Proposal for a Council Decision adapting Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC concerning the framework programme of Community activities in the field of research and technological development (1987-91). Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decisions 87/551/EE

COMMISSION

OF

THE

EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES

C0il(91)

13

finat

-

SYN

326

BrusseLsr

28

i

ProposaL

for

a

COUNCIL

DECISION

adapting Decision

E7l516/Euratom,

EEC

concerning

the

framerork

programme

of

Community

activities in

the

fietd of

research

and

technologicaL

deveLopment (19E7-91,

Proposat

for

a

COUNCIL

DECISION

sYN

326

amendi

ng

Dec

i

s

ions

E7

I

551

|

EEC,

87

I

59O

I EEC,

EB

I

28

I

EEC,

68

I

279

|

EEC,

E6 I 41 6

| EEC,

EE I 4't 8

| EEC,

EE | 41 9

I EEC,

E8

I

521

I EEC,

89

|

1 60

I

EEC, E9

I

236

I

EEC,

89

|

?37

I

EEc.

89

|

413

/

EEc

and

89

|

625

/

EEc

adopting

specific

programmes

under

the

second framework

programme

of

research

and

techm[ogicaI

development

ProposaL

for

a

COUNCIL

DECISION

amending

Decisions

E8l

4481

Euratom, 88l522lEuratom and

E9l664/Euratom

adopting

specific

programmes

in

the

rucLear

fieLd

under

the

second

frameyork

programme

of

research

and

techno

Logi

ca

I

deve

lopment

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I

January

1991

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EXPLAMTORY

UEIIORANDTIT

In

llne

wlth

lts

statement

made

at

the

Councll

meetlng

of

3

December

1990, of

whlch

Parllament

has been

lnformed,

the

Corunlsslon

ls

submlttlng three

proposals

for

Councl

I

Declslons.

The

flrst

proposal

seeks

to

adapt

the

second framework

programme

pursuant

to

Artlcle

1301(2)

of

the

EEC

Treaty. Thls

adaptatlon

concerns

the

amount

whlch

lt

was

Intended,

In

1987,

to

spend

after

1991

(the

"overhang") and

the

breakdown

of

the

total

amount

deemed

necessary

as

betweon

the

dlfferent

actlvltles

envlsaged.

The second

proposal

would

Increase

by

ECU

40

mllllon

the

amount

deemed

necessary

for

the

speclflc

programme

_on

non-nuclear energy and

the

ratlonal

use

of

energy

(Joule).

Furthermore,

slnce

no

Increase

ln

the

overall

fundlng

of

the

second

framework

prograrme

_ls

provlded

_{for, thls}

proposal

also

seeks,

pursuant

to

Artlcle

13Op(2), second

sentence,

of

the

EEC

Treaty,

to offset

the

Incroase

ln

the

estlmated

cost

of

the Joule

prograrune

by

a

correspondlng

reductlon

ln

the

estlmated

cost

of

the

other

EEC

R&TD

programmes.

Lastly,

slnce

certaln

speclflc

programmes

fall

under

the

Euratom

Treaty,

the

thlrd

proposal

appl

ies the

same

reductlon

procedure

to

these

programmes,

llkewlse

wlth

the

alm

of not

lncreaslng

the

overall

f

Inanclal provlslon

In

the

f

ramework programrne

adopted

ln

1987.

I

2s.

z. gt

Official _Journal of the European Communities

No

C

53/77

proposal

_{for a}

_Council

Decision adapting

Decision

87/516/Euratom, EEC

concerning the

framework

programme

of

Community

aitivities

in

the field

of

research

and

technological development (1987

to

l99l)

COM(91) 13

_final

-

SYN 325

'

(Submitted by the Commission on 1 February 1997)

etlc

53/12)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES'

Having regard

to

the Treary 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,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion

of

the Economic and Social Committee,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 130i (2)of the EEC Treaty,the framework programme may be adapted

or

supplemented, as the situation changes;

Whereas

Articlel

(3), first

subparagraph,

of

Council

Decision

87/5t6/Eutatom,

EEC

of

28 September 1987 concerning

the-frariework

programme

of

Community activities

in

the field of

,.r."r.h

and

technological development (1.987

to

L997)

('),

as

supplemented

br

De9is,i9n

88/t93/Euratom,

EEC12), stares

that

the

total

amount deemed necessary shall be ECU-5 396

million.

of which ,ro

_-or.'rh"r,

ECU 4 533

million

are deemed necessary to be committed

for

the execution of specific programmes before the end of 1991; whereas the l.2th recital of the said Decision also states thai for ttre salme reason, 'it may be expected that part of the amount deemed necessary

for

the framework programme 1987

to t99t:ECU

b63

_-illiotr,

will

have to be committed in the budget after the reference period of the framework programme';

'Whereas, _however,

_the

_progress

_of

_the

_{legislative procedure}

_{for the}

adoption

of

the

specific programmes under ihe

thlid fra-ework

p.ogramme prompts fears of a slowdown in the Community's ouelail research and technological development effort in 1991; whereas, the abovementioned estimate should therefore be revised;

Whereas, owing to development on the energy supply market,

it

is appropriate to step up the search

for

and

j"u.loi-.rrt

of

r.*

energy

optionsitt"t

ar.

both economically viable and environmentally friendly; whereas it is therefo..

"pfiop.i"..

to adapt the estimates of budgetary commitments made by

the Council

for

this purpose

ii ig}i;

under these circumstances,

it

is necessary

to

determine the breakdown of the amouni deemed necessary for activities in the energy field so as

to

allocateECU

t62

million instead of ECU 122 million for non-nu.lea. energy and the rational use of energy and to reduce

in

proportion

while at

the

same

time

rounding

off

the other

figures

in

Annex

I

to

Decision

87/515/Evatom,

EEC,

Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest) has been consulted,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole article

Dbcision 87

/

515/Euratom, EEC is amended as follows:

1. 2.

In Article 1 (3),

first

subparagraph,'4 533' is replaced

by'5

193" Annex

I

is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

(1) OJ No

L302,24. I0.1987,P-1.

No

C 53/78 _{Official Journal of} the European Communities

_25.2.9I

ANNEX

,ANNEX

I

FR.AMEWORK PROGRAMME OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

IN

THE FIELD OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ,1987 to

l99t\

Breakdown of the amount deemed necessary berween the various activities envisaged

1.

Qualiry of life

1.1

.

Health

L.2..

Radiationprotection

1.3,.

Environment

2.

Towards a large market and an information and communications sociew

2.1.

Informationtechnologies

2.2.

Telecommunication

2.3.

New services of common interest (including transport)

3.

Modernization of industrial sectors

3.1.

Science and technology for manufacturing industry

3.2.

Science and rechnology of advanced materials

3.3.

Raw materials and recycling

3.4,

Technical standards, measurements and reference materials

4.

Exploitation and optimum use of biological resources

4.L.

Biorechnology

4.2.

Agro-industrial Technology

4.3.

Competitiveness of agriculture and management of agricultural resources

5.

Energy

5.1,

Fission: nuclear safety

5.2,,

Controlled thermonuclear fusion

5.3,

Non-nuclear energies and rational use of energy

6.

Science and technology for development

7.

Exploitation of sea bed and use of marine resourccs

7

.1.

Marine science and technology

7.2.

Fisheries

8.

Improvement of European S/T cooperation

8.1.

Stimulation, enhancement and use of human resources

8.2.

Use of large-scale facilities

8.3.

Forecasting and assessment and other back-up measures (including

statistics)

8.4.

Dissemination and utilization of S/T research results

(million ecus) 5/2 79

34 259

2 258

588 546

1,24

397 218 45 r79

1t9

104 55

839

278

15/ 606 r52

79

49 30

79

79

286

1,78

30 23

55

2s.

z.

gr Official Journal of the European Communities

No

C

53/79

Proposal

for

a Council Decision amending Decisions 87

/

557/EEC, 87

/

59O/EEC,

88/28/EEC,

98i279/EEC,

88/416/EEc,

8g/418/EEC, 88/419/EEC,

88/

521/EEC, 89/150/EnC,

g9

_{/236/EEC,89/237}

_/EEC,89

_/

413/EEC and89 / 625 /EEC, adopting specific programmes under

the second framework programme of research and technological development (1) COM(91) 13

_final

-

SYN 325

(Submitted by the Commission on 1 February 1991)

(9t/c

s3/13)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having

regard

to

the

Treaty

establishing

the

European Economic Community, and

in

particular

Anicle

130q (2) thereof,

Having regard

to

the proposal from the Commission,

In cooperation

with

the European Parliament,

Having regard

to

the opinion

of

the Economic and Social Committee,

\Thereas Article

130k

of

the Treaty

provides

that

the

framework programme

shall

be

implemented through specific programmes developed

within

each activity;

Whereas,

by its

Decision

87/5t6/Ettratom'

EEC (2), as

amended

by

Decision

88/193/EEC, Euratom(3),

and by

Decision

.

.

.

(o),

the

Council

adopted

a

framework

programme of Community activities in the field of research and technological development (1987

to

t991');

'Whereas

owing to developments on the energy supply market it is appropriate to step up the search for and development

of

n"*

itr.tgy

options

that

are both economically viable and environmentally friendly;

'lfhereas _{the Council,}

_in

_{its Decision}

_{. .}

_',

_revised

_its't987

estimates

with

regard

to

the

budgetary

commitments necessary

for

the implementation

of

specific programmes before the end

of

1991and with regard to the breakdown

of

the amount deemed necessary for the second programme as a

whole between the various activities envisaged;

Whereas

it

is

appropriate, under these circumstancesr to

revise the estimates of the appropriations deemed necessary

for

the

specific programmes adopted

under

the

second framework programme in the form of an increase from ECU

(1 R"rp."*.ty:

OJ No

L

334,24. 11'. L987,p. 20; OJ No L 16, 21.1.1,988, p.35; OJ No L 118, 5. 5. 1988'

p.32;

OJ No

L 206, 30. 7. 1988, p. L, p. 29 and p. 34; OJ No L 286, 20.

l0'

1988,p. 29; OJNoL 60,3.3. 1989,p.48; OJNoL

98'7t.4.

1989, p. 13 and p. 1 8 ; OJ No L 200, L3. 7 . 1'989, p. 30; OJ No

L359,

8.

12. 1989,

p.9;

and OJ No L

360,9.

L2. 1989'

p.32.

(,)

OJ No

L302,24.

L0.

L987,p.r.

(3) OJ No

L89,6.4.

1989, p. 35.

120

million to ECU

152

million for

the Joule programme; whereas

it

is

necessary, as

a

result,

in

accordance

with

Article

130p

(2),

second

sentence,

of the

Treaty,

correspondingly to reduce the amounts deemed necessary for

a number of other specific programmes in order not to exceed

the total

financial provision

in

the

second framework

Programme; '!?'hereas _the

Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest) has delivered its opinion,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article

1

1.

Decision

87/551./EEC

(in

the

field

of

medical and health research) is amended as follows:

(a)

in

Article

2,'65'

is replaced

by'64';

(b) in

Annex

II,

'65'

is

replaced

by

'64'

and

the

.

part-amounts are reduced

in

proportion;

2.

Decision 87/590/EEC

(in

the

field

of

science and technology

for

development) is amended as follows:

in

Article 2, '80' is replaced

bY'79'.

3.

Decision 88/28/EEC

(in the field

of

telecommunications technologies: RACE) is amended as follows:

(a)

in

Article 5, '550' is replaced

by'546';

(b)

in

Annex

I,

'550' is

replaced

by '546'

and

the part-amounts are reduced

in

proportion.

4.

Decision

88/279/EEC (in the field

of

information

technologies: Esprit) is amended as follows:

in

Article

5,

'1

600'

is

replaced

by

'1

588'

and part-amounts are reduced

in

proportion.

5.

Decision 88/41'6|EEC (in the field

of

informatics

for

road transport: Drive) is amended as follows:

(a)

in

Anicle

5

(1), '50' is

replaced

by'59'

and the part-amounts are reduced

in

proportion;

No

C

53/80

Official _Journal of the European Communities

28.2.91

6.

Decision

88/418/EEC

(in

the

field

of

applied

metrologl'and chemical analyses: BCR) is amended as

follows:

in

Article

2,'59,2'

is replaced by '58,7'.

Decision 88/419/EEC (stimulation

of

scientific cooperation: Science) is amended as follows:

in Article

3,'167'is

replaced

by'155'.

Decision

88/521/EEC

(JRC programmes) is amended as follows:

(a)

in

Article

2,'521,7'is

replaced

by'248,7';

(b)

in Annex

A,'25L,7'is

replaced

by'248,7'and

the part-amounts are reduced in proportion.

Decision

89/160/EEC (in

the field

of

agro-industry:

Eclair) is amended as follows:

in Article.2, '80' is replaced

by'79'.

Decision

ll9/236/EEC

(in

the

field

of

non-nuclear energy ancl the rational use _{ofenergy: Joule)} is amended as follows:

(a)

in Article

2,'L22'

is replaced by '162';

(b)

in

Annex

lI,

''J,22'

is

replaced

by

'tr52'

and tlie

part-amounts are increased

in

proportion.

Decision

89/237/EEC

(in

the field

of

industrial

manufacturing technologies

and

applications of

advanced

materials:

Brite/Euram)

is

amended as follows:

in

Article

2,'499,5'

is replaced by '495'.

Decision 89 / 413

/EEC (in

the

field of

marine science and technology:

MAST)

is amended as foillows:

in

Article

2,

'50' is replaced by '49'.

Decision 89 / 625 / EEC (in the field of the environment

and climatology:

STEP

and Epoch)

is

zrmended as follows:

in

Article

2,

''1,I5' is replaced

by

'lL4'

and the other figures are reduced in proportion.

Decision 89 /

621/EEC (in

the

field of

biotechnology: Bridge) is amended as follows:

in Article

2,'100'

is replaced by '99'.

11.

7.

12.

13. 8.

9.

10.

t4.

Article

2

28.2.91

Official Journal of the European Communities

No

C 53/81

it

Proposal

for

a Council Decision amending Decisions

88/448/Evatom,

88/S22lEuratom,

and

89/664/Euratom

adopting specific programmes

in

the nuclear field under the second framework

programme of research and technological development (1) COM(91) 13

_final

-

SYN 325

(Submitted by the Commission on 1 February 1991)

(9t/c

s3/14)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

million for theJoule programme; whereas it is necessary, as a

result, in accordance with

Anicle

130p (2), second sentence,

Having

regard

to

the

Treaty

establishing

the

European of

the Treaty,

correspondingly

to

reduce

the

amounts

Atomic

Energy

Community, and

in

particular

Article

7

deemednecessaryforanumberof otherspecificprogrammes

thereof,

in

order

not

to

exceed the

total

financial provision

in

the

second framework programme, Having regard

to

the proposal from the Commission, after

consulting the Scientific and Technical Committee,

Having regard to the opinion of the European

Parliament,

*t

DECIDED AS

FoLLows:

Having regard

to

the opinion

of

the Economic and

Social

_Article

₁

Committee,

L.

Decision

88/448/Euratom

(in

the

field of

controlled ItrThereas,

_{by its}

_Decision

_{87/516/Euratom,}

_EEC

(2),

_as

thermonuclear fusion) is amended as follows:

amended

by

Decision

,

88/|93/EEC,

Euratom(3)

and

by

j_

.

council

adopted

"

fr;;;";i

in

Article

2, first

paragraph,'735' is replaeed bv '730'.

lreclslon

...('),

the

programme of Community activities in the field of

research 2.

_Decision gg/ _{522/Euratom (JRC programme in the field}

and technological development (L987

to

1,991);

_of

_nuclear

_fission:

_nuclear

_{,"f.tvj i,}

_{amended as}

follows:

Whereas owing to developments on the energy supply market

it is appropriate to step up the search for and development o

f

@)

in

Article

2,

'448 ,3' is replaced by '446,3';

new energy options

that

are both economically viable

and

,L'

_in

_Annex

_A,,44g,3,

is replaced by,446,3, and the environmentally

friendly;

_{part-amounts are reduced in proportion.}

Whereas the Council, by its Decision

No . .

. (5) revised

its

_3.

_{Decision 89}

_/

₆₆₄

_lEwatom

(in the field of management 1987 estimates of the budgetary commitments necessary

for

_and

_stockage

_of

_{radioactive waste)}

_is

_{amenJed as} the implementation of specific programmes before the end

of

_foilows:

L99t

and as regards the breakdown of the amount deemed

necessary for

thi

second programme as a whole between

the

(a)

in Article

2"79,6'

is replaced by

'78,6'i

various activities

envisaged;

_(b)

_in

_{the Annex, ,79,6'}

_is

_replaced

,7g,6,

_{and the}

whereas

the council

considered

it

appropriate,

by

its

part-amounts are reduced

in proportion'

Decision

No .

. . (5),

to

revise accordingly

its

estimates

of

the

appropriations

deemed necessary

for

the

specific

Article

2 programmes under the second framework programme in the

form

of

an increase

from ECU

122

million

to

ECU

152

This Decision is addressed

to

the Member States.

t

(1) Respectively OJ No L 222, 1.2. 8. 1988, p. 5; OJ No L 286, 20. 10. 1988,p. 33; OJ No L 395, 30. 72. 1989, p. 28.

(')

OJ No L302,24.10.1987,p.1,.

(3) OJ No L 89,

6.4.

1988, p. 35. [a)

OJNoL...

(s)

OJNoL...

(5) OJ

No

L . .

.

(proposal

for a

Council Decision amending 14 decisions adopting specific programmes under the second