2001/411/Euratom: Council Decision of 8 March 2001 approving the conclusion, by the Commission, of the Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community represented by the Commission and the Department of Energy of the United States of America in the field of fusion energy research and development

Council Decision
of 8 March 2001
approving the conclusion, by the Commission, of the Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community represented by the Commission and the Department of Energy of the United States of America in the field of fusion energy research and development
(2001/411/Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 101, second paragraph thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the United States of America, signed at Brussels on 7 November 1995, and on 29 March 1996(1), provides for cooperation in nuclear research and development, including research on controlled thermonuclear fusion.
(2) The Commission has, in accordance with the Council Directives of 10 April 2000, conducted negotiations on an Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community represented by the Commission and the Department of Energy of the United States of America in the field of fusion energy research and development.
(3) The conclusion, by the Commission, of the Agreement should be approved,