CELEX: 51987PC0405
Language: en
Date: 1987-09-20
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on research and development in the field of wood, including cork, as a renewable raw material (presented by the Commission)

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                                 Proposai for a
                                COUNCIL DECISION
    concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the
         European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on
          research and development in the field of wood , including
                      cork , as a renewable raw material
                        ( presented by the Commission )
C0MC87 ) 405 final
 ---pagebreak---                    COnriUNI CATION F ROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Subject : Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the
            Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and
            the Swiss Confederation on research and development in the field of
            wood ,, including cork , as a renewable raw material .
1 . Pursuant to the Council Decision of 18 February 1985 ,         Switzerland and the
    Cornmunity cooperated for a period up to 31 December 1985 on research and
    development in the field of wood as a renewable raw material .                 This
    coopération , although only for a short period , proved profitable to both
    parties .
2 . By its decision of 10 June 1986 ,        the Council adopted a research programme
    on materials      ( raw materials    and advanced materials - 1986-89 ),      which
    includes a subprogramme on wood ,           including cork ,  as a   renewable raw
    material .
    Article 6 of this Decision authorizes the Commission to negotiate
    agreements with third States ,         in particular those involved in Européen
    Coopération in the field of scientific and technical research ( COST ), with
    a view to associating them wholly or partly with this programme .
3 . The Swiss Federai Council has adopted for a period up to thè end of 1990 a
    national research programme on wood , as an energy source and renewable raw
    material , to be implemented and financed by thè Swiss National Fund for
    Scientific Research .
4 . In the context of the         Framework Agreement for scientific and technical
    coopertion between the       European Communities and the Swiss Confederation ,
    the conclusion of which      on behalf of the Community was approved by Council
    Decision of 9 Februar         1937 ,  Switzerland has expressed an interest in
    continuing to cooperate on research and development in the field of wood .
5 . Bearing in mind the technical and scientific importance and size of the
    Swiss programme and the favourable attitude expressed on 30 June 1986 by
    tiie competent CGC regarding cooperation with Switzerland in the field of
    wood , the Commission has negotiated a draft agreement to coordinate the
    Community and Swiss programmes in order to ensure that the research ,
    undertaken by both parties is interrelated and any unnecessary duplication
    of effort is avoided .
 ---pagebreak--- 6 . The draft agreement , which is annexed to the attached proposal for a
    Council decision , provides for :
    - a comprehensi ve exchange of information on the respective programmes ;
    - the participation of représentatives from one contracting party at
      seninars and symposia organized by the other ;
       visits by specialists from one contracting party to the research
      institutes of the other ;
    - regular close contacts between those responsible for the Community and
      Swiss programmes .
    Cooperation will be organized by the Commission and by the bodies appointed
    by the Swiss Federal Council .    The costs arising out of these activities
    will be borne by the contracting parties for the amounts that concern them .
7 . The Commission proposes that the Council adopt the attached proposal for a
    decision .
 ---pagebreak---                              Proposai for a
                           COUNCIL DECISION
concerning the conclusion of a Cooperation Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on
research and development in the field of wood , including cork , as
a  renewable   raw material
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN C OMFiUN I TI E S ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     Economic
Community , and in particular Article 235 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas ,   by     Decision     86 / 235 / EEC    ( 1 )/   the
Council adopted a research programme on materials ( raw materials
and advanced materials - 1 986 to 1 989 ),                     which includes a
subprogramme on wood ,          including cork ,           as a renewable raw
material ;    whereas Article 6 of that Decision authorizes the
Commission to       negotiate      agreements        with    third    States ,  in
particular those       involved in European cooperation in the field
of scientific and technical research ( COST ),                    with a view to
associating them fully or partly with this programme ;
Whereas ,   by    Decision     87 / 177 / EEC     (2) ,    the
Council    approved    the    conclusion       on     behalf    of   the  European
Economic Community of the Framework Agreement for scientific and
technical cooperation between the European Communities and , among
others , the Swiss Confederation ;
Uhereas this Agreement should be approved ;
Whereas the Treaty does not provide the necessary powers ,
H AS DECIDED   AS  FOLLOWS  :
 ---pagebreak---                                       Article    1
The Cooperation Apreement between the European Economic Community
and the Swiss Confederation on research and development in the
field of wood ,         including cork ,     as a renewable raw material is
hereby approved on behalf of the Community .
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision .
                                      Article    2
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided
for in Article 9 of the Agreement            ( 3 ).
Done at Brussels , 16 September 1987
                                                             For the Council
                                                            The  President
( 1 ) OJ N u L 1 5 9 , 1 4.6.1 986 , p. 36
( 2 ) OJ N 0 L 71 , 1 4.3.1 987 , P. 29
( 3 ) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be
published in the Cffical Journal of the European Communities by
the General      Secretariat     of  the Council .
 ---pagebreak---              COOPERATION    AGREEMENT
                     BETWEEN
        THE EUROPEAN   ECONOMIC  COMMUNITY
                        AND
            THE  SWISS   CONFEDERATION
                         ON
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF WOOD ,
  INCLUDING CORK , AS A RENEWABLE RAW MATERIAL
 ---pagebreak---                                    - Ь -
                             COOPERATION    AGREEMENT
                                     BETWEEN
                        THE EUROPEAN   EfONOMIC   COMMUNITY
                                        AND
                            THE SW ISS   CONFEDERATION
                                         ON
             RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF WOOD ,
                INCLUDING CORK , AS A RENEWABLE RAW MATERIAL
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , hereinafter referred to as
" t h e Communi ty ",
an d
THE      SW ISS    CONFEDERATION ,         hereinafter    referred    to    as
" Switzerland ",
Hereinafter referred to as the " Contracting Parties ",
Whereas , pursuant to the decision of the Council of the European
Communities ,      hereinafter referred to as " the Council ",           of 18
Februar 1985 ,        Switzerland and the Community cooperated ,         for a
period up to 31        December 1985 on research and development in the
field of wood as a renewable raw material ;                      whereas the
Contracting Parties have both benefited from this cooperation ;
Whereas ,      by its decision of 19 May 1 98 2 ,          the Swiss Federal
Council adopted , for the period ending in April 1988 and extended
to the end of 1990 ,          a national programme on wood as an energy
source and renewable raw material ,              hereinafter referred to as
" the Swiss programme ",          which is implemented and financed in
Switzerland by the Swiss National Fund for Scientific Research ;
Whereas , by Decision of 10 June 1986 , the Council adopted , for a
period of four years from 1 January 1986 , a research programme on
materials Craw materials and advanced materials ), which includes
a subprogramme on wood ,            including cork ,     as a renewable raw
 ---pagebreak--- material ,    hereinafter referred to as " the Community programme ";
whereas   Article  6  of  that   Decision  refers   to   the  conclusion   of
agreements with third States ,        in particular those involved in
European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical
research ( COST );
Whereas the Community and Switzerland concluded on 9 February
1987    a   Framework    Agréé ment    for   scient i fie    and    technical
coopérât ion ;
Whereas cooperation between the Swiss and Community programmes
would continue to ensure that the respective research undertaken
is complementary and avoid unnecessary duplication of effort ,
HAVE  AGREED   AS FOLLOWS  :
ARTICLE   1
The Community and Switzerland shall cooperate on               the  Community
and Swiss programmes describec! in Annexes A and B.
ARTICLE   2
Each   Contracting   Party   shall  bear the   cost   of   implementing   its
own  programme .
The   cost   arising   from    inter-programme   cooperation       activities
shall be defrayed by the Contracting         Parties ,    each    party being
responsible for the amounts which concern it .
ARTICLE   3
The objective of the cooperation referred to in Article 1 is to
coordinate the Community and Swiss programmes and to provide a
stimulus for carrying out the programmes with a view to deriving
greater benefit from the respective research efforts .
The ains of this coordination are , in particulsr :
- to select and défi ne research projects ,
- to monitor the implémentation of projects ,
- to evaluate the results and identify new research priorities .
It shall be carried out through :
- a    detailed    exchange     of   information     on     the    respective
  programmes ,
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-  nartici^ntion of représentatives of one                   Contracting    Party   at
  the seminars and symposia of t h e othe r ,
   organization of visits by specialists from                     one   Contracting
  Party to research institutes of the other ,
    regular   close     contacts        between      those   responsible     for   the
  Community and Swiss programmes .
ARTICLE   4
The    Commission    of   the    European          Communities    and   the    bodies
designated by the          Swiss       Fédéral      Council shall ensure that
coopération     takes     place        between       the   Community     and     Swiss
programmes .
To this end ,     the person responsible for the Community programme
shall invite the person responsible for the Swiss programme to
attend meetings of Community working parties and groups of
experts , as necessary , and the person responsible for the Swiss
programme shall invite the person responsible for the Community
programme to attend meetings of Swiss working parties and groups
of experts , as necessary .
These persons may be accompanied                by experts     at  the  meetings    to
which they are invited .
ARTICLE   5
Knowledge resulting from the i mpl eme ntat i on of the Community
pro g ramme during the period of validity of this Agreement shall
be communicated to Switzerland and to its bodies ( organs ,
undertakings or persons ) carrying out research or production work
justifying access to this knowledge , under the same conditions as
to the Member States of the Community .
Knowledge     resulting      from        the     implementation of        the    Swiss
programme during the period of validity of this Agreement shall
be communicated to the Member States of the Community and to
their    relevant    bodies    under         the    same   conditions    as   to   the
relevant Swiss bodies .
If in the    implementation of the respective programmes patentable
inventions ,    which will be protected by patents ,                   are made      or
conceived ,    the Contracting Parties shall encourage as far                        as
possible the       granting by the holders                  of such     patents      of
non- exclusive licenses to persons and undertakings established                      in
the Community and Switzerland .                    Any such licenses shall           be
nranted   on non-di sc r imi natory terms .
ARTICLE   6
This Agreement shall apply to the territories in which the Treaty
establishing the European Economic Community applies and under
the conditions laid down in that Treaty , on the one hand , and to
the territory of the Swiss Confederation , on the other .
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ARTICLE    7
1 . This Agreement      shall    be  conclu de d   for   the duration of     the
    programme of the Contracting Party which expires first .
    Unless notice     of termini ation of the Agreement is served in
    the month following a decision to revise the programme of one
    of the Contracting Parties ,        Annex A or B shall be amended to
    take account of the revision .          The Contracting Parties shall
    inform one another of decisions to revise the programmes .
2 . Unless notice of termination is served in the month following
    the decision       to adopt      a new programme by one of the
    Contracting Parties , this Agreement shall be extended for the
    duration of the programme of the Contracting Party which
    expires first .
    The provisions of the second sub-paragraph of the paragraph 1
    above shall be applicable mutatis mutandis .
3 . This Agreement shall be not deemed to hâve expired solely by
    the fact of a delay in the adoption of a subséquent programme
    of one of the Contracting Parties .
4 . With the exception of the provisions set out in paragraphs 1
    and 2 of this Article ,          each Contracting Party may at any
    moment terminate the Agreement by serving notice of six
    rnonths .
ARTICLE    8
Annexes     A  and B  to  this    Agreement   shall    form   an intégral   part
thereof .
ARTICLE    9
This Agreement shall be approved by the Contracting Parties under
the procedures     in  force    for each of them .        It  shall enter into
force as soon as the Contracting Parties have notified one
another of completion of the procedures necessary to this effect .
ARTICLE    10
This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in Danish ,                 Dutch ,
English , French , German , Greek , Italian , Portuguese and Spanish ,
each text being equally authentic .
Done   at ....
                                                 For the Swiss Confédération
                                                 For the   Council  of the
                                                 European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                                       ANNEX A
               Community programme on wood , including cork ,
                 as a   renewable   raw materials  ( 1986-1989 )
The Community programme shall cover the following research areas :
1 . Wood product i on
    1.1 . Genetic improvement of forestry species and gene resource
            conservation .
    1.2 . Protection against damage from biotic and abiotic agents
            and fire .
    1 . 3 . Better use of land resources ( coordination action only ).
    1.4 . Forest inventories ( coordination action only ).
2.  Wood harvest , storage and transport
    2.1 . Organization of harvesting operations          and development of
            harvesting machinery .
    2.2 . Harvesting , treatment , storage and transport .
3.  Wood as a material
    3.1 . Properties , protection       and improvement of wood and
            wood-based panels .
    3.2 . Development of testing and grading procedures .
4 . Mechanical wood Processing and use of finished wood products
    4.1 . Mechanical conversion and manufacturing processes .
    4.2 . Drying processes .
    4.3 .   Use of wood and wood-based materials        in construction .
    4.4 .   Other uses of finished products made of wood .
5 . Pulp and paper manufacturing and processing and wood chemicals
    5.1 . The physical and organic chemistry of wood defibring .
    5.2   . Chemi - mechani ca l pulping ( high-yield pulping ).
    5.3   . Pulping processes with low-grade wood .
    5.4   . Substitutes    for wood fibres and material additives .
    5.5   . Fibre recycling .
    5 . 6 . The process of manufacture of paper and board .
    5.7   . Products derived from wood as a      source of chemicals .
The programme shall be implemented by means of shared-cost
research contracts and coordination and training activities .
 ---pagebreak---                                      -V
                                   ANNEXE  B
           Swiss programme on wood as an energy source and
                   a reneuable   raw material  ( 1982-1990 )
1 . National supply requi rements
    - Forestry policy and forestry law in a situation of chronic
      scarcity
    - IncreasecJ production with the help of sylvi cultural means
    - Cia i ms and conflicts as regards utilization
    - Utilization for forestry purposes of forrage areas released
    - Making mountain forests accessible
    - Basic data for the management of forestry undertakings
    - Optimizing the operation of forestry undertakings
    - The   t imber market .
2 . Vital wood products
    - Increased Processing of wood in Switzerland
    - Optimum distribution of raw mater ials
    - Exports and imports
    - The properties of Swiss wood
    - Sorting facilities in srnall and medium-sized undertakings
    - Optimizing craft trade undertakings
    - Const ruct i on -t imber joining techniques
    - Deformation and long-ter m résistance of construction parts
      and load-bearing structures
    - Processes for impregnating large sections
    - Exterior wood covering
    - Organic components of sulphur-free waste solutions
    - Biodégradation of lignin
    - Process control Systems in the timber industry .
3 . Wood as an energy source
    - Wood as an energy source in times of crisis
    - Energy potential of the wood used as material for civil
      purposes
    - Transport and distribution of wood as an energy source .
4.  Economie effects of forest dieback
      Simulation model of économie       losses .