CELEX: 51988PC0356
Language: en
Date: 1988-06-16
Title: Re-examined proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION TO REVISE THE MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149.2(d) of the EEC Treaty)

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Vol. 1988/0130
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF i'HE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             COM ( 88 ) 356 final - SYN 101
                                             Brussels , 16  June 1988
                 Re-examined proposal          or a
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      TO REVISE TH     MULTÏ ANNUAL A     RESEARCH PROGRAMME
                        EUROPEANECONOMIC
            FOR THE EUROPEANECONOMIC COMMUNITY
                IN THE  FIELD OF    BIOTECHNOLOGY
   (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149.2(d )
                       of the EEC Treaty )
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Article 130 Q(2 ) therefore ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( ' )
In co-operation with the European Parliament (^),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
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Committee ( -J ) ,
Whereas the Framework programme of Community activities in the
field of research and technological development ( 1987-1991 ) was
adopted by Council decision 87/516/Euratom/ EEC (**);
Whereas Article 130 K of the Treaty provides that the Framework
programme is to be implemented through specific programmes developed
within each activity ; whereas the Council , when adopting the
Framework programme of Community activities in technological
R&D ( 1987-1991 ), recognised the interest of exploitation and
valorisation of biological resources , and particularly Biotechnology ;
                                                                         %
 ( 1 ) 0J N° C 15 of 20.1 . 1988
 ( 2 ) OJ N° .
 ( 3 ) OJ N° .
 (**) OJ N° L 302 of 24.10.1987 , page 1 .
                                                                        Z
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the Council Decision 85 / 195 / EEC    introduced a multi -
annual research and training action programme for the European
Economic Community in the field of Biotechnology ; whereas Article -3
of that Decision makes provision for the programme to be revised
as from its second year of implementation ;
Whereas the re-examination which has been undertaken and whose
conclusions were transmitted to the Council on 21 May 1986 has
led the Commission to present a proposal for the revision of
the programme motivated by the need to ensure its adequacy to
the objective assigned to it ;
Whereas the implementation of the research and training programme
for the European Economic Community in the field of Biotechnology
has proved to be insufficient as yet for setting up , on a scale
commensurate with the multiple implications of Biotechnology
in agriculture , industry and the environment , of transnational
co-operation networks addressing the various levels of risk and
their evaluation ;
Whereas any application involving the large-scale planned release
of organisms created by genetic engineering must be preceded by
experimental research conducted in accordance • with existing
safety rules ;
Whereas the area   of bioinformatics requires both to ascertain
the constitution   of integrated networks for the storage , circulation
and treatment of   biological data , and to stimulate further computer -
aided approaches   in biotechnological research ;
 (*) OJ N° L 83 of 25.3.1985 , Page 1 .
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 ---pagebreak---                                 -Ц  _
Whereas it is necessary to step up training activities and to
evolve training schemes , including in particular the organisation
of short intensive workshops , allowing research scientists in
all the Member States to benefit from all the research facilities
and scientific expertise in the Community , thus helping to reduce
the disparities in development in the field of Biotechnology
between the various Member States of the Community , while being
consistent with the pursuit of scientific and technical quality ;
Whereas it is essential to increase the involvement of Community
 industry in the activities and results originating from the research
work under contract ;      __
Whereas it is necessary to step up the concertation activities
 carried out , alongside the Community research and training effort ,
 to improve national and Community activity in the field of Bio¬
 technology , strengthen dialogue with appropriate groups and make
 as much information available to the public as possible ;
 Whereas the recent emergence of certain critical areas of biological
 sciences ( e.g. genome mapping and sequencing , and the exploitation
 thereof ) means that the Community effort in Biotechnology is
 relatively weak unless exploratory activity can be rapidly initiated
 in this field before a new programme in Biotechnology R&D 1990-199 ^
 is prepared ;
 Whereas it is necessary to enable participation by Spain and
 Portugal in as many as possible of the activities envisaged by
  the programme ;
  Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee ( CREST )
  has expressed its opinion ,
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 ---pagebreak--- UAS DECir'D AS POLLOWS :
                           Article 1
     The research action programme for the European Economic
Community in the field of Biotechnology ( 1985-1989 ) is hereby-
revised on the basis of the specifications in the Annex .
                                     /
                           Artide 2
     The funds estimated as necessary for the execution of the
programme will be increased from 55 MECU to 75 MECU .   This increase
of 20 MECU will be used to intensify and expand the activities
in biotechnological research as indicated in the Annex and includes
expenditure on an additional staff of five .
 ---pagebreak---                                                          ANNEX
  REVISION OF THE MOLTIANNUAL RESEARCH ACTION PROGRAMME
              FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
                 IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
                          ( 1985-1989 )
Extension to Spain and Portugal of the activities envisaged
by the programme .
Intensification of the current research effort in the sector
of the programme that concerns the assessment of risks associated
with modern biotechnology , and particularly with the deliberate
release of genetically engineered organisms .
Intensification of the current research effort in the area
of , inf ormation technology with emphasis upon processing data
related to culture collections , genome sequences and protein -
modelling .
Increase in the volume of current activities ( visits , publi ¬
cations , electronic networks , meetings , summer workshops ....)
aiming at a timely dissemination of information on the programme
and of research results to all appropriate groups ; involvement
of Community industry in the research activities and in the
utilisation of the data , materials and methods stemming from
the research work under contract .
                                                                  &
 ---pagebreak---     Studies a*:.d feasibility pilot, projects for the preparation
    of future Cummin ity HS-D activities in biotechnology durit«c
    the period 1 990 – 1 99 ^ -
    Increase in training activities in all parts of the current
    programme .
    Matching of resources ( manpower ) for the concertation activity
    to the requirements defined in the programme .
( AKKEX )
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