CELEX: 51983PC0020
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Date: 1983-01-26
Title: DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on a European research and development programme in the field of wood as a renewable raw material (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                 COM(83) 20 f i n a l
                                                 Brussels, 26    January 1983
                                DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
        on the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European
        Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on a European research
        and development programme in the field of wood as a renewable raw
                                       materia l
                    (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 COM(83) 20 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak---                       COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Subject : Cooperation agreement on a European research and development
                    programme in the f i e l d of wood as a renewable raw m aterial to
                    be concluded between the EEC and Sweden.
By i t s decision 82/402/EEC of 17 May 1982, the Council adopted a research
and development programme (1982 to 1985) in the raw m aterial sector,
includin g a sub-programme on wood as a renewable raw m a te ria l.
A r t i c l e 7 of t h i s decision provides fo r a conclusion of cooperation
agreements between the Community and Third S ta te s , in p a r t i c u l a r , those
takin g p a rt in European Cooperation in the f i e l d of s c i e n t i f i c and
te c h n ic a l research (COST), with a view to associating them wholly or
p a r t l y with t h is programme.             The Commission has been, pursuant to th is
p r o v is io n , authorized to neg otiate e f f e c t .
As Sweden has expressed                  i t s des ire to p a r t ic ip a t e in the sub-programme
on wood as a renewable raw m a t e r ia l, the Commission entered into nego­
t i a t i o n s with t h i s Third S ta te .        The n eg otiation s are now completed and
have culminated in the d r a f t agreement annexed to the attached d r a ft
Council d ec ision.            This agreement lays down t h a t :
-      the f in a n c i a l c o n trib u tio n of Sweden to t h is programme w i l l be
       497,000 ECU fo r a period extending u n t i l 31 December 1985;
-      the Advisory Committee on Programme Management fo r the sub-
       programme on wood as a renewable raw m a te ria l re fe r r e d to in
       A r t i c l e 3 of the abovementioned decision w i l l be enlarged to
        include Swedish re p re s e n ta tiv e s ;
-       as f a r as the shared cost research contracts are concerned,
       Community and Swedish persons or undertakings w i l l be put on
        the same fo o tin g .
 The Commission requests the Council to adopt the d r a f t decision attached
 hereto.
 ---pagebreak---                                    DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
              on the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between
              the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden
              on a European research and development programme in the
              field of wood as a renewable raw material
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty e s ta b lis h in g the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 82/402/EEC of 17 May 1982 adopting a
research and development programme (1982 to t985) fo r the European
Economic Community in the raw m a te ria l sector including a sub-programme on
wood as a renewable raw m a t e r ia l, and in p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 7 (1 ) t h e r e o f ,
Having regard to the d r a f t Decision submitted by the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to A r t i c l e 7 (2 ) of Decision 82/402/EEC, the Commission
has negotiated an Agreement with the Kingdom of Sweden in order to associate
t h a t country with the sub-programme on wood as a renewable raw m a te ria l;
Whereas t h i s Agreement should be approved,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                      A rtic le 1
The Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Kingdom of Sweden on a European research and development programme in the
f i e l d of wood as a renewable raw m ateria l is hereby approved on behalf of
the Community.
The t e x t of the Agreement is attached to t h is Decision.
(1 )     OJ No. L 174, 2 1 .6 .8 2 p. 23
 ---pagebreak---                              A rtid e 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 Council
                                           The President
 ---pagebreak---        DRAFT CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT
  BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
      AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN ON A
EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
          IN THE FIELD OF WOOD AS
          A RENEWABLE RAW MATERIAL
 ---pagebreak---                      \
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, h e r e in a f t e r re fe r r e d to as
"the Community"
                                              and
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, h e r e in a f t e r r e fe rre d to as
"Sweden",
WHEREAS a European research programme in the f i e l d of wood as a renewable
raw m a te ria l is l i k e l y to c o n trib u te to a more economic use of na tu ra l
resources;
WHEREAS by i t s Decision of 17 May 1982, the Council of the European
Communities, h e r e in a f t e r re fe r r e d to as "the C ouncil", adopted a research
and development programme (1982 to 1985) in the raw m a te ria l sector
in clu d in g a sub-programme on wood as a renewable m a t e r ia l, h e r e in a fte r
 r e fe r r e d to as "the Community programme";
WHEREAS comprehensive fo r e s t and wood research programmes, taking in to
account b i o l o g i c a l , tech n o lo g ical and economic f a c t o r s , are c a rrie d out in
 Sweden, financed by i . a . the Swedish Board f o r Technical Development, the
 Swedish Council fo r Forestry and A g r ic u lt u r a l Research and the Swedish
 fo r e s t in d u s try ;
 WHEREAS the Community and Sweden expect to d eriv e mutual b e n e fit from a
 c o -o rd in a tio n of the research and development work which they carry out in
 the f i e l d of wood as a renewable raw m a t e r ia l;
 ---pagebreak---                                          - 2   -
WHEREAS on 18 July 1978 the Council agreed on c e r t a in d e t a i l s of
co-operation w ith in the framework of European co-operation in the
f i e l d of s c i e n t i f i c and te c h n ic a l research (COST),
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
                                       ARTICLE 1
The Community and Sweden, h e r e in a f t e r r e f e r r e d to as the "Contracting
P a r t i e s " , s h a ll co-operate f o r a period extending u n t i l 31 December 1985,
 in a European research and development programme in the f i e l d of wood as
a renewable raw m a te ria l ( i n d i r e c t actions and co-ordinated a c t i v i t i e s ) ,
h e r e in a f t e r r e fe r r e d to as the "European programme", as described in
Annex A.
 ---pagebreak---                               -   3  -
                         Article 2
 The                 financial contribution by the
 Contracting Parties to the implementation, of the
 European programme shall be 1 2 . 4 9 7 . 0 0 0 ECU
 to be divided as follow s :
      12 m il l io n ECU
     from the Community for a four-year period
     beginning on 1 January 19E ?
 — ' 4 9 7 .0 0 0 ECU
                                    **
    from Sweden      for the period    referred to  in
    Article 1.
The ECU is that defined in the Financial Regular.m
applicable to the general budget of the European
Communities and in the financial provisions adopted
pursuant to that Regulation.
The rules governing the financing of this Agreement
are set out in Annex 8 .
                        Article J
For Swedish persons and undertakings, the terms and
conditions for the submission and evaluation of
proposals, as well as for the granting and conclusion
of shared-cost contracts, shall be the same as those
applied for Community persons and undertakings.
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                       Article 4
The Commission of the European Communities,
hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’, shall
ensure the implementation of the indirect actions
 and be responsible fo r the coordina­
 t io n of the coordinated actions of the
 European programme.
The Advisory Committee of the Community
Programme, hereinafter referred to as ‘the
Committee’, shall be enlarged to include rep­
resentatives appointed by Sweden not exceeding three
in number.
The terms of reference and the composition of the
Committee arc dcfiiied in accordance with the
Council resolution of 18 July 1977 on advisory
committees on research programme management,
                       Article 5
The European programme shall be reviewed at the
end of 1984, t h is review may r e s u lt in
a re v is io n of the programme or in a new
programme in accordance with the appro-
   r i a t e procedures a f t e r the Committee
   as been consulted.
                       Article 6
Information resulting from the execution of the
indirect actions listed in Annex A shall be
disseminated in accordance with the Council Regu­
 lation of !7 September 1974 adopting provisions for
 the dissemination of information relating to research
 programmes for the European Economic Community.
The rights and obligations of Sweden and Swedish
 persons and undertakings shall be the same as those
laid down by the above Regulation for Member
States and persons and undertakings which pursue a
research or production activity on the territory of a
Member State.
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                               Article 7
   1.     In accordance with a procedure laid down by
  the Commission after having consulted the
  Committee, Sweden and the Member States of the
  Community taking part in                coordinated
 a c t i v i t i e s l i s t e d ' i n Annex A (h e re in ­
 a f t e r re fe r r e d to as "the p a r t i c i p a ­
 t in g S ta te s " ) and the Community sna il;
 r e g u la r ly exchange a l l useful i n f o r - .
 mation r e s u lt in g from the execution of
 the research covered by such a c t i v i t i e s .
The p a r t i c i p a t i n g States s h a ll provide
 the Commission with a l l inform ation
 re le v a n t f o r c o -o rd in a tio n purposes.
They s h a ll also endeavout to provide
 the Commission with inform ation on sim i­
 l a r research planned or c a rrie d
out by other bodies. Any information shall be treated
as confidential if so requested by the participating
State which provides it.
2. The Commission shall prepare annual progress
reports on the basis of the information supplied and
forward them to the participating States.
3. At the end of the coordination period the
Commission, after having consulted the Committee,
shall forward to the participating States a
comprehensive report on the execution and results of
the coordinated activities.
                              Article 8
The Contracting Parties shall consult with each other,
if one of them so requests, on any problem arising
out of the application of this Agreement.
                              Article 9
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to        the
territories in which the Treaty establishing           the
European Economic Community is applied, under          the
conditions laid down in that Treaty, and, on           the
other hand, to the territory of the Kingdom             of
Sweden.
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                       Article IC
1. As soon as possible after signing this Agreement,
each of the Contracting 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
first day of the month following that in which the
second of the Contracting Panics forwards the
notification referred to in paragraph 1.
Prior to the entry into force of this Agreement,
Sweden may take part in the work of the Committee.
3 . Other European States which took
part in the M i n i s t e r i a l Conference held
 in Brussels on 22 and 23 November 1982
may be associated under f a i r and
 e q u ita b le conditions with the European
 Programme by separate Agreements with
 the Community.
 The Community s h a ll keep Sweden informed
 of such f u r t h e r Agreements._________               _
~      "T he 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 3nd of the date of
   e n try in to fo rce of the Agreement.
                           Article II
    This Agreement, drawn up in a single original ... the
    Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek and
    Italian languages, each text being equally authentic
    shall be deposited in the archives of the General
    Secretariat of the Council of the European
    Communities, which shall transmit a certified copy to
    each of the Contracting Parties.
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                                        ANNEX A
                    Research and Development Programme
    Research Topics                                                          Indirect Coordinated
                                                                              action     action
1. Wood production
    1.1. Selection and improvement of forest reproductive material
    1.2. Improvement of growth (silviculture)
          1.2.1. Treatment of site and stands                                   X           X
          1.2.2. Establishment and management of fibre plantation               X           X
          1.2.3. Cultivation and management of trees outside the forest          X          X
    1.3. Prevention of losses
          1.3.1. Protection against damage from biotic agents                    X          X
          1.3.2. Prevention of forest fires                                      X          X
          1.3.3. Protection against damage from other abiotic causes             X          X
    1.4. Forest inventory                                                                   X
2. Wood harvesting, storage and transport
    2.1. Harvesting of biomass                                                   x           X
    2.2. Processing and storage of chips for industrial use                      x          X
    2.3. Harvesting systems for on-ground extraction                                         X
    2.4. Harvesting systems for off-ground extraction                                        X
                                                                                             X
    2.5. Safety and health aspects
 3. Wood as material
     3.1. Study of wood properties
     3.2 Improvement of performance and protection against
           deterioration                                                          x          X
                                                                                  X          X
     3.3. Development of objective testing methodology
 4. Wood processing without modification of its basic structure
     4 i. Development of manufacturing processes and products                     x           X
                                                                                  X           X
     4.2. Adhesives and joints
     4.3 C onstructional use of wood
           4 VI, More efficient use and re-use of wood in temporary
                                                                                              X
                   works
            4.3.2. Gieaier economy in use through improved design                             X
                                                                                              X
            4.3 3. Load duration eflects
  5. Processing of wood and related organic materials into fibre products
                                                                                   X          X
      5.1. Process and product development in the pulp industry
                                                                                   X          X
      5.2. Better use of recycled waste paper, cereal straw and other fibres
                                                                                   X          X
      5.3. Improvement of paper and board manufacturing processes
  o. Wood as a source of chemicals
      6.1. l):-wli*pmrnt of punches to separate chemically the main
            tompotirni' oi m.urnals loiu.umug liguo-ccllulose substances           x
      6.2. Utilization of lignin, hemicelluloses and cellulose                     x           X
                                                                                   X           X
      6.3. Recovery of by-products from chemical fibre processing
 ---pagebreak---                                        -  8   -
                                         ANNEX B
                                   FINANCING RULES
                                          Article 1
These provisions lay down the financial rules referred to in Article 2 of the Agreement.
                                          Article 2
At the beginning of each financial year, the Commission shall send to Sweden a call for
funds corresponding to its share of the annual costs under the Agreement, calculated in
proportion to the maximum amounts laid down in Article 2 of the Agircmcnl.
This contribution shall be expressed both in ECU and in the currency of Sweden
              the value of the ECU being that defined in the Financial Regulation
applicable to the general budget of the European Communities and determined or. the
date of the call for funds.
The total contributions shall cover the travel and subsistence costs of the delegates to die
Committee, in addition to the implementation costs proper.
Sweden shall pay its annual contribution to the costs under the Agreement .it the
beginning of each year, and by 31 March at the latest. Any delay in pastnent shall g.ve
rise to the payment of interest by Sweden — at a rate equal to the highest di-iount rate
obtaining in the participating States on the due date. The rate shall be increased y C-2.'>
of a percentage point for each month of delay. The increased rate shall be applied >o the
entire period of delay. However, such interest shall be chargeable only if payment is
made more than three months after the issue of a call for funds by the Commission.
                                          Article 3
The funds paid by Sweden shall be credited to the relevant programme 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 implementation costs referred to in Article 2 of the
 Agreement is appended hereto.
                                           Article 5
 The Financial Regulation 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 appropri.vi.ms loi the European
 programme shall be prepared and transmitted to Sweden for .nfoiniation.
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                                                    PROPOSED TIMETABLE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 OF ANNEX B
                                            1982                  1983                      1984                  1985               1986                    TOTAAL
                                      AC         AP         AC           AP           AC           AP      AC                     AC          AP         AC          AP
      I n i t i a l estimate
      o f o v e r a ll
      r e q u ire a e n ts
                                                 169.500   255.100       255.100     272.900      272.900 291.600        291.600                        989.100       989.100
                                     169.500
     - staff
                                                  89.300   107.600       107.600     114.000      114.000 120.000        120.000                        430.900       430.900
                                       89.300
     - a d m in is tra tiv e                                                                                                              1.799.000 10.580.000    10.580.000
                                   1.755.200     462.200 6.337.300     1.617.300   2.193.100   3.113.100  294.400      3,588.400
          o p e ra tin g
           e x p e n d itu re
     - c o n tra c t
             TOTAL                                                                                        706.000      4.000.000          1.799.000 12 .000.000   12 .000.000
                                   2.014.000     721.000 6.700.000     1.980.000   2.580.000   3.500.000
  2.    r e v ise d e s t ia a t e
        of expenditure
        ta x in g into
        account additional
        requirement a
        a r r iv i n g froa the
        accession of
        Sweden
         - staff                                            255,100        255.100    272.900     272.900 291.600        291.600                        989.100       989.100
                                      169.500    169.500
         - adm inistrative                                  107.600        107.600    114.000     114.000 120.000        120,000                        430.900       430.900
                                       89.300     89.300
              operating
              expenditure                                6.609.700     1.699.300   2.302.200    3.258.000 325.300      3.754.100          1.873.500 11.077.000    11.077.000
                                   1.839.800     492.100
         - c o n tra c ts
                                                         6.972.400     2.062.000   2.689.100    3.644.900 736.900      4.165.700          1.873.500 12.497.000    12.497.000
                                   2.098.600     750.900
                          TOTAL
  3.     Difference
         between ( l ) and
         (2) to be                                                          82.000    109.100     144.900  30.900         165.700            74.500     497.000       497.000
                                        84.600    29.900    272.400
        covered br
        c o n trib u tio n
         front Sweden
I
  1L     ·     account credited
  L?     -     account paid