84/559/EEC: Council Decision of 22 November 1984 amending Decision 79/783/EEC in respect of general measures in the field of data processing

COUNCIL  DECISION
of 22 November 1984
amending Decision 79/783/EEC in respect of general measures in the field of data processing
(84/559/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,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas, in its resolution of 15 July 1974 on a Community policy on data processing (3), the Council considered it desirable to prepare, in the medium term, a systematic Community programme to promote research, industrial development and applications of data processing;
Considering the communication from the Commission to the European Council in Dublin on 29 November 1979, entitled 'European Society faced with the challenge of new information technologies: a Community response';
Considering the Council resolution of 25 July 1983 (4) approving the principle of framework programmes and the scientific and technical objectives for 1984 to 1987, and more especially the content of the objective 'Promoting industrial competitiveness - new technologies', and in particular the importance attached to information technology;
Whereas the programme in Council Decision 79/783/EEC of 11 September 1979 adopting a multiannual programme (1979 to 1983) in the field of data processing (5), as amended by Decision 84/254/EEC (6) came to an end on 11 September 1983;
Whereas continuation of the programme appears necessary in order to achieve certain Community aims in the operation of the common market, and in particular the aim of establishing an overall strategy for information technology; whereas it therefore seems necessary to extend the programme for an additional two years and to modify its content as far as the 'General Measures' are concerned;
Whereas the Commission is responsible for carrying out the programme and is assisted in this task by the Advisory Committee for the Management and Coordinatin of Data-Processing Programs set up by Decision 79/784/EEC (7),
Whereas it has become necessary to ensure concerted action between the Community's research and development activities and the corresponding programmes in third countries participating in European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research (COST);