CELEX: 51987PC0444
Language: en
Date: 1987-10-19
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF APPLIED METROLOGY AND CHEMICAL ANALYSES IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY 1988-1992 ( THE COMMUNITY BUREAU OF REFERENCE - BCR )

No C 304/4                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 14. 11.87
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                                                       (Preparatory Acts)
                                                 COMMISSION
             Proposal for a Council Regulation on a research and development programme in the field of
              applied metrology and chemical analyses in the European Economic Community 1988 to 1992
                                       (the Community Bureau of Reference — BCR)
                                                     COM(87) 444 final/2
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 5 October 1987)
                                                        (87/C 304/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE F.UROPF.AN COMMUNITIES,                         coordinated with Community work under the present
                                                                   programme;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular article 130 Q
                                                                   Whereas CREST has expressed its opinion,
(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
In cooperation with the European Parliament,
                                                                                              Article 1
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                   1.    A research and development programme for the
Social Committee,                                                  European Economic Community in the field of applied
                                                                   metrology and chemical analyses as defined in the
                                                                   Annex, is hereby adopted for a period of five years with
Whereas the Community has assigned itself the objective            effect from 1 January 1988.
of completing the internal market by 1992 for which it
has the task of eliminating technical trade barriers mainly
through harmonization of norms and technical regu-                 2.    Experimental work will be carried out under
lations;                                                           contract. The participants may be industrial organiz-
                                                                   ations, research institutes and universities established in
                                                                   the Community.
Whereas the framework programme of Community
activities in the field of research and technological
development adopted by the Council for the period 1987
to 1991 includes support to the application of technical                                      Article 2
norms;
                                                                   The funds estimated as necessary for the execution of
                                                                   the programme (1988 to 1992) amount to 59,2 Million
Whereas the elimination of supplementary technical                 ECU which includes expenditure on a staff of 32.
barriers requires that the laboratories of the Member
States have the technical means necessary to ensure the
uniform application of norms, technical regulations and                                       Article 3
directives;
                                                                   The Commission shall be responsible for the execution
                                                                   of the programme. It will be assisted in its function of
Whereas to achieve this aim it is important that the               programme management by the Management and
Community supports collaborative activities having as              Coordination Advisory Committee (CGC) (Scientific
objective the harmonization of the measurements and                and Technological Standards) created by Council
chemical analyses in the Member States so as to ensure             Decision 84/338/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (').
concordance of the results of tests and controls;
Whereas work on metrology and chemical analysis in
progress in some EFTA States could usefully be                     (') OJ No I. \77, 4. 7. 1984, p. 25.
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                         Article 4                               this programme with third countries, in particular those
                                                                 European non-member States which have concluded
During the third year the programme shall be reviewed.           framework agreements for scientific and technical
The results of this review shall be communicated to the          cooperation with the Community.
Council and the European Parliament. This review may
lead to the submission by the Commission of a proposal
for a revision of the programme in accordance with the                                      Article 6
appropriate procedures.
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
                         Article 5
The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
agreements for cooperation in the fields of operation of         directly applicable in all Member States.
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                                                               ANNEX
           RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN T H E FIELD OF APPLIED METROLOGY
                                                  AND CHEMICAL ANALYSES
                                             (Community Bureau of Reference — BCR)
           The objective of the programme is to improve the reliability of chemical analyses and physical
           measurements (applied metrology) so as to achieve agreement of results in all Member States.
           The projects will be chosen from those fields which are of priority importance for the Community as
           judged from an economic, environmental or public health viewpoint.
           The priority areas will be in particular, the following:
           — analysis of food and agricultural products,
           — environmental analysis,
           — biomedical analysis,
           — analysis of metals, including surface analysis,
           — physical measurements (applied metrology).
           The activities include in particular:
           — execution of measurement programmes on a collaborative basis (intercomparisons),
           — improvement of methods of analysis and measurement,
           — improvement of instruments necessary for high precision measurements,
           — development of transfer standards,
           — preparation and certification of reference materials,
           — storage and distribution of reference materials,
           — scholarships for young scientists in subjects covered by the programme,
           — exchange of scientists in subjects covered by the programme.