche à frais partagés qui seraient conclus
                                                                                                                                            J.t ):.■
                                             dans le cadre de la décision de programme .
                                                                                                                                            ' '.ri i
                                             1980          1981           1982          1983      1984         1985         1986 ult .  Total
      Engagements                                                          pm           pm          pm            pm                     pm
      Crédits d' engagement                                            3.000.000     10.000.000  15.000.000  12.000.000                40.000.000
      Subsistants 31.12.81
      Rendu disponible                                                     pm           pm          pm            pm                     pm
      Total                        «■           -             -
                                                                       3.000.000 10.000.000      15.000.000  12.000.000        -
                                                                                                                                       40.000.000
                                                                                 m-
      Paiements
                                                                           pm           pm          pm            pm           pm        pm
      Crédits de paiement                                                  800.000    3.700.000  15.500.000  10.000.000     10.000.000 40.000.000
      Paiements sur reports
      Reports 31.12.81                                                     nm           pm
      Total                                                                800.000    3=700.000  15.500.000  10 . 000 . 000 10.000.000 40.000.000
       ( 1 ) Ces montants feront l' objet d' une demande par vole de budget rectificatif 1982 .
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