CELEX: 51983PC0017
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Date: 1983-01-25
Title: Draft COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on a concerted-action project in the field of cellular ageing (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                    C0M(83) 17 f i n a l
                                                                    B r u s s e l s , 25 J a n u a r y 1983
                                                    Draft
                                           COUNCIL       DECISION
 concerning the conclusion             o f an Agreement b e t w e e n t h e E u r o p e a n Economie
 Community a n d t h e S w i s s Confédération on a c o n c e r t e d - a c t i o n         project i n
                                 the   f i e l d o f cellular        ageing
                 ( s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C o u n c i l by t h e C o m m i s s i o n )
  C0MC83) 17   final
 ---pagebreak---                         COMMUNICATION FROM T H E COMMISSION T ö THE COUNCIL
SUBJECT ; D r a f t             Council         Décision c o n c e r n i n g         the conclusion       o f an
                    A g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n t h e E u r o p e a n E c o n o m i c Community e n d t h e S w i s s
                    Confederation               on a c o n c e r t e d - a c t i o n    project    i n the f i e l d of
                    cellular           ageing.
By    i t s Decision            82/616/EEC o f 17 A u g u s t 1 9 8 2 , t h e C o u n c i l a d o p t e d a
sectoral          research          a n d d e v e l o p m e n t programme i n t h e f i e l d          of medical         and
public        health        research          - concerted-action                  (1982-86) which p r o v i d e d        f o r the
c o n t i n u a t i o n o f t h e p r o j e c t on c e l l u l a r             ageing.
Article         7 of that           Decision provides                 f o r the conclusion          o f agreements between
the     c o m m u n i t y a n d non-member s t a t e s p a r t i c i p a t i n g             i n European         Cooperation
in    the Field           of S c i e n t i f i c      and T e c h n i c a l     Research     (COST), w i t h a view t o
their       total       or partial            i n v o l v e m e n t i n t h e programme.
The     same p r o v i s i o n a u t h o r i z e s          t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o open négociations t o t h i s
end.
In October, t h e Swiss Confederation                                 made a p p l i c a t i o n t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e
concerted-action                  project         relating         to cellular           ageing.
Négociations w i t h t h e S w i s s C o n f e d e r a t i o n                    have l e d t o t h e d r a f t i n g o f t h e
Agreement which i s annexed t o t h e a t t a c h e d                               draft Council       Decision.
This      Agreement p r o v i d e s             that      :
- t h e G e n e r a l Committee and t h e C o n c e r t e d - A c t i o n                   Committee r e s p o n s i b l e f o r
    this      project         shall       be e n l a r g e d      t o i n c l u d e the Swiss Confederation                f o r the
    purposes of a l l a c t i v i t i e s a r i s i n g                 from t h e p r o j e c t ;
- the financial                  c o n t r i b u t i o n t o the costs of coordination f o r the period                           from
    1 J a n u a r y 1 9 8 3 t o .31 December 1986 s h a l l                         be :
                                      - 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ECU f r o m t h e Community
                                      -      56,000 ECU f r o m t h e S w i s s            Confederation.
The     Commission hereby requests                            the Council           t o adopt t h e a t t a c h e d   draft
Deci s i o n .
 ---pagebreak---                                          DRAFT      COUNCIL DECISION
CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE E U R O P E A N ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION ON A CONCERTED-ACTION PROJECT I N THE                                               FIELD
                                                     OF CELLULAR AGEING
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                         COMMUNITIES,
Having regard t o t h e Treaty                     e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e European Economic            Community,
H a v i n g r e g a r d t o C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n 82/616/EEC o f 17 A u g u s t 1982 a d o p t i n g
a sectoral           r e s e a r c h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t programme o f t h e E u r o p e a n         Economic
Community i n t h e f i e l d o f m e d i c a l a n d p u b l i c                health research -            concerted-
                               1
action-(1982-86) , and i n p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e                     7(1) t h e r e o f ,
 Having regard t o t h e d r a f t                Decision submitted              by t h e Commission,
 Whereas, pursuant                  to Article        7 (2) o f D e c i s i o n 82/616/EEC,            t h e Commission
 h a s n e g o t i a t e d an A g r e e m e n t     with t h e Swiss Confederation                  with a view t o
 associating           i t partly with this                 programme,
 Whereas i t i s n e c e s s a r y          t o approve that               Agreement,
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                  Article 1
 The A g r e e m e n t      concluded       between t h e European Economic                    Community a n d t h e
 Swiss Confederation                  on a c o n c e r t e d - a c t i o n p r o j e c t i n t h e f i e l d  of cellular
 ageing       i s h e r e b y a p p r o v e d on b e h a l f o f t h e Community.
 The t e x t o f t h e A g r e e m e n t         i s annexed t o t h i s D e c i s i o n .
    1
       OJ N° L 2 4 8 , 2 4 . 8 . 1 9 8 2 , p . 12
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The P r e s i d e n t of the Council      i s hereby a u t h o r i z e d t o designate         the persons
empowered t o s i g n t h e A g r e e m e n t i n o r d e r t o b i n d t h e Community.
Done a t B r u s s e l s ,
                                                                     For t h e C o u n c i I ,
                                                                       The   President
 ---pagebreak---                                             DRAFT     AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC                        COMMUNITY AND THE SWISS CONFEOERATION ON
A CONCERTED-ACTION PROJECT I N THE F I E L D OF CELLULAR                                       AGEING.
The E u r o p e a n E c o n o m i e C o m m u n i t y ,
h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o a s " t h e Community"
and
The S w i s s         Confederation,
Whereas a n E u r o p e a n c o n c e r t e d - a c t i o n        research         project i n the f i e l d of
cellular          ageing        i s likely     t o c o n t r i b u t e e f f e c t i v e l y t o the attainment               of
an    optimum L e v e r o f i n d i v i d u a i         and p u b l i c h e a l t h ;
W h e r e a s , b y i t s D e c i s i o n o f 17 A u g u s t 1 9 8 2 , t h e C o u n c i l o f t h e E u r o p e a n
 Communities adopted a s e c t o r a l r e s e a r c h                  a n d d e v e l o p m e n t programme            i n the
 field       of medicai           and p u b l i c h e a l t h r e s e a r c h   - concerted-action                  (1982-86),
 which i n c l u d e d a c o n c e r t e d - a c t i o n      project i n the f i e l d              of c e l l u l a r    ageing;
 Whereas t h e Member S t a t e s o f t h e Community a n d t h e S w i s s                              Confederation,
 hereinafter             r e f e r r e d t o as " t h e S t a t e s " , i n t e n d , p u r s u a n t t o t h e r u l e s and
 procedures a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e i r           n a t i o n a l programmes, t o c a r r y out a l l o r p a r t
 of t h e research              described       i n Annex A a n d a r e p r e p a r e d             t o i n t e g r a t e such
 research          w i t h i n a framework o f c o o r d i n a t i o n which they                    consider         will   be o f
 mutuai b e n e f i t ;
 Whereas t h e e s t i m a t e d           cost of the research               described           i n annex A t o be
 c o n e d u c t e d b y t h e S t a t e s a m o u n t s t o 25 m i l l i o n          ECU;
 have a g r e e d a s foLLows :
                                                 Article 1
 The Community a n d t h e S w i s s C o n f e d e r a t i o n ,               h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o as
 "the       Contracting Parties" shall                    p a r t i c i p a t e during the period                  from
 1 J a n u a r y 1 9 8 3 t o 31 December 1 9 8 6 i n a c o n c e r t e d - a c t i o n                   project i n the f i e l d
 of    cellular            ageing.
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T h i s p r o j e c t shaLL c o n s i s t i n the                 c o o r d i n a t i o n of the          Community's          concerted-
a c t i o n programme w i t h t h a t o f t h e S w i s s                      Confederation.
The     research         covered        by    this      Agreement i s d e s c r i b e d               i n Annex       A.
The     States shall             remain e n t i r e l y         r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the         research       conducted         by
their      national institutes                    or     bodies.
                                                      Article          2
The     Commission of the                 European Communities, h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o                          as
"the      Commission", s h a l l              be     responsible f o r the                  coordination             activities.
It     shall      be   a s s i s t e d i n the         execution          of t h i s      t a s k by a P r o j e c t       Leader.
                                                       Article         3
In order          to f a c i l i t a t e     the     implementation                of the p r o j e c t , the General                  Committee
and     the     relevant Concerted-Action                          C o m m i t t e e s e t up by          the    Council       Decision
of     17   A u g u s t 1982       shall       be    enlarged          to i n c l u d e the Swiss Confederation                         for   the
purpose of a l l a c t i v i t i e s a r i s i n g                from the           concerted-action               project         covered
by     this     Agreement.
The     terms of         reference           of these         enlarged           committees are d e f i n e d              i n Annex       B.
The      secretarial           s e r v i c e s f o r these           enlarged          c o m m i t t e e s s h a l l be p r o v i d e d    by
the      Commission.
                                                       Article         4
The      estimated         financial           c o n t r i b u t i o n of the          Contracting Parties to                    the
coordination             costs f o r the p e r i o d               referred to i n A r t i c l e                1 shall      be
                           - 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ECU         from the          Community,
                           -     5 6 , 0 0 0 ECU       from the Swiss                 Confederation.
The      ECU    i s that defined               i n the       Financial Regulation                      i n f o r c e a p p l i c a b l e to   the
general         budget of t h e            E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s and         i n the      financial        provisions
adopted pursuant to that                          Regulation.
The      rules governing               the     f i n a n c i n g of the          Agreement a r e            s e t out    i n Annex        C.
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                                                    Article          5
The     project shall               be    evaluated           at the         end     of the t h i r d        year.
As    a result           of t h i s     e v a l u a t i o n the        C o m m i s s i o n may,        after   consulting        the
enlarged           General        Committee, submit a proposal                               for revision         of the     project
i n accordance with the                       appropriate                procedures.
                                                    Article          6
The     S t a t e s and       the     Commission s h a l l               periodically              exchange a l l r e l e v a n t
information              concerning           the execution                of the        research        covered     by   this
A g r e e m e n t . The       States        shall       provide          the     Commission w i t h a l l the             information
necessary            f o r c o o r d i n a t i o n p u r p o s e s . They s h a l l              a l s o endeavour t o        provide
the     Commission w i t h              i n f o r m a t i o n on       similar         research         planned or carried           out
by    bodies         which a r e not            under t h e i r          a u t h o r i t y . Any       information w i l l      be   treated
as    confidential              i f the       S t a t e w h i c h s u p p l i e s i t so              requests.
On    completion            of the        programme, t h e               Commission, i n agreement w i t h                   the
enlarged           General        Committee, s h a l l               send t o the            S t a t e s a summary       report
on    the      implementation               and     results         of the         programme, p a r t i c u l a r l y      so    that
the      results         obtained         may     be    a c c e s s i b l e as       r a p i d l y as p o s s i b l e t o t h e    enter­
prises, institutions                      and     other p a r t i e s concerned, e s p e c i a l l y                 i n the      social
area.
                                                      Article          7
1. T h i s A g r e e m e n t s h a l l          enter       into       f o r c e on      the     day    of  i t s signature.
2.    For a p e r i o d of t w e l v e              months f o l l o w i n g i t s e n t r y             into    force,     this
      Agreement s h a l l             be    open f o r a c c e s s i o n           by    other       European S t a t e s which       took
      part       i n the m i n i s t e r i a l        conference             held      i n B r u s s e l s on    22  and   23   November
      1971.        The    instruments             of a c c e s s i o n       shall       be    deposited       with the       General
      Secretariat             of the        C o u n c i l of the           European          Communities.
      A S t a t e which accedes to t h i s                        Agreement s h a l l              become a C o n t r a c t i n g   Party
      w i t h i n the meaning of A r t i c l e                    1 on       t h e d a t e on        which the      instrument       of
      accession           i s deposited,              and     the      references            to "the       Swiss Confederation"           in
      A r t i c l e s 3 and       8 shall         be    u n d e r s t o o d as       references          to the acceding           State
      also.        Each a c c e d i n g       State shall              c o n t r i b u t e t o the       coordination        costs
      under the           c o n d i t i o n s s e t out         in Article             4 i n reference           to the    Swiss
      Confederation.
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3.    The      Secretary-General                   of the        C o u n c i l of the        European Communities            shall
       inform       each of the              C o n t r a c t i n g P a r t i e s of the d e p o s i t i n g of the          instruments
      of accession               r e f e r r e d to i n paragraph                 2.
                                                         Article          8
T h i s Agreement s h a l l               a p p l y , on t h e one             hand, to the t e r r i t o r i e s      i n which
the Treaty            e s t a b l i s h i n g the        E u r o p e a n E c o n o m i c Community i s a p p l i e d u n d e r
the     conditions             l a i d down i n t h a t T r e a t y , and               on     the other     hand t o     the
territory           of the         Swiss        Confederation.
                                                         Article         9
This      A g r e e m e n t , drawn up             in a single original                    i n the      Danish,   Dutch,
E n g l i s h , French,           G e r m a n , G r e e k and          Italian       l a n g u a g e s , each t e x t   being
equally authentic, shall                          be d e p o s i t e d       i n the a r c h i v e s of the General           Secre­
tariat        of the        C o u n c i l of the           European Communities, which s h a l l                      transmit   a
certified           copy t o each of the                     Contracting           Parties.
 ---pagebreak---                                              ANNEX A
RESEARCH COVERED BY THE                     AGREEMENT
1.  C e l l u l a r b a s i s o f l i v e r - and b r a i n - a g e i n g         : b i o p h y s i c a l and      biochemical
    studies at the organic, c e l l u l a r                      and s u b - c e l l u l a r l e v e l     of progressive
    age-related           f u n c t i o n a l d e t e r i o r a t i o n , i n c l u d i n g studies of s e n i l e
    dementia.
2. The immune s y s t e m d u r i n g a g e i n g              : study        of age-related             changes i n
    the      immune s y s t e m i n a n i m a l s        and, t o a lesser exent,                     i n man, w i t h
    particular           reference         t o immuno-deficiency, p o s s i b l e forms o f                           treatment
     and     the origin of a r t h r i t i c            diseases.
 3.  Ageing of the c r y s t a l l i n e            lens      : p h y s i o l o g i c a l , morphological             and
     biochemical           studies of age-related                    f u n c t i o n a l d e t e r i o r a t i o n , and o r i g i n
     o f s e n i l e c a t a r a c t s i n human a n d a n i m a l             tissue.
 ---pagebreak---                                              ANNEX B
                    TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE                         ENLARGED COMMITTEES
 I . The e n l a r g e d      General Concerted Action                        Committee
 1. The G e n e r a l C o m m i t t e e s h a l l         :
     - c o n t r i b u t e t o the best             p o s s i b l e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e programme by
       giving         i t sopinion          on a l l i t s a s p e c t s ;
     - endeavour t o i n t e g r a t e those p a r t s of n a t i o n a l research                                 activities
        c o v e r e d by t h i s Agreement                 i n t o a process of c o o r d i n a t i o n              between
       the      Contracting Parties;
     - w i t h i n t h e programme a s d e f i n e d                   i n Annex A t o t h e A g r e e m e n t ,                 coordinate
        the     a c t i v i t i e s , d u r a t i o n , and p o s s i b l y , e a r l y t e r m i n a t i o n        of the p r o j e c t s
        forming         the research            a r e a s o f t h i s programme, a c c o r d i n g                 t o emerging
        needs o r t h e r e s u l t s o f p e r i o d i c a l e v a l u a t i o n s ;
     - i n d i c a t e guidelines t o the enlarged                            Concerted-Action                 Committee;
     - advise         t h e C o m m i s s i o n on a l l o c a t i o n o f f u n d s f o r c o o r d i n a t i o n                 purposes,
        supporting            centralized f a c i l i t i e s ,             m e e t i n g urgent needs i n c r i t i c a l
        areas,        and u n d e r t a k i n g      exploratory a c t i v i t i e s             i n a view of the prepa­
        r a t i o n of f u t u r e        programmes.
 2. The     r e p o r t s and o p i n i o n s        of the enlarged                G e n e r a l Committee s h a l l               be
     forwarded t o the Contracting                           P a r t i e s . The C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l       forward           these
     opinions         t o CREST.
II.  Enlarged         Concerted Action                 Committee
 1. The C o m m i t t e e s h a l l        :
     - assist         the enlarged             G e n e r a l C o m m i t t e e i n i t s management t a s k s                      by
        ensuring          the s c i e n t i f i c      and t e c h n i c a l e x e c u t i o n      of a l l those              projects
        assigned          to i t i n accordance with                       i t s competence;
     - evaluate            t h e r e s u l t s and draw c o n c l u s i o n s             as r e g a r d s t h e i r a p p l i c a t i o n ;
     - be r e s p o n s i b l e       f o r t h e exchange o f i n f o r m a t i o n               r e f e r r e d to i n the
        first       paragraph of A r t i c l e                6;
     - keep a b r e a s t          of n a t i o n a l research             being      done i n t h e f i e l d          of the projects
        and, more e s p e c i a l l y o f s c i e n t i f i c              and t e c h n i c a l developments l i k e l y t o
        affect        their        execution;
     - suggest g u i d e l i n e s t o the P r o j e c t                   Leader.
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2. The C o m m i t t e e ' s r e p o r t s and o p i n i o n s s h a l l   be f o r w a r d e d t o t h e enlarged
   General     Committee and t o t h e Commission.
3. The P r o j e c t L e a d e r s h a l l  a t t e n d t h e m e e t i n g s of t h e Committee but         shall
   not have t h e r i g h t        to vote.
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                                                                                   FINANCING RULES
                                            Article I                                             The rate shall be increased by 0-25 o f a percentage point
                                                                                                  for each m o n t h o f d e l a y . T h e increased rate shall be
                                                                                                  a p p l i e d to the entire p e r i o d o f delay. However, such
These p r o v i s i o n s ljy d o w n the financial rules referred to i n
                                                                                                  interest shall be chargeable o n l y if payment is effected
Article 4 o f ihc C o m m u n i t y - C O S T Concertation Agree­
                                                                                                  more than three months after the issue o f a c a l l for fund*
ment o n a concerted a c t i o n proieci in the field o f C e l L u L a r
                                                                                                  by the Commission.
 ageing.
                                                                                                                                 Article 3
                                            Am, / . · *
                                                                                                  The funds p a i d by t h e S w i s s C o n f e d e r a t i o n 'shaIL
A t the b e g i n n i n g o f each f i n a n c i a l year, the C o m m i s s i o n                 be credited to the concerted a c t i o n project as budget
shall send to t h e S w i s s                                 Confederation                       receipt! allocated to a h e a d i n g in the statement of the
a c a l l for funds c o r r e s p o n d i n g to its share o f the annual                          revenue of Ihc budget of the Commission.
c o o r d i n a t i o n costs under the Agreement, calculated i n pro­
p o r t i o n i o the m a x i m u m a m o u n t s l a i d d o w n i n Article 4 o f
• he Agreement.                                                                                                                  Article 4
T h i s c o n i r i h i i i i o n shall he expressed h o t h i n l - C U a n d the                 The provisional timetable for the coordination cost*
c u r r e n t v o l the p a r t i c i p a t i n g n u n member State c o n c e r n e d ,           referred to in Article 4 of the Agreement it annexed.
the value o l the I (. I ' b e i n g i t e h n e d in the F i n a n c i a l R e g u -
 l a i i o i i a p p l i c a b l e to the general budget of the K u r o p c a n
 C o m m u n i t i e s and d e t e r m i n e d o n the date of the call for                                                       Article 5
 funds.
                                                                                                   The Financial Regulation in force applicable to the general
 The total contributions shall cover the travel a n d subsist-
                                                                                                   budget of the European Communities shall apply to in*
 encc costs o l the delegates to the C o m m i t t e e , i n a d d i t i o n to
                                                                                                   management of the appropriation*.
 the c o o r d i n a t i o n costs proper.
  The S W I S S C o n f e d e r a t i o n                              shall pay its a n n u a l                                  Ariuleft
  c i i n l n b i i t i o n to the t i i n r i l i i i . i t i o n costs under the Agree­
  ment at ihc b t v i n n i n g o l c.u li ve.ir, and by ,t1 M a r c h at the
  taiesi A n y delay in i h c pas merit o f the a n n u a l c o n t r i b u ­                       At the end of each finan*. ial year, a statement of appropria­
  tion \ h a l l give rise to the payment o f interest by the partici­                             tions for the concerted action project shall be prepared and
                                                                                                                                                                f o f
  p a t i n g n o n - m e m b e r Slate c o n c e r n e d at a rate equal to the                    transmitted to the S w i s s C o n f e d e r a t i o n '
  highest discount rat* ruling i n the Stat** on th* d u « dat*.                                    information.
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                                                            Budget Item 7367 - Medical Research
                                                                                                                                         Annex to Annex C
                                                                        PROJECT : I.z.1
                                                                                                                                (in ECU)
                                                           j          1983                1984 à 1985                 Total
                                                           I
                                                                  AC          ÂP          «           AP          AC           AP
  I. Initial estimate of overaal requirements (figures
     in the commitments and payments schedule and in
     the table of equivalence in Annex II to the budget
     of the Commission)
     - Staff
                                                                50.000      50.000     50.000       50.000     200.000      200.000
     - Administrative operating expenditure
     - Contracts                                               100.000     100.000    100.000      100.000     400.000      400.000
     TOTAL (to be covered by appropriations entered under      150.000     150.000    150.000      150.000     600.000      600.000
             Item 7367)
 II. Revised estimate of expenditure taking into account
     additional requirements arising from the accession
     of the Swiss Confederation
     - Staff
     - Administrative operating expenditure                     50.000 + 50.000 + 50.000 + 50.000 + 200.000 + 200.000 +
                                                                 5.000       5.000      5.000        5.000      20.000       20.000
     - Contracts                                               100.000 + 100.000 + 100.000 + 100.000 • 400.000 + 400.000 •
                                                                 9.000       9.000      9.000        9.000      36.000       36.000
                                                               150.000 + 150.000 + 150.000 + 150.000 + 600.000 + 600.000 +
     NEW TOTAL                                                  H.000       14.000     14.000       14.000      56.000       56.000
III. Difference between I and II to be covered by the           H.000       14.000     14.000       14.000      56.000       56.000
     contribution from the Swiss Confederation
  AC = Appropriation for credits
  CP = Appropriation for commitments