Decision 1977/488 - 77/488/EEC, Euratom: Council Decision of 18 July 1977 adopting a research programme to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for Euratom and for the EEC (1977 to 1980) - Main contents

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77/488/EEC, Euratom: Council Decision of 18 July 1977 adopting a research programme to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community and for the European Economic Community (1977 to 1980)

Official Journal L 200 , 08/08/1977 P. 0004 - 0009

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COUNCIL DECISION

OF 18 JULY 1977

ADOPTING A RESEARCH PROGRAMME TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY AND FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1977 TO 1980 )

( 77/488/EEC , EURATOM )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION PRESENTED AFTER CONSULTATION , WITH REGARD TO NUCLEAR PROJECTS , OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ) ,

WHEREAS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COMMON POLICY RELATING TO THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THE MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL MEANS WHEREBY THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO RAPID AND SAFE GROWTH OF NUCLEAR INDUSTRIES AND TO THE ACQUISITION AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION IN THE NUCLEAR FIELD ;

WHEREAS IN FUTURE THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE , IN PARTICULAR THE ESTABLISHMENT AT ISPRA , WILL BE CALLED UPON TO PLAY A ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMME FOR THERMONUCLEAR FUSION , IN PARTICULAR IN THE FIELD OF FUSION TECHNOLOGY ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ASSIGNS TO THE COMMUNITY INTER ALIA THE TASK OF PROMOTING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY A HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES , A CONTINUOUS AND BALANCED EXPANSION AND AN INCREASE IN STABILITY ; WHEREAS THE OBJECTIVES PURSUED BY THE COMMUNITY'S ACTIVITIES TO THIS END ARE SET OUT IN ARTICLE 3 OF THE SAID TREATY ;

WHEREAS THE NON-NUCLEAR PROJECTS PROVIDED FOR BY THIS DECISION APPEAR NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE OBJECTIVES ;

WHEREAS THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY HAS NOT PROVIDED POWERS REQUIRED FOR THIS PURPOSE ;

WHEREAS THE PROGRAMME WAS DRAWN UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 17 DECEMBER 1970 CONCERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTING RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES ( 3 ) ;

WHEREAS THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN TO TAKE OVER THE ESSOR COMPLEX MADE AVAILABLE TO IT BY THE COMMISSION , WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 6 ( C ) OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

A RESEARCH PROGRAMME , AS PRESENTED IN ANNEXES A , B AND C , IS HEREBY ADOPTED FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS , AS FROM 1 JANUARY 1977 .

ARTICLE 2

THE TOTAL OF COMMITMENTS FOR EXPENDITURE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMME DEFINED IN ANNEX A IS ESTABLISHED AT 346 MILLION UNITS OF ACCOUNT . THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STAFF SHALL BE PROGRESSIVELY REDUCED FROM 2 118 TO 2 038 MEMBERS . THE INDICATIVE BREAKDOWN OF FUNDS AND STAFF IS GIVEN IN ANNEX B . THE SCALE OF FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE MEMBER STATES FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY IS DETERMINED IN ANNEX C .

THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT SHALL BE THAT DEFINED IN THE FINANCIAL REGULATION APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITES .

ARTICLE 3

THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE REVIEWED DURING ITS THIRD YEAR . SUCH REVIEW MAY LEAD TO A COUNCIL DECISION ON A NEW FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE .

ARTICLE 4

THE DISSEMINATION OF THE INFORMATION RESULTING FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NON-NUCLEAR PARTS OF THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2380/74 OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1974 , ADOPTING...

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