COUNCIL DECISION of 15 March 1993 adapting Decision 90/221/Euratom,  EEC concerning the Framework Programme of Community activities in the field of research and  technological development (1990 to 1994)
(93/167/Euratom, 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  130q (1) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular  Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission  (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament  (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee  (3),
Whereas Article 1 (3) or Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC  (4) states that the total amount deemed  necessary for Community participation in the third Framework Programme shall be ECU 5  700 million,  of which ECU 2  500 million are deemed to be necessary during 1990, 1991 and 1992 and ECU 3  200  million during 1993 and 1994;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 130i (3) of the EEC Treaty, the Framework Programme may be  supplemented, as the situation changes;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC, the Commission has examined and  assessed progress in carrying out the third Framework Programme and has also made an evaluation of  all the specific programmes implemented pursuant to Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC  (5), the findings  of which it has communicated to the Community, together with its comments;
Whereas, in the light of the above assessment, the scientific and technical objectives, the  priorities, the activities and the selection criteria of the third Framework Programme remain valid  for the period 1993 to 1994;
Whereas Community research and technological development (RTD) actions should continue to be  selected on the basis of their scientific and technical quality and of their contribution to the  definition or implementation of Community policies, in particular the implementation of the Single  Market, the improvement of the international competitiveness of European industry and the  reinforcement of economic and social cohesion;
Whereas it is necessary to ensure continuity of Community research and technological development  activities; whereas an analysis of the needs of the activities covered by the third Framework  Programme, as implemented by its specific programmes, has shown that supplementary financing of the  said programme is necessary to ensure such continuity; whereas this examination has enabled the  identification of the supplementary resources needed and of their breakdown between the various  activities set out in Annex I to Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC;
Whereas provision should also be made for ensuring the continuity of the centralized action to  dissiminate and exploit the results of research;
Whereas the Commission commits itself to providing the Community institutions with all detailed  information concerning the use of the supplementary funds;
Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest) has been consulted;
Whereas the Scientific and Technical Committee referred to in Article 7 of the EAEC Treaty has been  consulted by the Commission and has delivered its opinion,
Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC is hereby amended as follows:
-  in Article 1 (3) the figure '5  700` shall be replaced by '6  600` and the figure '3  200` by '4   100`,
-  in the second subparagraph of Article 4, the figure '57` shall be replaced by '66`,
-  Annex I shall be replaced by that appearing in the Annex to this Decision.