CELEX: 31973D0180
Language: en
Date: 1973-06-18 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 18 June 1973 adopting a European Economic Community research programme for the protection of the environment (indirect project)

11 . 7. 73                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 189/43
                                               COUNCIL DECISION
                                                   of 18 June 1973
               adopting a European Economic Community research programme for the protection of
                                          the environment (indirect project)
                                                    (73 / 180/EEC)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                        Article 1
                                                                A European Economic Community research
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                  programme on the environment, as set out in the
 European Economic Community, and in particular                Annex, is hereby adopted for a period of three years
 Article 235 thereof;
                                                                beginning on 1 January 1973 . The Annex forms an
                                                                integral part of this Decision .
Having regard to the Proposal from the Commission ;
                                                                                        Article 2
                                                               The maximum expenditure commitment and the
 Having regard to the Opinion of the European                   number of staff required for the implementation of
Parliament;
                                                               this programme shall be 6-3 million units of account
                                                                and four staff, the unit of account being defined in
Whereas Article 3 of the Treaty establishing the               Article 10 of the Financial Regulation of 25 April
European Economic Community lays down that the                  1973 ( x ) applicable to the general budget of the
 activities of the Community shall include the                 European Communities .
elimination of customs duties and quantitative                                          Article 3
restrictions on the import and export of goods
between Member States and of all other measures                The Commission shall be responsible for the
having equivalent effect, the institution of a system          implementation of these programmes on which it
ensuring that competition in the Common Market is              shall submit an Annual Report to the Council .
not distorted and the approximation of the laws of
Member States to the extent required for the proper                                     Article 4
functioning of the Common Market; whereas the
activities specified in the Annex to this Decision are         The programme set out in the Annex shall be subject
necessary, among others, for achieving those                   to review at the beginning of the second year, in
objectives and promoting, in accordance with Article           accordance with the appropriate procedures, and in
2 of the same Treaty, a harmonious development of              the light of the decisions of the Paris Summit
economic actitivities throughout the Community, and            Conference.
an improvement in living and working conditions in                                      Article 5
the Member States ;
                                                               Knowledge gained from the implementation of those
                                                               parts of the programme set out in the Annex shall be
Whereas, therefore, the research activities which are          disseminated according to conditions and within
the subject of this Decision appear necessary in order         limits to be laid down at a future date .
to achieve certain Community objectives in the
operation of the common market;                                Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 1973 .
                                                                                                     For the Council
Whereas the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                                                      The President
Economic Community makes no provision for the
powers required for these purposes,                                                                    A. LAVENS
                                                               H OJ No L 116, 1 . 5 . 1973 , p . 1 .
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                                                           ANNEX
                                                    INDIRECT PROJECT
                                                NON-NUCLEAR PROJECTS
                                                Protection of the environment
                                                          Pollution
             JOINT PROGRAMME
             A maximum amount of 6-3 million units of account, and a staff of four, shall be allocated to
             this objective.
             The objective shall deal with the following subjects:
             ( a) The establishment of a data bank on chemical products likely to contaminate the
                  environment ;
             (b ) Harmful effects of lead ;
             (c) Epidemiological surveys of the effects of air and water pollution ;
             ( d) Effects of micro-pollutants on man;
             (e) Appraisal of the ecological effects of water pollution;
             (f) Tele-detection of air pollution.
             Surveys and laboratory work shall be carried out under contract.