CELEX: 51988PC0169
Language: en
Date: 1988-03-18
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION REVISING THE MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH ACTION PROGRAMME FOR THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY ( 1985-1989 )

No C 99/12                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             14. 4. 88
           Amendment to the proposal for a Council Decision revising the multiannual research action
              programme for the European Community in the field of biotechnology (') (1985 to 1989)
                                                      COM(88) 169 final
           (Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty on
                                                       23 March 1988)
                                                         (88/C 99/08)
           The Commission proposal is hereby amended as follows:
                                                     Preamble unchanged
                                                 First five r e c i t a l s u n c h a n g e d
                 Whereas any application involving the planned release of organisms created by genetic
                 engineering must be preceded by experimental research conducted in accordance with
                 safety rules;
                                                    Sixth r e c i t a l u n c h a n g e d
                 Whereas it is necessary to step up training activities and to evolve training schemes
                 including, in particular, the organization of short intensive workshops, altogether allowing
                 research scientists in the Member States to benefit from all the research facilities and
                 scientific expertise in the Community, thus helping to reduce the disparities in development
                 in the field of biotechnology between the various Member States of the European
                 Community;
                                                   Eighth recital unchanged
                 Whereas it is necessary to step up the concertation activities carried out alongside the
                 Community research and training effort, to improve national and Community activity in
                 the field of biotechnology, strengthen dialogue with the trade unions, farmers' and
                 consumers' associations, environment protection groups and their experts, and make more
                 and better information available to the public;
                                                   Tenth recital unchanged
                 Having regard to the necessity to guarantee the participation of Spain and Portugal in the
                 totality of activities in the programme (activities in progress and activities provided for in
                 this revision);
                                                  Twelfth recital unchanged
                                                               Article 1
                 The research action programme for the European Economic Community in the field of
                 biotechnology (1985 to 1989) is hereby revised on the basis of the specifications in the
                 Annex.
                  The aims of this revision are to allow the balanced participation of Spain and Portugal
                  in the current programme and the expansion of certain parts of the programme
                  (bio-informatics; evaluation of the risks associated with modern biotechnology; training of
                  researchers).
            (') OJ No C 15, 20. 1. 1988, p. 13.
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                                                         Article 2
          The funds necessary to increase and expand the activities as planned in this revision, to
          which must be added the funds already allocated to the programme, are estimated at
          20 million ECU, including expenditure on an additional staff of five. The final amount of
          appropriations and the number of staff shall be determined on the basis of decisions taken
          annually by the budgetary authority in accordance with real needs.
                                                         ANNEX
                                           First four indents unchanged
          — Increase in training and information activities in all parts of the current programme.
          — Matching of resources (manpower) for the concertation activity to the requirements defined in
             the programme, in particular so as to provide all groups concerned with the most comprehensive
            information possible with regard to the research findings.
                                             Seventh indent unchanged