CELEX: 51983PC0648(01)
Language: en
Date: 1983-11-07
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ADOPTING A CONCERTED-ACTION PROJECT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON THE USE OF LIGNOCELLULOSE-CONTAINING BY-PRODUCTS AND OTHER PLANT RESIDUES FOR ANIMAL FEEDING

No C 320/4                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                26.11.83
                                                              II
                                                      (Preparatory Acts)
                                                COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a concerted-action project of the European
              Economic Community on the use of lignocellulose-containing by-products and other plant
                                                 residues for animal feeding
                                                     COM(83) 648 final
                           (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 November 1983)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       with the assistance of the Scientific and Technical
COMMUNITIES, '                                                    Research Committee (Crest), the gradual coordin-
                                                                  ation of such policies;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular                    Whereas, in its resolution of 25 July 1983 on
Article 235 thereof,                                              framework programmes for Community research,
                                                                  development and demonstration activities and a first
                                                                  framework programme 1984 to, 1987 (3), the Council
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                established the objectives of the Community's
                                                                  scientific and technical activities for 1984 to 1987;
Having regard to the opinion of the               European
Parliament,                                                       Whereas a research project on single-cell protein
                                                                  production and utilization in animal feeding,
                                                                  implemented by a Memorandum of Understanding
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
                                                                  signed on 27 March 1980 within the framework of
Social Committee,                                                 European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and
                                                                  Technical Research (COST) (COST project 83/84),
Whereas under Article 2 of the Treaty the Com-                    has yielded very encouraging results;
mission has as its task inter alia to promote
throughout       the      Community      a     harmonious         Whereas, by Decision 82/402/EEC (4), as last
development of economic activities, a continuous and              amended by Decision 8 3 / . . . , the Council adopted a
balanced expansion and an accelerated raising of the              research and development programme in the raw
standard of living;                                               materials sector which includes the sub-programme
                                                                  on recycling of urban and industrial waste;
Whereas in its resolution of 14 January 1974 on an
initial programme of action by the European                       Whereas this project is complementary to that sub-
Communities        in the field       of     science    and       programme;
technology ('), the Council emphasized that an
appropriate approach should be adopted towards the                Whereas the Member States intend, as part of the
whole range of available ways and means, including                rules and procedures applicable to their national
joint projects, and that, whenever it proves desirable            programmes, to carry out the research described in
for third States, particularly European ones, to be               Annex I and are prepared to integrate it into a
associated in these projects, steps should be taken to            process of coordination at Community level over a
make this possible;                                               period of four years;
Whereas in its resolution of 14 January 1974 relating             Whereas the execution of the research work as
to the coordination of national policies and the                  described in Annex I calls for a financial outlay of
definition of projects of interest to the Community in            some 20 million ECU in the Member States taking
the field of science and technology (2), the Council              part therein;
entrusted the Commission with the task of ensuring,
0) O J N o C 7 , 29. 1. 1974, p. 6.                                O O J N o C 2 0 8 , 4. 8. 1983, p. 1.
O OJ No C 7, 29. 1. 1974, p. 2.                                    (4) OJ No L 174, 21. 6. 1982, p. 23.
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Whereas on 18 July 1978 the Council agreed on                 The terms of reference and the composition of the
certain procedural arrangements for cooperation in            Committee are laid down in Annex II.
European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and
Technical Research (COST);                                    The Committee shall draw up its own rules of
                                                              procedure. Secretarial services shall be provided by
Whereas the specific powers of action required for            the Commission.
the adoption of this Decision have not been provided
for in the Treaty;                                                                   Article 5
Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research                 1.    In accordance with a procedure to be laid down
Committee (CREST) has given its opinion on the                by the Commission after consultation with the
Commission proposal,                                          Committee, the Member States participating in the
                                                              project shall regularly exchange all relevant infor-
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :                                      mation concerning the performance of the research
                                                              covered by the project and shall communicate to the
                        Article 1                             Commission all information that may be useful for
                                                              coordination purposes.
The Community shall implement over a period of
four years a concerted-action project on the use of           They shall, in addition, endeavour to provide the
lignocellulose-containing by-products and other plant         Commission with information on research in the field
residues for animal feeding, hereinafter called 'the          concerned that is planned or being performed by
project'.                                                     bodies which are not under their authority.
The project shall consist in the coordination at              This information shall be treated as confidential if the
Community level of the research work which is                 Member State which communicates it so requires.
defined in Annex I and which shall form part of the
research programmes of the Member States.                     2.    The Commission shall prepare annual progress
                                                              reports on the basis of the information provided and
                                                              shall send them to the Member States and the
                        Article 2                             European Parliament.
The Commission shall be responsible for such coordi-
nation.                                                       3.    At the end of the coordination period, the
                                                              Commission shall, after consultation with the
                                                              Committee, send to the Member States and the
                        Article 3
                                                              European Parliament a consolidated report on the
The funds estimated as necessary for the Community            execution and results of the concerted action project.
contribution ,to the coordination amount to 650 000
ECU.                                                                                 Article 6
                                                              In accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty, the
                        Article 4
                                                              Community may conclude an agreement with third
To facilitate the execution of the project, a                 States participating in European Cooperation in the
Concerted-Action Committee on the use of                      field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST),
lignocellulose-containing by-products and other plant         with a view to coordinating the Community project
residues for animal feeding, hereinafter called 'the          with the corresponding programmes of those States.
Committee', is hereby set up.
                                                                                      Article 7
A project leader may be appointed by the
Commission after consultation with the Committee.             This Decision shall take effect on the day of its
He shall, in particular, assist the Commission in its         publication in the Official Journal of the European
task of coordination.                                          Communities.
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                                                           ANNEX I
                                       Contribution of the Member States to the Project
                     Research topic           B      D     DK      F      GR       I    IRL    L      NL     UK
            1. Use of substrates              X      X      X      X              X                    X      X
            2. Use of products con-
               verted into animal feed        X      X      X      X              X                    X      X
                                                           ANNEX II
                        Terms of reference and composition of the Committee referred to in Article 4
            1. The Committee shall:
               1.1. contribute to the optimum execution of the project by giving its opinion on all aspects of the
                    progress thereof;
               1.2. evaluate the results of the project and draw conclusions regarding their application;
               1.3. be responsible for the exchange of information provided for in Article 5 (1);
               1.4. follow the progress of national research work being done in the fields covered by the
                    project, in particular by keeping abreast of scientific and technical developments likely to
                    affect the execution of the project;
               1.5. have the right to set up, for each of the research topics defined in Annex I, a sub-committee
                    to ensure that the programme is properly implemented.
            2. The Committee's reports and opinions shall be communicated to the Commission and to the
               participating Member States. The Commission shall forward these opinions to Crest and to the
               Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SCAR).
            3. The Committee shall consist of the persons responsible for coordinating the Member States'
               contributions to the project, a Commission delegate responsible for the Commission's contri-
               bution, and the project leader. Each member may be accompanied by experts.