CELEX: 51989PC0387
Language: en
Date: 1989-07-27
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF A COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH

30. 8. 89                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No C 223/9
             Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of a Cooperation Agreement
             between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation in the field of
                                                   medical and health research
                                                 COM(89) 387 final — SYN 212
                                       (Submitted by the Commission on 9 August 1989)
                                                         (89/C 223/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the
                                                                   European Economic Community and the Swiss
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              Confederation in the field of medical and health research
Economic Community, and in particular Article 130q (2)             should be approved.
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
In cooperation with the European Parliament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                                            Article 1
Social Committee,
                                                                   The Cooperation Agreement between the European
Whereas, by Decision 87/551 / E E C ('), the Council                Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation in
adopted a research and development coordination                    the field of medical and health research, is hereby
programme of the European Economic Community in                     approved on behalf of the Community.
the field of medical and health research (1987 to 1991);
whereas Article 7 of that Decision authorizes the                  The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Commission      to negotiate agreements with               the
non-member       States    participating      in    European
cooperation in the field of scientific and technical                                        Article 2
research (COST) with a view to associate them wholly               The President of the Council shall carry out the notifi-
or partly with this programme;                                      cation as provided for in Article 7 of the Agreement.
Whereas, by Decision 87/177/EEC (2), the Council
approved the conclusion on behalf of the European                                           Article 3
Economic Community of the Framework Agreement for
Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the                   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following
European Communities and, among others, the Swiss                   its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Confederation;                                                       Communities.
 (') OJ No L 334, 24. 11. 1987, p. 20.
 O OJ No L 71, 14. 3. 1987, p. 29.