CELEX: 51987PC0307
Language: en
Date: 1987-07-22
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION TO REVISE THE MULTI-ANNUAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF BASIC TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND APPLICATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES ( BRITE ) ( 1985-1988 )

No C 238/2                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                   4.9. 87
                                                                 II
                                                         (Preparatory Acts)
                                                    COMMISSION
                Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the revision of the multiannual research and
                development programme of the European Economic Community in the fields of basic
                    technological research and the applications of new technologies (BRITE) (1985 to 1988)
                                                        COM(87)     307final
                                  (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 29 July 1987)
                                                           (87/C 238/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES:                             Whereas it is necessary to react adequately to the interest
                                                                     shown by the industry in transnational cooperation;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community and in particular Article 130 Q
                                                                     Whereas it is necessary to involve small and medium-
§ 2 thereof (x),
                                                                      sized enterprises to the maximum extent possible in the
                                                                     development of industrial technologies;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                     Whereas it is necessary to ensure an adequate coverage
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                      of the technical areas as defined in Decision 85/196/
Social Committee,                                                     EEC;
In cooperation with the European Parliament,
                                                                      Whereas it is necessary to underline the industrial nature
                                                                      of the programme by giving priority to projects with at
Whereas Article 130k of the Treaty foresees that the                  least two industrial partners from two different Member
Framework Programme shall be implemented through                      States;
specific programmes developed within each activity and
the Council, by deciding on a Framework Programme of
Community Activities in the Field of Research and                     Whereas the participation of organizations from EFTA
Technological Development (1987 to 1991), recognizes                  countries in BRITE projects, under appropriate
the interest of an action aimed at science and technology             conditions, may contribute to the competitiveness of
for manufacturing industries;                                         manufacturing industry as a whole;
Whereas the Council Decision of 12 March 1985
decided on the multiannual research and development                   Whereas it is in the Community's interest to consolidate
programme for the European Economic Community in                      the scientific and financial basis of European research by
the fields of basic technological research and the                    means of the involvement to a greater extent of the
 applications of new technologies (BRITE) (1985 to                    EFTA countries in certain Community programmes, and
 1988) (2) and in particular Article 3 requested that the             particularly in programmes involving cooperation in
BRITE programme should be reviewed during 1986;                       research     and    development      of   basic  industrial
                                                                      technologies;
Whereas the review which it has undertaken and the
conclusions of which were forwarded to the Council on                 Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research
 21 May 1986 led the Commission to present a proposal                 Committee was consulted on these following measures,
for the revision of the BRITE programme in order to
 ensure an adequate fulfilment of its objective;
                                                                      HAS DECIDES AS FOLLOWS:
 (') This proposal is made in anticipation of the Council
     Decision on a Framework Programme of Community                                             Article 1
     Activities in the Field of Research and Technological
     Development (1987 to 1991).                                      Article 1 (2) (2) of Decision 85/196/EEC shall be
 (*) OJNoL83,25. 3. 1985, p. 8.                                       complemented by the folldwing:
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    'Where framework agreements for scientific and                       given to projects involving at least two independent
    technical cooperation between non-Community                          industrial organizations established in different
    European countries referred to in Annex 1 and the                    Member States.'
    European Communities have been concluded, organi-
    zations and enterprises established in these countries                                       Article 3
    may, under appropriate conditions to be defined by
    the Commission, become partners to a project                    Article 1 (2) (4) of Decision 85/196/EEC shall be
    undertaken within the programme. The Committee                  complemented by the following:
    mentioned in Article 5 assists the Commission in                     'The Community will not share the cost of a
    defining these conditions.'                                          contractor established outside the Community.'
                         Article 2                                                               Article 4
Article 1 (2) (3) of Decision 85/196/EEC shall be                   Article 2 of Decision 85/196/EEC shall be replaced by
complemented by the following:                                      the following:
    'Research institutes which are funded entirely or                    'The funds estimated necessary for the execution of
    mainly by industrial organizations are considered as                 the programme (1985 to 1988) amount to 185 million
    industrial firms. As far as possible, priority will be               ECU (including expenditure on a staff of 40).'
                                                              ANNEX
              The non-member States referred to in Article 1 are:
              — Republic of Austria;
              — Republic of Finland;
              — Republic of Iceland;
              — Kingdom of Norway;
              — Kingdom of Sweden;
              — Swiss Confederation.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2195/81 on a special
                 programme concerning drainage operations in the less-favoured areas of the west of Ireland
                                                        COM(87) 367 final
                                (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 30 July 1987)
                                                           (87/C 238/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N o 2195/81 (l)
                                                                     provided for a common action for arterial drainage and
                                                                     field drainage destined to complete the common action
                                                                     provided under Council Directive 78/628/EEC of 19
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               June 1978 on a programme to accelerate drainage
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                    operations in the less-favoured areas of the west of
thereof,                                                             Ireland ( 2 ); whereas the duration of this common
                                                                     measure is limited to 31 December 1986;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                   O O J N o L l 2 4 , 1.8. 1981, p. 5.
 liament,                                                            O OJ No L 206, 29. 7. 1978, p. 5.