CELEX: 51988PC0588
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Date: 1988-10-21
Title: REEXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on a Community action in the field of Information Technology and Telecommunications applied to Health Care AIM (Advanced Informatics in Medicine) - Exploratory Action - (presented by the Commission, pursuant to the second paragraph of point d) of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                                                        COM ( 88 ) 588   final - SYN 95
                                                        Brussels , 21 October 1983
                   REEXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
    on a Community action in the field of Information Technology and Telecommunications
                                     applied to Health Care
                                               AIM
                             (Advanced Informatics in Medicine )
                                     - Exploratory Action -
   (presented by the Commission , pursuant to the second paragraph of point d) of Article 149
                                        of the EEC Treaty)
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 ---pagebreak---                               Reexamined Proposal for a Council Decision
                                                  on a
 Community action in the field of Information Technology and Telecommunications applied
                                             to Health Care
                                                 AIM
                                  ( Advanced Informatics in Medicine )
                                         - Exploralory Action -
1 . Reexamination of the Revised Proposal
The Commission , pursuant to the provisions of Article 149/2d and
     having   regard   to the  Proposal of the Commission1)
     having   regard   to the  Revised Proposal of the Commission2)
     having   regard   to the  Opinion of the Parliament3)
     having   regard   to the  Common Position of the Council4)
     having   regard   to the  Position of the Commission5)
     having   regard   to the  amendment proposed by the Parliament in the Second Reading6)
has reexamined the proposal on which the Council has based its Common Position .
As a result of the reexamination the Commission modifies its revised proposal COM ( 88 ) 315
final/SYN 95 as follows .
          In the preambular paragraphs , in the decision and in the annexes, the words of
          "medical and bio-informatics " are replaced by "Information Technology and
          Telecommunications applied to health care".
          Article 1 paragraph 1 to read :
     1.   An exploratory Community action in the field of Information Technology and
          Telecommunications to health care , called AIM, is adopted for a maximum period
          of 24 months commencing on 1 June 1988 .
          Article 2, paragraph 2 second sentence to read :
          In work relating to patient information , the action will place priority on the
          development of safe and reliable methods for the protection of medical records, in
          particular against loss , data corruption or unauthorized disclosure .
          Article 3 , paragraph 2, third sentence to read :
          Within each project, at least one partner should be concerned with health care .
I)   СОМ(87) ЗБ2 Япа1 24 Ли1у 87
2)   COM(88)315 fmal / SYN 95
S)   PE 118.173/def.2
4)   RECH 164 PRO-COOP 108 7757/88
5)   SEC(88) 1231 final-SYN 95
6)   PE
 ---pagebreak---     Article 5 , paragraph 1 to read:
1. The funds estimated as necessary for the Community contribution to the execution
   of the Exploratory Action amount to 20 MECU over a maximum period of 24
   months , including expenditure on a staff of 12 .
   Artide 6 , paragraph 3 recital 3 lo read:
   the measures to be undertaken to evaluate each part of the Exploratory Action by
   appropriate organisations, groups and other bodies;
   Article 8, paragraph 3 to read:
3. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with
   the opinion of the Committee.
   If the measures envisages are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee ,
   or if no opinion is delivered , the Commission shall , without delay, submit to the
   Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by
   qualified majority.
   If, on the expiry of the period which may in no case exceed two months from the
   date of referral to the Council , the Council has not acted , the proposed measures
   shall be adopted by the Commission for matters falling under Article 6(3 ).
 ---pagebreak--- 2. Explanation of the position of the Commission on the amendment of the Second
   Reading bv the Parliament
   Amendment
   The Amendment had been included in the Revised Proposal but been rejected by the
   Council . While considering the Ila option , of the Council Decision of 13th July 1987
   which lays down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on
   the Commission7), as the most appropriate for this action, the Commission accepted the
   Ilia option of the Common Position as a compromise .
7) OJ L197 of 18.07.87 P.33
 ---pagebreak--- 3.  T«ki of Pa 'Ha men ts Amenriminl t:i the Second Reading
   Article 8 , paragraph 3
   The Coir mission shall adopt measures which shall apply immedia tely . However , i f these
   measures e re not in accordance with the opinion of the Com mi ttee they sha) I_be
   c ommunica ted bv the Co m mission to the Counc il forthwith . In that even t :
   The Comm issio n mav defer application of the measures which it had d ecided for a
   period of not mote than one month from the date of such communication :
   The Council , acting bv qualified majority , mav take a different decision within the
   time-limit referred to in the previous paragraph .