77/615/EEC: Council Decision of 27 September 1977 adopting a series of informatics projects in the field of software portability

COUNCIL DECISION  of 27 September 1977  adopting a series of informatics projects in the field of software portability  (77/615/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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, with a view to giving a Community orientation to policies for encouraging and promoting data processing, the Council agreed in its resolution of 15 July 1974 on a Community policy on data processing (3) to adopt, on a proposal from the Commission, industrial development projects on areas of common interest involving transnational cooperation;
Whereas the portability of software will enable users substantially to reduce conversion costs when changing over from one type of equipment to another ; whereas to this end it is necessary to promote a series of projects aimed at the industrial development of languages, systems and portable products in the field of software;
Whereas the abovementioned projects seem necessary in order to attain certain Community objectives within the functioning of the common market;
Whereas the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community has not provided the necessary powers,