COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 June 1984

dealing with structures and procedures for the management and coordination of Community research, development and demonstration activities

(84/338/Euratom, ECSC, EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaties establishing the European Communities,

Having regard to the draft from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas the Council passed a resolution on 14 January 1974 dealing with the coordination of national policies and the identification of actions of interest to the Community in the field of science and technology (4);

Whereas the Commission sent a communication to the Council dated 21 December 1982 putting forward a European scientific and technical strategy (framework programme 1984 to 1987);

Whereas the Council passed a resolution on 25 July 1983 dealing with framework programmes for Community research, development and demonstration activities and with the first framework programme 1984 to 1987 (5);

Whereas it is vital, if the strategy proposed by the Commission is to be implemented, that the management and coordination structures and procedures be reorganized with a view to achieving greater effectiveness on the part of Community institutions and in particular a rationalization of the existing system;

Whereas account has been taken of the opinion given by the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Management and coordination advisory committees, hereinafter referred to as ‘CGCs’ and listed in the Annex, are hereby established under the aegis of the Commission.

The list will be revised and supplemented as necessary in the light of new programme decisions.

Article 2

1.   The mission of the CGCs shall be to assist the Commission in its task of defining and preparing research, development and demonstration activities and in its management and coordination functions which are connected with implementation of the Community scientific and technical strategy.

2.   The CGCs shall be required:

Article 3

1.   Each CGC shall be appointed by the Commission on the basis of nominations made by Member States.

2.   It shall be composed of:

3.   The chairman of each CGC shall be elected from among the representatives of the Member States in accordance with the rules of procedure. His term of office shall be two years, renewable once. The chairman's Member State of origin shall appoint a person to deputize for him.

4.   The secretariat shall be provided by the Commission.

5.   Each CGC shall draw up its own rules of procedure.

6.   Each CGC shall meet at least once a year.

Article 4

The CGCs shall organize their work in such a way as to obtain the specialized advice which they may require and shall meet in variable configurations appropriate to the nature of the tasks they are to accomplish. To this end, each Member State and the Commission may be represented at each meeting of the CGCs by a maximum of three persons chosen from among the representatives or experts referred to in Article 3.

Article 5

1.   The CGCs may set up ad hoc working parties with clearly defined terms of reference which are limited in time.

2.   The ad hoc working parties shall be chaired by a member of the CGC. They shall be composed of a maximum of two members per Member State and two Commission representatives.

Article 6

The Commission shall see that arrangements are made for all the necessary liaison between the CGCs. The opinions emanating from CGCs shall mention any minority positions. They shall be passed on to the Parliament and the Council by the Commission on a systematic basis.

Article 7

Article 8

The new CGCs referred to in Article 1 shall start functioning within a period not exceeding six months from the entry into force of this Decision.

The Committees dissolved pursuant to Article 7 shall continue to carry out their tasks until the new CGCs effectively start functioning.

Article 9

After a period of not more than three years, the structures and procedures set up by this Decision shall be re-examined on the basis of a report by the Commission in order to asssess their effectiveness and, if necessary, to improve them.

Article 10

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

(1)  OJ No C 113, 27. 4. 1983, p. 4.

(2)  OJ No C 307, 14. 11. 1983, p. 112 and OJ No C 351, 24. 12. 1983, p. 10.

(3)  OJ No C 341, 19. 12. 1983, p. 51.

(4)  OJ No C 7, 29. 1. 1974, p. 2.

(5)  OJ No C 208, 4. 8. 1983, p. 1.

(6)  OJ No L 72, 14. 3. 1978, p. 12.

(7)  OJ No L 137, 23. 5. 1981, p. 44.

(8)  OJ No L 36, 8. 2. 1984, p. 23.

(9)  OJ No L 83, 3. 4. 1979, p. 21.

(10)  OJ No L 101, 11. 4. 1981, p. 1.

(11)  OJ No L 367, 23. 12. 1981, p. 29.

(12)  OJ No L 375, 30. 12. 1981, p. 1.

(13)  OJ No L 174, 21. 6. 1982, p. 23.

(14)  OJ No L 317, 13. 11. 1982, p. 19.

(15)  OJ No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 24.

(16)  OJ No L 353, 15. 12. 1982, p. 25.

(17)  OJ No L 103, 16. 4. 1984, p. 23.

(18)  OJ No L 151, 7. 6. 1984, p. 46.

(19)  OJ No C 192, 11. 8. 1977, p. 1.

(20)  OJ No C 51, 29. 2. 1980, p. 4.