CELEX: 21986A0805(03)
Language: en
Date: 1986-07-14 00:00:00
Title: Community COST Concertation Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of aquatic primary biomass (marine macroalgae) (COST Project 48)

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                                   COMMUNITY COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT
                  on a concerted action project in the field of aquatic primary biomass (MARINE
                                               MACROALGAE) (COST Project 48)
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,                                    Committee ( CGC ) in the field of biotechnology , set up by the
                                                                     Council Decision of 29 June 1984 dealing with structures and
hereinafter referred to as 'the Community', and                      procedures for the management and coordination of
THE SIGNATORY STATES TO THIS AGREEMENT ,
                                                                     Community research , development and demonstration
                                                                     activities , meeting in appropriate configuration and enlarged
hereinafter referred to as 'the participating non-member             to include representatives or experts of the participating
States',                                                             non-member States .
Whereas a research project in the field of aquatic biomass           The terms of reference and the composition of this enlarged
was proposed in 1980 by the Norwegian delegation within              Committee hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee' are
the framework of European Cooperation in the field of                defined in accordance with the said Decision .
Scientific and Technical Research ( COST );
Whereas by its Decision of 12 March 1985 the Council of the                                      Article 3
European Communities hereinafter referred to as 'the
Council' adopted a multiannual research action programme             In order to ensure optimum efficiency in the execution of this
for the European Economic Community in the field of                  concerted action project , a project leader shall be appointed
biotechnology ( 1985 to 1989 ) which includes a concerted            by the Commission after having consulted the national
action project on aquatic primary biomass (marine                    representatives or experts to the Committee .
macroalgae)-,
Whereas the Member States of the Community and the                                               Article 4
participating non-member States , hereinafter referred to as
'the States', and the Community intend , subject to the rules        The estimated financial contribution by the contracting
and procedures applicable to their national programmes , to          parties to the coordination costs for the period referred to in
carry out the research described in Annex A ; whereas they are       the first paragraph of Article 1 shall be :
prepared to integrate such research into a process of                — 750 000 ECU from the Community ,
concertation which they consider will be of mutual
benefit ;                                                            — 62 000 ECU from each participating non-member
                                                                         State .
Whereas the implementation of the research covered by the
concerted action project will require a financial contribution       The ECU is that defined by the financial Regulation in force
of about     30  million   ECU    from   the  States  and  the       applicable to the general budget of the European
Community ,                                                          Communities and by the financial arrangements adopted
                                                                     pursuant thereto .
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                     The rules governing the financing of the Agreement are set
                                                                     out in Annex B.
                           Article 1
                                                                                                 Article 5
The Community and the participating non-member States ,              Through the Committee , the States and the Community shall
hereinafter referred to as 'the contracting parties', shall          regularly exchange all useful information concerning the
participate for a period extending until 31 December 1989 in         execution of the research covered by the concerted action
a concerted action project in the field of aquatic primary           project . The States shall provide the Commission with all
biomass (marine macroalgae).                                         information relevant for coordination purposes . They shall
                                                                     also endeavour to provide the Commission with information
The project is described in detail in Annex A.                       on similar research planned or carried out by other bodies
                                                                     which are not under their authority . Any information shall be
The States remain entirely responsible for the research              treated as confidential if so requested by the State which
executed by their national institutions or bodies .                  provides it .
                           Article 2                                                             Article 6
Cooperation between the contracting parties shall be effected        1.     This Agreement shall be open for signature by the
through the Management and Coordination Advisory                     Community and by the non-member States which took part
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in the ministerial conference held in Brussels on 22 and 23           Contracting parties which have not transmitted this
November 1971 .                                                       notification when this Agreement comes into force shall be
                                                                      able to take part in the work of the Committee without voting
2.     As a condition precedent to its participation in the           rights until 1 March 1987 .
concerted action project defined in Article 1 , each of the
contracting parties shall , after signing this Agreement , have                                   Article 7
notified the Secretary-General of the Council not later then 1
March 1987 of the completion of the procedures necessary              This Agreement shall apply , on the one hand , to the
under its internal provisions for the implementation of this          territories in which the Treaty establishing the European
Agreement .                                                           Economic Community is applied and under the conditions
                                                                      laid down in that Treaty and , on the other hand , to the
3.     For the contracting parties which transmit the                 territories of the participating non-member States .
notification provided for in paragraph 2 , this Agreement
shall come into force on the first day of the month following                                     Article 8
that in which the Community and at least one of the
participating non-member States transmitted these                     The Agreement , drawn up in a single original in the Danish ,
notifications .
                                                                      Dutch , English , French , German , Greek , Italian , Portuguese
                                                                      and Spanish languages , each text being equally authentic ,
For those contracting parties which transmit the notification         shall be deposited in the archives of the General Secretariat of
after the entry into force of this Agreement , it shall come into     the Council of the European Communities , which shall
force on the first day of the second month following the              transmit a certified copy to each of the contracting
month in which the notification was transmitted .                     parties .
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                                                               ANNEX A
                               RESEARCH COVERED BY THE CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT
           1 . Examination of primary production and harvesting techniques for the optimization of biomass production
               from natural population of marine plants .
           2 . Development of methods for intensive cultivation and genetic improvement of species of marine algae in
               attached and unattached forms in various cultivation systems .
           3 . Studies of the uptake of nutrients by marine algae in various cultivation systems and the use of waste waters for
               this purpose .
           4 . Examination of a wide range of marine algae for new fine chemicals and biochemicals for direct use or as
               precursors for chemical and pharmaceutical applications .
           5 . Toxicity testing of marine plants destined for human or animal consumption ; environmental impact
               studies .
           6 . Studies of conversion of marine plants for the production of energy ( e.g. fermentation to methane ,
               thermochemical processes ) or chemical compounds .
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                                                                    ANNEX B
                                                              FINANCING RULES
                                                                     Article 1
             These provisions lay down the financial rules referred to in Article 4 of the Agreement .
                                                                     Article 2
             At the beginning of each financial year , the Commission shall send to each of the participating non-member States a
             call for funds corresponding to its share of the annual coordination costs under the Agreement , calculated in
             proportion to the maximum amounts laid down in Article 4 of the Agreement .
             This contribution shall be expressed both in ECU and the currency of the participating non-member State
             concerned , the value of the ECU being defined in the financial Regulation applicable to the general Budget of the
             European Communities and determined on the date of the call for funds .
             The total contributions shall cover the travel costs of the national representatives or experts to the Committee , in
             addition to the coordination costs proper which include meetings , contracts to be concluded with persons or bodies
             in the participating States with a view to ensuring coordination and exchange of research workers between
             laboratories .
             Each participating non-member State shall pay its annual contribution to the coordination costs under the
             Agreement at the beginning of each year , and by 31 March at the latest . Any delay in the payment of the annual
             contribution shall give rise to the payment of interest by the participating non-member State concerned at a rate
             equal to the highest discount rate ruling in the States on the due date . The rate shall be increased by 0,25 % for each
             month of delay . The increased rate shall be applied to the entire period of delay . However , such interest shall be
             chargeable only if payment is effected more than three months after the issue of a call for funds by the
             Commission .
                                                                     Article 3
             The funds paid by participating non-member States shall be credited to the concerted action project as budget
             receipts allocated to a heading in the statement of the revenue of the general Budget of the European Communities
             ( Commission section ).
                                                                     Article 4
             The provisional timetable for the coordination costs referred to in Article 4 of the Agreement is appended
             hereto .
                                                                     Article 5
             The financial Regulation in force applicable to the general Budget of the European Communities shall apply to the
             management of the appropriations .
                                                                     Article 6
             At the end of each financial year , a statement of appropriations for the concerted action project shall be prepared
             and transmitted to the participating non-member States for information .
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                                      Appendix
       PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE FOR THE COORDINATION COSTS
                                                                                                                                fx 1 000 ECU)
1985                    1986                         1987                     1988                     1989                     Total
                                                                                                                                                         Official
        PA       CA             PA           CA              PA       CA              PA       CA              PA       CA               PA
        —
                 80              80          132             132      134             134      116             116      462              462
                 70              68          100              90      100              90       18              40      288              288
        —
                ISO             148          232             222      234             224      134             156      750              750
                150             148          232             222      234             224      134             156      750              750
         +       +               +               +            +        +               +        +               +        +                +
               n x 12          n x 12       n x 19          n x 18   n x 20          n x 19   n x 11          n x 13   n x 62           n x 62
                                                                                                                                                 Journal of the European Communities
               n x 12          n x 12       n x 19          n x 18   n x 20          n x 19   n x 11          n x 13   n x 62           n x 62
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