1305th Meeting of the Council (Research). Council Press Release 5384/89 (Presse 40), Brussels, 14 March 1989

COUNCIL OF

THE

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES GENERAL SECRETARIAT

PRESS

RELEASE

5384189 (Presse 40)

1305th meeting

of

the

Council

-

Research

-Brusaels, 14 March 1989

President: Mr

Javier

SOLANA MADARIAGA

Minlster

for

Education and

Sclence

of

the

Kingdom

of

Spain

r4,III.89

The Governments

of

the

Member States and

the

Coilnission

of

the

European Communities _{were represented as follows:}

Be Igium:

Mr

H.

SCHILTZ

Mintster

for

the

Budget

and

for

Science Policy

Denmark:

Mr

Bertel

HAARDER

Minister

for

Education and Science

Germany:

Mr Heinz

RIESENHUBER

Federal

Mlnister

for

Research and lechnology

Greece:

Mr G.

PAPATHEODOROU

Secretary-General,

.

Ministry

of

Industry,

Energy and Technology

Sparn:

Mr

Javier

SOLANA

MADARIAGA Minister

for

_{Education and science}

Mr Juan Manuel ROJO ALAMINOS State Secretary

for

the

Universities

_{and Research}

France:

Mr Hubert CURIEN

Ireland:

Mr Sean McCARTHY

Minister

for

Research and Technology

l'linister

of

State

at

the

Department

of

Industry

and Commerce,

with responsibllity

for

Science and lechnology

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I

taly

:

Mr

Pietro

CALAMIA

Ambassador, permanent Representatlve

Luxembourg:

Mr Fernand

BODEN

_Mlnister

_for

_Education

Netherlands:

Mr P.C.

NIEMAN

Ambassador,

Permsneüt Representative Portugal:

Mr

Luis

VALENTE DE

OLMIRA

}linlster for

_{Planning and}

_Territorial

Administration

Mr José SUCENA

PAM

_{State Sècretary}

_for

_{Science and Technotogy}

United KinSdom:

Mr

lony

NEUTON

Hinlstêf

for

Trade and Industry

o

üo

Commission:

Mr

Filippo

Maria

PANDOLFI

Vice-president

5384/89 (Presse 40)

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FRAMEI.'ORK PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPI.IENT ACÎIVIlIES

Following

the introductory

remarks made by

the

President

of

the

Councll and by Mr PANDOLFI, Vlce-President

of

the

Commlsalon,

the

Councll

hcld

a

pollcy

debate on

the

development

of

Community research and

the

posslbltlty of

revlslng

the

R &

TD framework programme.

This

highly

constructive

debate enabled

the

delegations

to

deecrlbe

thelr

basic

approach

to this

matter and

to

indicate certain

priorities.

trlinding up

the

exchange

of

views, the

President asked

the

Conunission

to

take

account

of

the

remarks made by

the

delegatlons

in

the

dlscusslon when

finatizing

its

document on

the

state

of

science and technology

in

Europe.

the

Council

will

continue dlscussing

thle

matter

at its

next

rnetlng

in

June on

the

basis

of this

document and

of

a

critlcal

report

whlch

the

Commlssion had

asked

five

eminent

scientists

to

produc"

(').

( 1

)

Mr

Pierre

AIGRAIN,

Scientific

Advisor to

Sir

Geoffrey ALLEN

of

Unilever Research, Mr Eduardo Romano DE ARANTES-E-OLIVEIRA,

Mr Umberto coLoMBo, chairman

of

the

ENEA

the

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

the Chairman of

President

of

the and Mr Hubert S.

the

ÎHOMSON Group,

c.E.s.E.,

MARKL, Chairman of

14.IIL89

JOULE PROGRAMME

-

NON-NUCLEAR ENERGIES AND RATIONAL USE OF ENERGY 1989-1992)

The Council adopted

a Bpeclflc

research and technologlcal development programme

in

the

field of

energy

-

non-nuclear energies and

rational

use

of

energy (1989-19921

_-

JOULE.

This

programme

wiII

_run

_for

_a

_period

_of

_three

_{years and three months from}

1 January

1989.

The funds estimated necessary

to

implement

the

programme amount

to

ECU 122

niLlion,

_including

_{expenditure on}

_a

_{staff of}

_34.

The programme

is

_designed

_to

_study

_all

_sources

_of

_non-nuclear

_energy.

_It

_is

divided

up

into

four

subsidiary programmes:

-

Models

for

the

study

of

energy assessments and

their

relation

to

the environment

-

Rational use

of

energy: energy conservation

in

end-use

sectors,

transformation

and storage

of

energy

-

Energy from

fossil

sources: hydrocarbons and

solid

fuels

-

Renewable energies:

solar,

wind,

hydraulic,

biomass and geothermal.

5384/89 (Presse 40)

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The Commission

will

be responsible

for

implementing

the prograrme.

It wlll

be

assisted by an advlsory commlttee comprlslng reprêsentatlves

of

thê

Member

States.

During

the

second year

of

lmplementation,

the

Commiselon

will

reviery the programne

in

_order

_to

_{propose any amendments}

_to

_or

_{extension thereof.}

Programme

projects are

open

to

organizations

or

firms

from

third

countries with

which Framework Agreements

for scientific

and technological co-operatlon have

been concluded.

Details

of this

programne were given when

the

common

posltion

was adopted on

15 December 1988 (see Press Release 10221 _/BB

of

15.XtI.BB).

14.IIL8e

INDUSTRIAL MANUFACÎURING TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVANCED MAÎEBIALS APPLICATIONS

-BRITE/EURAM PROGRAMME ( _1989-1992)

The Council adopted

a specific

research and technological development progralnme

in

industrial

manufacturing technologies and advanced

materials

applications

(BRIlE/EURAM).

This

pre-competitive research programme

will

_{hinge on}

_the

_following

_five

_areas:

-

Advanced

materials

technologies

-

Design methodology and

quality

assurance

for

products and processes

-

Application

of

manufacturing technologies

-

Technologies

for

manufacturing processes

-

Specific

activities

relating

to

aeronautics.

It

involves

the

development

of

new, improved

materials

and

material

processing to augment possible

applications,

except those

directly

relatect

to it

covered by the

ESPRIT programme,

_in

_particular

_the

_following:

-

Metallic

materials

and

metallic

matrix

composites

-

Materials

for

magnetie,

_{optical, electrlcal}

_{and superconducting applications.}

5384/89 (presse 40)

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-

Polymers and organlc

matrix

composites

-

Materials

for

apeciallzed appllcatlona.

The programme

will last for

a

period

of

four

years cormencing 1 January 1989 with

funding

of

499,5 MECU

-

lncluding

expendlture on

staff

whlch

wlll

be

restricted

to

4,5t

of

the

Cornmunity

contribution. that

sum represents an lncrease of 60 MECU over

the

lnltlal

proposal.

464,5 MECU

of

the

total

amount

wiII

be used

for

financing the

first

four

areas of

research which

lnitially

had been

aIl

that

had been proposed under BRITE/EURAM. 35 MECU

will

be used

for

funding research

into

aeronautics, which has been added

to

the other

four

areas

of

research

lnitially

stipulated

as

a

fifth

Bection,

to

Iast

for

no more than two years.

The Commission

will

be responsible

for

lmplementing

the

prograrme;

It will

be

assisted by

a

Committee comprising representatives

of

the

Member States which

wiII

have an advisory

role

for

the

first

four

areas

of

research.

For aeronautics

research,

the

Commission may take

the

measures proposed once

it

has

a

favourable

opinion from

the

Committee;

failing that, it will

have

to

submit a proposal to

the

CounclI.

During

the

third

year

of

implementation,

the

Commlssion

wlll

review

the

prograrme

in

order

to

propose any amendments

to

or

extension

thereof;

for

aeronautics, the

review

wilI

be conducted

in

the

second yêar.

Programme

projects

are

open

to

organizations

or

firms

in third

countries with which Framework Agreements

for scientiflc

and

technical

co-operation have been conc Iuded .

The main

points

of

the

programme were described rdhen

_the

common

position

was adopted on 15 December 1988 (see Press Release 10221/88

of

15.XII.88).

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ACCESS 10 LARGE-SCALE FACILITIES

The Council adopted

the

experimental Cormunity

plan

to

support and

facilitate

access

to

large-sca1e

_{scientific facillties of}

European

interest

(1989-19921.

Under

this

plan,

which has been

allocated a

4-year 30 MECU budget (and

a staff

of 3),

the

Comnunity

will

provide

financlal

support

to facilitate

access to

large-scale

scientific facilitles

sltuated

in

the

European Community and thereby promote

_{their exploitation. It}

aims,

inter alia, to

help

improve competitiveness

in

the

field of

research and

at

the

same time

to

strengthen economic and social

cohesion.

The Commission

will

be responsible

for

implementing

the

plan,

hrith

the

assistance

of

an Advisory Committee composed

of

representatives

of

the

Member States.

The Commission and

the

recipient

organization

or institution will

decide on

funding

to

cover

the costs lncurred

in

improving

installations, or in their

use

by

foreign

researchers.

The

criteria for

obtalning Community support are:

-

Quality

of

the

facility

-

Interest

shown by

potential

users

-

Cost/benefit

ratio of

Community support

-

Value

to

the

Community.

The

obiectives

and procedural arrangements

of

the

plan were

set

out

rdhen the common

position

was adopted on 17 November 1988 (Press Release 9343188

of

17.XL88).

5384/89 (Pregse 40)

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EN

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DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR INSÎALLAÎIONS

The Council adopted

a

research and technologlcal development prograilne

for

the European Atomic Energy Cormunity

ln

the

fleld of

thê

decoünlsslonlng

of

nuclear

installations

( _{1989-1993 )} .

The aim

of thls

Euratom proSramre, which has funding

of

ECU 31,5

nlllion,,

including

expenditure

for

a

staff of five, ls

the

Jolnt

development

of

a

system

of

management

of

nuclear

installations

finally

shut dom and

of

the

radloactive

h,astes produced

in their

dismantling whlch,

at lts

various

states,

wlll

provide

mankind and

the

environment

wlth

the

best

protection

posslble. lte

prograrme

will

involve

demonstratlon

of

relevant

technologles.

The programme covers

the following

areas

(with indicatlve allocatlon

of

funds):

(ln

millions

of

ecus)

A.

Research and development

projects

concerning the

following

subjects: 8,4

No 1: Long-term

integrity

of

buildings

and systems

Decontamination

for

decormissioning purposes

No 2:

14.ItI.89

No

3:

Dismantling techniques

No

4:

lreatment

of

specific

waste materials:

steel,

concrete and graphite

No

5:

Qualification

and adaptation

of

remote-controlled

semi-autonomous manipulator systems

No

6:

Estimation

of

the

guantities

of

radioactive

ri,astes

_arislng

_from

_the

_{deeommissioning of}

nuclear

installations

in

the Community

B. Identification

of

guiding

_{principles relating}

to:

-

the

design and operation

of

nuclear

installations

with

a

view

to

simplifying

thelr

subsequent

decommissioning;

-

the

decommissloning operations

h,ith

a view

to

making occupational

radiation

exposures as low as reasonably

achievable;

-

the technical

elements

of

a

Community

policy

in

this

fieId.

1,1

5384/89 (Presse 40)

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II

I i89

C.

Testlng

of

new technlques

ln

practlce:

- Pilot

ProJectg

-

Alternative

tests

- Staff

secondment

TOTAL

(of

which ECU 3

million

relate

to

staff

and

adminlstrative

costs)

16,6 4,3

1.1

22

31.5

14.III.89

ED DESTGN

-

EUROTRA

The

council

adopted

a

common

position

_on

_{a specific}

_programme

_for

_the

_completion

of

a machine

translation

system

of

advanced design (EURoIRA), _whlch

_will

_be forwarded

to

the

European parliament _under

_the

_{co-operatlon procedure.}

To complete

this

system,

the

1982

decision,

which was amended

in

19g6,

will

be extended

_until

_{30 June 1990 and funding}

_raised

_{from ECU Z}

_to

_12,5

_mlllion.

The

third

phase

_{of this}

prograrnme _{which was launched}

_in

_l9g2

_{is to}

_culminate

_in

an

operational

system prototype

_{for aII}

_the

_official

_languages

_of

_the

_Communities

- for

a limited

subiect

field

and

for

a limited

number

of text

_types

-

which would be

the basis

for

subsequent development _{on an}

_industrial

_scale.

5384/89 (Presse 40)

_elI/SMS/jw

_EN

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III.89

STATISTICAL EXPERT SYSTEMS

-

DOSES PROcRAttME

the

Council adopted

a

common

posltlon

on

a speclfle

multlannual programme

for

the

research and development

of statistical

expert eystems (DOSES).

This

prograrme

_will

cover a

perlod

of

four

years and

will

have funding of

ECU

4

million,

including

expenditure

for

a

staff of

one.

The

actions

address

the

exploltation

of

advanced information technologles

in

the

field of statistics: in partlcular,

the applicatlon

of

expert

systems technology

to

the

whole chain

of statistical

data processing.

The

actions are oriented

to

meet Member States

I

needs

for

the

development of

knowledge and

expert

systems

rules,

which can

constitute

the

base

for

the

development

of

expert

systems

vrith a

Corurunity dlmension

in

the

various domains

of

the

statistics

fieId.

The programme

consists

of

th,o

parts: Part

I

comprises

the

organization of

co-ordinated

proiects

which deal

with

the co-ordlnation

at

Community

level

of

activities

which are

of

general

_interest

_to

_the

Member States and

satisfy

specific

criteria.

Part

II

comprises research and development

projects

-

rÿith

shared funding -regarded as

meriting

priority in

the

field of officlal statistics. tt

is

subdivided

into

four

parts:

-

Vertical

study:

Preparation

of

a

complete .yst"m

for

automated lnformation

processing, from

collection

to

dlsseminatlon,

ln

a speclfic

field

(as a

prototype

_for

_other

_fields

_and

_a

_{reference framework}

_for

_{the other}

_themes);

-

Documentation

of

data and

statistlcal

methods;

-

Access

to statistical

informatlon;

-

Forecasting.

14.III.8e

FOOD-LINKED AGRO.INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

-

FLAIR PROGRAMME

The Council adopted

a

common

position

on

a

research and technological development programme

in

the

field of

food sciences and technology (1989-1993)(FLAIR)

_with

a

vieh,

to

forwardin8

it to

the

European Parliament under

the

co-operation

procedure.

This

programme

will

cover a

period

of

four

years from 1

JuIy 1989.

Funding

wiII

be ECU 25

mitlion,

including

expenditure

for

a

staff of

five.

The

obiectives

of

the

programme

are

to

contribute

to

Europers competitiveness

in

the

food

industry,

to

the

improvement

of

food

safety

and

quality

for

the

consumer and

to

the

strengthening

of

food sclence and technology 1n

Europe.

The programme

will

contribute

in

the

medium and longer terms

to

enhanclng Europers competitiveness

in

the

economic

activities

which

will

be based on these

developments and

to

strengthening economic and

social

cohesion

in

the

Community.

The programme

is

targeted

at

complementing

existing

inltiatives in

Member States

through

the

development

of

further

collaborative

Iinkages between

different

research groups and

industries.

and

shall

concentrate on

the

interface

between food processing, food

distribution

and

the

consumer. The consumer demands

for

more

natural

and

healthy

foods,

with

greater

diversity,

shall

be met by the combined

efforts of

researchers and

the

food industry.

5384/89 (Presse 40) elI/SMS/Jw EN

-14.III.89

this

should

contrlbute also

to

a

better control

of

processes

(including

chemical treatment and

additives)

and

a

reductlon

of

harmful resldues

while

safeguarding food

safety

and

quality.

The

projects

_of

_the

progranme

will

cover

three

seetors:

-

Assessment and enhancement

of

food

quality

and

divereity

Food hygiene,

safety

and

toxlcologlcal

aspects

Nutrition

and wholesomeness aspects.

14.III.89

MARINE SCIENCE AND ÎECHNOLOGY

-

MASî PROGRAMME

The Council adopted

a

common

position

on

a specific

_{research and technotogical} development programme

in

the

fieid of

marine science and technology (MAST)

_with

a

view

to

forwarding

it to

the

European Parliament under

the

co-operation

procedure.

This

programme

will

cover a

period

of

three

years

wlth

funding

of

ECU 50

million,

including

expendlture

for

a

staff of 13.

Of

thls

funding:

-

30

to

35%

wiII

be

set

aside

for

basic and applied marine science

-

15

to

20%

will

be

set

aside

for

coastal

zone sclence and engineering

-

30

to

35%

for

marine technology

-

10

to

15%

for

supporting

initiatives.

The

objectives

of

the

MAST programme _{are as follows:}

- to

contrlbute

to

better

knowledge

of

the

marlne envlronment

ln

order

to

improve

its

management and

protection

and

to

predict

change;

- to

encourage

the

development

of

new technologies

for

the

exploration,

protection

and

exploitation

of

marine resourees;

- to

improve

co-ordination

and co-operation and

the

exchange

of

information amongst

national

marine R&D programmes

in

the

Member

States,

and

to

help increase

the

effectiveness

of

these programmes through

better

use

of

research

Iacrlities;

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- to

strengthen

industrlal

cornpetitiveneas

ln

thê rclevant

sectora;

- to

contribute

to

the

economic and

soclal

coheslon

of

the

Community by encouraglng

the

lnvolvement

of

sclentlsts

from

aIl

Member

Statcs,

thereby

stimulating

technoloty

tranafer

and

the

Jôlnt

and morc

efflclent

use of

facilitles

and slmultaneously strengthenlng

the

sclentiflc

and technological base

of

the

Conununlty,

whilst

being conslstent

wlth

the

pursuit

of scientific

and

technical

excellence;

- to

provide

the

technical.basis

for,

and encourage

the

development

of,

cotnmon

norms, standards and design

guidelines,

in

vlew

of

the

completlon

of

the

internal

market

in

1992;

- to facilitate

tralnlng

and exchange

of

pcrsonnel;

- to

assist

as

far

as posslble Conmunlty

partlcipation

ln

international

ocean programmes.

89 (Presse 4O) _elt/SMS/jw

14.III.8e

STRATEGIC ANALYSIS. FORECASTING AND EVALUATION IN MATÎERS OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

-

MONITOR PROGRAMME

The Council adopted

a

common

position

on

a

Community programme

_in

_the

_field

_of

strategic analysis,

forecasting

and evaluation

in

matters

of

research and technology (MONIIOR),

_with

_a

_view

_to

_forwardlng

_{it to}

_the

_{European Parliament} under

the

co-operation procedure.

This

programme

will

cover a

period

of

four

years

h,ith a

funding of

ECU 22

million,

including

expenditure

for

a

staff of

25.

The purpose

of

the

programme

j.s

to

be instrumental

ln

identifying

neh, directions

and

priorities for

Community research and technological development

policy

and to

help

show more

clearly

the relationships

between R&D and

the other

common

policies.

The programme

_involves

_factual

_and

_strategic

_analysis

_and

_forecasting

_relating

_to

the

scientiflc

and technological environment and

its

interaction with

economic

and

social

developments.

The programme comprises

three

activities.

The

internal indicative alloeation

of

the

funds estimated as necessary

for

each

of

these

activities is

as follows:

5384/89 (Presse 40)

eII/SMS/jw

EN

-19-I4.ITI.E9

-

Strateglc

and lmpact

analysls

(SAST)

-

FAST forecastlng

-

Research and

studies

to

improve methodologles and effectivenees

of

evaluatlon of

R&D

actlvitis

(SPEAR)

- Still to

be allocated

- Staff

costs

-

Administratlve costs

ÎOTAL

(nlllion

ecu)

1r8 o,?

9,6

2,3

22,O 3,1

4,5

5384/89 (Presse 4O) _{e11/SllS/jw Elr}

-20-14.III.89

DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH -VALUE PROGRAMME

The

council

adopted

a

common

posrtion

on

a specific

programme

for

the

dissemination and

utilization of scientific

_{and technologlcal research}

_results

(1989-1992) (VALUE programme)

_with

_a

_view

_to

_forwarding

_{it to}

_the

_European Parliament under

the

co-operation procedure.

This

programme

will

_{be adopted}

_for

_an

_initial

_period

of

ECU 38

miIlion,

including

expenditure

_for

_a

_staff

comprise thro sub-programmes concerning:

Sub-programme

I:

Dissemination and

utilization of

the

results

of

Community RTD

activities

1.1.

correction

and dissemination

of

information coneerning

existing or

planned Community RTD progratnmes

1.2.

Identification,

characterization

and screening

of

results

of

Community RTD

activities

'I

.3.

_{Actions on}

_legal

_protection

_of

results

(patents,

etc. )

1.4.

Dissemination

of

results

1.5.

Promotion

of

the

exploitation

of

results

Sub-totaI of of

four

years

with

funding

20.

The programme

wiII

6,O

2,O 2,O 8,0

10, 0

28,0

-

the

dissemination and

utllization of

the

results

of

Community R&TD

activities

-

computer communication networks.

Below

is

an

indicative

breakdown

of

appropriations beth,een

the various

lines

of act ion :

million

ecu

sMs

5384/89 (Presse 40)

_eIl

14.

III.8e-Sub-oro8ramne

II

:

Computer cornununlcatlon networks

2.1.

General support

to

the

development of

Computer conmunlcations networks

in

the

field of

RTD

-

Technical asslstance and support

to

the

RARE

Assoclation (Réseaux _{Associês pour}

_Ia

_Recherche Européenne)

partleularly

its

pan-Europeen projects

(e.9.

_in

_the

message handllng and

flles

transfer

areas),

to

the

implementation phase

of

the

EUREKA COSINE

project,

and

to

Member States

wishing

to

develop

or

adapt networks

for

the

purposes

of this programme

6,0

2.2.

hlork on reguirements

for

confidentiality

and

integrity of

Communlty RTD

informatlon

2,0

Sub-total

8,0

To be

allocated

after

mid-term protramme

review

2,O

1014L

38,0

5384/89 (Presse 40)

elI/SM§/Jw

EN

-22-Bruxelles, le

13

mars

lggg

v33

NOTE

BIO(89) 85

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CC.

AUX MEMBRES _{DU SERVICE DU PORTE-PAROLE}

CONSEIL RECHERCHE

(W.

HELIN)

A

I

'

lnlt lat lve

du

Vlce-Présldent

Pandolf

_{I et de la}

présldence

espagnole,

les

Douze

se

pencheront

_mardl

_{à Bruxelles sur}

_les

aspects

stratéglques de la

R&D

européenne.

Lorsque

le

programme-cadre

_{de la}

_recherche

_{au nlveau}

_de

_la

communauté

fut

_adopté

pour la pêrlode

_l9B7-.|991,

_{la dêclslon fut}

prlse de falre le potnt de l'actlvlté à ml-parcours, en

1ggg.

L'une

des

quest

_lons

_{centrales est}

_de

_vér

_{lf ler}

_en

_part

_{lcul ler}

_sl

ce

programme

_{a eu les}

_ef

_fets

_escomptês

_{sur l'amêlloratlon de}

_la

compétltlvttê de l'lndustrle, de la quallté de la vle, et

de

vérlf ler

_{soclale de la}

Dâr

allleurs son

lmpact

sur la

cohéslon

économlque

et

Communauté.

Au

vu

de

cette analyse, les

Douze

devront

déclder solt de

lalsser

se dérouler le

programme-cadre

_comme

_convenu,

_{solt de lancer}

_un

nouveau

concept

stratéglque

Jusqu,au

ml I

leu

des

années ,go.

Des

premlères

_{lndlcatlons globales devralent sortlr, le}

_cas

échéant, du

prem I

er

dêbat

de

fond ce

_{mard I} .

Rappelons

que

lors

de sa

premlère conférence

de

presse, lê

21

févrler dernler, le

Vlce-Présldent

_{Pandolfl a lndlqué tes}

grandes

I I

gnes

du concept

stratêg

I

que qu'

I

I

_souha I

te

fa

I

re

adopter

polltlquement avant la

f

rn de

r989

(votr

note

_{Bto(g9) s9}

du 21

.2.89

) .

2.

Feu

vert

oour

une

sérle

de

orogrammes

soêclfloues

,

30

mllllons

d'ECU

oour mleux

_{rentablllser les}

grands

éouloements

sclent

I

f

loues

( 1999-.l992L

Les

Douze

vont déclder

_de

_{soutenlr flnanclèrement l'accês}

_des

chercheurs

europêens

aux grands

êqu I

pements

et

I

nsta

! I

at

lons

sclentlflques répartls

dans

la

communautê.

Bon

nombre

de

ces

centres et lnstallatlons sont sous-utlllsés ou font

double

emplol.

cltons par

exemple

_{les synchrotrons, les cyclotrons,}

_les

nav I

res

ocêanograph I

ques,

I

es

centres

de

pr

lmates,

_{I ,équ I pement}

de

rad

I

oastronom

I

e.

L'ldêe centrale est

slmple

et

Judtcteuse,

selon la

commlsslon

européenne

: faclllter

l'accês â ces lnstallatlons

permettra

d'augmenter

I

e

rendement

économ I

que.

Cec

I

ouvre

des

perspect

I ves

lntêressantes

non seulement

pour les

_chercheurs

_de

pays

ne

d l

sposant pas

d'équ

l

pements

de

ce

genre,

_{ma l}

s

_éga l

ement

pour

l es

P.M.E.

La

prlorltê

sera

d'al

I

leurs

accordêe aux

chercheurs

de

pays

européens

autres

que

le

pays

_où

_{se sltue l'lnstallatlon}

_:

_le

programme

encouragera donc

également

la

mobl I

lté

des

chercheurs

européens

sur

l'ensemble

du

terrltolre de la

communauté.

2

La

fecherche

ari

servlce

du

renouvcau

technologloue

deÇ

sectaurs

lndustf

lels tradltlonnels :

5OO trtl I I

lons

d'EGU

pour

BR I TE /EUÉÂlÛl (

1989-

t 992 )

L'

lndustr

le

manufactui

lêre tradltlonnel le

repréÈente,

avec

quelque

4l mlll lons

d'Gmplols

dans

la

Cormunautê,

envlron

Sô*

ac

Ia

rIches§e

gênêrêe

par I'êcononle

cttropêenne.

Depu

ls

19Ë5,

lâ

co,rmunautê

s'êst

ef

f

orcêe de

promouvo I

r

I a

modernlsatlon

et

donc

la compêtltlvltê

monalalc de

ccs

sectours

(automobl

_{le, textl les, constructlon navalc, chlmlc,}

machlneüi

outlls, cohstructlon, êtc.) en les talsant bénêftcler dc

trâvaux

de

R&D

destlnês

à falre les

technologles de

polrlte

dans leulü

actlvltês.

Les

Douzc

Vont

donner

lc feu vcrt à

une

nouvêl

lc

phasc

dc

cè§

prograrmet, en

fuglonnânt

comme

l'a

propocê

la

Ëtorrnlsslon

europêenne

en

Jul

I

let

1988,

lês

programnes

BHITÉ

(Bâ3lc

Rescarch

ln lndustrlal

Technotooy

for

Europe,

lancé

cn tgb6) ct

EURAM

(European Research

ln

Advanced

Materlals,

lancâ

cn t986) ct

Gn

êtendant

lcur

champ

d'âppl

lcatlon â l'aérohautlguc.

Cê

clêrnlGr

sectcur falt alnsl

son

_"entrêe"

dans

la

R&D

clc

la

Communautê,

avec

une Gnveloppc

dê

60

ml

Mons

d'ECU

dâns

le

f

lnanccment

global â

chargc du

budgst

dc la

Cormunautê

de

5OO ml I I

lons

d'ECU.

Dans

lc

cas

dc l'âêroneUtlque,

I

I s'aglra d'assurer

égalcmcnt

la

comp

lêmentar

I

tê

avec

tlüü

progranmGs

nat lonàux

et

avGc Eureka.

Le

programme

_{bênêflclera d'un soutlcn flnancler êqulvalent}

des

lndustr

lcls partlclpanta, ce gul portera lê

buclget

total

â

1

ml I I

lard

cl'ECU

envlron pour le3

annêes

1989-1992.

BRITE/EURAM

englobe des

actlvltês

de

R&D

três

êtenducs

:

-

matérlaux

avancês (appl

lcatlon optlques,

magnêtlques,

êlectr

lques

êt

supraconcluct

lvltê,

cêramlgues,

polymêrês

recyc

I ab I

es, etc.

₎ ;

amêl

loratlon de la

qual

ltê

des

prodults ct

des

procêctês

( proclu _l

ts

p

lus

per f

ormants,

p

lus

f

l ab

les,

respectant

l'envlronnement

et utl

I

lsant

molns

d'ênsrgle);

technologles

de fabrlcatlon

(en

complêrnent

de

certalnes

actlvltês

du

prograrrme

ESPRIT);

traltement

de

surfacc,

amêl

loratlon

de mêthodes de montage

ct

d'assemb I

age;

aêronautlgue

(aêrodynamlque,

acoustlque,

recherche

sur

la

capac l

tê de

l

"'avlon tôut

techn

l

que",

systêmes

de

propu l s

lon)

₎ ;

A

stgnaler,

êgalement,

gu'au total

des

600

ml I I

lons

d'ECU

à

charge

du

budget

de la

Conmunautê,

QUC|ques

22

ml I I

lons

d'ECU

pourront servlr à

f

lnancer

des prlmes

au

scrvlce

de

PME

af ln

gu'el les pulssent

êtabl

lr la falsabl

I

ltê d'un

apparel

l,

d'un

procêdê

_ou

_d'un

_concept

_{êt rcnforcer leur posltlon lorsqu'elles}

3

JOULE

:

122

ml I I

_lons

_d'ECU

nour la

_R&D

_dans

_{le secteur}

_de

|'énergte

(

_tg8g-tgg2r

Ce

prograrme

(Jolnt Opportunltles for

_{Unconventlonal}

_and

_{Long_}

term

Energy

Supply) de

R&D

a

pour

obJccttf â la fols

_cte

_rendre

l'utl !lsatlon de l'ênergle "tradltlonnel le"

non

nuclêalre

ptus

acceptable

pour

_{l'envlronnement, ds}

_{contrlbuer â rêdulre}

_te

gaspl

I

lage

d'ênergle, et â rendre les ênerglcs dltes

"alternatlves"

(êol

_{lenne, solalre,}

_blomasse,

_{gêothermlque)}

plus-compêtltlves.

I

_a

_R&D

_Dour

_{assurer le}

_{déclassenrent}

_de

_centrales

_nuclêalres

Les

Mlnlstres de la

Rechercho

des

Douze

vont

donner

leur

avat

déflnltlf

à

un

programme

proposê

_cn

_Jul

_!

_tet

_lggg

_par

_!a

Cormlsslon

europêenne

pour

_{afftner la}

_R&D

_{et tester}

_en

_prattque

les

technlques

dc

démantê!emcnt

de

centrales

nuclêalres

dêc I

assées.

En

tout,

guelque

₆₀

mt I I

tons

d,ECU

sur ctnq

ans

(19g9_1993)

seront lnvestls

dans

ce

domalne

(dont

_un

peu

_{plus de la moltlê}

seront

f lnancês

par la

Colrmunautê)

_{oü la}

Conmunautê

_a

_êtê

prêsente depuls

dlx

ans.

En

falt, ll s'aglt

de

_{malntenlr la sécurltê nuclêalre et}

_la

protectlon contre le

rayonnement dans

dês

lnstal latlons

dêflnltlvement arrêtées,

Jusgu,AU_Oomcnt,

solt de la

dêcrolssance

de la radloactlvlté â

un nlveau

normal, solt dê

l,enlêvement

des

matlêres radloactlves

du

slte

en

questlon.

cette actlvltê

de

R&D

et

de

proJets-pltotes Çst d,autant

_plus

lmportante que

les opêratlons dc

déclasscment

_{dc sltes}

_nuctêalres

(centrales,

oU

centres

de

retraltement

du

combustlble)

seront

de

plus

_en

plus

_{nombreuses. En}

_{effet, lorsque la}

_Communauté

_langa

_le

premler

programme

_du

_{genre, êtr lg7g,}

_seules

_{5 centrales}

_avalent

êté

fermêes

dêflnltlvementr

_{auJourd,hul on}

_en

_{compte 17}

_et

_el

_tes

seront

une

clnquantalne

à être

_{"dêclassées,}

en l,an

2ooo

A

slgnaler

en

partlculler quatre proJets-pllotes qul

_concernent

les sltes

de

sel

laf !eld

(Royaume-unt

_),

_{Gundrermtngen (RFA),}

_Mot

(Belglque) et

La

Hague

(France).

Amltles,

Bruxel

les, !ê

14.

mars

tggg

t{oTE

Bto(89)

Bs

(sutte et

f

tn)AUX

BUREAUX NATtoNAUx

CC.

AUX MEMBRES DU SERVICE DU PORTE-PAROLE

CONSEIL RECHERCHE

(W.

_Hét

_tn)

une

maJorlté

de

gouvernements

_{sont en faveur d,un}

_nouveau

programrhe-cadrp

_{de la}

_R&D

_{dc la}

_{comnunautê,cotilne}

_le

_suggêre

_la

CormIsslon

Europêenhê,eUI

ttenne

eonrpte

des besoIns stratêgIques

nouveaux

(envlronnement,

_{santé,etc) et qul pulsse}

_soutenlr

davantage

encore

_{la compêtltlvlté de !, lndustrle}

_europêenne

_sur

l'échlquler

mondlal.

Tel est le prlnclpat

enselgnement

_{du premler débat gue}

_les

_Douzc

ont entreprls

ce mardl

à Bruxelles, à l,lnltlatlve

de

la

Présldence

espagnole

et

du

Vlce-présldent pandolfl.

ce dernler a

tndlqué

que

_{d'lcl à la}

_{prochalne réunlon}

_des

Mlnlstres de la

Recherche,

_{le 6 Juln lggg, lâ}

_comnlsslon

Européenne

soumettra

deux

documents

aux

Douze

3

une synthêse

commentêe

_{sur l'êtat de la}

_sclence

_{et de}

_lâ

technologte dans

la

Comnunautê Européenne;

une

évaluatlon

lndêpendantc,

_{fâlte par clnq,Sages",}

_des

actlons

menées

en

matlêre

de

stratéglc

cle

R&D

_Jusàu.lcl,

_sous

_le

prograrxne-cadre

1987-1991 .

M.

Pandolf

I a

conf

lrmê

qu,ll espêratt fatre

_actopter

potlttquement

le

nouveau

concept

stratéglque

de

R&D

pour la

Communautê

_,

sous

prêsldence

françalse,

dans

la

deuxlème

moltlé de

lggg.

Dans

ce cas,

un

nouveau

programme-cadre

_{plurlannuel pourralt}

prendre la relêvp de l'actuel

progranme(

1987-t99t

_{) bten avant}

ta

fln

de

celul-cl.

Pour

ce

premler

_{débat, M. pandolfl a soullgnê que les}

_Douze

devralent orlenter leurs

dêbats

selon

slx polnts cruclaux

:

1. la

R&D

au nlveau

de la

Communauté

dolt contlnuer à

_s'adresser

au

domalne

_{" prê-compêtItlf ". Le "seu|I}

_du

_marchê',

_ne

_devra

pas

être

transgressé.

Cecl n'exclut

pas

_une

_lnterventlon

communautatre

dêgresslve,

plus

l'on

s'approche de

ce

"seul

I

du marchê"

(p. ex. la

phase

de

recherche

d!te "pré-lndustrle! lê",euI

comprend

des

proJets-p _I

lotes et

_de

_{dêmonstrat ton)}

.

2. la concentratlon sur

quelques

thèmes

stratéglques.

La

Communautê

dolt prlvllêgler

une approche

horlzontale qul

tlenne

compte

en

prlorltê

des

technologles

_{dltes "dlffusantes",}

c'est-à-dlre les

technologles

qul traversent toute

une

sêrle d'actlvltês

lndustrlel les, tradltlonnel les et

nouvel

les.

3. !a

coopêratlon

avec

d'autres

programmes

(

Eurêka

_,

programmes

natlonaux

et lnternatlonaux

)

4. la

R&D

dlte "

prê-normatlve

", à savolr

cel

le qul ouvre

la

vo I

e à

des

normes

et

standards

europêens ( p.

ex.

dans

I e

tt

,}

5. le soutlen â it

"or-rnauté

sclentlflquc

üuropêennc

: cÇllô-cl

dolt êtrc

consldêrêc66rme

un

êlêment

capltal

du

patrlmolne

curopêen

;

E. la gestlon

dêcentral

lsêe : s'l I est clalr

que

_le

,,monltorlng"

permanent

_des

_actlvltês

_de

_R&D

_{de lâ}

_Cormunautê

_{dolt être}

_rêâl

_lsé

par les sêrvlces de la

Cormlsslon

Eutopêsnne,

eh

revanche, l,on

peut

lmag I

ner

de

décchtra

!

lser le

"dànafient

" sur te terra

_{I Ê.}

M.

Panclolf

I a

conf

lrmê au

consell Gt face â la

pressc

ensutté,

que les questlons llêès au

f

lnancemcllt,

â la

durêe

et

au

caractêre

même

du futur.concept

_{stratêglquG de}

R&D

nc

pourrOrlt

êtrÇ

abordêes

qu'une

f

ols les

pr

lor

ltês et les besolns ldentlf

_lês

par lcs

Douze

et la

cormlsslon

Europêcnne.

Nous

parlerons

d'argent,

mals

APRES

_{, â dtt M.}

Pandolf

! â

quelques

_Journat

_lstcs

â !'lssue

du

Consel

l.

En

rèponsc

â

une

questlon

cte

la

prcsse concernant

le rôle

du

Centrè

cormun

de

recherche

dans

ce

concept,

M.

Pàndolf

I a

lndlquê

que le

CCR

devralt contlnuer â avolr

unc

place dc cholx

dans

lc

secteur

de la

R&D

_{"prènormatlvê".}

Celul-cl

_comprend

_des

_secteurs

três

lmportants

tels guc

:

la sécurltê nuclêalre;

l'analyse

des

mêthoclcs

_{dc productlon lndustrlelle et}

_leur

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