CELEX: 51988PC0178
Language: en
Date: 1988-03-29
Title: Amendments to the proposals FOR COUNCIL DECISIONS I. Council decision on the specific research programmes to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Economic Community (1988 - 1991) II. Council decision on the specific research programmes to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community (1988 - 1991) III. Council decision on a supplementary research programme to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community. Presented by the Commission, having regard to article 149, alinea 3 of the EEC Treaty and to article 119 of the EAEC Treaty.

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM ( 88 ) 178 'final
                                                  Brussels , 29 March 1988
                        Amendment to the proposals
                           FOR COUNCIL DECISIONS^'
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           Council decision on the specific research programmes to be
           implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European
           Economic Community ( 1988 - 1991 ) -
      II . Council decision on the specific research programmes to be implemented
           by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy
           Community ( 1988 - 1991 )
     III . Council decision on a supplementary research programme to be
           implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic
           Energy Community .
                          Presented by the Commission , having regard
                          to article 149, alinea 3 of the EEC Treaty
                         and to article 119 of the EAEC Treaty .
 ---pagebreak---  The Commission proposal C0M(8 ?) 491 final is hereby amended as follows
                                                                       C°h - 1 } 'i
J". Council decision on the specific research programmes to be
    implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Economic
    Community ( 1988 - 1991 )
                             Preamble unchanged
                             Recital unchanged
                  Whereas the Joint Research Centre , as
                  an integral component of the
                  Community 's R&D strategy defined in
                  the framework programme , must retain
                  its institutional role of providing
                  the Commission with neutral and
                  independent scientific and technical
                  support •in the implementation of
                  Common i ty DO l i ci es .
                  Whereas in accordance with its terms
                  of ref erence^and on the basis of its~
                  technical expertise , -its task is to
                  advise the Commission when laying down
                  technical regulations and standards
                  for the development and application of
                  new technologies on the environmental
                  compatabi lity of such technologies and
                  their possible negative effects on the
                  quality of life-
                  Whereas implementation of the specific
                   research programmes must continue to
                  be an important task of the JRC ,
                  although the use of other forms of
                  action will further enhance the JRC 's  !
                   impact .
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas comprehensive communication of
the JftC 's" research results and data
must be ensured , and whereas TiT
particular a constant flow of
information to the European Parliament
and the European public must be
 Whereas the Joint Research Centre
 provides the appropriate framework for
 the technological 1 / less-developed
Member States to participate in the
 exchange of scientific information,
 thereby enhancing technological
 competence , and hence strengthening
 the economic and social cohesion of
 the Community ,
               Article 1
The activities of the JRC shall be :
- specific research programmes set up
    in accordance with the framework
    programme
- S / T - support for Commission services
- work for third parties
- exploratory research
The specific research programmes -
hereinafter referred to as 'the
programme * set out in Annex A - are
hereby adopted for a period of 4
years , starting on 1 January
S / T-support for Commission services ,
work for third parties and exploratory
research shall be carried out in
accordance with the annual budgetary
procedure .
 ---pagebreak--- Artide 2
The expenditure commitment estimated
as necessary for the execution of the
programme should be 251.7 mi LLion ECU ,
including expenditure on a staff of
not more than 670 .  The overall staff
complement working on spec if iT
programmes shall be reduced over the
four years ( 1988-1991 ) from 1 830 to
1 438, it being understood that this
reduction shall be implemented in
equal annual stages and shall affect
primarily non-research staff .!
Starting in 1988 , some 60
administrative staff shall be
transferred to other Commission
services . Within the overall Ttaff
ceiling the Commission shall leave an
amount equivalent to 100 vacancies for
visiting scientists , grant-holders and
staff seconded from public or private
establishments in the Member States .
An indicative breakdown of the
expenditure commitment is given in
Annex A.
The final amount of appropriations and
the number of staff shall be
determined by the budgetary authority
during the annual budgetary procedure
in the light of real needs .
          Article 3 unchanged
 ---pagebreak---    Article A
   The research work implemented by the
   JRC pursuant to this Decision shalT~be
   evaluated by a panel of independent
   external experts set up by tlie
   Commission .   This evaluation must
   cover the scientific and technical
   results as well as the impact of the
   administrative and financial
   restructuring and of the neu system
   for  monitoring the special and general
   costs of the institutes . The said
   evaluation must be submitted to the
   Council and the European Parliament ,
   together with an opinion from the
   Board of Governors of the JRC , at the
   mid-point (end of I^B^l) and tne
   conclusion of the programme ( 1991 ) .
   Article 5
   The Commission and the Board of
   Governors of the Joint Research Centre
   shall each year prepare a separate
   report for the Council and tne
   European Parliament on the execution
   of the programme .
                   ANNEX A
  Title unchanged
  1.   Quality of life
     1.3 Environment                146.0
         - environmental protection      77.0
           - environmental chemicals ( ECDIN )
           - genetically engineered substances
           - air pollution
           - quality of water
           - chemTcal wastes
           - European momtoring network
           - food and drug analysis
r
Ό
 ---pagebreak---        application of remote-sensing
       techniques                  ^ 5
      - monitoring of Land resources * and
         their uTe        ’           ~
      “ monitoring the marine environment
      - advanced techniques
   - industrial hazards            32 5
      ~ safety and reliability assessme nt
      - risk management
      ~ human factors in high risk
        prevention and management
     - uncontrolled reactions
      - risk of transportation of
        dangerous products at European
        scale "
3.   Moderni zat ion of industrial
     sectors
3.2 Science and technology of
   – advanced materials             60.5
   - properties , performance ,
      determining characteristics and
      improving structural materials
   - properties , performance ,
      determining characteristics and
      innovation o i functional materials
   - modulation of surface properties ;
      introduction of surface treatment
     -for improved performance
   - data and information management
      for advanced materials
 ---pagebreak--- 3.A   Technical standards , measurement
      methods and reference
      materials                     45.2
  - reference methods , reliability of
     structures                     34.6
     - reaction wall
     - reliability modelling of structures
  - reference methods for non-nuclear
     energies                       10.6
     - photovoltaic systems
     - solar systems and energy savings
    Total                          251.7
 ---pagebreak--- II . Council de c i s i on on the specific research programmes to be i mp lemented by
     the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Communi ty (1 988-91 )
                                   Preamble unchanged
                                First recital unchanged
                        Whereas , in the context of a common
                        policy relating to the field of
                        science and technology , research
                        programmes are one of the principal
                        means whereby the European Atomic
                         Energy Community can contribute to the
                         safety of nuclear energy and to the
                         acquisition and dissemination of infor ¬
                         mation in the nuclear field ,
                        Whereas the Joint Research Centre , as
                        an integral component of the
                         Community 's R&D strategy defined in
                        the framework programme , must retain
                        its institutional role of providing '
                        the Commission with neutral and
                         indepe ndent scientific and tecn n i c a l
                        support in the implementation of
                         Community policies .
                        Whereas in accordance with its terms
                        of reference , and on the basis of its
                         technical expertise , its task is to
                        advise the Commission when laying Sown
                        technical regulations and standards
                         for the development and application of
                        new technologies on the envi ronmentaF"
                         compatibility of such technologies and
                         their possible negative effects on the
                        quality of li^e,
 ---pagebreak---  Whereas implementation of the specific
 research programmes most continue to
 be an important task of the JRC ,
 although the use of other forms of
 action will further enhance the J RC ' s
 impact .
 Whereas the Joint Research Centre
 provides the appropriate framework for
 the technologically Less-developed
 Member States to participate in the
 exchange of scientific informat ion7
 thereby enhancing technological
 competence , and nence strengthening
 the economic and social cohesion of
 the Community ,
 Whereas comprehensive communication of
 the JRC^s research results and data
 must be ensured , and whereas Tn
 particular a constant flow of
 information to the European Parliament
 and the European public must ~be
 guaranteed .
                 Article 1
The activities of the JRC shall be :
- specific research programmes set up
     in accordance with the framework
     programme
-    S / T ~ support for Commission
     servi ces
-    work for third parties
- exploratory research
The spécifie research programmes -
hereinafter referred toas 1 the
programme 1 set out iri Annex A - are
hereby adopted for     a period of A
years , starting on i Janua ry 1988 .
S / T-support for Commission services ,
work for third parti es and exploratory
research s hall be carried out in
accordance wi th the annual budgetary
procedure .
 ---pagebreak---                                5
Art ic le c
The expenditure commitment estimated
as necessary for the execution of the
programme should be 438.3 million ECU
including expenditure on a staff of
not more than 1160 .        The overall staff
complement working on specific
programmes sh all be reduced over the
four years ( 1988-1991 ) from 1 830 to
1 458 , it be ing understood that this
reduction shall be implemented in
equal annual stages and shall affect
primarily non-research sta^f1 .
Starting in 1988 , some 60
admini strative staf f shall be
t ransf erred to other Commi ssion
services .      Within the overall staff
ceiling the Commission shall l eave an
amount equivalent to 100 vacancies for
visiting scientists , grant-holders and
staff seconded from public or private
establishments in the Member States .
An indicative breakdown of the
expenditure commitment is given in
Annex A.
The final a mount of appropriations and
the number of staff shall BIT
determined by the budgetary authority
during the annual budgetary procedure
 in the light of real needs .
          Article 3 unchanged
 Article 4                                    |
 The research work implemented by the
 JRC pursuant to this Decision shall be I
 evaluated by a panel oi inde aendent
 external experts set up by the
  Comtni ssion .    Thi s evaluation must
 cover the scientific and technical
  results ss well as the impact of the
 adraini strati ve and financial
  restructuring and of the new system
  for monitoring the special and general
  costs of the institutes . The said
 evaluation mu st be submitted to tne
  Co uncil and the European Parliament
  together with an opinion from the
 Boarg Q -; Governors of the JRC ^ at the
 m i d –oo I nt ten d OT 198*^ and the
  conclusion or the programme 11991 ) .
                                                Ao
 ---pagebreak--- Article _5
 The Commission and the Board of Governors
of the Joint Research Centre shall each
year prepare a separate report for the
Council and the European Parliament on the
execution of the programme .
      ANNEX A
      Title unchanged
      Points 1 and 3 unchanged
5.   Energy
  5.1 Fission : nuclear         299.9
        safety
                                137.9
    reactor safety
    - reliability and risk assessment
    - project for inspection of steel
       components ( P.ISC )
    - anomalous behaviour of nuclear
       cooling systems and accident
       modelling
    - source   term
    - post accident heat removal ( PAHR )
    management of radioactive uaste 48.5
    - putting into operation o f the
       PETRA plant
    - monitoring actinides
    - uaste évaluation
    - safety of final storage i n
       geological formations
 - safeguarding and management of
      fissile materials             44.5
     - development and performance
        Assessment of measurement systems
         for nuclear material "
      - development and performance
        Assessment of safety containers
         and monitoring techniques
      - standardization of safety
         monitoring techniques
 ---pagebreak---                         - 6 -
- nuclear fuels and actinides research ^9 g
   - safety studies for nuclear fuels
   - safety of the actinide cycle and
      its effect on the environment
   - actinides research
   - actinides information centre
5.2   Controlled thermonuclear
      fusion                    60.0
-  fusion technology and safety        50.0
   - reactor studies
   - materials integrity
   - risk assessment and safety studies
   - laboratory for tritium handling
  Total                        438.3
 ---pagebreak--- III . Council decision on a supplementary research programme to be implemented by the
      Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community
                                  Preamble unchanged
                         Whereas , in the context of the common
                         policy relating to the field of
                         science and technology , the research
                         programme is one of the principal
                         means whereby the European Atomic
                         Energy Community can contribute to the
                          safety of nuclear energy and to the     |
                          acquisition and dissemination of infoi–
                         mation in the nuclear field ,
                               Articles 1-4 unchanged
                                    Annex unchanged