CELEX: 51981PC0386
Language: en
Date: 1981-07-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden for the connection of the Community Data Transmission Network (EURONET) to the Swedish Network for Scientific and Technical Information and Documentation and on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of a Tripartite Protocol, between the European Economic Community, the Helvetian Confederation and the Kingdom of Sweden, defining the relations created between these two States by the connection of their networks to EURONET (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---    COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                                   COM(81)386 final
                                                                   Brussels , 14 July 1981
                                Proposal for a
                               COUNCIL DECISION
     on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community
     and the Kingdom of Sweden for the connection of the Community Data Trans­
     mission Network ( EURONET ) to the Swedish Network for Scientific and Tech­
                     nical Information and Documentation
                                         and
     on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of a Tripartite Protocol ,
     between the European Economic Community , the Helvetian Confederation and
     the Kingdom of Sweden , defining the relations created between these two
     States by the connection of their networks to EURONET
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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                                                                 ANNEX 1
            COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Subject : Agreement between the EEC and Sweden regarding the inter­
          connection of the Community data transmission network
          ( Euronet ) and the Swedish network for scientific and
          technical information and documentation
 ---pagebreak--- In a Note Verbale of 23 May 1978 Sweden expressed the wish to have the
Community telecommunications network , Euronet , connected to the Swedish
network for scientific and technical information and documentation .
On 9 October 1978 , by its decision ( 1 ) on the second plan of action in the
field of scientific and technical information and documentation , the Council
provided that the Community might conclude cooperation agreements with
non-member countries taking part in the European Conference of Postal
and Telecommunications Administrations ( CEPT ); these agreements were to
be limited in principle to the extension of Euronet and were to determine
the conditions for the connection of the terminals and host computers and
also the related technical arrangements . The same Council decision autho­
rized the Commission to negotiate cooperation agreements after having
sought, the opinion of the Committee for Information and Documentation on
Science and Technology ( CIDST ) .
The Scientific and Technical Research Committee ( CREST ) also requested
that once the network was set up priority should be given to scientific
and technical information and documentation traffic over any other type
of traffic .
On 16 August 1979 ( 2 ) the Council approved a similar agreement on the
extension of the Community 's data transmission network ( Euronet ) to
Switzerland .
Results of the negotiations
The provisions of Article 3 of the Council decision of 9 October 1978 were
respected .          -
( 1 ) 78 /887 / EEC O.J. n° L311 of 4.11.1978 , page 1
( 2 ) 79 /721 / EEC O.J. n° L214 of 22.8.1979 , page 18
 ---pagebreak--- The agreement ( annex 3 ) specifies that the principle of reciprocity between
the EEC and Sweden is to be applied in a non-discriminatory fashion to the
host computers and terminals in Sweden .
The provisions of a 'joint declaration of intent' appended to the agreement ,
which constitutes a code of conduct designed to safeguard users * interests /
apply also to Sweden ( annex 4 ).
The agreement also allows Swedish experts ;to participate in work on the
development of additional technical specifications / the drawing up of
new general provisions for the network and user training .
The agreement includes provision for Sweden 's interests ( rights and
duties ) to be safeguarded should other third countries participate in
Euronet .
The cooperation agreement and the 'joint declaration of intent' annexed •-
to it are linked with an implementation agreement between the EEC and
the Swedish delegation for scientific and technical information ( annex 5 ).
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Sweden will make a backdated contribution to the Community investment by
paying 100 000 French francs in cash under the terms of the agreement
between the Postal and Telecommunications Administrations / 150 000 French
francs In cash under the terms of the agreement between the EEC and the
Swedish delegation for scientific and technical information" and 450 000
French francs in kind in the form of technical services .
CIOST was consulted and gave an opinion unanimously in favour of connecting
Euronet to the national Swedish network ( annex 6 ).,
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A tripartite protocol to be signed by the EEC / Switzerland and Sweden
( annex 7 ) had to be drawn up in order to establish a framework of
relations within the Euronet context between the two third countries
( Switzerland and Sweden ) who have now joined the Community project .
Conc lusions
The, Commission requests that the Council adopt the draft decision
appended for the conclusion of an agreement for the connection of the
    ^                                                      *
Community Euronet telecommunications network for scientific and technical
information and documentation ( annex 2 ).
                      \
Enclosures
 ---pagebreak---                                                             ANNEX 2
       PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON' THE CONCLUSION
 OF . AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
      AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN FOR THE CONNECTION OF THE
  ■ COMMJNTIY DATA ' TRANSMISSION NETWORK .( EURONET ) TO THE
 SWEDISH NETWORK FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
                      '  AND DOCUMENTATION ,    '       '
                                 AND           4 '
                ON . THE CONCLUSION OF . AN AGREEMENT
        IN THE FORM OF A TRIPARTITE PROTOCOL BETWEEN THE
 EUROPEAN ECONOMIC- COMMUNITY , THE HELVETIAN CONFEDERATION
AMD THE KINGDOM OF ^SWEDEN ," DEFINING THE RELATIONS CREATED
    ■ BETWEEN- THESE TWO STATES BY THE CONNECTION OF THEIR
                         NETWORKS TO EURONET
 ---pagebreak--- The Council of the European Communi t les ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community ,
Having regard to Council Decision 78 / 887 /EEC of 9 October 1978
adopting a second three-year plan of action in the field of scien­
tific and technical information and documentation ( 1 ) , and in
particular Article 3 thereof ,
                      \                                   • •
Having regard to the Commission 's proposal .
Whereas the Commission has , in accordance with Article 3 of
 Decision 78 / 887 / EEC ,    negotiated an agreement with the Kingdom
of Sweden to connect the information network of that country to
the Euronet network ,
Whereas this agreement mtost be concluded ,
Whereas, moreover , the agreement in the form of a tripartite protocol
 between the European Economic Community , the Helvetian Confedera­
 tion and the Kingdom of Sweden on the relations created between
 these two States by the connection of their networks to Euronet
must be concluded ,
 Has decided as follows :
  ( 1 ) O.J. n° L 311 of 4 November 1978 , page 1
 ---pagebreak---                               Article 1
The agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Kingdom of Sweden for the connection of the data communication
network ( Euronet ) to the Swedish network for information and
documentation is hereby approved on behalf of the Community .
The text of the agreement is annexed hereto .   S .          I
                              Article 2
The agreement in the form of a tripartite protocol between the
European Economic Community , the Helvetian Confederation ana
the Kingdom of r Sweaen , on the relations created between these
two States by the connection of their networks to Euronet , is
hereby approved on behalf of the Community ,
                    *
The text of the protocol is annexed hereto .  .
                              Article 3
The President of the Council shall be authorized to appoint the
person empowered to sign the agreement on behalf of the Community
Done at                                    on
For the Councit
The President ,
 ---pagebreak---                                                          ANNEX  3
0.   AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC             '
     COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN ON THE    INTERCONNECTION
     OF THE COMMUNITY DATA TRANSMISSION NETWORK    ( EURONET ) AND
     THE SWEDISH DATA NETWORK FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL PURPOSES .
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     THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
     and
                         . ·
     THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN ,
 1.    Whereas during the last few years , considerable effort has
       been devoted in Europe to the field of data transmission
       by packet switching as well as to the field of scientific
       and technical information and documentation in general ;
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 2.    Whereas on 23rd November 1971 an agreement for the establish -!      I
       ment of a European Informatics Network ( COST 11 ) was concludee
        to provide for data transmission on the basis of packet             |
       switching technology , which eventually led to the parti -            j
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       cipation of the European Atomic Energy Community , the Federal ;
       Republic of Germany , France , Italy , The Netherlands , Norway , j
       Portugal , the United Kingdom , Sweden , Switzerland and              !
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       Yugoslavia ;                                                          !
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the Council of the European Communities in its re­
solution of 14th January 1974 on an initial outline programme
in the field of science and technology , emphasized that ,
wherever necessary or desirable , the participation in these
programmes of non-member countries , particularly European
ones , should be made possible ;
           • *             -
Whereas the Council of the European Communities on 18th
March 1975 and 9th October 1978 adopted three-year action
plans in the field of scientific and technical information
and documentation providing notably for the implementation
of a telecommunications network ( hereinafter called " Euronet "
which should give users within the Member States of the
Community reliable , rapid and low-cost access to all scien­
tific , technical , economic , legal and social data available ;
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Whereas through a multilateral convention , signed on 11th
December 1975 , the telecommunications administrations of
the Member States of the Community decided to constitute
a consortium for the implementation and exploitation of
Euronet and to that effect charged France to conclude with
the Community a contract which was signed on 15th Decem­
ber 1975 ;
Whereas the Council of the European Communities in its de­
cision of 9th October 1978 made provisions for the Community
to conclude cooperation agreements with third States parti­
cipating in the European . Conference of Postal and Telecom­
munications Administrations ( CEPT ) ;           * ; •     .,
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 7.  Whereas Sweden has for several years participated in the
     development of information science , particularly on-line
     information retrieval services within the Nordic countries
     ( Scannet ) ;                                         '
 8.  Whereas the Swedish Telecommunications Administration has
     established a public packet switching data transmission
     network for on-line information retrieval purposes in Sweden
     ( hereinafter called " the Swedish data network ") which was
     inaugurated on 14th September 1979 ;
 9.  Recalling that Sweden is a member of the European Space
     Agency and that cooperation exists between the Community
     and the European Space Agency on Euronet ;
10 . Recognizing that it would be in the mutual interest of the
     Contracting Parties to this Agreement to interconnect the
     Swedish data network and Euronet - in order to provide users
     in Sweden with the means to gain access to information servi­
     ces established in the Member States of the Community and
     to provide users in the Member States of the Community with
     the means to gain access to. information services established
     in Sweden and , moreover , to examine how to facilitate the
     marketing of such information services both in Sweden and
     in the Member States of the Community ;
     HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
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   1 Article I
11 . This Agreement provides the general framework for cooperation
       in the field of information services and in particular for
      the interconnection of Euronet and the Swedish data network
      for the purpose of providing access to publicly available
       information services . The measures necessary to pvit this
     cooperation into effect shall be taken in -
      - an operating arrangement to be made between ■ the* Telecommu­
         nications Administrations of the Euronet Consortium and
                             *
     .   the Swedish Telecommunications Administration
      - an information service arrangement between the Community ,
         and the Swedish Delegation for Scientific and Technical
         Information
12 .  Users in the Member States of the Communty shall be offered ,
       through Euronet , access to the Swedish data network and
       users in Sweden shall be offered , through the Swedish data
      network , access to Euronet . Subject to national law ,, in
      particular law governing access to data bases , host com­
      puters in the Member States of the Community and in Sweden
       shall be offered similar possibilities of connection to the
       interconnected networks ; equally subject to national law and
       regulations , connections of users and host computers shall
       be provided in a . non-discriminatory manner and on the basis
      of reciprocity . ,
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     Article II
13 . The operating agreement between the Telecommunications Ad­
     ministrations referred to in Article I shall contain inter
     alia the technical requirements for and the financial im­
     plications resulting from the interconnection of the two
     telecommunications networks . The information service agreement
     between the Community and the Swedish Delegation for Scienti­
     fic and Technical Information referred to in Article I shall
     contain inter alia provisions for the functioning and develop­
     ment of the services offered through the networks , lay down
     the principles for their proposed cooperation and define
     their respective contributions .
     Article III  v
14 . In order to safeguard the interests of the users and to
     ensure efficient and low cost functioning of the networks ,
     as well as competitive services , each Contracting Party
     shall use its best endeavours to ensure that operators
     of host computers connected to the interconnected networks
     respect a code of conduct as closely as possible in line
     with the joint declaration of intent given in the Annex to
     this Agreement .
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     Article IV
15 . The Contracting Parties shall encourage cooperation for
     developing additional specifications , services , facilities
     and user assistance . They shall encourage cooperation between
     groups of host computer operators and between groups of
     users . The Community shall use its best endeavours to facili-
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          tate the participation of Swedish host computer operators
          in the meetings of the Committee of host c*~ router operators
          in Euronet ^ as well as the participation of ,- wedish users
          in Euronet user groups .                                                             ,. L . .            '         , ._
          Article V                                                 '
16 .      The Contracting Parties shall keep each other informed through
          diplomatic channels about progress achieved within the frame­
          work of the present Agreement . In particular , they shall
          as early as possible exchange information relating to envi-
       . saged connections of host computers and data banks or bases .
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17 .      Any extension of Euronet to States not members of the Com­
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          munity shall be subject to prior consultation between the
          Contracting Parties , in particular as regards the consequen­
          ces of such extension both -for the relations between Sweden
          and the Community and for those th« two Parties will have        y
          with the States ir> question . •                                                                               ,-;; 7TV , ..
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18 ,      Each Contracting Party is free to connect to its network
          other networks , host computers and users situated outside
          Sweden and the Member States of the Community . Further con­
          nection of such extensions to the network of the other Con­
          tracting Party requires prior agreement between the Contrac­
          ting Parties and , where appropriate , consent by the Tele­
          communications Administrations involved .
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     Article VIII
19 . This Agreement does not affect the right of the Swedish
     Telecommunications Administration to use the Swedish data
     network for traffic independent of Euronet .
                     /
     Article IX                                         "    .
20 . Any problem arising between the Parties relating to the
     implementation of this Agreement shall be dealt with through
     diplomatic channels .
     Article X
21 . This Agreement shall be approved by the Contracting Parties
     in accordance with their own procedures . It shall enter
     into force on the day when the Contracting Parties have
     notified each other that the procedures necessary to this
     end have been completed .
     Article XI
22 . This Agreement shall expire on 31st December 1983 . At the
     initiative of either Contracting Party , however , this Agree­
     ment may be terminated at an earlier date , provided that
     one year 's prior notice be given to the other Contracting
     Party .
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Done at Brussels , on                  nmeteen hundred and
eighty one , in duplicate , in the Danish , German , English ,
French , Greek , Italian , Dutch and Swedish languages , each
text being equally authentic .
For the Council of the European         For  the Government of the
Economic Community :                    Kingdom of Sweden ;
 ---pagebreak---                                                 ANNEX 4
Joint declaration of intent concerning host computer operators
to-be connected to EURONET referred to under article III of the
Agreement
        The host computer operator , hereinafter called " the host ",
        has sole responsibility regarding the operation of his
        services via the network .
        The host will not discriminate against users of EURONET
        with regard to their nationality . Should existing contract
        or international agreements contain discriminatory provi-
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        sions , the host shall inform the competent authorities
        thereof and endeavour to modify them .
        Unfair competition will be avoided . If necessary the
        host may be invited to provide explanations on this sub­
        ject by the competent authorities in his own country .
        The host will bear in mind the principle that for inform­
        ation services , charges should be as low as possible ,
        and as far as possible take this into account in his
        pricing policy .
        The host will participate in efforts which aim at gradual
        harmonisation of services . He will in particular consider :
        - implementation of the Standard Command Set for his
           retrieval system as set out in " EURONET guidelines :
          standard commands for retrieval systems ";
 ---pagebreak--- - gradual harmon xsat ion of general conditions of sale ,
  to be developed cooperatively j,
- gradual adaptation of instruction manuals ;               )
- simplification of user access procedures ,and invoicing .
The host will consider measures for efficient EURONET-wide
marketing of his services and training of users thereof .
So as to provide for appropriate cooperation the host
agrees to participate in a committee which will meet
regularly to voice the hosts' opinions on all network-
related matters and make appropriate recommenaat ions
which will be forwarded to the competent authorities
of the States participating in EURONET . Each participant
shall bear the costs of his participation at meetings of
the committee .
The host will name his representative to this committee
within three months after the effective date of the con­
clusion of the agreement providing for his connection
to EURONET t he will also name within this period any
other representative responsible for EURONET-related
matters , and specify his area of responsibility .
Within the same period , the host will provide the competent
authorities in his country with a provisional description
of the data bases and related services which he intends
to offer . This description will comply as far as possible
with that of data base services as set out in " EURONET
guidelines for cooperation between data base suppliers
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                     - 3 -
and host organizations ". The description will in particu­
lar present the data bases , derivable services and charges
to be levied . A final description of the services will
be communicated to the competent authorities at the latest
three months before the start of operations ."
The host will strive to announce any substantial change
in the nature of the specified services three months
in advance and to inform the competent authorities of
his country accordingly .
If the host intends to use his connection to EURONET
also for purposes other than those covered by the Agreement
for Cooperation , he will inform the competent authorities
of his country accordingly .
So as to allow the competent authorities to adapt the
network to the needs , the host will provide , at least
annually , appropriate statistics on his EURONET services ,
such as traffic , number of subscribers , etc .
 ---pagebreak---                                                     ANNEX 5
AGREEMENT
between
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
and
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THE SWEDISH DELEGATION FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
The Commission of the European Communities , represented by
Mr. R.K. Appleyard , Director General for Information Market
and Innovation , and
The Swedish Delegation for Scientific and' Technical Information ,
hereinafter referred to as " the Delegation   represented for the
purpose of signing the present Agreement by Mr. H. Brynielsson ,
Chairman of the Delegation ,                          ;•
Having regard to the value of European cooperation in the field
of information services ,
 ---pagebreak---                               2 -
In accordance with article 1 of the Agreement for cooperation
between the Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on the intercon­
nection of the Community Data Transmission Network ( Euronet ) and
the Swedish Data Network for information retrieval purposes ,
signed on                1981                                   1
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
Article 1 - Aim of the cooperation
The Commission and the Delegation shall cooperate in order to
exchange all information available about the services offered
on Euronet and the Swedish Data Network respectively . Furthermore ,
the parties shall cooperate by consulting each other in questions
concerning the development and possible harmonization of services
offered on the two networks mentioned above .
                      »
Concerning cooperation on the development of the services , special
regard shall be paid to investigations about user needs and
the marketing of services .
Article 2 - Performance of the cooperation
Each Party undertakes to keep the other Party informed about
steps which are planned or taken in order to develop or modify
information services directly o^ indirectly connected to Euronet .
In all cases where a Party considers a question falling within
the scope of this agreement to be of major importance , due regard
          \      •
shall be given to contacts with the other Party in the handling
of the question .
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At the request of one Party , the other Party shall use its best
endeavours in order       to be available for such contacts .
                           \                            •
Article 3 - Contributions in finance and in kind
3.1 . The Parties undertake to contribute to the cooperation
      in finance or in kind in a reasonably balanced ratio as
      described hereinafter .
3.2 . The Commission shall provide the Delegation with the follow
      ing contributions :
      a ) all final reports and pertinent information obtained
          under studies and contracts executed by or on behalf
          of the Community before the entry into force of this
          Agreement relating to :
            i ) network options , cost , technical specifications
                for implementation of Euronet , management studies ,
           ii ) host interface developments , including black box
                and available front-end software ,
          iii ) user support ( equipment , referral , enquiry service
                and participation in the User Forum ), economic
                aspects including studies of marketing , market
                research and pricing , common command language ,
                including its further development ( e.g. for data
                banks ) ,
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           iv ) Higher Level Protocols ( HLP ) :
                - DEVT ( Data Entry Virtual Terminal ) Protocol in
                  the final version which is implemented ,
                - FTP ( File^ Transfer Protocol ) with RPP ( Remote
                  Printing Protocol ) as a subset , as it will be
                  implemented ,
                - usage of the RTC ( Reference and Test Centre ) for
                  HLP at the Ispra establishment of the Community 's
                  Joint Research Centre .
            v ) X 25 devices :
                - intelligent terminal (X 25 , DEVT )
                - X 25 multiplexer
                - X 25 printer station ( RPP )
                - X 25 RJE ( Remote Job Entry ) converters ( IBM ,
                  Siemens , CII-HB ),
      b ) marketing material on DIANE of interest for Swedish
          users and hosts .
3.3 . In compensation of the above Community contribution , the
      Delegation shall provide :
      a ) a financial compensation of 150.000 French Francs for
          the reports and all other pertinent information trans­
          mitted by the Community under the provisions of para­
          graph 3.2 heretofore .
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b ) all final reports and pertinent information obtained
    under studies and contracts executed by or on behalf
    of the Delegation or its Predecessor before the entry
    into force of this Agreement relating to :
        i ) general descriptions of the systems development
     ii ) specific descriptions of SDI-system components : .
            - the unified record format KOMPOSTf
           – the search system VIRA ,
            - the terminal based query System EPOS ,
            - the security and integrity system PROTECT ,
    iii ) performance of SDI services :
            - cost structure . ,
            - service features ,
            - retrieval methods ,
     iv ) descriptions of 3RIP , an on-line interactive in­
            formation retrieval system :
            - file design ,
              data structure for text files ,                , -
      ,     - file compression ,
            - user manual ,
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            v ) evaluation problems concerning information services :
                                                                      ι
                - theoretical approaches ,
                - studies in systems analyses ,                       i
                - user studies related to specific data bases ,
      c ) marketing material on Swedish data bases of interest
          for Community users and hosts
      d ) all reports and pertinent information resulting from
          studies or work entrusted to the Delegation by the
          Community and carried out at the Delegation 's expense
          up to an amount of 450.000 French Francs .
3.4 . Reports and other information relating to studies or work
      carried out after the entry into force of this Agreement ,
      other than those referred to under 3.3 d ), shall be exchanged
      according to what the Parties agree upon from case to case .
Article 4 - Reports and pertinent information
4.1 . Each Party may use the reports and all pertinent information
      it receives from the other Party under the provisions of
   „ article 3 heretofore , for all purposes as it sees fit for
      the furtherance of this cooperation . Any such use shall
      be in accordance with national and international law . The
      transmission of reports and other information does not
      in itself imply the transfer of intellectual or industrial
      property rights , if any .
 ---pagebreak--- 4.2 . Reports and information transmitted under this Agreement
       shall be accurate to the best knowledge and belief of the
     , transmitting Party , but the latter does not warrant the '
       suitability of the reports and information transmitted for
       any particular use or application by the receiving Party
       or by any third Party .
Article 5 - Joint projects                                                'r .
The Parties may agree upon joint investigations or joint projects ,
The terms for such cooperation shall be defined in special agree­
ments between the Parties .       ,
Article . 6 - Duration                                        . . ■ •
The present Agreement shall come into force and expire at the
same time as the Agreement for cooperation between the European
Economic Community and , the Kingdom of Sweden on the interconnection
                                         I •                *                  ' • ,
of the Community Data Transmission Network ( Euronet ) and the
Swedish Data Network for information retrieval purposes , signed ,
on                         1981 .
Notwithstanding the provision of the preceding paragraph , the
Parties may agree that the present Agreement shall govern their
cooperation also after* the expiration of the aforementioned
Agreement . Consultation on such further application of the present
Agreement shall take place before the said expiration .
Done at Brussels , on                        1981 , in duplicate , in . the
English language .
For the Commission of the           For the Swedish Delegation for
European Communities ,              Scientific and Technical Information ,
Raymond K. Appleyard                   Harry Brynielsson
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           COMMISSION
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                                     Opinion of the CIDST of 22 October 1980
            on the oonnection of the Swedish network for scientific and. technical
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                 information and documentation to the Community network Euronet DIANE
                          The Committee for Information and Documentation on Science and
              Technology ( CIDST ) having examined document CIDST/463/8O prepared "by the
              Commission , and discussed , a.t its 33rd and 34th meetings , the connection of the
              Swedish scientific and technical information and documentation network to
              Euronet -DIANE ,
                          Having "been invited by the Commission , in accordance with annex II ,
              point 3 c ), to the decision of the Council of Stth October 1978 , to give an
              opinion on the conditions needed in order to conclude an agreement for the
              connection of the Swedish network for scientific and technical information
              and documentation to the Community network Euronet DIANE ,
                          Notes that the proposed agreement corresponds to the conditions
              laid down in artiole 3 of the Council decision of           Ootober 1978 ,
                          Reoommends that the Commission submit to the Council , for decision ,
              the text of this agreement ,
                          Wishes to be kept regularly informed of the implementation of the
              agreement signed with the Kingdom of Sweden .
              The CIDST secretariat ia requested to forward this opinion to th« Commission
              and to CREST and to send a copy to the Counoile
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    Trilateral Protocol on the purport of the Agreements
       for data network cooperation concluded by the
    European Economic Community with on the one hand the
                   A
       Swiss Confederation , and on the other hand the
                      Kingdom of Sweden
Whereas the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
have on 28th September 1979 , concluded an Agreement in the form
of an exchange of letters on the extension of the Community network
for data transmission ( EURONET ) to Switzerland , hereinafter refer­
red to as " the Exchange of letters ";
Whereas the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden
have today concluded an Agreement on the interconnection of EURONET
and the Swedish data network for information retrieval purposes ,
hereinafter referred to as " the Cooperation Agreement ";
Whereas the Swiss Confederation has by virtue of Point 10 of
the Exchange of letters given its consent to the interconnection
of EURONET and the Swedish data network ;
The Signatories to this Protocol have come to the understanding
that the Cooperation Agreement shall apply to EURONET as extended
to Switzerland and to the Swedish data network .
Done at Brussels , on the          day . of                  1981 .
For the Swiss Confederation
For the Kingdom of Sweden
For the European Economic Community '        •