CELEX: 31971D0236
Language: en
Date: 1971-06-21 00:00:00
Title: 71/236/Euratom: Council Decision of 21 June 1971 adopting a five-year research and training programme of the European Atomic Energy Community in the field of biology and health physics

Official Journal of the European Communities                                      401
29.6.71                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 143 /31
                                                COUNCIL DECISION
                                                    of 21 June 1971
              adopting a five-year research and training programme of the European Atomic Energy
                                  Community in the field of biology and health physics
                                                   (71 /236/Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                      HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                                            Article 1
European Atomic Community, and in particular
Articles 7 and 172 thereof;                                    A research and training programme in the field of
                                                               biology and health physics consisting of a joint
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single              programme and a complementary programme, in
Council and a Single Commission of the European                which the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy and
Communities ;                                                  the Netherlands shall participate, shall be adopted for
                                                               a five-year period from 1 January 1971 . This
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission              programme is set out in the Annex to this Decision.
submitted after consultation with the Scientific and­
Technical Committee;                                                                     Article 2
Having regard to the Council Resolution of 6                   The upper limit for expenditure commitments and
December     1969    on the future    activities of the        for staff necessary for the implementation of this
European Atomic Energy Community;                              programme shall be 17-335 million units of account
                                                               and 97 Community servants in the case of the joint
Having regard to the Council Decision of 27 October            programme and 5-61 million units of account and 10
19701 adopting a research and training programme of            Community servants in the case of the
the European Atomic Energy Community for the                   complementary programme, the unit of account
financial year 1971 comprising a joint programme               being defined in Article 19 of the Financial
and complementary programmes, as amended by the                Regulation3 establishing and implementing the
Council Decision of 25 January 19712 ;                         research and investment budget of the EAEC and
                                                               concerning the responsibility of authorising and
Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to              accounting officers (Article 183 (a) and (c) of the
acquire the information necessary to guarantee                 Treaty).
adequate protection of the individual, the general
                                                                                        Article 3
public and the environment against dangers arising
from radiation ;                                               This Decision repeals and replaces, as regards the
Whereas nuclear techniques and methods are of                  'Biology and Health Physics' programme, the Council
importance to medical and agricultural research and            Decision of 25 January 1971 .
whereas exploitation of the potential created in the
 Community is of major significance in this field;             Done at Luxembourg, 21 June 1971 .
                                                                                                      For the Council
Whereas a multi-annual programme is necessary in                                                      The President
 order to ensure the continuity necessary for
 biological research;                                                                                 M. SCHUMANN
1 OJ No L 245 , 11.11.1970, p. 27.
2 OJ No L 31 , 8.2.1971 , p . 14.                              3 OJ No 74 , 16.11.1961 , p. 1433/61 .
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                                                    ANNEX
    'BIOLOGY AND HEALTH PHYSICS ' JOINT PROGRAMME AND COMPLEMENTARY
                                                PROGRAMME
    1. 'Radiation protection' joint programme
        An amount of 17-335 million units of account shall be allocated to this objective and the upper
        limit for staff shall be fixed at ninety-seven servants. The aim of the work is to acquire and
        promote the scientific and technical knowledge necessary for the accurate determination of
        permissible radiation levels in man and contamination of the environment and for the
        improvement of the practical organisation of radiation protection by the Member States.
        This aim also includes studies on radioactive contaminants , with particular reference to the
        path which they follow in man and the environment, on the effects of radiation on living
        matter , and on dosimetric methods and instruments .
        These activities shall be carried out mainly under contracts of association or similar contracts
        and partly by the 'Biology' Group set up at the Ispra Establishment.
    2. 'Adaptations' complementary programme
      - ( a) Definition of programme
             An amount of 5-61 million units of account shall be allocated to the objective and the
             upper limit for staff shall be ten Community setvants.
             The aim of the work consists in the development of nuclear techniques and the application
             of nuclear methods with a view to their use in agricultural and medical research.
             The work shall be carried out under contracts of association or similar contracts ,
        (b) Financial contributions from the Member States to this programme
                                         Germany                   41%
                                         Italy                     23%
                                         Netherlands               36%