CELEX: 51983PC0349
Language: en
Date: 1983-06-14
Title: DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION issuing directives to the Commission on the negotiation of an agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the United States of America in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                           DRAFT
                                                     COUNCIL D E C I S I O N
   i s s u i n g d i r e c t i v e s t o t h e Commission      on t h e n e g o t i a t i o n o f an agreement
      for     cooperation           between      t h e European Atomic       Energy        Community a n d t h e
         United      States o f America i nt h e f i e l d o f c o n t r o l l e d thermonuclear
                                                          fusion
                            ( s u b m i t t e d t o t h e Council by t h e Commission)
COM(83) 3 4 9 f i n a l
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                  COMMUNICATION OF THE                  COMMISSION TO THE               COUNCIL
1. I n t e r n a t i o n a l c o o p e r a t i o n i n the f i e l d of f u s i o n was                 the s u b j e c t of a
   note from the Commission (SEC                             (82) 321-5188/82-ATO 14) which served                             as
   a b a s i s f o r the exchange of views a t the C o u n c i l of 8 March 1982,                                              as
   w e l l as an Aide-Mémoire (dated 28 J u n e ) , submitted                                         t o the C o u n c i l of
   30 June           1982.
2. T h i s l a s t document mentioned the c o n v e r s a t i o n s between Dr. G. KEYWORTH,
   C h i e f Science A d v i s e r t o the P r e s i d e n t of the U n i t e d S t a t e s , and                           Vice
   President             DAVIGNON.               In   the      course         of    these       talks       the      wish    was
   expressed            by b o t h s i d e s to e x p l o r e the p o s s i b i l i t i e s of                strengthening
   c o o p e r a t i o n i n the f i e l d of f u s i o n .                As a f i r s t step i n t h i s e x p l o r a ­
   tion,         i t was        proposed           to h o l d a meeting of                scientists            i n order      to
   d i s c u s s , w i t h a pragmatic                  approach, the e x i s t i n g a c t i v i t i e s              and   the
   f u t u r e programmes i n t h i s a r e a .
   Such a meeting a t the                          scientific          level       took   place         i n Germantown         on
    10 September                1982.          On    the     European           side,     i t was          preceded       by    a
   p r e p a r a t o r y meeting ( G a r c h i n g , 8 J u l y 1982)                  o r g a n i z e d i n the frame of
   the        CCFP        ( C o n s u l t a t i v e Committee            for      the   Fusion         Programme).            The
   results           of      the      Germantown meeting                  are      contained          in a       short     joint
   document, which was                       sent t o the CCFP on 4 October and                             distributed        to
    the AQG         on 6 December 1982.                    I t i n c l u d e s a l i s t of examples of a c t i o n s
   which c o u l d be the s u b j e c t s of p o s s i b l e c o l l a b o r a t i o n .                    The     possibility
   of e n v i s a g i n g a framework agreement i n which these                                          specific       actions
   c o u l d be p r o g r e s s i v e l y i n t r o d u c e d i s mentioned.
3.  I n t e r n a t i o n a l cooperation              i n the        field       of  f u s i o n has        a l s o been     the
    s u b j e c t of d i s c u s s i o n s i n the frame of the Working Group 'Technology,
   Growth, Employment', s e t up                            by     d e c i s i o n of   the Heads of                States    and
    Governments a t the V e r s a i l l e s Summit.                           A document on f u s i o n was              worked
    out i n t h i s frame and                     i t r e c e i v e d unanimous a p p r o v a l from the f u s i o n
    e x p e r t s of the c o u n t r i e s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n the Group.                         The     Commission
   has kept the CCFP informed.
   The       i n i t i a t i v e s taken i n t h i s frame c o u l d p r o v i d e an o p p o r t u n i t y f o r
    i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o o p e r a t i o n i n the f i e l d of f u s i o n i n g e n e r a l , and                with
    the U n i t e d S t a t e s i n p a r t i c u l a r , t o b e n e f i t from support and encourage­
    ment a t the h i g h e s t p o l i t i c a l              level.
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 4.   F o l l o w i n g these e v e n t s , t h e Commission has asked t h e American a u t h o r i t i e s
      i f they would be prepared t o e n t e r i n t o p o s s i b l e d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h a view
      to e s t a b l i s h i n g a framework agreement on c o o p e r a t i o n i n the f u s i o n f i e l d .
      Such an agreement should cover :
                Tokamaks, c o m p r i s i n g the l a r g e p r o j e c t s o f t h e present          generation
                 (JET and i t s American e q u i v a l e n t ) , and those o f t h e next                  generation
                (NET    - Next European Torus and i t s American e q u i v a l e n t ) ,
                Alternative         lines,
                Technology o f Magnetic               Confinement f u s i o n .
      The c o o p e r a t i o n should be c a r r i e d out p r i n c i p a l l y by means o f exchanges
     o f i n f o r m a t i o n , meetings and exchanges o f v i s i t i n g e x p e r t s , t h e mutual
      secondment o f s p e c i a l i s t s t a f f and the p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f each p a r t n e r i n
     c e r t a i n s t u d i e s , p r o j e c t s o r experiments    undertaken        by t h e o t h e r , namely
     by s u p p l y i n g p e r s o n n e l , components, d i a g n o s t i c s e t c .
     In the framework o f t h i s agreement, s p e c i f i c implementing                           agreements
     c o u l d be concluded between t h e a s s o c i a t e d O r g a n i s a t i o n s o f t h e f u s i o n
     programme and t h e competent b o d i e s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
     On 2 March 1983, t h e American a u t h o r i t i e s l e t us know t h a t they were
     ready t o e n t e r i n t o d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h a view t o the p o s s i b l e e s t a b l i s h m e n t
     of such an agreement.
5.   The Commission has kept t h e CCFP r e g u l a r l y informed c o n c e r n i n g the
     evolving s i t u a t i o n i n t h i s area.           The p r e s e n t D r a f t C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n
     r e f l e c t s t h e o p i n i o n o f t h e CCFP, which was c o n s u l t e d on 19 A p r i l 1983.
    The European members o f t h e J o i n t EURATOM-USA F u s i o n Committee mentioned
    under p o i n t 4. o f the D i r e c t i v e appended t o t h e p r e s e n t D r a f t C o u n c i l
    D e c i s i o n , w i l l be a p p o i n t e d by t h e Commission upon n o m i n a t i o n by the
    CCFP.
6.  The Commission proposes t h a t t h e C o u n c i l adopt, i n a p l i c a t i o n o f A r t i c l e
    101, 2nd paragraph o f t h e Euratom T r e a t y , t h e D e c i s i o n , a t t a c h e d h e r e t o ,
    i s s u i n g a d i r e c t i v e t o the Commission on t h e n e g o t i a t i o n o f an agreement
    between the European Atomic Energy Community and t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s o f
    America f o r c o o p e r a t i o n i n t h e f i e l d o f c o n t r o l l e d thermonuclear              fusion.
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NEGOTIATION OF               AN    AGREEMENT FOR             COOPERATION BETWEEN THE                       EUROPEAN ATOMIC
ENERGY         COMMUNITY          AND      THE       UNITED       STATES        OF      AMERICA         IN   THE      FIELD   OF
CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR FUSION
The C o u n c i l of the European Communities
Having         regard        to     the      Treaty       establishing              the       European       Atomic      Energy
Community, and i n p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 101, paragraph 2 t h e r e o f ,
Having        regard to the dPaft                 Decision submitted               by t h e Commission,
Whereas the r e s e a r c h and t r a i n i n g programme (1982                              t o 1986)     i n the f i e l d  of
controlled            thermonuclear               fusion       adopted          by      the      Council       i t s decision
82/350/Euratom                    is          p a r t of a long term c o l l a b o r a t i v e p r o j e c t embracing
all     work c a r r i e d out          i n the Member S t a t e s i n t h i s f i e l d a n d i s d e s i g n e d              to
l e a d i n due        course       to the j o i n t c o n s t r u c t i o n of p r o t o t y p e s w i t h a view to
t h e i r i n d u s t r i a l p r o d u c t i o n and     marketing;
W h e r e a s , i n v i e w of t h e e x t e n t        of t h e e f f o r t s      n e e d e d to a c h i e v e    this aim, i t i s
appropriate            to s t r e n g t h e n     the    c o l l a b o r a t i o n between the Community f u s i o n
programme and               other      programmes b e i n g             carried         out      in this       field     elsewhere;
Whereas the Community f u s i o n programme and                                   t h a t of        the U n i t e d   States  of
America have s i m i l a r o b j e c t i v e s and are complementary i n c e r t a i n a r e a s ,
HAS     DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                                       Sole A r t i c l e
The       Commission s h a l l n e g o t i a t e          an     agreement          for       cooperation         between    the
European Atomic Energy Community and                                  the U n i t e d       S t a t e s of America i n the
field       of c o n t r o l l e d    thermonuclear             f u s i o n , according             to the     directive     set
out i n the annex.
  0J     No L 157, 8.6.1982, p.                    22.
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                   DIRECTIVE ON THE NEGOTIATION OF AN AGREEMENT
                   FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN EURATOM AND THE USA,
                 IN THE FIELD OF CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR FUSION
1. The o b j e c t i v e s o f t h e agreement should be t o m a i n t a i n and i n t e n s i f y
   c o o p e r a t i o n between t h e Community and t h e US, i n the areas covered by
   t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e f u s i o n programmes, on a b a s i s o f mutual b e n e f i t and
   overall reciprocity.
2. The agreement should p r o v i d e a framework f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g forms o f
   cooperation :
    (a)      Exchange o f i n f o r m a t i o n on p o l i c i e s , p l a n n i n g , a c t i v i t i e s and
             s c i e n t i f i c and t e c h n i c a l r e s u l t s .
    (b)      Meetings o f v a r i o u s forms t o d i s c u s s and exchange i n f o r m a t i o n on
             s c i e n t i f i c and t e c h n o l o g i c a l aspects o f g e n e r a l o r s p e c i f i c
             s u b j e c t s and t o i d e n t i f y c o o p e r a t i v e a c t i o n s which may be
             u s e f u l l y undertaken.
   (c)       Mutual v i s i t s and assignments o f s c i e n t i s t s , engineers and
             t e c h n i c i a n s , f o r which a p p r o p r i a t e arrangements should be
             provided.
    (d)      P a r t i c i p a t i o n o f one c o n t r a c t i n g p a r t y i n s t u d i e s , p r o j e c t s o r
             experiments c a r r i e d o u t by the o t h e r c o n t r a c t i n g p a r t y , by t h e
             p r o v i s i o n o f p e r s o n n e l , p i e c e s o f equipment / o r funds/.
    (e)      J o i n t e x e c u t i o n o f s t u d i e s , p r o j e c t s o r experiments i n c l u d i n g
             t h e i r j o i n t d e s i g n , c o n s t r u c t i o n and o p e r a t i o n .
3. The agreement should e s t a b l i s h a framework w i t h i n which Implementing
   Agreements on s p e c i f i c c o o p e r a t i v e a c t i o n s , such as t h e ones mentioned
   under 2 (d) and (e) above, may be concluded between Euratom o r i t s
   a s s o c i a t e d o r g a n i s a t i o n s and t h e US Government o r i t s a g e n c i e s .                    Such
   Implementing Agreements should :
             s p e c i f y d e t a i l s , procedures and f i n a n c i n g p r o v i s i o n s f o r
             i n d i v i d u a l cooperative            activities
             a s s i g n the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e o p e r a t i o n a l management o f t h e
             concerned a c t i v i t y t o a s i n g l e o r g a n i s a t i o n ( o p e r a t i n g agent)
             c o n t a i n d e t a i l e d p r o v i s i o n s on d i s s e m i n a t i o n o f i n f o r m a t i o n ,
             i n t e l l e c t u a l p r o p e r t y and p a t e n t s .
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   G u i d e l i n e s on d i s s e m i n a t i o n o f i n f o r m a t i o n , i n t e l l e c t u a l p r o p e r t y and
   p a t e n t s , based on the p r i n c i p l e          o f equal r i g h t s , should be c o n t a i n e d
   i n t h e agreement.
4. The agreement should p r o v i d e f o r t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a J o i n t EURATOM-
   USA F u s i o n Committee c o n s i s t i n g of a number o f members appointed by
    the Commission and an equal number of members a p p o i n t e d by the US.
   T h i s J o i n t Committee should have the t a s k of s u p e r v i s i n g t h e e x e c u t i o n
    of t h e agreement i n a l l i t s p a r t s .