CELEX: 51987PC0460(01)
Language: en
Date: 1987-09-28
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ON A COMMUNITY ACTION IN THE FIELD OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES R AND D IN ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS-TECHNOLOGIES IN EUROPE ( RACE )

No C 340/8                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  18.12. 87
                                                                II
                                                        (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
              Amendent to the proposal for a Council Regulation on a Community action in the field of
               telecommunications technologies — R & D in advanced communications technologies in Europe
                                                     (RACE programme) (')
                                                       COM(87) 460 final
               (Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty on 28
                                                         September 1987)
                                                          (87/C 340/07)
Amendment No 1                                                      Turner report — Doc. A 2-119/87
tabled by the Committee on Energy, Research and                     Community action in the field of telecommunications
Technology.                                                         technologies (RACE).
Turner report — Doc. A 2-119/87                                     Proposal for a Regulation (COM(87) 547 final).
Community action in the field of telecommunications
technologies (RACE).                                                Recital 18a (new)
Proposal for a Regulation (COM(87) 547 final).                      After recital 18, add the following new recital:
 Seventh recital                                                         'Whereas good coordination with EUREKA              and
                                                                        national actions is essential to prevent duplication of
This recital to read as follows:                                        effort;'
     'Whereas the option selected for advanced telecommuni-
    cations technologies must be such that it does not              Amendment No 4
    increase regional disparities in the           Community;
                                                                    tabled by the Committee on Energy, Research and
    whereas the development of common specifications
                                                                    Technology.
    for equipment and services is necessary but not
    sufficient to prevent further divergences in regional           Turner report — Doc. A 2-119/87
    development;'
                                                                    Community action in the field of telecommunications
Amendment No 2                                                      technologies (RACE).
tabled by the Committee on Energy, Research and                     Proposal for a Regulation (COM(87) 547 final).
Technology.
                                                                    Recital 18b (new)
Turner report — Doc. A 2-119/87
Community action in the field of telecommunications                 After recital 18, add the following new recital:
technologies (RACE).                                                    'Whereas during the RACE main phase, numerous
Proposal for a Regulation (COM(87) 547 final).                          decisions will have to be taken which are extremely
                                                                        relevant to consumers, whether private individuals or
Eighteenth recital                                                      businesses, such as those concerning the desired level of
                                                                        confidentiality and privacy of data transfer;'
This recital to read as follows:
    'Whereas close coordination with ESPRIT is essential,           Amendment No 5
    since both programmes benefit from each other;'
                                                                    tabled by the Committee on Energy, Research and
                                                                    Technology
Amendment No 3
                                                                    Turner report — Doc. A 2-119/87
tabled by the Committee on Energy, Research and
Technology.                                                         Community action in the field of telecommunications
                                                                    technologies (RACE)
0) OJ No C 304, 28. 11. 1986, p. 2.                                 Proposal for a Regulation (COM(87) 547 final)
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Recital 18c (new)                                                       States referred to in Annex 2, hereinafter referred to
After recital 18, add the following new recital:                        as "partners".'
      'Whereas one fundamental concern which has emerged            Amendment No 9
    from the RACE definition phase is the lack of attention
     to the consumer-orientated aspects of future tele-             tabled by the Committee on Energy, Research and
     communications services; whereas quality requirements          Technology.
     and costs are associated problems in respect of which          Turner report — Doc. A 2-119/87
     ongoing decisions will have to be made during the              Community action in the field of telecommunications
     RACE main phase; whereas, therefore, Parliament must           technologies (RACE).
     be kept constantly informed of developments so that,
     where appropriate, it may intervene;'                          Proposal for a Regulation (COM(87) 547 final).
Amendment No 6                                                      Article 4a (new)
tabled by the Committee on Energy, Research and                     After Article 4, add the following new Article:
Technology.                                                              'The Commission shall ensure close coordination with
Turner report — Doc. A 2-119/87                                         the ESPRIT Community programme and the EUREKA
                                                                         inter-governmental programme.'
Community action in the field of telecommunications
technologies (RACE).                                                Amendment No 10
Proposal for a Regulation (COM(87) 547 final).                      tabled by the Committee on Energy, Research and
                                                                    Technology.
Article 1 (2)
                                                                    Turner report — Doc. A 2-119/87
Expand as follows:
                                                                    Community action in the field of telecommunications
     'The action is designed, in concertation with public           technologies (RACE)
     and private actions in the field of telecommunications
                                                                    Proposal for a Regulation (COM(87) 547 final).
     technologies undertaken at national and international
     level, to promote the competitiveness of the
                                                                    Article 6 (2)
     Community's telecommunications industry, operators
     and service providers in order to make available to            This paragraph to read as follows:
     the final users, at minimum cost and with minimum                  'In accordance with the procedure laid down in
     delay, the services which will sustain the                         Article 8 (1) the Commission shall establish for each
     competitiveness of the European economy over the                   year and update as required a draft workplan
     coming decades and contribute to maintaining and                   defining the detailed objectives, the type of projects
     creating employment in the Community, as well as                   and actions to be undertaken and the corresponding
     strengthening its economic and social cohesion and                 financial plans. The Commission shall keep Parliament
    promoting its overall harmonious development.'                      informed of the progress of the draft workplans.'
Amendment No 7                                                      Amendment No 15
tabled by the Committee on Energy, Research and                     tabled by Mr Metten.
Technology.
                                                                    Turner report — Doc. A 2-119/87
Turner report — Doc. A 2-119/87
                                                                    Community action in the field of telecommunications
Community action in the field of telecommunications                 technologies (RACE).
technologies (RACE).                                                Proposal for a Regulation (COM(86) 547 final — Doc.
Proposal for a Regulation (COM(87) 547 final).                      C 2-152/86/1).
Article 3 (4)                                                       Article 9 (3)
This paragraph to read as follows:                                  This paragraph to read as follows:
     'The' contracts for all parts of the action programme              'If the Commission wishes to extend the programme
     shall be concluded with network operators, research                it shall, after consulting the committee, send a report
     establishments, undertakings, including small and                  on the operation and results of the programme to the
     medium-sized      enterprises,    and    other    bodies           Member States and to the European Parliament in
     established in the Community or, under appropriate                 good time. If no extension is required, this report
    conditions fixed in implementation agreements to be                 shall be submitted at the end of the period under
     concluded, established in one of the non-member                    review.'