CELEX: 51988PC0360
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Date: 1988-06-16
Title: REEXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on a Community programme in the field of Information Technology and Telecommunications applied to Road Transport DRIVE (Dedicated Road Infrastructure for Vehicle Safety in Europe) (presented by the Commission, pursuant to the second paragraph, point d) of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                                                                    COM ( 88 ) 360  final - SYN 94
                                                                    Brussels ,   16 June 1988
                  REEXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
           on a Community programme in the field of Information Technology and
                        Telecommunications applied to Road Transport
                                           DRIVE
                ( Dedicated Road Infrastructure for Vehicle Safety in Europe)
 (presented by the Commission , pursuant to the second paragraph, point d) of Article 149 of
                                       the EEC Treaty)
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                             Reexamined Proposal for a Council Decision
                                                 on a
 Community action in the field of Information Technology and Telecommunications applied
                                          to Road Transport
                                               DRIVE
                  (Dedicated Roadjnfrastructure for Vehicle Safety in Europe)
1 . Reexamination of the Revised Proposal
The Commission, pursuant to the provisions of Article 149/2d and
        having   regard   to the Proposal of the Commission1)
        having   regard   to the Opinion of the Parliament2)
        having   regard   to the Revised Proposal of the Commission3)
        having   regard   to the Common Position of the Council4)
        having   regard   to the Position of the Commission5)
        having regard to the amendments proposed by the Parliament in the Second Reading6)
has reexamined the proposal on which the Council has based its Common Position.
As a result of the reexamination the Commission modifies its revised proposal COM(88 ) 167
final/SYN 94 as follows:
        Twenty-second recital to read:
             Whereas the Definition of the Prometheus Eureka project has confirmed the
             feasibility of the objectives and identified specific work to be undertaken by the
             Community to attain them
        Twenty-third recital to be deleted
        Article 5, paragraph 1 to read:
        1 . The funds estimated as necessary for the Community contribution to the
             execution of the programme amount to 60 MECU over 36 months, including
             expenditure on staff whose costs shall not exceed 4.5% of the Community’s
             contribution .
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2)   PE 121 582 A2-321
3)   COM(88) 167 final /SYN 94
4)   RECH 59 PRO-COOP 43 5394 /88
5)   SEC(88) 643/SYN 94
6)   PE 123.291
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3 . The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in acroroanee
    with the opinion of the committee .
    If the measures envisaged are not in accordanc with the opinion of the committee ,
    of if no opinion is delivered , the Commission shall , without delay, submit to the
    Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by
    a qualified majority.
    If, on the expiry of a period which may in no case exceed two months from the
    date of referral to the Council , the Council has not acted , the proposed measures
    shall be adopted by the Commission for matters falling under Article 6(4 ).
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2 . Explanation of the position of the Commission on the amendments of the Second
Reading bv the Parliament
Amendments No . 1 and 2
The Amendments 1 and 2 had been included by the Commission in the Revised Proposal but
been rejected by the Council.         The Commission accepts that the essentials of these
amendments are already covered elsewhere in the text.
Amendment 3
The Amendment 3 had not been included in the Revised Proposal since, in the view of the
Commission, this aspect was already sufficiently covered by the recitals.
Amendment 4
The Amendment 4 had not been retained in the Revised Proposal since an extension of the
regime applying to DRIVE to projects not financed under this programme would be
problematic.
Amendment 5
The Amendment 5 had been included in the Revised Proposal but rejected by the Council
with reference to the provisions of Article 203 of the Treaty. The Commission agrees that
Article 203 of the Treaty makes adequate provisions for the objective of the amendment to
be covered .
Amendment 6
The Amendment 6 had been included in the Revised Proposal but rejected by the Council.
While considering the Ila option , of the Council Decision of 13th July 1987 which lays down
the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission7^, as
appropriate for this action, the Commission accepts the Ilia option of the Common Position
as a compromise, and in consideration of the importance of sharing responsibility with
Member States as required for the concertation of national actions.
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Amendment No . 1
To insert a new recital:
Whereas the Definition Phase of PROMETHEUS ( EUREKA ) has established the reliance
of those parties to that cooperation agreement on the Community for definition of pre-
normative and pre-competitive work relating to road infrastructure systems and on further
pre-competitive research by the Community in shared cost programmes ;
Amendment No . 2
To insert a new recital:
Whereas it is necessary that enterprises in the Community not taking part in the DRIVE
programme or in related EUREKA programmes shall be capable of benefitting from the
results of DRIVE projects as will companies participating only in related EUREKA
projects ;
Amendment No . 3
To insert a new Article la:
Enterprises in the Community not taking part in the DRIVE programme or in related
EUREKA programmes shall be entitled to benefit from the results of DRIVE projects
equally and as at an early stage in the case of DRIVE projects as will companies
participating only in related EUREKA projects .
Amendment No . 4
To insert a new Article lb:
Non-Community programme research projects which are technologically integrated with
DRIVE research projects shall as a general rule be executed by means of contracts with
undertakings including small - and- medium - sized enterprises and involve the participation
of at least two independent partners not all established in the same State:
Amendment No . 5
Article 5
Paragraphs 1 and 2 unchanged
To insert a new paragraph 3:
3.      The total amount of appropriations shall be calculated definitively on the basis of the
       appropriations allocated annually by the Budgetary Authority in the light of actual
       requirements.
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Amendment No . 6
Article 8
Paragraphs 1 and 2 unchanged
To modify paragraph 3 by the following text:
3.   The Commision shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately.
     However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee,
     they shall be communicated by the Commission of the Council forthwith .
     The Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a
     period of not more than two month from the date of such communication ;
     The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the
     time limit referred to in the previous paragraph.