Article 1 
A specific research and technological development programme for the European Economic Community in the field of human genome analysis, as defined in Annex II, is hereby adopted for a period of two years commencing on 29 June 1990. Article 2 1. The funds estimated as necessary for the execution of the programme amount to ECU 14 million, including expenditure on a staff of two. 2. An indicative allocation of funds is set out in Annex I. Article 3 Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme and the rates of the Community's financial participation are set out in Annex II. Article 4 1. The Commission shall send the European Parliament and the Council an annual report on the progress of the programme. 2. In the second year of implementation of the programme, the Commission shall review it and send the results of its review to the European Parliament and the Council; the report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by proposals for amendment or extension of the programme. 3. An evaluation of the results achieved shall be carried out by independent experts and published in the form of a communication to the European Parliament and the Council. 4. The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to the objectives and evaluation criteria set out in Annex II and in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC. Article 5 The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of the programme. It shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory nature, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee', composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. Article 6 1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. 2. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. 3. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 7 The procedure laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of the calls for proposals, - 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 II, - the participation in any project by third-country organizations and enterprises referred to in Article 8 (2), - any adjustment to the indicative allocation of resources set out in Annex I, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - the arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 1. The Commission is authorized, in accordance with Article 130n of the Treaty, to negotiate agreements with third countries and international organizations, particularly with third countries participating in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) and with States which have concluded framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation with the Community, with a view to associating them with the programme. 2. Where framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between third countries and the European Communities have been concluded, organizations and enterprises established in those countries may, on the basis of the criterion of mutual benefit, become partners in a project undertaken within this programme. 3. No contracting party based outside the Community and participating as a partner in a project undertaken under the programme may benefit from Community financing for this programme. Such contracting party shall contribute to the general administrative costs. Article 9 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 27, 2. 2. 1989, p. 6 and OJ No C 303, 2. 12. 1989, p. 18. (2) OJ No C 69, 20. 3. 1989, p. 85 and OJ No C 149, 18. 6. 1990. (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35. (6) OJ No L 375, 30. 12. 1981, p. 1 and OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1985, p. 1.(7) OJ No C 96, 17. 5. 1989, p. 165.
Article 2 
1. The funds estimated as necessary for the execution of the programme amount to ECU 14 million, including expenditure on a staff of two. 2. An indicative allocation of funds is set out in Annex I. Article 3 Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme and the rates of the Community's financial participation are set out in Annex II. Article 4 1. The Commission shall send the European Parliament and the Council an annual report on the progress of the programme. 2. In the second year of implementation of the programme, the Commission shall review it and send the results of its review to the European Parliament and the Council; the report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by proposals for amendment or extension of the programme. 3. An evaluation of the results achieved shall be carried out by independent experts and published in the form of a communication to the European Parliament and the Council. 4. The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to the objectives and evaluation criteria set out in Annex II and in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC. Article 5 The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of the programme. It shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory nature, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee', composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. Article 6 1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. 2. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. 3. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 7 The procedure laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of the calls for proposals, - 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 II, - the participation in any project by third-country organizations and enterprises referred to in Article 8 (2), - any adjustment to the indicative allocation of resources set out in Annex I, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - the arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 1. The Commission is authorized, in accordance with Article 130n of the Treaty, to negotiate agreements with third countries and international organizations, particularly with third countries participating in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) and with States which have concluded framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation with the Community, with a view to associating them with the programme. 2. Where framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between third countries and the European Communities have been concluded, organizations and enterprises established in those countries may, on the basis of the criterion of mutual benefit, become partners in a project undertaken within this programme. 3. No contracting party based outside the Community and participating as a partner in a project undertaken under the programme may benefit from Community financing for this programme. Such contracting party shall contribute to the general administrative costs. Article 9 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 27, 2. 2. 1989, p. 6 and OJ No C 303, 2. 12. 1989, p. 18. (2) OJ No C 69, 20. 3. 1989, p. 85 and OJ No C 149, 18. 6. 1990. (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35. (6) OJ No L 375, 30. 12. 1981, p. 1 and OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1985, p. 1.(7) OJ No C 96, 17. 5. 1989, p. 165.
Article 3 
Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme and the rates of the Community's financial participation are set out in Annex II. Article 4 1. The Commission shall send the European Parliament and the Council an annual report on the progress of the programme. 2. In the second year of implementation of the programme, the Commission shall review it and send the results of its review to the European Parliament and the Council; the report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by proposals for amendment or extension of the programme. 3. An evaluation of the results achieved shall be carried out by independent experts and published in the form of a communication to the European Parliament and the Council. 4. The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to the objectives and evaluation criteria set out in Annex II and in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC. Article 5 The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of the programme. It shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory nature, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee', composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. Article 6 1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. 2. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. 3. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 7 The procedure laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of the calls for proposals, - 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 II, - the participation in any project by third-country organizations and enterprises referred to in Article 8 (2), - any adjustment to the indicative allocation of resources set out in Annex I, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - the arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 1. The Commission is authorized, in accordance with Article 130n of the Treaty, to negotiate agreements with third countries and international organizations, particularly with third countries participating in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) and with States which have concluded framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation with the Community, with a view to associating them with the programme. 2. Where framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between third countries and the European Communities have been concluded, organizations and enterprises established in those countries may, on the basis of the criterion of mutual benefit, become partners in a project undertaken within this programme. 3. No contracting party based outside the Community and participating as a partner in a project undertaken under the programme may benefit from Community financing for this programme. Such contracting party shall contribute to the general administrative costs. Article 9 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 27, 2. 2. 1989, p. 6 and OJ No C 303, 2. 12. 1989, p. 18. (2) OJ No C 69, 20. 3. 1989, p. 85 and OJ No C 149, 18. 6. 1990. (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35. (6) OJ No L 375, 30. 12. 1981, p. 1 and OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1985, p. 1.(7) OJ No C 96, 17. 5. 1989, p. 165.
Article 4 
1. The Commission shall send the European Parliament and the Council an annual report on the progress of the programme. 2. In the second year of implementation of the programme, the Commission shall review it and send the results of its review to the European Parliament and the Council; the report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by proposals for amendment or extension of the programme. 3. An evaluation of the results achieved shall be carried out by independent experts and published in the form of a communication to the European Parliament and the Council. 4. The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to the objectives and evaluation criteria set out in Annex II and in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC. Article 5 The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of the programme. It shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory nature, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee', composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. Article 6 1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. 2. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. 3. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 7 The procedure laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of the calls for proposals, - 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 II, - the participation in any project by third-country organizations and enterprises referred to in Article 8 (2), - any adjustment to the indicative allocation of resources set out in Annex I, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - the arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 1. The Commission is authorized, in accordance with Article 130n of the Treaty, to negotiate agreements with third countries and international organizations, particularly with third countries participating in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) and with States which have concluded framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation with the Community, with a view to associating them with the programme. 2. Where framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between third countries and the European Communities have been concluded, organizations and enterprises established in those countries may, on the basis of the criterion of mutual benefit, become partners in a project undertaken within this programme. 3. No contracting party based outside the Community and participating as a partner in a project undertaken under the programme may benefit from Community financing for this programme. Such contracting party shall contribute to the general administrative costs. Article 9 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 27, 2. 2. 1989, p. 6 and OJ No C 303, 2. 12. 1989, p. 18. (2) OJ No C 69, 20. 3. 1989, p. 85 and OJ No C 149, 18. 6. 1990. (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35. (6) OJ No L 375, 30. 12. 1981, p. 1 and OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1985, p. 1.(7) OJ No C 96, 17. 5. 1989, p. 165.
Article 5 
The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of the programme. It shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory nature, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee', composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. Article 6 1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. 2. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. 3. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 7 The procedure laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of the calls for proposals, - 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 II, - the participation in any project by third-country organizations and enterprises referred to in Article 8 (2), - any adjustment to the indicative allocation of resources set out in Annex I, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - the arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 1. The Commission is authorized, in accordance with Article 130n of the Treaty, to negotiate agreements with third countries and international organizations, particularly with third countries participating in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) and with States which have concluded framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation with the Community, with a view to associating them with the programme. 2. Where framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between third countries and the European Communities have been concluded, organizations and enterprises established in those countries may, on the basis of the criterion of mutual benefit, become partners in a project undertaken within this programme. 3. No contracting party based outside the Community and participating as a partner in a project undertaken under the programme may benefit from Community financing for this programme. Such contracting party shall contribute to the general administrative costs. Article 9 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 27, 2. 2. 1989, p. 6 and OJ No C 303, 2. 12. 1989, p. 18. (2) OJ No C 69, 20. 3. 1989, p. 85 and OJ No C 149, 18. 6. 1990. (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35. (6) OJ No L 375, 30. 12. 1981, p. 1 and OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1985, p. 1.(7) OJ No C 96, 17. 5. 1989, p. 165.
Article 6 
1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. 2. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. 3. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 7 The procedure laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of the calls for proposals, - 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 II, - the participation in any project by third-country organizations and enterprises referred to in Article 8 (2), - any adjustment to the indicative allocation of resources set out in Annex I, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - the arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 1. The Commission is authorized, in accordance with Article 130n of the Treaty, to negotiate agreements with third countries and international organizations, particularly with third countries participating in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) and with States which have concluded framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation with the Community, with a view to associating them with the programme. 2. Where framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between third countries and the European Communities have been concluded, organizations and enterprises established in those countries may, on the basis of the criterion of mutual benefit, become partners in a project undertaken within this programme. 3. No contracting party based outside the Community and participating as a partner in a project undertaken under the programme may benefit from Community financing for this programme. Such contracting party shall contribute to the general administrative costs. Article 9 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 27, 2. 2. 1989, p. 6 and OJ No C 303, 2. 12. 1989, p. 18. (2) OJ No C 69, 20. 3. 1989, p. 85 and OJ No C 149, 18. 6. 1990. (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35. (6) OJ No L 375, 30. 12. 1981, p. 1 and OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1985, p. 1.(7) OJ No C 96, 17. 5. 1989, p. 165.
Article 7 
The procedure laid down in Article 6 shall apply in particular to: - the contents of the calls for proposals, - 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 II, - the participation in any project by third-country organizations and enterprises referred to in Article 8 (2), - any adjustment to the indicative allocation of resources set out in Annex I, - the measures to be undertaken to evaluate the programme, - the arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of the results of research carried out under the programme. Article 8 1. The Commission is authorized, in accordance with Article 130n of the Treaty, to negotiate agreements with third countries and international organizations, particularly with third countries participating in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) and with States which have concluded framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation with the Community, with a view to associating them with the programme. 2. Where framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between third countries and the European Communities have been concluded, organizations and enterprises established in those countries may, on the basis of the criterion of mutual benefit, become partners in a project undertaken within this programme. 3. No contracting party based outside the Community and participating as a partner in a project undertaken under the programme may benefit from Community financing for this programme. Such contracting party shall contribute to the general administrative costs. Article 9 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 27, 2. 2. 1989, p. 6 and OJ No C 303, 2. 12. 1989, p. 18. (2) OJ No C 69, 20. 3. 1989, p. 85 and OJ No C 149, 18. 6. 1990. (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35. (6) OJ No L 375, 30. 12. 1981, p. 1 and OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1985, p. 1.(7) OJ No C 96, 17. 5. 1989, p. 165.
Article 8 
1. The Commission is authorized, in accordance with Article 130n of the Treaty, to negotiate agreements with third countries and international organizations, particularly with third countries participating in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) and with States which have concluded framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation with the Community, with a view to associating them with the programme. 2. Where framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between third countries and the European Communities have been concluded, organizations and enterprises established in those countries may, on the basis of the criterion of mutual benefit, become partners in a project undertaken within this programme. 3. No contracting party based outside the Community and participating as a partner in a project undertaken under the programme may benefit from Community financing for this programme. Such contracting party shall contribute to the general administrative costs. Article 9 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 27, 2. 2. 1989, p. 6 and OJ No C 303, 2. 12. 1989, p. 18. (2) OJ No C 69, 20. 3. 1989, p. 85 and OJ No C 149, 18. 6. 1990. (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35. (6) OJ No L 375, 30. 12. 1981, p. 1 and OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1985, p. 1.(7) OJ No C 96, 17. 5. 1989, p. 165.
Article 9 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1990. For the Council The President M. SMITH (1) OJ No C 27, 2. 2. 1989, p. 6 and OJ No C 303, 2. 12. 1989, p. 18. (2) OJ No C 69, 20. 3. 1989, p. 85 and OJ No C 149, 18. 6. 1990. (3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35. (6) OJ No L 375, 30. 12. 1981, p. 1 and OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1985, p. 1.(7) OJ No C 96, 17. 5. 1989, p. 165.