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( 1 ) OJ NO L 151 , 7 . 6 . 1978 , P . 10 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 242 , 4 . 9 . 1978 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 3 AUGUST 1979

APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTES OF THE ' JOINT EUROPEAN TORUS ( JET ), JOINT UNDERTAKING '

( 79/720/EURATOM )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 50 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING THE JET PROJECT THE COUNCIL , BY DECISION 78/471/EURATOM ( 1 ), ESTABLISHED THE ' JOINT EUROPEAN TORUS ( JET ), JOINT UNDERTAKING ' AND ADOPTED THE STATUTES THEREOF ;

WHEREAS ON 14 SEPTEMBER 1978 THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION CONCLUDED THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT IN THE FIELD OF CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR FUSION AND PLASMA PHYSICS ( 2 ) PROVIDING FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF SWITZERLAND IN THE JET PROJECT AND ITS ACCESSION TO THE JET JOINT UNDERTAKING ;

WHEREAS THE JET COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE ACCESSION OF SWITZERLAND TO THE ' JOINT EUROPEAN TORUS ( JET ), JOINT UNDERTAKING ' AND THE AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTES REQUIRED FOR THIS ACCESSION ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

THE AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTES OF THE ' JOINT EUROPEAN TORUS ( JET ), JOINT UNDERTAKING ' , ANNEXED TO THIS DECISION , ARE HEREBY APPROVED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 3 AUGUST 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . O ' KENNEDY

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ANNEX

THE STATUTES OF THE ' JOINT EUROPEAN TORUS ( JET ), JOINT UNDERTAKING ' SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH IS INSERTED IN ARTICLE 1.3 AFTER ' THE NATIONAL SWEDISH BOARD FOR ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE BOARD " ) ' :

' THE SWISS CONFEDERATION ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " SWITZERLAND " ), ' .

2 . ARTICLES 4.1.1 AND 4.1.2 ARE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 4.1.1 . THE MEMBERS OF THE JOINT UNDERTAKING SHALL BE REPRESENTED IN THE JET COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS , THE VOTE OF EACH PAIR OF REPRESENTATIVES BEING WEIGHTED AS INDICATED :

// REPRESENTING // NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES // WEIGHTING OF VOTE //

EURATOM // 2 // 5 //

BELGIUM // 2 // 2 //

CNEN AND CNR JOINTLY // 2 // 5 //

CEA // 2 // 5 //

RISOE // 2 // 2 //

IRELAND // 2 // 1 //

LUXEMBOURG // 2 // 1 //

IPP AND KFA JOINTLY // 2 // 5 //

BOARD // 2 // 2 //

SWITZERLAND // 2 // 2 //

FOM // 2 // 2 //

AUTHORITY // 2 // 5 //

4.1.2 . FOR THEIR ADOPTION , ACTS OF THE JET COUNCIL SHALL REQUIRE AT LEAST 26 VOTES IN FAVOUR . '

3 . THE FIRST SENTENCE OF ARTICLE 16.1.4.1 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' THE COMMISSION WILL , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 13 OF THE EURATOM TREATY AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS CONTAINED THEREIN , COMMUNICATE THE REPORTS REFERRED TO IN POINT 16.1.3 TO THE MEMBER STATES , TO PERSONS AND UNDERTAKINGS ( AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 196 OF THAT TREATY ), TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND AS WELL AS TO PERSONS AND UNDERTAKINGS ESTABLISHED ON THEIR TERRITORIES . '

4 . THE FIRST SENTENCE OF ARTICLE 16.2.3 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' UNDER THE PATENT APPLICATIONS AND PATENTS REFERRED TO IN POINT 16.2.1 , THE COMMISSION MAY , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 12 OF THE EURATOM TREATY AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS CONTAINED THEREIN , GRANT ON REQUEST NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENCES TO THE MEMBER STATES OF EURATOM , TO PERSONS AND UNDERTAKINGS ( AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 196 OF THAT TREATY ), TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND AS WELL AS TO PERSONS AND UNDERTAKINGS ESTABLISHED ON THEIR TERRITORIES . '