CELEX: 31978D0263
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-06 00:00:00
Title: 78/263/EEC: Council Decision of 6 March 1978 adopting a multiannual research and development programme (1978 to 1981) for the European Economic Community in the field of primary raw materials (indirect action)

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31978D0263

78/263/EEC: Council Decision of 6 March 1978 adopting a multiannual research and development programme (1978 to 1981) for the European Economic Community in the field of primary raw materials (indirect action)  

Official Journal L 072 , 14/03/1978 P. 0009 - 0011 Greek special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0034 

****( 1 ) OJ NO C 299 , 12 . 12 . 1977 , P . 44 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO C 18 , 23 . 1 . 1978 , P . 12 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 6 .  ( 4 ) OJ NO C 192 , 11 . 8 . 1977 , P . 1 .  ( 1 ) OJ NO L 255 , 20 . 9 . 1974 , P . 1 .    COUNCIL DECISION   OF 6 MARCH 1978   ADOPTING A MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME  ( 1978 TO 1981 ) FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF PRIMARY RAW MATERIALS ( INDIRECT ACTION )  ( 78/263/EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  ( 1 ),   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ),   WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY , THE COMMUNITY HAS THE TASK OF PROMOTING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY A HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES , A CONTINUOUS AND BALANCED EXPANSION AND AN ACCELERATED RAISING OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING ;   WHEREAS , IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON A FIRST ACTION PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 3 ), THE COUNCIL STATED THAT THE WHOLE RANGE OF AVAILABLE WAYS AND MEANS SHOULD BE USED AS APPROPRIATE , INCLUDING INDIRECT ACTION ;   WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY DEPENDS TO A GREAT EXTENT ON THIRD COUNTRIES FOR ITS SUPPLIES OF MINERAL RAW MATERIALS ; WHEREAS THESE MATERIALS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY SCARCE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IT IS THUS IN THE COMMUNITY ' S INTEREST TO INCREASE ITS SELF-SUPPLY POTENTIAL AND TO IMPROVE THE TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED IN PROSPECTING FOR AND EXPLOITING MINERAL RESOURCES ;   WHEREAS A COMMUNITY RESEARCH PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF PRIMARY RAW MATERIALS IS LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE EFFECTIVELY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVES , PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE DISCOVERY OF EXPLOITABLE INTERNAL RESOURCES AND THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPORTABLE TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES ;   WHEREAS THE TREATY DOES NOT PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC POWERS NECESSARY FOR THIS PURPOSE ;   WHEREAS THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTED ON 19 APRIL 1977 A RESOLUTION ON THE SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS TO THE COMMUNITY ;   WHEREAS THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE  ( CREST ) HAS GIVEN ITS OPINION CONCERNING THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   ARTICLE 1   FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 , THE COMMUNITY SHALL CARRY OUT A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF PRIMARY RAW MATERIALS AS DESCRIBED IN THE ANNEX .   ARTICLE 2   THE UPPER LIMIT OF EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAMME SHALL BE 18 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT BEING DEFINED BY THE FINANCIAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE , AND THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STAFF SHALL BE EIGHT .   ARTICLE 3   THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAMME . TO ASSIST IT IN THIS TASK AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT IN THE FIELD OF PRIMARY RAW MATERIALS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED , THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OF WHICH SHALL BE DEFINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 18 JULY 1977 ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON RESEARCH PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT ( 4 ).   ARTICLE 4   DURING THE THIRD YEAR THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE REVIEWED ; THIS REVIEW MAY LEAD TO A REVISION OF THE PROGRAMME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES AFTER THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN CONSULTED . THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SHALL BE INFORMED OF SUCH REVISION .   WITHIN THE FRAMWORK OF ITS GENERAL REPORT THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO SUBMITT A REPORT TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME .   ARTICLE 5   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SHALL BE INFORMED OF THE RESULTS ACHIEVED AND THE FUNDS USED .   ARTICLE 6   THE INFORMATION RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE DISSEMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2380/74 OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1974 ADOPTING PROVISIONS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO RESEARCH PRGRAMMES FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 ).   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 MARCH 1978 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   P . DALSAGER ****    ANNEX   RESEARCH AREA I  -  EXPLORATION   I . A . DEEP-SEATED AND CONCEALED ORE DEPOSITS IN THE TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY :   -  TARGET SELECTION THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF GEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE .   I . B . IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROSPECTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES :   -  GEOCHEMICAL ,   -  GEOPHYSICAL ,   -  REMOTE SENSING ,   -  DRILLING TECHNIQUES .   RESEARCH AREA II  -  ORE PROCESSING   II . A . FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND SETTING UP OF MODELS   II . B . SPECIFIC ACTIONS IN ORE PROCESSING AND METAL EXTRACTION :   -  IN SITU LEACHING ,   -  ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ALUMINA ,   -  COMPLEX LEAD-ZINC ORES ,   -  CHLORINATION PROCESSES AND OTHERS .   RESEARCH AREA III  -  MINING TECHNOLOGY   III . A . DEEP MINES   III . B . HIGH GRADE  -  LOW TONNAGE DEPOSITS   RESEARCH WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY WAY OF CONTRACTS .