86/235/EEC: Council Decision of 10 June 1986 adopting a research programme on materials (raw materials and advanced materials) (1986 to 1989)

FINĂCOUN DECISION
of 10 June 1986
adopting a research programme on materials (raw materials and advanced materials) (1986 to 1989)
(86/235/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 Article 2 of the Treaty assigns to the Community the task, inter alia, of promoting throughout the Community a harmonious development of economic activities, a continuous and balanced expansion and an accelerated raising of the standard of living;
Whereas, in its resolution of 14 January 1974 on an initial outline programme of the European Communities in the field of science and technology (3), the Council stated that the whole range of available ways and means should be used as appropriate;
Whereas, in its resolution of 25 July 1983 (4), the Council adopted a first framework programme (1984 to 1987) for Community research, development and demonstration activities, two of the principal objectives of which are met by the proposed research, namely industrial competitiveness and improvement of management of raw materials;
Whereas the economic availability of raw materials and advanced materials is indispensable to maintaining the industrial competitiveness of the Community;
Whereas the programme on recycling of urban and industrial waste adopted by Decision 79/968/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 83/634/EEC (6), and the programme in the field of raw materials, which includes subprogrammes on metals and mineral substances, wood as a renewable raw material, recycling of non-ferrous metals and substitution and materials technology, adopted by Decision 82/402/EEC (7), have produced encouraging results and opened up promising prospects, relative to the objectives sought;
Whereas, by Decision 84/197/EEC (8), the Council adopted a concerted-action project of the European Economic Community on the use of lignocellulose-containing by-products and other plant residues for animal feeding;
Whereas the Treaty has not provided the specific powers necessary for the adoption of this Decision;
Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) has given its opinion on the Commission's proposal,