CELEX: 51987PC0534
Language: en
Date: 1987-11-10
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF ADVANCED MATERIALS ( EURAM )

No C 325/8                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                     4.12.87
                Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement
                between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on research and
                                        development in the field of advanced materials (EURAM)
                                                            COM(87) 534 final
                                  (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 19 November 1987)
                                                              (87/C 325/07)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                 scientific and technical cooperation between the
                                                                         European Communities and, among others, the Swiss
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                         Confederation;
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235
thereof,                                                                 Whereas this Agreement should be approved,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                       Whereas the Treaty does not provide the necessary
                                                                         powers,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
liament,                                                                 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Whereas, by its Decision 86/235/EEC ('), the Council
adopted a research programme on materials (raw                                                    Article 1
materials and advanced materials — 1986 to 1989),                        The Cooperation Agreement between the European
which includes a subprogramme on advanced materials                      Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on
(EURAM); whereas Article 6 of that Decision authorizes                   research and development in the field of advanced
the Commission to negotiate agreements with third                        materials (EURAM), is hereby approved on behalf of the
States, in particular those involved in European                         Community..,
cooperation in the field of scientific and technical
research (COST), with a view to associating them fully                   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
or partly with this programme;
                                                                                                  Article 2
Whereas, by its Decision 87/177/EEC (2), the Council
approved the conclusion on behalf of the European                        The President of the Council shall give the notification
Economic Community of the Framework Agreement for                        provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement (3).
                                                                         (3) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be
O OJ No L 159, 14. 6. 1986, p. 36.                                           published in the Official Journal of the European
(*) O J N o L 7 1 , 14. 3. 1987, p. 29.                                      Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council.