CELEX: 51981PC0604
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Date: 1981-10-30
Title: Draft COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Switzerland on a concerted action project in the field of the detection of the tendency to thrombosis (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                               COM(81)604 final
                                               Brussels . 30 October 1981
                                   Draft
                          ,   COUNCIL DECISION
       on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic
       Community and Switzerland on a concerted action project in the
       field of the detection of the tendency to thrombosis
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                  ( submitted to the Council by the/ Commission )
C0M(81 ) 604 final
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                 . COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL    -
Subject : Agreement between the European Economic Community and
          Switzerland on a concerted project relating to the detection
          of the tendency to thrombosis
A second research programme in the field of medical and public health
research consisting of , four multiannual concerted action projects , one of
which concerns the detection of the tendency to thrombosis , was adopted by
the Counci I on 18 March 1980^ .
Article 6 of the aforesaid Decision provides for the conclusion of inter­
national agreements between the Community and non-member States partici­
pating in COST ( European Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Tech­
nical Research ) with a view to associating them with the said projects .
Under the terms of the same provision , the Commission was authorized to
enter into negotiations to that end .
On 16 July 1981 Switzerland expressed its willingness to participate in the
concerted action project relating to the detection of the tendency to
thrombosis .  The negotiations with Switzerland resulted in the draft agree­
ment appended to the attached draft Counci I deci sion .
This agreement provides that :                                             •
- the person responsible for coordinating the Swiss national contribution
   to the concerted project shall be a member of the Concerted Action     _
   Committee on the Detection of the Tendency to Thrombosis .
- the Swiss financial contribution to the co-ordination costs shall be
   38 000 ECU for the period referred to in Article 1 of the agreement .
The Commission requests the Council to adopt the draft decision concluding
the aforesaid agreement .
  OJ No L 78 of 25 March 1980 , p. 24 .
 ---pagebreak---                             DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and Switzerland on a concerted action project in the field of the detection
of the tendency to thrombosis
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Decision 80 / 344 / EEC of 18 March 1980 adopting a second
research programme in the field of medical and public health research ,
consisting of four multiannual concerted action projects^, and in part­
icular Article 6(1 ) thereof ,
Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission ,
Whereas , pursuant to Article 6(2 ) of Decision 80 / 344 / EEC , the Commission
has negotiated an Agreement with Sw tzerland with a view to associating it
with the concerted action project in the field of the detection of the
tendency to thrombosis ;
Whereas that Agreement should be approved ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                   Article 1
The Agreement between the European Economic Community on a concerted
action project in the field of the detection of the tendency to thrombosis
 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community .
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision .
  1 0J No L 78, 25.3.1980, p.25
 ---pagebreak---                                Artide 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the
persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community
Done at Brussels . ....
                                             For the Counci l
                                             The President
 ---pagebreak---                                 DRAFT AGREEMENT
  between the European Economic Community and Switzerland on a concerted
  action project in the' field cf the detection of the tendency to thrombosis
  THE EUROPEAN EÇONOMIC COMMUN ITY
 and   ■
 SWITZERLAND ,                                                 V
 Whereas a European concerted research action project in the field of the
 detection of the tendency to thrombosis is likely to contribute eff ctively
 to ensuring an optimum level of health in individuals and in society;
 Whereas , by its Decision of 18 March 1980 , the Council of the European
 Communities adopted a second research programme in the field of medical and
 public health research consisting of four multiannual concerted projects ,
 one of which relates to the detection of the tendency to thrombosis ;
 Whereas , the Member States of the Community and Switzerland , hereinafter
 referred to as "the States ", intend , subject to the rules and procedures
 applicable to their national programmes , to carry out the research described
 in Annex A and are prepared to integrate such research into a process of
 co-ordination which they consider will be of mutual benefit ;
• "                          .          .     11
 Whereas the implementation of the research covered by the concerted action
 project will require a , financial contribution of approximately 10 million ■
  ECU from the States ,
  HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                     Article 1
  The Community and Switzerland , hereinafter referred to as " the contract­
  ing parties ", shall participate for a period extending until 31 May 1984
  in a concerted action project in the field of the detection of the tend­
  ency to thrombosi So
  This project shall consist in co-ordinating the Community concerted action
  programme with the corresponding programme of Switzerland .   Th^programmes
  covered by this Agreement are listed in Annex A.    -
  The States shall remain entirely responsible for the research executed by
  their national institutions or bodies .
                                  . Article 2
  The Commission of the European Communities shall be responsible for the
  co-ordination .
  It shall be assisted in this task by a project leader .
                                    Article 3
  In order to facilitate the execution of the project , the Concerted Action
  Committee on the Detection of the Tendency to Thrombosis , hereinafter
  referred to as " the Committee ", set up by the Decision of the Council of
  the European Communities of 18 March 1980 , shall be enlarged to include
  Switzerland .
  The secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by the Commission .
  The terms of . reference and the composition of the Committee shall be as
: set out in Annex B.
 ---pagebreak---                                   Article 4
The maximum financial contribution by the contracting parties to the co­
ordination costs shall be :
- 616 000 ECU from the Community for a foui–year period beginning on
  1 June 1980,
- 38 000 ECy^.from Switzerland for the period referred to in the first
  paragraph of Article 1 .                                            '
The ECU is defined in the Financial Regulation applicable to the general
budget of ttfe European Communities and in the financial provisions adopted
pursuant to that Regulation .
The rules governing the financing of the Agreement are set out in Annex C.
                        '        Article 5
In accordance with the procedure laid down by the Commission after consult­
ing   the Committee , the States shall exchange regularly all relevant
information concerning the execution of the research covered by the con­
certed action project and shall forward to the Commission all information
which will assist co-ordination .   They shall also endeavour to provide the
Commission with information on research in the field in question planned
or carried out by bodies not subject to their authority .    Any information
shall be treated as confidential if the State which provides it so requests.
The Commission shall prepare yearly progress reports on the basis of the
information supplied and shall forward them to the States .
At the end of the period of the concerted action project , the Commission ,
 after consulting       the Committee , shall forward to the States a general ,
report on its execution and on the results obtained , in particular so that
these results are made accessible as quickly and as fully as possible to
 ---pagebreak--- undertakings , institutions and other parties concerned , in particular in ***-
the social field .   This report shall be published by the Commission six
months after it, is 'forwarded to the States , unless a State objects .   In th »
latter case , the report shall be forwarded , on request , solely to the    -
institutions and undertakings the research or production activities of
which justify access to the results of the research covered by the con­
certed action project .-
                                     Article 6             '       *
1.  As soon as possible after signing this Agreement , each of the contract­
ing parties shall notify the Secretary-General of the Council of the
European Communities of the completion of the procedures necessary under
its internal provisions for the implementation of this Agreement .
2.  This Agreement shall enter into force on the day on which the second
of the contracting parties forwards this notification .        ~
Prior to entry into force of this Agreement and for a maximum period of
nine months after it is . signed , . Switzerland may take part without voting
rights in th.e Work of the Committee .
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3.   For a period of six.months following its entry into force , this Agree­
ment shall be open for accession by other European States which took part
in the Ministerial Conference held in Brussels on 22 and 23 November 1971 . >
The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the General
Secretariat of the' Council of the European Communities .        ,
A State which accedes to this Agreement shall become a contracting party
within the meaning of Article 1 on the date on which the instrument of
accession is deposited .    It shall contribute to the co-ordination costs
under the conditions laid down in Article 4 concerning Switzerland .
 ---pagebreak--- 4.  The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Communities shall
notify each of the contracting parties of the lodging of the notifications
referred to in paragraph 1 , of the date of entry into force of this Agree­
ment and of the deposition of the instruments of accession referred to in
paragraph 3 .                          .
                                    Article 7                          ^
This Agreement , drawn up in a single original in the Danish , German, Gree ks .
English , French ,     - Italian and Dutch languages , each text being
equally authenti c , . shal I be deposited in the archives of the General
Secretariat of the Council of the European Communities , which shall trans­
mit a certified copy to each of the contracting parties .
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                                  ANNEX A
                  PROGRAMMES COVERED BY THE AGREEMENT
/                                                 ..
 Implementation and co-ordination of the national contributions to the
project
The following authorities carrying out medical research in the States
 will ensure the implementation of the national contributions to~ the
project and their co-ordination at national level : -
Belgium :            FRSM , Fonds de la recherche scientifique médicale /
                     Bruxelles / Fonds voor Geneeskundig Wetenschappelijk
                     Onderzoek , Brussel
 Denmark :           Statens laegevidenskabeli ge Forskningsråd Kobenhavn
Germany :            - Zentrum für Innere Medizin der Universität Giessen
                     - Department für Innere Medizin der Universität Ulm .
 Greece :            - Ipiresia Epi stimoni ki s Erevnis ke Technologhias ,
                         Athens
                     - Simvoulion Iatrikon Erevnon , Athens
                       v                                              .
  France :           INSERM , Institut national de la santé et de lâ
           i         recherche médicale , Paris            ■ - • .     - . .
 Ireland :           Medical Research Council of Ireland , Dublin
                                                                   4k
  Italy :            CNR , Consiglio nazionale della ricerca , Roma , and
                     Istituto superiore di sanità , Roma
 Netherlands :       Gezondheidsorganisatie TNO and Stichting Medisch
                     Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek FUNGO , Den Haag
 United Kingdom :    MCR, Medical Research Council , London
 Switzerland :       Theodor Kocher Institut , Universität , Bern
 ---pagebreak---                                                   «
Project relating to the detection of the tendency to thrombosis
The research will be carried out with the purpose of acquiring
scientific and technical knowledge in this field , selected for its
importance at Community level .
The research is expected to cover the following topics ;
!• • Detection of activated clotting factors and their reaction
      products ■
2.    Quantitative analysis of the inhibitors of the clotting system
3.    Studies of the active and inhibitory components of the
      fibrinolytic system .
4.    Studies of blood platelets
5 . : Pilot studies in well-defined populations following standard­
      ization of materials and methodology
Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Greece , France , Ireland , Italy , the
Netherlands , the United Kingdom and Switzerland will contribute
research under the topics mentioned above .
 ---pagebreak---                               ANNEX B
       TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE
The Committee shall :      *
1.1   contribute to the optimum execution of the project by giving its
     opinion on all of its aspects ;
1.2  evaluate the results and draw conclusions as regards their
     application ;                                    -
1.3  be responsible for the exchange of information referred to in the
      first sub-paragraph of Article 5 ;                         ;
1.4   keep abreast of national research being done in the fields
      covered by the project and more especially of scientific and
     technical developments likely to affect the execution of the
     project ;
1.5   suggest guidelines to the project leader .
          /
The Committee 's reports and opinions shall be forwarded to the
Commission and to the States .   The Commission shall forward these ,
opinions to CREST .
                                                                    I
The Committee shall be composed of ( persons responsible for co-ordfnat-
                       > '     -                            ~
ing the national contributions to the project and the project leader .
Each member may be accompanied by experts .
 ---pagebreak---        i                             ANNEX C
                                 FINANCING RUUIS
                                    Article 1            -
  These provisions Lay down the financing rules referred to in Article 4 of
  the Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of the detection
 of the' tendency to thrombosis .
         'V -.ï 'V
  At the beginning of each financial year , the Commission shall send , to
  Switzerland a call for funds corresponding to its share of the annual
  co-ordination costs under the Agreement , calculated in proportion to the
  maximum amounts ^. aid down in Article 4 of the Agreement .
  This contribution shall be expressed both in ECU and in the currency of
  the State concerned, the value of the ECU being defined jn the Financial
  Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities
  and determined on the date of the call for funds .          j
  The total contributions shall cover the travel and subsistence costs of the
  delegates to the Committee , in addition to the co-ordination costs proper .
  Switzerland shall pay its annual contribution to the co-ordination costs
  under the Agreement at the beginning of each year and by 31 March at the
   latest . Any delay in the payment of the annual contribution shall give ,
   rise to the payment of interest by Switzerland at a rate equal to the
  highest discount rate ruling in the States on the due date .  The rate
. shall be increasing by 0.25 of a percentage point for each month of delay .
  This increased rate shall be applied to the entire period of delay .
  However , this interest shall be recoverable only if payment is made more
  than three months after the Commission has sent a call for funds .
 ---pagebreak---                                ANNEX C
                              Article 3
                                                           *
The funds paid by Switzerland shall be credited to the concerted action
project as budget receipts allocated to a heading in the statement of
revenue of tHe budget of the Commission .         .
                              Article 4
The provisional timetable for the co-ordination costs referred to in
Article 4 of the Agreement is annexed hereto .
                              Article 5
The Financial Regulation in force applicable to the general budget of the
European Communities shall apply to the management of the appropriations .
                              Article 6
At the end of each financial year , a statement of appropriations for the
concerted action project shall be prepared and transmitted to Switzerland
for information .
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       schedule and in the table of equivalence -
       ■n Annex II to the budget of the
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                                                                  \
 j    - Staff
      - Administrative operating expenditure
      - Contracts
                                                      j· 77.000  <
                                                                    ' 77.000"
                                                                              1 154.000 ji54 .0 0     47.5OO
                                                                                                      3I.5OO
                                                                                                      75.000
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                                                                                                                                                                                              ,
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i     account additional requirements arising from                                                                                                                                                  •
 ' ' the accession of Switzerland
                                                                                                                                                                                                .     Í
Í    - Staff
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                                                          –            –
                                                                                 34.500
                                                                                 81.500
                                                                                           34.500
                                                                                           81.500
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                                                                                                                                                       1 86.500     ■ 86.500
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     the contribution from Switzerland
                                                         –            –
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