Article 1 
A specific Community research and technological development programme in the field of competitiveness of agriculture and management of agricultural resources, as defined in Annex I, is hereby adopted for a period of five years beginning on 26 February 1989. Article 2 The funds estimated as necessary for the execution of the programme amount to ECU 55 million, including expenditure on a staff of sixteen. An indicative allocation of these funds is set out in Annex II. Article 3 Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme are set out in Annex I. Article 4 1. In the third year of the programme's implementation, the Commission shall review it and send a report on the results of its review to the European Parliament and Council; this report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by proposals for amendment or extension of the programme. 2. At the end of the programme, an evaluation of the results shall be conducted by the Commission, which shall report thereon to the European Parliament and the Council. 3. The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to the obejctives set out in Annex I to this Decision and in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC. Article 5 The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. Article 6 The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures, which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event, the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the second paragraph. Article 7 The procedures laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of invitations to tender, - the assessment of the proposed projects and the estimated amount of the Community's contribution to them, - departures from the general rules governing Community participation set out in Annex I, - any adaptation of the indicative allocation of funds set out in Annex II, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 February 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 146, 13. 6. 1989, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 158, 26. 6. 1989, p. 90 and Decision of 14 February 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 22. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35.
Article 2 
The funds estimated as necessary for the execution of the programme amount to ECU 55 million, including expenditure on a staff of sixteen. An indicative allocation of these funds is set out in Annex II. Article 3 Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme are set out in Annex I. Article 4 1. In the third year of the programme's implementation, the Commission shall review it and send a report on the results of its review to the European Parliament and Council; this report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by proposals for amendment or extension of the programme. 2. At the end of the programme, an evaluation of the results shall be conducted by the Commission, which shall report thereon to the European Parliament and the Council. 3. The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to the obejctives set out in Annex I to this Decision and in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC. Article 5 The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. Article 6 The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures, which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event, the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the second paragraph. Article 7 The procedures laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of invitations to tender, - the assessment of the proposed projects and the estimated amount of the Community's contribution to them, - departures from the general rules governing Community participation set out in Annex I, - any adaptation of the indicative allocation of funds set out in Annex II, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 February 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 146, 13. 6. 1989, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 158, 26. 6. 1989, p. 90 and Decision of 14 February 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 22. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35.
Article 3 
Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme are set out in Annex I. Article 4 1. In the third year of the programme's implementation, the Commission shall review it and send a report on the results of its review to the European Parliament and Council; this report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by proposals for amendment or extension of the programme. 2. At the end of the programme, an evaluation of the results shall be conducted by the Commission, which shall report thereon to the European Parliament and the Council. 3. The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to the obejctives set out in Annex I to this Decision and in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC. Article 5 The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. Article 6 The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures, which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event, the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the second paragraph. Article 7 The procedures laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of invitations to tender, - the assessment of the proposed projects and the estimated amount of the Community's contribution to them, - departures from the general rules governing Community participation set out in Annex I, - any adaptation of the indicative allocation of funds set out in Annex II, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 February 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 146, 13. 6. 1989, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 158, 26. 6. 1989, p. 90 and Decision of 14 February 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 22. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35.
Article 4 
1. In the third year of the programme's implementation, the Commission shall review it and send a report on the results of its review to the European Parliament and Council; this report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by proposals for amendment or extension of the programme. 2. At the end of the programme, an evaluation of the results shall be conducted by the Commission, which shall report thereon to the European Parliament and the Council. 3. The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to the obejctives set out in Annex I to this Decision and in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC. Article 5 The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. Article 6 The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures, which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event, the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the second paragraph. Article 7 The procedures laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of invitations to tender, - the assessment of the proposed projects and the estimated amount of the Community's contribution to them, - departures from the general rules governing Community participation set out in Annex I, - any adaptation of the indicative allocation of funds set out in Annex II, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 February 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 146, 13. 6. 1989, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 158, 26. 6. 1989, p. 90 and Decision of 14 February 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 22. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35.
Article 5 
The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. Article 6 The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures, which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event, the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the second paragraph. Article 7 The procedures laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of invitations to tender, - the assessment of the proposed projects and the estimated amount of the Community's contribution to them, - departures from the general rules governing Community participation set out in Annex I, - any adaptation of the indicative allocation of funds set out in Annex II, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 February 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 146, 13. 6. 1989, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 158, 26. 6. 1989, p. 90 and Decision of 14 February 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 22. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35.
Article 6 
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures, which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event, the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the second paragraph. Article 7 The procedures laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of invitations to tender, - the assessment of the proposed projects and the estimated amount of the Community's contribution to them, - departures from the general rules governing Community participation set out in Annex I, - any adaptation of the indicative allocation of funds set out in Annex II, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 February 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 146, 13. 6. 1989, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 158, 26. 6. 1989, p. 90 and Decision of 14 February 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 22. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35.
Article 7 
The procedures laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of invitations to tender, - the assessment of the proposed projects and the estimated amount of the Community's contribution to them, - departures from the general rules governing Community participation set out in Annex I, - any adaptation of the indicative allocation of funds set out in Annex II, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 February 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 146, 13. 6. 1989, p. 15. (2) OJ No C 158, 26. 6. 1989, p. 90 and Decision of 14 February 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 22. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35.
Article 8 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 February 1990