Article 1 
An action programme to promote the development of the European audiovisual industry (the Media programme) hereafter referred to as "the programme", is hereby adopted for a period of five years from 1 January 1991. The funds estimated as necessary for the Community financial participation in the programme for the years 1991 to 1992 amount to ECU 84 million. Article 2 The aims of the programme shall be as follows: - to help create a favourable environment within which Community undertakings will act as a driving force alongside those from other European countries, - to stimulate and increase the competitive supply capacity of European audiovisual products, with special regard for the role and requirements of small and medium-sized undertakings, the legitimate interests of all professionals who play a part in the original creation of such products and the position of countries in Europe with smaller audiovisual production capacities and/or with a limited geographical and linguistic area, - to step up intra-European exchanges of films and audiovisual programmes and to make maximum use of the various means of distribution which either exist or are still to be set up in Europe, with a view to securing a better return on investment, wider dissemination and greater public impact, - to increase European production and distribution companies' share of world markets, - to promote access to and use of the new communications technologies, particularly European ones, in the production and distribution of audiovisual material, - - to encourage an overall approach to the audiovisual industry which allows for the interdependence of its various sectors, - to ensure that action taken at European level complements that taken at national level, - to contribute, in particular by improving the economic and commercial management abilities of professionals in the audiovisual industry in the Community, and in conjunction with existing institutions in the Member States, to creating conditions which will enable undertakings in that sector to take full advantage of the single market dimension. Article 3 The measures described in Annex I shall be put into effect to attain the objectives set out in Article 2. The measures shall be implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7. Article 4 In implementing the programme, particular attention will be given to Community participation in Audiovisual Eureka projects which complement or extend the measures referred to in Article 3 and satisfy the criteria for Community involvement set out in Annex II. In implementing the programme, the Community may also contribute to promoting cooperation with professionals in the audiovisual industry in Central and Eastern European countries. The Community shall also contribute to the operating costs of the Audiovisual Eureka Secretariat and to the setting-up of the European Audiovisual Observatory. Article 5 The annual appropriations allocated to the measures provided for in the programme shall be adopted in the framework of the budgetary procedure. Article 6 As a rule, parties to contracts with the Commission for the implementation of the measures provided for in Article 3 must provide a substantial proportion of the funding, representing at least 50 % of their total cost. Article 7 1. The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. 2. For the purpose of carrying out that task, the Commission shall be assisted by an Advisory Committee consisting of representatives appointed by each Member State and chaired by a representative of the Commission. The members of the committee may seek assistance from experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of measures concerning: (a) the general guidelines governing the programme (prior examination of aims and priorities, of the details of Commission participation, the implementation and operation of the various measures, criteria for selecting contractors and for granting Community support; (b) the annual budget breakdown, within each type of measure, details of financial participation including the application of the provisions of Article 6 and the duration of each measure; (c) those matters relating to the general balance of the implementation of the programme (transition from the exploratory phase to the pilot phase, transition from pilot measures to their principal phase, participation in Audiovisual Eureka projects), contributions within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 4 and agreements provided for in Annex II; (d) the evaluation of the programme for the purpose of presentation of the reports provided for in Article 8. 4. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in paragraph 3 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. When a vote is taken within the committee, the votes of the representatives of the Member States 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 implementation of the measures which it has decided by one month. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit laid down in the previous subparagraph. 5. The Commission may, in addition, consult the committee on any other matter relating to the implementation of the programme. 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. 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. 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 8 After the programme has been in operation for two years, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee referred to in Article 7, shall present a report on the results achieved to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. On expiry of the programme, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, shall send a report on the implementation and results of the programme to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1990. For the Council The President A. RUBERTI
Article 2 
The aims of the programme shall be as follows: - to help create a favourable environment within which Community undertakings will act as a driving force alongside those from other European countries, - to stimulate and increase the competitive supply capacity of European audiovisual products, with special regard for the role and requirements of small and medium-sized undertakings, the legitimate interests of all professionals who play a part in the original creation of such products and the position of countries in Europe with smaller audiovisual production capacities and/or with a limited geographical and linguistic area, - to step up intra-European exchanges of films and audiovisual programmes and to make maximum use of the various means of distribution which either exist or are still to be set up in Europe, with a view to securing a better return on investment, wider dissemination and greater public impact, - to increase European production and distribution companies' share of world markets, - to promote access to and use of the new communications technologies, particularly European ones, in the production and distribution of audiovisual material, - - to encourage an overall approach to the audiovisual industry which allows for the interdependence of its various sectors, - to ensure that action taken at European level complements that taken at national level, - to contribute, in particular by improving the economic and commercial management abilities of professionals in the audiovisual industry in the Community, and in conjunction with existing institutions in the Member States, to creating conditions which will enable undertakings in that sector to take full advantage of the single market dimension. Article 3 The measures described in Annex I shall be put into effect to attain the objectives set out in Article 2. The measures shall be implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7. Article 4 In implementing the programme, particular attention will be given to Community participation in Audiovisual Eureka projects which complement or extend the measures referred to in Article 3 and satisfy the criteria for Community involvement set out in Annex II. In implementing the programme, the Community may also contribute to promoting cooperation with professionals in the audiovisual industry in Central and Eastern European countries. The Community shall also contribute to the operating costs of the Audiovisual Eureka Secretariat and to the setting-up of the European Audiovisual Observatory. Article 5 The annual appropriations allocated to the measures provided for in the programme shall be adopted in the framework of the budgetary procedure. Article 6 As a rule, parties to contracts with the Commission for the implementation of the measures provided for in Article 3 must provide a substantial proportion of the funding, representing at least 50 % of their total cost. Article 7 1. The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. 2. For the purpose of carrying out that task, the Commission shall be assisted by an Advisory Committee consisting of representatives appointed by each Member State and chaired by a representative of the Commission. The members of the committee may seek assistance from experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of measures concerning: (a) the general guidelines governing the programme (prior examination of aims and priorities, of the details of Commission participation, the implementation and operation of the various measures, criteria for selecting contractors and for granting Community support; (b) the annual budget breakdown, within each type of measure, details of financial participation including the application of the provisions of Article 6 and the duration of each measure; (c) those matters relating to the general balance of the implementation of the programme (transition from the exploratory phase to the pilot phase, transition from pilot measures to their principal phase, participation in Audiovisual Eureka projects), contributions within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 4 and agreements provided for in Annex II; (d) the evaluation of the programme for the purpose of presentation of the reports provided for in Article 8. 4. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in paragraph 3 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. When a vote is taken within the committee, the votes of the representatives of the Member States 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 implementation of the measures which it has decided by one month. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit laid down in the previous subparagraph. 5. The Commission may, in addition, consult the committee on any other matter relating to the implementation of the programme. 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. 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. 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 8 After the programme has been in operation for two years, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee referred to in Article 7, shall present a report on the results achieved to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. On expiry of the programme, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, shall send a report on the implementation and results of the programme to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1990. For the Council The President A. RUBERTI
Article 3 
The measures described in Annex I shall be put into effect to attain the objectives set out in Article 2. The measures shall be implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7. Article 4 In implementing the programme, particular attention will be given to Community participation in Audiovisual Eureka projects which complement or extend the measures referred to in Article 3 and satisfy the criteria for Community involvement set out in Annex II. In implementing the programme, the Community may also contribute to promoting cooperation with professionals in the audiovisual industry in Central and Eastern European countries. The Community shall also contribute to the operating costs of the Audiovisual Eureka Secretariat and to the setting-up of the European Audiovisual Observatory. Article 5 The annual appropriations allocated to the measures provided for in the programme shall be adopted in the framework of the budgetary procedure. Article 6 As a rule, parties to contracts with the Commission for the implementation of the measures provided for in Article 3 must provide a substantial proportion of the funding, representing at least 50 % of their total cost. Article 7 1. The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. 2. For the purpose of carrying out that task, the Commission shall be assisted by an Advisory Committee consisting of representatives appointed by each Member State and chaired by a representative of the Commission. The members of the committee may seek assistance from experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of measures concerning: (a) the general guidelines governing the programme (prior examination of aims and priorities, of the details of Commission participation, the implementation and operation of the various measures, criteria for selecting contractors and for granting Community support; (b) the annual budget breakdown, within each type of measure, details of financial participation including the application of the provisions of Article 6 and the duration of each measure; (c) those matters relating to the general balance of the implementation of the programme (transition from the exploratory phase to the pilot phase, transition from pilot measures to their principal phase, participation in Audiovisual Eureka projects), contributions within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 4 and agreements provided for in Annex II; (d) the evaluation of the programme for the purpose of presentation of the reports provided for in Article 8. 4. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in paragraph 3 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. When a vote is taken within the committee, the votes of the representatives of the Member States 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 implementation of the measures which it has decided by one month. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit laid down in the previous subparagraph. 5. The Commission may, in addition, consult the committee on any other matter relating to the implementation of the programme. 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. 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. 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 8 After the programme has been in operation for two years, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee referred to in Article 7, shall present a report on the results achieved to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. On expiry of the programme, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, shall send a report on the implementation and results of the programme to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1990. For the Council The President A. RUBERTI
Article 4 
In implementing the programme, particular attention will be given to Community participation in Audiovisual Eureka projects which complement or extend the measures referred to in Article 3 and satisfy the criteria for Community involvement set out in Annex II. In implementing the programme, the Community may also contribute to promoting cooperation with professionals in the audiovisual industry in Central and Eastern European countries. The Community shall also contribute to the operating costs of the Audiovisual Eureka Secretariat and to the setting-up of the European Audiovisual Observatory. Article 5 The annual appropriations allocated to the measures provided for in the programme shall be adopted in the framework of the budgetary procedure. Article 6 As a rule, parties to contracts with the Commission for the implementation of the measures provided for in Article 3 must provide a substantial proportion of the funding, representing at least 50 % of their total cost. Article 7 1. The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. 2. For the purpose of carrying out that task, the Commission shall be assisted by an Advisory Committee consisting of representatives appointed by each Member State and chaired by a representative of the Commission. The members of the committee may seek assistance from experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of measures concerning: (a) the general guidelines governing the programme (prior examination of aims and priorities, of the details of Commission participation, the implementation and operation of the various measures, criteria for selecting contractors and for granting Community support; (b) the annual budget breakdown, within each type of measure, details of financial participation including the application of the provisions of Article 6 and the duration of each measure; (c) those matters relating to the general balance of the implementation of the programme (transition from the exploratory phase to the pilot phase, transition from pilot measures to their principal phase, participation in Audiovisual Eureka projects), contributions within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 4 and agreements provided for in Annex II; (d) the evaluation of the programme for the purpose of presentation of the reports provided for in Article 8. 4. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in paragraph 3 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. When a vote is taken within the committee, the votes of the representatives of the Member States 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 implementation of the measures which it has decided by one month. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit laid down in the previous subparagraph. 5. The Commission may, in addition, consult the committee on any other matter relating to the implementation of the programme. 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. 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. 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 8 After the programme has been in operation for two years, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee referred to in Article 7, shall present a report on the results achieved to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. On expiry of the programme, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, shall send a report on the implementation and results of the programme to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1990. For the Council The President A. RUBERTI
Article 5 
The annual appropriations allocated to the measures provided for in the programme shall be adopted in the framework of the budgetary procedure. Article 6 As a rule, parties to contracts with the Commission for the implementation of the measures provided for in Article 3 must provide a substantial proportion of the funding, representing at least 50 % of their total cost. Article 7 1. The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. 2. For the purpose of carrying out that task, the Commission shall be assisted by an Advisory Committee consisting of representatives appointed by each Member State and chaired by a representative of the Commission. The members of the committee may seek assistance from experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of measures concerning: (a) the general guidelines governing the programme (prior examination of aims and priorities, of the details of Commission participation, the implementation and operation of the various measures, criteria for selecting contractors and for granting Community support; (b) the annual budget breakdown, within each type of measure, details of financial participation including the application of the provisions of Article 6 and the duration of each measure; (c) those matters relating to the general balance of the implementation of the programme (transition from the exploratory phase to the pilot phase, transition from pilot measures to their principal phase, participation in Audiovisual Eureka projects), contributions within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 4 and agreements provided for in Annex II; (d) the evaluation of the programme for the purpose of presentation of the reports provided for in Article 8. 4. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in paragraph 3 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. When a vote is taken within the committee, the votes of the representatives of the Member States 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 implementation of the measures which it has decided by one month. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit laid down in the previous subparagraph. 5. The Commission may, in addition, consult the committee on any other matter relating to the implementation of the programme. 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. 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. 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 8 After the programme has been in operation for two years, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee referred to in Article 7, shall present a report on the results achieved to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. On expiry of the programme, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, shall send a report on the implementation and results of the programme to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1990. For the Council The President A. RUBERTI
Article 6 
As a rule, parties to contracts with the Commission for the implementation of the measures provided for in Article 3 must provide a substantial proportion of the funding, representing at least 50 % of their total cost. Article 7 1. The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. 2. For the purpose of carrying out that task, the Commission shall be assisted by an Advisory Committee consisting of representatives appointed by each Member State and chaired by a representative of the Commission. The members of the committee may seek assistance from experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of measures concerning: (a) the general guidelines governing the programme (prior examination of aims and priorities, of the details of Commission participation, the implementation and operation of the various measures, criteria for selecting contractors and for granting Community support; (b) the annual budget breakdown, within each type of measure, details of financial participation including the application of the provisions of Article 6 and the duration of each measure; (c) those matters relating to the general balance of the implementation of the programme (transition from the exploratory phase to the pilot phase, transition from pilot measures to their principal phase, participation in Audiovisual Eureka projects), contributions within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 4 and agreements provided for in Annex II; (d) the evaluation of the programme for the purpose of presentation of the reports provided for in Article 8. 4. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in paragraph 3 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. When a vote is taken within the committee, the votes of the representatives of the Member States 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 implementation of the measures which it has decided by one month. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit laid down in the previous subparagraph. 5. The Commission may, in addition, consult the committee on any other matter relating to the implementation of the programme. 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. 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. 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 8 After the programme has been in operation for two years, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee referred to in Article 7, shall present a report on the results achieved to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. On expiry of the programme, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, shall send a report on the implementation and results of the programme to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1990. For the Council The President A. RUBERTI
Article 7 
1. The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme. 2. For the purpose of carrying out that task, the Commission shall be assisted by an Advisory Committee consisting of representatives appointed by each Member State and chaired by a representative of the Commission. The members of the committee may seek assistance from experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of measures concerning: (a) the general guidelines governing the programme (prior examination of aims and priorities, of the details of Commission participation, the implementation and operation of the various measures, criteria for selecting contractors and for granting Community support; (b) the annual budget breakdown, within each type of measure, details of financial participation including the application of the provisions of Article 6 and the duration of each measure; (c) those matters relating to the general balance of the implementation of the programme (transition from the exploratory phase to the pilot phase, transition from pilot measures to their principal phase, participation in Audiovisual Eureka projects), contributions within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 4 and agreements provided for in Annex II; (d) the evaluation of the programme for the purpose of presentation of the reports provided for in Article 8. 4. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in paragraph 3 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. When a vote is taken within the committee, the votes of the representatives of the Member States 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 implementation of the measures which it has decided by one month. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit laid down in the previous subparagraph. 5. The Commission may, in addition, consult the committee on any other matter relating to the implementation of the programme. 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. 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. 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 8 After the programme has been in operation for two years, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee referred to in Article 7, shall present a report on the results achieved to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. On expiry of the programme, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, shall send a report on the implementation and results of the programme to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1990. For the Council The President A. RUBERTI
Article 8 
After the programme has been in operation for two years, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee referred to in Article 7, shall present a report on the results achieved to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. On expiry of the programme, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, shall send a report on the implementation and results of the programme to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1990. For the Council The President A. RUBERTI