COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES GENERAL SECRETARIAT
PRESS
RELEASE
LL556/84 (Presse 228)
981st meetlng of the Councll
- Research
-Brussels, 19 December 1984
Presldent: Mr John BRUTON
Mlnister for Industry, Trade,
Commerce and lourlsm of lreland
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The Governments of the Member States and the Commission of the
European Communlties were nepresented as follows:
Minister for Sclence Poticy Minister for Education
9grselv:
MT H-H. HAUNSCHILD
State SecretarY,
Greece: 9eIslg[:
Mr Phillippe MAYSTADT
Netherlands:
Mr W.F. van EEKELEN
State Secretary
Denmark:
Mr Bertel HAARDER
Mr Georgios LIANIS
Minister for Research and
Commerce and Tourism
Mr Edward COLLINS
Minister of State at the Department
of Energy and at the Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and
Tourism
!lr!e9-[]!sge!:
Mr Geoffrey PATTIE
Minister of State for Industry
Federal Mlnlstry of Research Technology and Technology
France: Ireland:
Mr Hubert CURIEN Mr John BRUTON
Minister for Research and Mlnister for Industry, Trade, Technology
Ilelv:
Mr Luigi GRANELLI
Luxembourg:
Mr Joseph hIEYLAND
Minister for the Co-ordination Ambassador and
of Scientific and Technological Permanent Representative Research
Mlnistry of Foreign Affairs and Information Technology
Commission:
Vicomte Etienne DAVIGNON Vice-President
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DECISION ON THE COMMUNITYIS MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
It should be noted that at the beglnning of 1984 the Council declded to adopt
the JRCrs 1984-1-987 multiannual programme for an amount of
700 million ECU
the 1984-1987 ESPRIT programme for an amount of 75O million ECU
in the context of the implementation of the l-984-1-987 framework
programme of communlty scientific and technical activities.
rn the same context, subject to the opinions of the European Parriament which were still awalted in the case of certain
programmes, the councll approved at thls meeting the amounts considered necessary to be entered 1n programme decislons in the following areas:
Total duration Amount considered
necessary
Fusion
Radiation protection and
radioactive waste
Blotechnology
Stimulation
BRITE
Non-nuclear energy
5 years
5 years
5 years
4 years
4 years
4 years
690 I4ECU
]-2O MECU
55 MECU
60 MECU
]-25 MECU
175 MECU
Total : i. 225 MECU
It was agreed that the JCR was to lmplement the reactor safety programme.
The Council also agreed that, for fatling within the framework programme,
Lhe Council before the end of JuIy i_g86
* thelr operation
their scientific value
their Community interest.
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all these research programmes the Commission would submit to an appraisal coverlng:
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If necessary, the Commission w111 also submit proposals to the
Council on the continuation or development of these programmes'
The Council undertook to re-examine and, if necessary, to revise
the programmes, having regard to its prevlous undertaking regarding
the gradual lncrease of expenditure on Community R & D activities.
1-985 V^/ORK PROGRAMME FOR ESPRIT
The Councll approved the Decision adopting the L985 work programme
for ESpRIT, as proposed by the Commission. Like the 1984 programme, this programme covers the following five areas: advanced micro-electronics, software technology, advanced lnformation processing,
offtce systems and computer-integrated manufacture.
The Council agreed to deal European Synchrotron Radiation
on its agenda.
at its next research meeting with the
Facltlty (nSnf), which ltem was still
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MISCELLANEOUS DECISIONS
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The Council adopted ln the official languages of the Communitles the Decision adopting the annual report on the economic sltuation in the Community.
Ire9e-sseE!1ele
The Council adopted in the official languages of the Communities the Regulation amendlng Regulatlon (euC) No zgT5/78 (further extension to 31 December 1985 of the period of suspension of applicatlon of the price condltion to which lmports lnto the Community of certaln types of citrus frult orlginating 1n Spaln are subject).
The council also adopted in the offlciar ranguages of the
Communities the Regutation on export amangements for certaln types
of non-ferrous metal waste and scrap.
MaIta
The Council adopted ln the offlcial languages of the Communlties the Regulation on the autonomous extension of the arrangements
applicable to trade with Ma1ta until 30 June 19g5.
9yprge
The Council adopted in the official languages of the Communities
the Regulation on the autonomous extension of the arrangements
applicable to trade with Cyprus unttl gO June j_985.
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Following the general agreement on 10 May 1984 which was
confirmed at subsequent Transport Councll meetiDBS, the Council proceeded with the formal adoption of a package of measures in the
transport sector, viz. z
- the Directive on the weights, dimensions and certain other technlcal characteristics of certain road vehicles
the Regulation amendlng Regulation (EEC) No 3164/76 on the
Community quota for the carriage of goods by road between Member
States
the Regulation on a specific measure in the fleld of transport infras truc ture
the Recommendation on strengthening the co-operation of the
national rallway companies of the Member States in international passenger and goods transPort
the Directive on the use of vehlcles hired wlthout drivers for the carriage of goods by road
the Regulation amendlng Regulation No 1l- concerning the abolition of discrimination in transport rates and conditions, in
implementatlon of Article 79(3) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community.
The Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting withln the Councl] also adopted the Resolution on road
safety in the official languages of the Communities.
All of these Decisions have already been the subject of
earlier press releases (wos 6993/84 (Presse 82) of 10 May LgB4,
1,0362/84 (Presse L82) of B November 1984 and LL264/84 (Presse 2I5) of Lt / 1,2 December 1984 ) .
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It should be noted, however, that the Dlrectlve on welghts and dimensions provldes that Member States may not reject or prohlblt the use within thelr terrltories ln lnternational traffic of vehicles reglstered or put lnto clrculatlon ln any Member State for reasons
relating to their welghts and dlmenslons, provlded that such vehlcles
comply with certain 11m1t values in terms of welght, dlmenslons, noise and emlssions.
Values for the drlvlng axles or for the tandem or trl-axles of
tractor vehicles wilI, however, continue to be flxed by the Member
State fn irrfrtctr the vehicle ls 1n clrculatlon, pendlng the flxlng of
limit values by the Councl1. Moreover, the appllcatlon of certain
provislons in rreland and the untted Klngdom ls postponed, ln the
context of arrangements to be adopted by the Councll by the end of
February 1987 at the latest.
Among the llmlt varues flxed by the Dlrectlve are, ln particurar:
Uelrsss_lets!! - motor vehicle
- trailer
- articulated vehicle
- road traln
Maximum wldth (any vehlcle)
Uellgge_lefe!! (any vehlcte)
Maximum authorlzed welght for comblned vehicles wlth 5 or 6 axles
Maximum authorlzed weight for a 3-axle motor vehlcle with 2 or 3-ax1e
semi-trailer transportlng a 40-foot ISO
container in a comblned transport
operation
Maxlmum authorized welght per singte non-driving axle
12, OO
12,0O
15,50 1B, OO
2, 50
4, OO m m m m m m 40t 44t
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The Direêtive on the hirlng of road vehicles is aimed at
authorizing the use of vehlcles hired without drivers for the carriage
of goods by road for both own and otherst account, whether in traffic
between Member States or national trafflc. Transport pursuant to a Community liberallzatlon measure or under cover of an authorized Community or bilateral quota wi11, therefore, be possible using vehicles hired wlthout drlvers.
