CELEX: 51992PC0001(01)
Language: en
Date: 1992-01-27
Title: Amendment to the proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION adopting specific research programmes to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Economic Community ( 1992­1994 )

20 . 2 . 92                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                No C 45 / 17
               Amendment to the proposal for a Council Decision adopting specific research programmes to
               be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Economic Community ( 1992 to
                                                              1994)
                                                         (92 / C 45 / 05)
                                                 COM(92) 1 final — SYN 352
               (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) ofthe EEC Treaty on 27 January 1992)
 The proposal for a Council Decision adopting specific                                       Recital 3b
 research programmes to be implemented by the Joint
 Research Centre for the European Economic                                                      (new)
 Community ( 1991 to 1994) (l) is hereby amended as                  Whereas the Joint Research Centre will have a role to
 follows :                                                           play in the new situation created by the Community's
                                                                     relationships with third countries, particularly following
                                                                     the implementation of the European economic area ;
                                                                     whereas the financial implications of this cooperation
                                                                     should be assessed ;
                            Recital 2 a
                               (new)
 Whereas specific programmes to be implemented by the
Joint Research Centre are carried out concurrently with                                       Recital 4
 the relevant framework programme ;
                                                                     Whereas the Joint Research Centre can contribute to the
                                                                     realization of the framework programme actions referred
                                                                     to above, particularly in the fields of industrial and
                                                                     materials technologies, measurement and testing, human
                            Recital 3                                capital and mobility and in the field of the environment.
Whereas the Joint Research Centre as set out in the
 Decision    90/ 22 1 / Euratom ,   EEC  is  called  on   to
 contribute to the implementation of the framework
programme particularly in those fields in which it can                                        Recital 5
 offer an impartial and independent expert opinion for
the benefit of all Community policies ; whereas multi­              Whereas in particular these actions should benefit from
disciplinary Community activity in research and techno­             the setting-up, within the JRC , of a centre for earth
logical development continues to be necessary; whereas              observation and of a European office for safety ; whereas
such activity should form part of a long term strategy in           these structures should in particular clarify options for
which the Joint Research Centre takes on a key insti­               combating the greenhouse effect and the major industrial
tutional role within the Community, providing scientific            risks facing the Community ;
and technical back up to the Commission in its initiatives
on Community policies ;
                                                                                             Recital 5a
                                                                                               (new)
                           Recital 3 a
                                                                    Whereas the harmonious development of the Community
                              (new)                                 requires the consideration of ethical and social aspects of
Whereas the Joint Research Centre should play a role in             present and future Community policies ;
examining the issues relating to renewable energy
sources, particularly with regard to the harmonization of
standards and in the context of cooperation with third
countries, notably developing countries ;                                                    Recital 5b
                                                                                               (new)
                                                                   Whereas the Joint Research Centre could play a pivotal
                                                                    role in international cooperation in the fields of energy
                                                                    and environment with regard to issues concerning the
(') OJ No C 234 , 7 . 9. 1991 , p. 9 — COM(91 ) 281 final —        worldwide climatic change and the European energy
    SYN 352 .                                                       charter.
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                         Recital 6                                                           ANNEX II
                                                                 AMOUNTS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SPECIFIC
Whereas the Joint Research Centre with its laboratories          PROGRAMMES WITH INDICATIVE BREAKDOWN OF
and installations can provide an efficient point of                    EXPENDITURES FOR THE PERIOD 1992 TO 1994
assembly for the training and mobility of young
researchers ; whereas to this end collaboration should be           I. ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
encouraged with public and private scientific institutions
and those of industry in all the Member States ;                        2 . Industrial and materials technologies
                                                                            Industrial and materials technologies
                                                                                                        ECU 77,22 million (')
                         Recital 9a                                         Measurement and testing ECU 91,08 million (')
                            (new)
                                                                   II . MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Whereas there is a need for instruments to encourage the                3 . Environment
development of research in the Community to meet the
competitive challenge from such countries as the United                     Environment                 ECU 148,50 million (')
States of America, Japan, and the emerging economies of
south-east Asia .                                                III . MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES
                                                                        6 . Human capital and mobility
                                                                            Human capital and mobility
                          Article 1                                                                     ECU 24,75 million (')
The specific research and development programmes to be                                          Total   ECU 341,55 million (2)
executed by the Joint Research Centre for the European
Economic Community in the fields of industrial and
                                                                 (') An amount equivalent to 6 % of these amounts may
materials technology, measurement and testing,                          be used for exploratory research .
environment as well as in the field of human capital and
                                                                  (2) An amount of ECU 3,45 million not included in the
mobility, as defined in Annex I, including exploratory                  ECU 341,55 million is reserved , as a contribution
research activities , are hereby adopted for a period                   from the specific programmes of the present
running from 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1994 .                       Decision , for the centralized action on dissemination
They shall be implemented concurrently with the                         and exploitation of results .
relevant framework programme .
                                                                                            ANNEX III
The Joint Research Centre will take part in the
                                                                                             Point 3a
Community's centralized action for the dissemination
and exploitation of knowledge resulting from                                                   (new)
Community research activities .
                                                                 Research projects open to international cooperation
                                                                 under the terms set out in the previous paragraph shall
                                                                 include cooperation measures with major international
                          Article 2
                                                                 research laboratories and make provision for the
                        Paragraph 1                              exchange of researchers. Supplementary measures should
                                                                 be envisaged in order to allow cooperation with research
1.    The funds estimated as necessary for the execution         laboratories and institutions located in the countries of
of the programmes amount to ECU 341,55 million.                  central and eastern Europe .
                                                                                            ANNEX III
                         ANNEX I
                                                                                             Point 3b
              Section II (3 ), third paragraph
                                                                                               (new)
                           (new)
                                                                 The institutes of the Joint Research Centre shall focus
A special emphasis will be placed on the evaluation of           part of their activities on assessing regional capacities
environmental degradation caused by the effects of               with regard to aspects connected with research and
energy used in the habitat, transport and industry.              technological developments .