CELEX: 51989PC0249
Language: en
Date: 1989-05-31
Title: REEXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION INSTITUTING A SPECIFIC MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMME FOR THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICAL EXPERT SYSTEMS ( DOSES )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM (89) 249 final  SYN 149
                                                Brussels, 31 May 1989
                      Reexamined proposal for a
                           COUNCIL DECISION
           instituting a specific multi^annual programme
                for the research and development of
                 statistical expert systems (DOSES)
    (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149.2(d)
                          of the EEC Treaty)
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                    Part I
 Reexamined proposal for a Council decision
instituting a specific multiannual programme
     for the research and development of
      statistical expert systems (DOSES)
 ---pagebreak---                                    COUNCIL   DECIc,JON
                                    of
                               instituting    a spec i f i c
               programme       for the Research      and  Development
                  of Statistical          Expert  Systems    (DOSES)
THE COUNCIL  OF THE EUROPEAN           COMMUNITIES,
Having  regard  to the Treaty          establishing   the European     Economic
Community,  and  in particular          Article  130 q(2)    thereof,
                                                                  (1 )
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
Commit tee
(1) OJ No C 203, 4.8.1988, p. 5.
(2) Opinior oe'.^ered *r 18 January 1989 (not yet published in the
    Official journal) a..u Decision of                     (not yet published in
     the Official J o u r n a l ) .
(3) Opinion delivered on 14 December 1988 (not vet published in the
    Official J o u r n a I ) .
                                                                 EN
                                                                            - 1 -
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas  the Scientific    and Technical    Research Committee    (CREST) has
been  consulted,
HAS ADOPTED   THIS   DECISION:
                                  Article 1
A specific  programme    on research   into and the development      of
statistical   expert   systems  (DOSES) for the European      Economic
Community as defined in Annex      I is hereby    adopted  for a period of
.              „   „.                      (x)
four years starting on
                                  Art i c le 2
The funds estimated     as necessary   for the Community    contribution     to
the execution    of the programme   amount    to ECU 4 million,    including
expenditure   on a staff   of one.
An  indicative   allocation   of these   funds  is set out   in Annex   II.
                                  Art i c le 3
Detailed  rules for the    implementation of the programme       are set    out
i n Annex  I.
(x) Insert   date of   adoption.
                                                          EN
                                                                      - 4-
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas   it    is ae z      -at. we to   further       changes         and    transfers        of
knowledge     on    statistical        expert      sy'terns b e t w e e n     the M e m b e r   States.
Whereas,    in the        present     stae    of     development        of    information         systems
and  in p a r t i c u l a r  statistical       systems,      the d e v e l o p m e n t    of
statistical       tools      appears     a useful       and  indeed       essential         aid  to   the
optimum   use     of     information;
Whereas   the     enhancement         of  statistical        tools      will    enable       work
productivity        to be      increased;
whereas   it    is d e s i r a b l e  for  statistical         information          to b e c o m e  more
widely  used      by m a k i n g   access    to    it   easier;
whereas   Decision          87/516/Euratom/EEC           stipulates         that    a    particular
                                                                                      r4
aim  of Community           research     must    be to s t r e n g t h e n    the   s    «»ntific     and
technological          basis    of   European      industry,      particularly            in   strategic
sectors   of    advanced        technology,        and   to e n c o u r a g e  industry       by   making
 t more   competitive           at   the  international         level, and w h e r e a s          the
same  Decision         also    lays   down   that      Community      action       is    justified     if
it  contributes,           among   other   t h i n g s , to t h e s t r e n g t h e n i n g  of   the
Community's       economic        and   social     cohesion     and     the promotion           of  its
overall   harmonious          development,         while    at  the     same    time       being
consistent      with       the pursuit     of    scientific       and     technical         excellence;
whereas   the      DOSES     programme     is p l a n n e d  to c o n t r i b u t e   to t h e    pursuit
of  these    objectives;
                                                                               EN
                                                                                              - 3 -
 ---pagebreak---                                                  Article        6
1.     The   representative            of    the   Commission          shall    submit        to  the
Committee        a draft       of  the     measures       to be      taken.       The      Committee       shall
deliver      its     opinion      within      a time       limit     which    the     Chairman        may   lay
down    according         to u r g e n c y   of   the m a t t e r ,    if n e c e s s a r y   by  taking     a
vote .
2.     The   opinion       shall     be     recorded       in t h e m i n u t e s   of     the   Committee;
in a d d i t i o n ,  each     Member      State     shall       have   the   right        to h a v e   its
opinion      recorded         in t h e    minutes.
3.     The   Commission         shall      take    the    utmost       account      of     the   opinion
delivered        by   the    Committee.           It  shall        inform   the     Committee         of   the
manner     in w h i c h    its    opinion       has   been       taken   into      account.
                                                  Article        7
1.     The   Commission          is h e r e b y   authorized         to n e g o t i a t e ,   in   accordance
with    Article       1 3 0 n of     the     Treaty,       agreements       with       European        third
countries        and    international           organizations,           in p a r t i c u l a r   the    OECD
and    its m e m b e r    countries         and   countries         participating            in  European
Co-operation          in t h e    field      of   Scientific         and  Technical            Research
(COST),      as w e l l    as   those       having    concluded         framework          agreements       in
scientific         and    technical         co-operation           with  the     Community        with    a
view    to   associating          them     wholly     or p a r t l y    with     the     programme.
2.     Where      frarr.ewor.v a g r e e m e n t s   for    scientific        and     technical
co-operation          Between      European        third      countries       and     the     European
Communities          have    been    concluded,         organizations           and      enterprises
established          in t h o s e  countries         may,     under     conditions          to be     laid
down    in a c c o r d a n c e  with      the p r o c e d u r e s   set  out    in -Article 6 a n d          on
the    basis      of  the     criterion       of m u t u a l     advantage,       become       partners      in
a project         undertaken       within       the    programme.
                                                  Arti cle       8
This    Decision        is a d d r e s s e d  to t h e M e m b e r     States.
• • >ine at    Brussels,
                                                                          For     the      CounciI
                                                                            The     Pre'si^rrt
 ---pagebreak---                                              Artjjc le__4.
During       the      second   year of   impli.i e m o t i o n ,  the Commission     shall
review       the programme         and  send  a report on the results of             its  review
to the European              Parliament   and the Council.           This  report    shall   be
accompanied            where necessary     by proposals          for the amenaient     or
extension          of     the programme.
At the end of the programme,                 an evaluation         of the results     achieved
shall       be conducted        by the Commission which            shall  report    thereon    to
the European              Parliament   and the Council.
The abovementioned              reports   shall   be established         having   regard    to
the objectives              set out   in Annex   I to this Decision          and  in
accordance            with Article     2(2) of Decision          87/516/Euratom/EEC.
                                             Art i c le 5
The Commission              shall  be responsible       for the execution        of  the
programme.
The Commission              shall  be assisted     by a committee        of an   advisory
n a t u r e , hereinafter         referred   to as "the Committee"           composed    of  the
representatives of the Member                  States and chaired         by  the
Representative of the                Commission.
Contracts           concluded     by the Commission         shall govern     the rights     and
obligations             of each party,    in particular          arrangements    for  the
d i s s e m i n a t i o n , protection   and exploitation          of research     results.
                                                                          EN
                                                                                       - 5 -
 ---pagebreak--- The following    are suitable   for co-ordinated    projects:
- subjects which     are intrinsically    international    in character;
- problems    arising  in a similar manner    in the various Member       States
   (and possibly    within  the Commission) which may      therefore   benefit
  from a co-ordinated      approach;
- problems    which  have  to be solved   for purposes of     harmonization;
- problems    arising  in connection   with the processing of
  confidential    data;
The main feature of these projects        is that  a mi ni mum"number   of
participants    co-ordinate   their work   in fields of common     interest
and exchange    their  findings.
The emphasis    will  be on projects   able to produce     results   in a
relatively    short  time  (2-3 years).
Part   II: Shared-cost    projects
The research    will be carried out    by means of shared-cost       research
contracts    to be awarded   to research   bodies, companies     and  other
organisations    in the Community.     Community   financial    participation
will   in principle   not exceed   50% of total expenditure, the       rest
normally    being borne by the contractors.       Alternatively, in the
case of universities      and research  institutes   carrying out     projects,
the Community    may bear up to 100% of the additional         expenditure
involved.     Work will be carried    out  in the following     areas:
                                                           EN
(ANNEX   I)                                                           - 2 -
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                   ANNEX    I
                                   PROGRAMME        OBJECTIVES          AND
                               SUMMARY     OF    THE     WORK      PROGRAMME
The  actions     concern         the e x p l o i t a t i o n  of    advanced       infernation
technologies       in the        field   of    statistics:           in p a r t i c u l a r ,  the
application      of    expert       systems      technology          to    the w h o l e    chain    of
statistical      data       processing.
The  actions     are     oriented       to m e e t     Member       States'      needs      for   the
development      of    knowledge        and    expert        systems       rules, which         can
constitute     the     base      for   the d e v e l o p m e n t    of   expert     systems       with   a
Community    dimension           in the    various          domains      of   the   statistics         field.
The  programme       shall       consist     of    two p a r t s : Part         I comprises         the
organisation       of    co-ordinated          projects;          Part      II cc.r.prises       research
and  development         projects       regarded          as m e r i t i n g  priority        in the    field
of  official     statistics          and   is s u b - d i v i d e d    into     four     themes.
Part  I: C o - o r d i n a t e d  projects
This  part   of    the p r o g r a m m e   deals        with     the   co-ordination           at
Community    level       of    activities        which       a r e of    general       interest      to   the
Member  States       and      satisfy    the      criteria        set    out    below.        The
Commission     shall       provide      a framework            within      which    projects       can   be
selected   on    the     basis      of  proposals           submitted        by  the     interested
parties*ard      financial          assistance          c a n be p r o v i d e d  for      the
organisation       of    these      projects.
                                                                                   EN
(ANNEX  I )                                                                                       - 1 -
 ---pagebreak---                                                            ANNEX II
                       INDICATIVE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
                                                      millions of ecus
Part I : Co-ordinated projects                              0,5
Part II: Shared-cost projects                                3,0
Staff and administrative costs                              0.5
TOTAL                                                       4.0
                                                           EN
(ANNEX II)                                                           - 1-
 ---pagebreak--- Theme  1 : Vertical    :tudy: Preparation         of a complete    system  for
            automated    information       proessinr;, from    collection    to
            dissemination,         in a spec.fie   field  (as a prototype     for
            other  fields      and a reference     framework   for the   other
            themes);
Theme 2: Documentation           of data   and  statistical   methods;
Theme 3: Access     to statistical         information;
Theme 4;    Forecasting.
: mplementation     procedures
      Contracts    under Part        I shall   be awarded  by means of    restricted
invitations to tender.             Participants   will  fund  their  ^ n share of
the work    to be done     and will      be informed   of all  the  results.
            Contracts    under      Part  II shall   be awarded  by means of
public   invitations     to tender.        They  shall  involve  the  participation
of at  least   two p a r t n e r s , who are   independent   of each other    and who
may not be established           in the same Member     State.   Public   invitation
to tender    shall  be published         in the Official   Journal   of  the
European    Communities,       and   summaries   shall  be published    in the
scientific    journals     specialising       in the  subject.
                                                                EN
(ANNEX   I)                                                                - 3 -
 ---pagebreak---            Part II - Annex
 Amendment of the European Parliament
    not accepted by the Commission
Article 2 paragraphs 1 and 2 unchanged
                New paragraph 3
                Each year / within the framework of the
                annual budgetary procedure, the Commission
                shall propose to the budgetary authority
                that the appropriations for the programme
                be entered with due regard for the actual
                requirements of the financial year
                concerned and financial forecasts as
                provided for in the Interinstitutional
                Agreement.
 ---pagebreak---                                     Part II
                   The Commission's position with regard to
                      the European Parliament's amendment
                           which it has not accepted
1. At its part-session of 24 May 1989, while giving a second reading to the
   common position on a decision instituting a specific multiannual programme
   for the research and development of statistical expert systems (DOSES), the
   European Parliament adopted an amendment which the Commission cannot
   accept.  The amendment is attached.
2. The Commission cannot accept the amendment.   It is of the opinion that the
   amendment is not necessary because it is covered by Article 130 P of the
   Treaty.
 ---pagebreak--- Commission of the European Communities
COM(89) 249 final
Re-examined proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
instituting a specific multiannual programme for the research and devel-
opment of statistical expert systems (Doses)
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(2)(d) of the EEC
Treaty)
31.5.1989
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
L - 2985 Luxembourg
Series: DOCUMENTS
 1989 — 14 pp. — Format: 21.0 * 29.7 cm
EN
ISSN 0254-1475
ISBN 92-77-50802-7
Catalogue number: C8-CO-89-231-EN-C
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                              ISSN 0254-1475
COM(89) 249 final
 DOCUMENTS
 Re-examined proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
 instituting a specific multiannual programme for
the research and development of statistical
expert systems (Doses)
(presented by the Commission pursuant to
Article 149(2)(d) of the EEC Treaty)
 16                                        31.5.1989
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-231-EN-C
ISBN 92-77-50802-7
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