CELEX: 51995PC0549
Language: en
Date: 1995-11-15
Title: Proposal for a Council decision adopting a supplementary research programme to be implemented by the joint research centre for the European Atomic Energy Community (1996-1999)

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51995PC0549

Proposal for a Council decision adopting a supplementary research programme to be implemented by the joint research centre for the European Atomic Energy Community (1996-1999)  /* COM/95/549 FINAL - CNS 95/0284 */  

Official Journal C 073 , 13/03/1996 P. 0018

Proposal for a  Council Decision adopting a supplementary research programme to be implemented by the Joint  Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community (1996 to 1999)(96/C  73/07)(Text with  EEA relevance)COM(95) 549 final - 95/0284(CNS)(Submitted by the Commission on 17 November  1995)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular  Article 7 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, submitted after consultation of the Scientific  and Technical Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Whereas, the development of nuclear medicine within the European Union contributes to the target of  ensuring human health protection which the Union set itself and which necessitates an increased use  of testing reactors for medical purposes; Whereas, within the framework of the common policy relating to the field of science and technology,  the research programme is one of the principal means available to the European Atomic Energy  Community to contribute to a safe use of nuclear energy; Whereas the contributions to this supplementary programme will come from the Netherlands, Germany  and France, either directly or through agreements with research institutions, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The supplementary programme on the operation of the high-flux reactor  (HFR), hereinafter referred to as 'the programme`, the objectives of which are set out in Annex I,  is hereby adopted for a period of four years, starting on 1 January 1996. Article 2 The financial contributions estimated as necessary for the execution of the programme  amount to ECU 39,7 million. The breakdown of this amount is given in Annex II. Article 3 The Commission, assisted by the Board of Governors of the Joint Research Centre (JRC)  shall be responsible for carrying out the programme and, to this end, shall call upon the services  of the JRC. Article 4 The Commission shall decide on the terms of reference of the Board of Governors. Article 5 1.  The Commission shall each year, before 15 April, submit to the European Parliament,  the Council, and the Economic and Social Committee a report on the implementation of this  Decision. 2.  This report shall be accompanied by the observations of the Board of Governors. The Board of  Governors may also submit through the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, and the  Economic and Social Committee a separate report on any aspect of the implementation of this  Decision. Article 6 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.  ANNEX I SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES The programme's aims are primarily: 1. the reliability of the high-flux reactor (HFR) at Petten; this activity involves the normal use  of the installation for more than 250 days a year, the management of the fuel cycle and control of  safety and quality; 2. the rational use of this reactor in a broad range of disciplines including isotope production  and the work related to it; the experimental irradiation of the materials intended for fission  reactors and future fusion, the applications of neutrons in research in solid state physics and  materials science, neutroradiography as a non-destructive testing method and the treatment of  certain forms of cancer using neutrons (BNCT) and related research. ANNEX II BREAKDOWN OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS The contributions to this supplementary  programme will come from the Netherlands, Germany and France. >TABLE>