CELEX: 51988PC0725
Language: en
Date: 1988-12-12
Title: PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL DECISION Concerning work for third parties performed by the Joint Research Centre relevant to the European Economic Community (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                              COM(88)725    final
                                                              Brussels , 12 December 1988
                         PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL DECISION
 Concerning work for third parties performed by the Joint Research Centre relevant
 to the European Economic Community
                       (presented by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                          Legal Basis for Work for Third Parties
                        performed by the Joint Research Centre
                    relevant to the European Economic Community
1 . In its communication (COM(87)491 final/2 ( 20 April 1988) "A New Outlook for
    the Joint Research Centre ", the Commission proposed that the functions of the
    Joint Research Centre (JRC) should include " performing research or providing
    services under contract for third parties ", the other functions being the
    execution of specific research programmes, scientific and technical work in
    support of other Commission services and preparatory research .
2 . At its first reading on March 9, 1988, of the proposals for Council decisions on
    the specific research programmes to be executed by the JRC ( 1988-1991 ) for the
     EEC and the EAEC, the European Parliament recognized the entire spectrum of
    the JRC functions, including work for third parties, by amendments to the texts
    of the proposed programme decisions.
3 . On June 29 , 1988 , the Council adopted a Resolution 0 ) on the activities to be
     undertaken by the JRC and inter alia " considers further that the JRC should , in
    addition to its predominant task, for the period 1988 to 1991 , of executing
    specific programmes including preparatory research , nevertheless utilize the
    facilities and manpower at its disposal to strengthen and develop its work for
     other Commission services and for third parties in those areas in which it is
     competent so to do ", and in the annex set financial targets for the JRC functions
     1988-1991 with 130 Mecus for work for external private and public bodies.
4. During the preparatory discussions in the Council bodies on the above -
     mentioned Resolution and the Decisions for specific research programmes for
     the EEC there arose a question on the legal basis for JRC third party work for
     private and public external third parties within the framework of the EEC Treaty .
     It was agreed, that before the end of 1988, the Commission will submit to the
     Council a proposal aimed at resolving this question . This was confirmed by a
     statement of the Commission to the Council minutes for its session on 14
     October 1988 at which the JRC programme decisions were adopted .
( DOJ.No . C 197/4, 27.7.88
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 ---pagebreak--- It is noted that no similar question was raised with regard to iRC third party work in
the framework of the EAEC Treaty , as it was found that that Treaty provided the
necessary legai basis.
5 . In consequence of the above, the annex provides a proposal for a Council
     Decision concerning work for third parties performed by the JRC relevant to the
     European Economic Community .
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 ---pagebreak---                            PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL DECISION
Concerning work for third parties performed by the Joint Research Centre relevant
to the European Economic Community
THECOUNCILOFTHE 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 i
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament 2
Whereas in the fulfilment of the overall objectives of the Community relating to
research and technological development it is desirable to enable the Joint Research
Centre to perform work for third parties both public and private
Whereas the T reaty does not provide , for the action concerned , powers other than
those of Article 235
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS
                                       Article 1
 For the purpose of implementing the overall objectives of the Community relating
to research and technological development the Commission may place the
 installations, equipment or expert assistance of the Joint Research Centre at the
 disposal of third parties whether public or private, as appropriate, against payment.
 1
 2
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 ---pagebreak---                                        Article 2
Thisdecision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities
and shall take effect on the day following its publication .
Done at Brussels
                                                                   FOR THE COUNCIL
                                                                   THE PRESIDENT