COMMISSION DECISION of 7 September 1995 amending Decision 84/128/EEC on establishing an Industrial  Research and Development Advisory Committee (IRDAC) (95/368/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF  THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas by its Decision 84/128/EEC  (1) the Commission has set up an Industrial Research and  Development Advisory Committee (IRDAC); whereas this Decision has been amended by Decision 86/9/EEC  of 7 January 1986  (2) and, in the latest instance, by Commission Decision 88/46/EEC  (3);
Whereas Article 130f (1) of the Treaty on European Union states that the Community shall have the  objective of strengthening the scientific and technological bases of Community industy and  encouraging it to become more competitive at international level, while promoting all the research  activities deemed necessary by virtue of other Chapters of this Treaty;
Whereas it is appropriate to adjust the consultative system of the Industrial Research and  Development Committee to the new guidelines and policy requirements in the field of science and  technology;
Whereas action has been taken at European level to set up, alongside the Federation of European  Industrial Cooperative Research Organizations (FEICRO), another association grouping together the  various research centres: European Association of Contract Research Organizations (EACRO);
Whereas small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make an important contribution to industrial  competitiveness and innovation in Europe and that they have a representative organization, the  European Union of Crafts and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UAEPME);
Whereas the number of seats on the Industrial Research and Development Advisory Committee should be  changed in order to take into account the evolution of research and technological development  policy within the European Union,
Article 3 (1) of Decision 84/128/EEC shall be replaced by the  following:
'1.  The Committee shall be composed of 19 members with substantial experience in strategy,  research and development work in industrial undertakings, research institutes or other  organizations involved in work related to industrial RTD strategy, research and development who  shall be appointed by the Commission in a personal capacity.`
Article 3 (2) of Decision 84/128/EEC shall be replaced by the following:
'2.  In order to facilitate the exchange of information, as well as adequately to take into account  the interest of the European organization competent in the field of industrial research and  development, namely:
-  the Union of Industries of the European Community (UNICE),
-  the European Centre for Public Enterprise (ECPE),
-  the European Association of Contract Research Organizations (EACRO); the Federation of European  Industrial Cooperative Research Organizations (FEICRO),
-  the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC),
-  the European Union of Crafts and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (UAEPME).
The Committee shall include in addition five members appointed by the Commission after consultation  with these organizations.`
This Decision shall apply with effect from the day of its publication in the Official  Journal of the European Communities.