CELEX: 51990PC0594
Language: en
Date: 1990-11-30
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING A SPECIFIC PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF TELEMATIC SYSTEMS IN AREAS OF GENERAL INTEREST ( 1990-1994 )

No C 327/32                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                    29. 12. 90
              Amendment to the proposal for a Council Decision concerning a specific programme of
              research and technological development in the field of telematic systems in areas of general
                                                   interest (1990 to 1994) (»)
                                               COM(90) 594 final — SYN 260
              (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3) of the EEC-Treaty on 30 November
                                                              1990)
                                                         (90/C 327/14)
              (») O] No C 174, 16. 7. 1990, p. 19.
              TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION                                       TEXT AMENDED BY PARLIAMENT
                                                                                        (Amendment No 1)
                                                                                          Recital 3a (new)
                                                                    Whereas fundamental research must be specifically
                                                                    encouraged Community-wide in each of the strategic
                                                                    research sectors of the framework programme;
                                                                                        (Amendment No 2)
                                                                                          Recital 3 b (new)
                                                                    Whereas, in addition to the specific programme on
                                                                    human capital and mobility, training of researchers in
                                                                    each of the strategic research sectors of the framework
                                                                    programme must be ensured;
                                                                                        (Amendment No 3)
                                                                                          Recital 3 c (new)
                                                                    Whereas the social, human and environmental impact of
                                                                    the programme must be assessed by an independent
                                                                    panel, and technology and risk assessment undertaken;
                                                                                        (Amendment No 4)
                         Recital 6                                                            Recital 6
Whereas this programme must be implemented essen-                   Whereas this programme must be implemented essen-
tially by the selection of research and development                 tially by the selection of research and development
projects to enable them to benefit from Community                   projects to enable them to benefit from Community
participation; whereas the Commission should encourage              participation; whereas the Commission should encourage
the submission of such projects by the usual means of               the submission of such projects by the usual means of
publishing calls for proposals in the Official Journal of the       publishing calls for proposals in the Official Journal of the
European Communities; whereas a special procedure                   European     Communities;      whereas     an    exceptional
should also be devised so as to maintain a degree of                procedure should also be devised so as to come into
flexibility enabling the Commission, in the face of the             effect between calls for proposals to maintain a degree of
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               TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION                                      TEXT AMENDED BY PARLIAMENT
 continuous evolution and gradual acceleration of techno-           flexibility enabling the Commission, in the face of the
 logical progress, also to take into consideration spon-            continuous evolution and gradual acceleration of techno-
 taneous proposals consistent with the objectives of the            logical progress, also to take into consideration spon-
 programme;                                                         taneous proposals consistent with the objectives of the
                                                                   programme;
                                                                                        (Amendment No 5)
                           Article 1                                                         Article 1
 A specific research and technological development                 A specific research and technological development
 programme for the European Economic Community in                  programme for the European Economic Community in
 the field of telematic systems in areas of general interest,      the field of telematic systems in areas of general interest,
 as defined in Annex I, is hereby adopted for a period of          as defined in Annex I, is hereby adopted for the period
 five years as from 1 January 1990.                                from the date of publication of this decision in the
                                                                    Official Journal of the European Communities to 31
                                                                   December 1994.
                                                                                        (Amendment No 6)
                           Article 5                                                         Article 5
 3.    The reports shall be drawn up having regard to the          3.     The reports shall be drawn up having regard to the
 objectives set out in Annex I to this Decision and in             objectives set out in Annex I to this decision and in
 accordance       with    Article    2 (4)    of    Decision       accordance       with    Article    2 (4)   of    Decision
 90/221/Euratom, EEC.                                              90/221/Euratom, EEC and shall assess the coherence of
                                                                   the programme's measurable implementation with the six
                                                                   major concerns set out in Annex II of Council Decision
                                                                   90/221/Euratom, EEC 0).
                                                                                        (Amendment No 7)
                           Article 6                                                         Article 6
 1.    The Commission shall be responsible for the
execution of the programme. It shall be assisted by a
Committee, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee',
composed of representatives of the Member States and
chaired by a representative of the Commission.
2.    The contracts concluded by the Commission shall             2.     The contracts concluded by the Commission shall
govern the rights and obligations of each party,                  govern the rights and obligations of each party,
including the procedures for disseminating, protecting            including the procedures for disseminating, protecting
and exploiting the research results, in accordance with           and exploiting the research results, in accordance with
the arrangements adopted pursuant to the second                   the arrangements adopted pursuant to the second
paragraph of Article 130k of the Treaty.                          paragraph of Article 130k of the Treaty and, where
                                                                  appropriate, procedures for training and evaluation.
3.    A work programme for each year shall be drawn up            3.     A work programme shall be drawn up at the start
and updated where necessary. It shall set out the detailed        of the programme and shall be regularly revised. It shall
objectives and types of projects to be undertaken, and            set out the detailed objectives and types of projects to be
the financial arrangements to be made for them. The               undertaken, and the financial arrangements to be made
Commission shall make calls for proposals for projects            for them. The Commission shall make calls for proposals
on the basis of the annual work programmes.                       for projects on the basis of the work programme.
                                                                  (') OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990.
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              TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION                                          TEXT AMENDED BY PARLIAMENT
                                                                                          (Amendment No 10)
                            Article 10                                                           Article 10
Where cooperation with third countries and international             Where cooperation with third countries and international
organizations aiming at achieving the objectives of this             organizations aiming at achieving the objectives of this
programme requires legal undertakings between the                    programme requires legal undertakings between the
Community and the third parties concerned, the                       Community and the third parties concerned, the
Commission shall be authorized to negotiate, in                      Commission shall be authorized to negotiate, in
accordance with Article 130n of the Treaty, international            accordance with Article 130n of the Treaty, international
agreements laying down the terms of such cooperation.                agreements laying down the terms of such cooperation.
                                                                     Priority will also be given to cooperation with regional
                                                                     groupings and European countries not members of the
                                                                     European Community and in accordance with the
                                                                     guidelines agreed between the Council and the European
                                                                     Parliament ( l ).
                                                                     (') Drawn up during the conciliation on the framework
                                                                         programme for Community activities in research and tech-
                                                                         nological development 1990 to 1994.
                            ANNEX I                                                              ANNEX I
                               Area 1                                                               Area 1
                                                                                           (Amendment No 12)
                           paragraph 1                                                          paragraph 1
The objective of this area is to carry out studies and research, in  The objective of this area is to carry out studies and research, in
particular at pre-standardization level, for the definition and      particular at pre-standardization level, for the definition and
subsequent establishment of the trans-European telematic             subsequent establishment of the trans-European telematic
services networks essential to national administrations for the      services networks essential to national administrations for the
completion of the single market and the provision of the             completion of the single market, the provision of the services
services necessary to the free movement of persons, goods,           necessary to the free movement of persons, goods, services and
services and capital.                                                capital and for the strengthening of economic and social
                                                                     cohesion in the Community.
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                  TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION                                                     TEXT AMENDED BY PARLIAMENT
                                                                                                            (Amendment No 13)
                       paragraph 2, first sentence                                                      paragraph 2, first sentence
 The priority sub-areas are those most closely linked to the                    The priority sub-areas are those most likely to facilitate
 completion of the internal market.                                             completion of the internal market in the interest of the orderly
                                                                                development of the Community.
                                                                                                           (Amendment No 15)
                       paragraph 3, final sentence                                                      paragraph 3, final sentence
 A new need will therefore be felt which new IT and telecommu-                  An assessment should be made of whether and to what extent a
 nications tools can help to satisfy.                                           new need will be felt which further developments in IT and tele-
                                                                                communication tools can help to satisfy.
                                                                                                           (Amendment No 18)
                     paragraph 5, fourth sentence                                                     paragraph 5, fourth sentence
 The development of telematic services networks satisfying the                  The development of telematic services networks satisfying the
 new specific needs required in the final stage (those linked, in               new specific needs required in a final stage which has yet to be
 particular, to the compensation mechanisms) must be taken into                 defined (those linked, in particular, to the compensation mech-
 account.                                                                       anisms) must be taken into account.
                                                                                                           (Amendment No 19)
                      paragraph 5, final sentence                                                      paragraph 5, final sentence
The interconnection and interoperability of already existing                   The interconnection and interoperability of already existing
statistical tools will allow the implementation of a European                  statistical tools will allow the development of a European system
system of statistical information.                                             of statistical information.
                                                                                                          (Amendment No 20)
                                                                                                           paragraph 5a (new)
                                                                               Free movement of persons cannot be established without a
                                                                               constant flow of information between the various social-services
                                                                               authorities. The interlinking of these authorities' telematic
                                                                               facilities should be conducive to providing social services for
                                                                               individuals whatever the duration of and reasons for their
                                                                               movements within the Community.
        Identification of needs and implementation strategies                            Identification of needs and implementation strategies
                                                                                                          (Amendment No 22)
                      paragraph 3, final sentence                                                      paragraph 3, final sentence
The standards relating to database access, storage and access                  The standards relating to database access, storage and access
protocols, languages, etc. will be identified and adapted where                protocols, languages, etc. will be proposed.
necessary.
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               TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION                                                     TEXT AMENDED BY PARLIAMENT
   Development of the technologies relating to telematic services                  Development of the technologies relating to telematic services
                                                                                                        (Amendment No 23)
                    paragraph 1, final sentence                                                      paragraph 1, final sentence
These studies and research which relate both to the choice (or                  These studies and research will have to be carried out jointly by
definition) of hardware and to the development of complex                       potential users, manufacturers of information and communi-
software will have to be carried out jointly by users of dedicated              cations equipment, possible telecommunications operators and
networks, manufacturers of information and communications                       possibly specialist consultancy firms.
equipment, telecommunications operators and possibly specialist
consultancy firms.
           Validation of common functional specifications                                   Validation of common Junctional specifications
                                                                                                        (Amendment No 24)
                             paragraph 2                                                                     paragraph 2
To this end, pilot projects will be carried out to test the validity            To this end, pilot projects will be carried out to test the validity
of the options selected.                                                        of the options selected, meticulous checks being made to ensure
                                                                                that these projects comply with personal-data protection rules.
                                                                                                        (Amendment No 25)
                             paragraph 3                                                                     paragraph 3
Some of these experimental development activities will be                       Some of these experimental development activities will be
carried out in cooperation with the work carried out under the                  carried out in cooperation with the work carried out under the
Insis, Caddia and Tedis programmes and, where appropriate,                      Insis, Caddia and Tedis programmes and, where appropriate,
certain parts of the Esprit and RACE programmes.                                certain parts of the Esprit and RACE programmes, as well as
                                                                                the Community initiative programmes Telematique and Leader.
                               Area 2                                                                          Area 2
                                                                                                        (Amendment No 26)
                     paragraph 1, first sentence                                                     paragraph 1, first sentence
The activities aim to contribute to the development, in the field               The activities aim to contribute to the development, in the field
of transport, of integrated trans-European services using                       of transport, of integrated trans-European services using
advanced IT and communications to improve the performance                       advanced IT and communications to improve the performance
(security and efficiency) of passenger and goods transport                      (security and efficiency) of passenger and goods transport
services, and at the same time reduce the impact of transport on                services, and in particular reduce the impact of transport on the
the environment.                                                                environment.
Strategies for the use of technologies, telematic services and systems          Strategies for the use of technologies, telematic services and systems
and contribution to the definition of common functional specifi-                and contribution to the definition of common functional specifi-
                                cations                                                                         cations
                                                                                                        (Amendment No 27)
                     paragraph 1, first sentence                                                     paragraph 1, first sentence
The results of the work carried out under the Drive programme                   The provisional results of the work carried out under the Drive
allowed the needs specific to road transport, and the techno-                   programme allowed the needs specific to road transport, and
logies and systems available for communications and traffic                     the technologies and systems available for communications and
control to be identified.                                                       traffic control to be identified.
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                 TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION                                            TEXT AMENDED BY PARLIAMENT
                      Validation and pilot projects                                           Validation and pilot projects
                                                                                                 (Amendment No 28)
                              first sentence                                                          first sentence
 In order for the new devices to be accepted by both the public          In order for the new devices to be accepted by both the public
and the administrative authorities, they must be of proven               and the administrative authorities, they must be of proven
performance and reliability.                                             performance and reliability and an assessment must be made of
                                                                         their potential environmental impact.
                                  Area 3                                                                  Area 3
 Strategies for the use of technologies, telematic systems and services  Strategies for the use of technologies, telematic systems and services
and contribution to the definition of common functional specifi-         and contribution to the definition of common functional specifi-
                                   cations                                                                 cations
                                                                                                (Amendment No 30)
                             final sentence                                                          final sentence
The will take account of essential problems such as confiden-            They will give top priority to essential problems such as
tiality and data protection.                                             confidentiality and data protection.
                                                                              Development of telematic technology applied to medicine
                                                                                                (Amendment No 31)
                                                                                                  paragraph 3 (new)
                                                                        Inter-hospital telematic services permitting more reliable remote
                                                                        treatment and more effective management of expert facilities
                                                                        and manpower will also be developed.
                                  Area 4                                                                  Area 4
                                                                                                (Amendment No 32)
                     paragraph 1, first sentence                                             paragraph 1, first sentence
On the basis of the exploratory work of the Delta programme             On the basis of exploratory work of the Delta programme and
and in close cooperation with other Community activities such           in close cooperation with other Community activities such as
as Comett and Eurotecnet, the work in this area will be carried         Comett and Eurotecnet, the work in this area will be carried out
out in three interdependent parts:                                      in three interdependent parts.
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               TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION                                        TEXT AMENDED BY PARLIAMENT
                           ANNEX    III                                                         ANNEX     III
                                                                                           (Amendment No 38)
                                                                                       point 4, paragraph 2a (new)
                                                                    Where other criteria of scientific excellence are satisfied, and in
                                                                    accordance with the guidelines agreed between Council and the
                                                                    European Parliament, in the case of a number of project
                                                                    proposals of equal scientific value, preference shall be given:
                                                                     (i) to project proposals whose implementation involves project
                                                                         participants in less-developed regions and/or regions in
                                                                         industrial decline as defined by Articles 8 and 9 of Council
                                                                         Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
                                                                    (ii) to project proposals involving small and medium-sized
                                                                         enterprises or an association of such enterprises.
                                                                                           (Amendment No 39)
                                                                                       point 4, paragraph 2b (new)
                                                                    The Commission shall determine in each case whether the
                                                                    management of the programme, or parts thereof, can be
                                                                    undertaken by organizations or institutions outside the
                                                                    Commission without delegating its decision-making powers.
                                                                                           (Amendment No 40)
                      point 4, paragraph 5                                                 point 4, paragraph 5
The exceptional procedure must be completed before the              The exceptional procedure shall come into effect after the first
ordinary procedure in such a way that the available amount for      call for proposals and must be completed before the ordinary
the Community's financial participation in projects retained by     procedure in such a way that the available amount for the
the ordinary procedure can be determined precisely. The closing     Community's financial participation in projects retained by the
date for the exceptional procedure shall be published each year     ordinary procedure can be determined precisely. The closing
in the Official Journal of the European Communities.                date for the exceptional procedure shall be published each year
                                                                    in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
                                                                                           (Amendment No 47)
                      point 4, paragraph 6                                                 point 4, paragraph 6
The amount of the financial participation of the Community for      The amount of the financial participation of the Community for
all the projects retained by the exceptional procedure will be      all the projects retained by the exceptional procedure will be
decided each year, in relation to the projects selected according   decided each year, in relation to the projects selected according
to particularly strict criteria of excellence. In any case this     to particularly strict criteria of excellence. In any case this
amount may not exceed 15 %, it may be revised each year in          amount may not exceed 10 % of the annual budgetary appro-
the light of experience.                                            priation.