CELEX: 31979D0842
Language: en
Date: 1979-10-09 00:00:00
Title: 79/842/EEC: Council Decision of 9 October 1979 adopting a research and development programme in the field of reference materials and methods (Community Bureau of Reference - BCR) and applied metrology (non-nuclear indirect action) (1979 to 1982)

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31979D0842

79/842/EEC: Council Decision of 9 October 1979 adopting a research and development programme in the field of reference materials and methods (Community Bureau of Reference - BCR) and applied metrology (non-nuclear indirect action) (1979 to 1982)  

Official Journal L 258 , 13/10/1979 P. 0032 - 0034 Greek special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0067 

****( 1 ) OJ NO C 176 , 25 . 7 . 1978 , P . 5 AND OJ NO C 17 , 19 . 1 . 1979 , P . 4 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO C 6 , 8 . 1 . 1979 , P . 20 .  ( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 19 AND 20 DECEMBER 1978 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).  ( 4 ) OJ NO C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 6 .  ( 5 ) OJ NO C 192 , 11 . 8 . 1977 , P . 1 .  ( 6 ) OJ NO L 200 , 8 . 8 . 1977 , P . 4 .  ( 1 ) OJ NO L 255 , 20 . 9 . 1974 , P . 1 .    COUNCIL DECISION   OF 9 OCTOBER 1979   ADOPTING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS ( COMMUNITY BUREAU OF REFERENCE  -  BCR ) AND APPLIED METROLOGY ( NON-NUCLEAR INDIRECT ACTION ) ( 1979 TO 1982 )  ( 79/842/EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ),   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  ( 2 ),   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ),   WHEREAS ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 3 ( A ) AND ( H ) OF THE TREATY , THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNITY SHALL INCLUDE INTER ALIA THE ELIMINATION , AS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES , OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF GOODS , AND OF ALL OTHER MEASURES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT , TOGETHER WITH THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF MEMBER STATES TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED FOR THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMON MARKET ;   WHEREAS THE PROJECTS COVERED BY THIS DECISION ARE OF SUCH A NATURE AS TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CARRYING OUT OF THESE TASKS AND WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THEY ARE NECESSARY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMON MARKET FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAID OBJECTIVES ;   WHEREAS THE TREATY DOES NOT PROVIDE THE NECESSARY POWERS FOR THIS PURPOSE ;   WHEREAS , IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON A FIRST ACTION PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 4 ), THE COUNCIL STATED THAT THE WHOLE RANGE OF AVAILABLE WAYS AND MEANS , INCLUDING INDIRECT ACTION , SHOULD BE USED AS APPROPRIATE ;   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION DELIVERED BY THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST ),   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   ARTICLE 1   A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS AND OF APPLIED METROLOGY , IS HEREBY ADOPTED FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 .   THE TEXT OF THE PROGRAMME IS ANNEXED TO THIS DECISION .   ARTICLE 2   THE APPROPRIATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME , THE AMOUNT OF WHICH IS FIXED AT 10.3 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , INCLUDING 14 STAFF SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT IS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 10 OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF 21 DECEMBER 1977 APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   ARTICLE 3   THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME . IT SHALL BE ASSISTED IN THIS TASK BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT ( REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS ), THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF WHICH ARE SET OUT BY THE COUNCIL IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 18 JULY 1977  ( 5 ), AND WHOSE POWERS ARE HEREBY EXTENDED TO PROJECTS COVERED BY THIS DECISION .   WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMME OF THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE ( JRC ) ADOPTED BY DECISION 77/488/EEC , EURATOM ( 6 ), DIRECT ACTION BY THE JRC IN THE SAME FIELD SHALL REMAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS 1 AND 2 OF THE PROGRAMME ADOPTED BY THIS DECISION .   ARTICLE 4   IN ORDER THAT DUE ACCOUNT MAY BE TAKEN OF THE CONTENT OF THE NEW FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMME OF THE JRC , THE PROGRAMME ADOPTED BY THIS DECISION SHALL , WITHIN THE SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW JRC PROGRAMME , BE REVIEWED AND POSSIBLY REVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE AND AFTER CONSULTATION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT .   DURING THE THIRD YEAR , THERE SHALL ALSO BE A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE PROGRAMME WHICH WILL POSSIBLY BE REVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE AND AFTER CONSULTATION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT .   ARTICLE 5   THE KNOWLEDGE RESULTING FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE DISSEMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2380/74 OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1974 ADOPTING PROVISIONS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO RESEARCH PROGRAMMES FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 ).   DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 9 OCTOBER 1979 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   D . O ' MALLEY ****    ANNEX   RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS ( COMMUNITY BUREAU OF REFERENCE  -  BCR ) AND APPLIED METROLOGY ( NON-NUCLEAR INDIRECT ACTION )   THE PROGRAMME COMPRISES THREE PROJECTS AS DESCRIBED BELOW . THE FIRST TWO ARE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNITY BUREAU OF REFERENCE .   THE AIM OF THE PROGRAMME IS TO STRENGTHEN , SUPPLEMENT AND HARMONIZE NATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF REFERENCE MATERIALS , ANALYTICAL AND MEASURING METHODS AND APPLIED METROLOGY .   1 . REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS   THIS PROJECT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES :   -  EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS AND IN PARTICULAR ON NATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THESE FIELDS ;   -  DETERMINATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS ;   -  CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS ;   -  ORGANIZATION OF INTER-LABORATORY COMPARISONS ;   -  JOINT PREPARATION OF REFERENCE MATERIALS ;   -  CERTIFICATION OF THE PROPERTIES OF REFERENCE MATERIALS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;   -  JOINT DEFINITION OF REFERENCE METHODS .   2 . MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY REFERENCE MATERIALS   THIS PROJECT COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES :   -  STORAGE AND PRESERVATION OF BCR REFERENCE MATERIALS IN JRC LABORATORIES AND NATIONAL LABORATORIES ;   -  PREPARATION OF INFORMATION TO BE DISSEMINATED TO PUBLICIZE REFERENCE MATERIALS BY SUITABLE MEANS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY ;   -  DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLES .   3 . APPLIED METROLOGY   THIS PROJECT COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES :   -  INTER-LABORATORY COMPARISONS OF SECONDARY AND TRANSFER STANDARDS FOR DERIVED UNITS OF MEASUREMENT ;   -  IMPROVEMENT OF MEASURING TECHNIQUES AND THEIR ACCURACY ;   -  DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MEASURING TECHNIQUES ;   -  EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL .   STUDIES AND RESEARCH WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT .