21982A0616(01)

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COOPERATION AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN ON A EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF THE RECYCLING OF URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE

THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE COMMUNITY "

AND

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN ,

HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " SWEDEN " ,

WHEREAS A EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE IS LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE ECONOMIC USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AS WELL AS TO A REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION BY HELPING TO SOLVE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS ARISING IN WASTE MANAGEMENT ;

WHEREAS , BY ITS DECISION OF 12 NOVEMBER 1979 , THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE COUNCIL " , ADOPTED A MULTIANNUAL ( 1979 TO 1983 ) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF THE RECYCLING OF URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE ( SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS ) , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMME " ;

WHEREAS , BY ITS DECISION OF 27 MAY 1981 , THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT ADOPTED A THIRD MULTIANNUAL ( 1981 TO 1984 ) ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME INCLUDING THE FIELD OF THE RECYCLING OF URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY AND SWEDEN EXPECT TO DERIVE MUTUAL BENEFIT FROM A COORDINATION OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORK WHICH THEY CARRY OUT IN THE FIELD OF THE RECYCLING OF URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE ;

WHEREAS ON 18 JULY 1978 THE COUNCIL AGREED ON CERTAIN DETAILS OF COOPERATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( COST ) ,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

THE COMMUNITY AND SWEDEN , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE " CONTRACTING PARTIES " , SHALL COOPERATE FOR A PERIOD EXTENDING UNTIL 31 OCTOBER 1983 , IN A EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF THE RECYCLING OF URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE ( INDIRECT ACTIONS AND COORDINATED ACTIVITIES ) , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE " EUROPEAN PROGRAMME " , AS DESCRIBED IN ANNEXES A AND B .

ARTICLE 2

THE MAXIMUM FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN PROGRAMME SHALL BE 9 285 000 ECU TO BE DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS :

- 9 MILLION ECU

FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING ON 1 NOVEMBER 1979 ;

- 285 000 ECU

FROM SWEDEN FOR THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 . THIS AMOUNT IS CALCULATED BY APPLYING TO THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION THE RATIO BETWEEN THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF SWEDEN AND THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF THE COMMUNITY AND OF SWEDEN FOR 1979 , AND BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE RATIO BETWEEN THE DURATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMME .

THE ECU IS THAT DEFINED IN THE FINANCIAL REGULATION APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND IN THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THAT REGULATION .

THE RULES GOVERNING THE FINANCING OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE SET OUT IN ANNEX C .

ARTICLE 3

FOR SWEDISH PERSONS AND UNDERTAKINGS , THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS , AS WELL AS FOR THE GRANTING AND CONCLUSION OF SHARED-COST CONTRACTS , SHALL BE THE SAME AS THOSE APPLIED FOR COMMUNITY PERSONS AND UNDERTAKINGS .

ARTICLE 4

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE COMMISSION " , SHALL ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INDIRECT ACTIONS LISTED IN ANNEX A AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COORDINATION OF THE ACTIVITIES LISTED IN ANNEX B .

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMME , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE COMMITTEE " , SHALL BE ENLARGED TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED BY SWEDEN NOT EXCEEDING THREE IN NUMBER .

THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DEFINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 18 JULY 1977 ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON RESEARCH PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT , APPEARING IN ANNEX D .

ARTICLE 5

THE EUROPEAN PROGRAMME SHALL BE REVIEWED AT THE END OF 1982 ; THIS REVIEW MAY RESULT IN A REVISION OF THE PROGRAMME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES AFTER THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CONSULTED .

ARTICLE 6

INFORMATION RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTION OF THE INDIRECT ACTIONS LISTED IN ANNEX A SHALL BE DISSEMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL REGULATION OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1974 ADOPTING PROVISIONS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO RESEARCH PROGRAMMES FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY . THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF SWEDEN AND SWEDISH PERSONS AND UNDERTAKINGS SHALL BE THE SAME AS THOSE LAID DOWN BY THE ABOVE REGULATION FOR MEMBER STATES AND PERSONS AND UNDERTAKINGS WHICH PURSUE A RESEARCH OR PRODUCTION ACTIVITY ON THE TERRITORY OF A MEMBER STATE .

ARTICLE 7

1 . IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PROCEDURE LAID DOWN BY THE COMMISSION AFTER HAVING CONSULTED THE COMMITTEE , SWEDEN AND THE MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY TAKING PART IN THE ACTIVITIES LISTED IN ANNEX B ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE PARTICIPATING STATES " ) AND THE COMMUNITY SHALL REGULARLY EXCHANGE ALL USEFUL INFORMATION RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTION OF THE RESEARCH COVERED BY SUCH ACTIVITIES . THE PARTICIPATING STATES SHALL PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES . THEY SHALL ALSO ENDEAVOUR TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH INFORMATION ON SIMILAR RESEARCH PLANNED OR CARRIED OUT BY OTHER BODIES . ANY INFORMATION SHALL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL IF SO REQUESTED BY THE PARTICIPATING STATE WHICH PROVIDES IT .

2 . THE COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED AND FORWARD THEM TO THE PARTICIPATING STATES .

3 . AT THE END OF THE COORDINATION PERIOD THE COMMISSION , AFTER HAVING CONSULTED THE COMMITTEE , SHALL FORWARD TO THE PARTICIPATING STATES A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE EXECUTION AND RESULTS OF THE COORDINATED ACTIVITIES . THE COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH THIS REPORT WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER IT HAS BEEN SENT TO THE PARTICIPATING STATES , UNLESS ONE OF THEM OBJECTS . IN THAT CASE , THE REPORT SHALL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL BE FORWARDED , AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMITTEE , SOLELY TO THE INSTITUTIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS WHOSE RESEARCH OR PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES JUSTIFY ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE RESULTING FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF THE RESEARCH COVERED BY THE COORDINATED ACTIVITIES .

ARTICLE 8

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL CONSULT WITH EACH OTHER , IF ONE OF THEM SO REQUESTS , ON ANY PROBLEM ARISING OUT OF THE APPLICATION OF THIS AGREEMENT .

ARTICLE 9

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY , ON THE ONE HAND , TO THE TERRITORIES IN WHICH THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IS APPLIED , UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THAT TREATY , AND , ON THE OTHER HAND , TO THE TERRITORY OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN .

ARTICLE 10

1 . AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT , EACH OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL NOTIFY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF THE COMPLETION OF THE PROCEDURES NECESSARY UNDER ITS INTERNAL PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS AGREEMENT .

2 . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING THAT IN WHICH THE SECOND OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES FORWARDS THE NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 .

PRIOR TO THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS AGREEMENT , SWEDEN MAY TAKE PART IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE .

3 . FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING ITS ENTRY INTO FORCE , THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE OPEN FOR ACCESSION BY OTHER EUROPEAN STATES WHICH TOOK PART IN THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE HELD IN BRUSSELS ON 22 AND 23 NOVEMBER 1971 . THE INSTRUMENTS OF ACCESSION SHALL BE DEPOSITED WITH THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

A STATE WHICH ACCEDES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BECOME A CONTRACTING PARTY WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 1 ON THE DATE ON WHICH THE INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION IS DEPOSITED AND REFERENCES TO " SWEDEN " AND " SWEDISH " IN ARTICLES 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 AND 9 SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS REFERENCES TO THAT ACCEDING STATE ALSO .

EACH ACCEDING STATE SHALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 2 CONCERNING SWEDEN .

4 . THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES SHALL NOTIFY EACH OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES OF THE LODGING OF THE NOTIFICATIONS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 , OF THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND OF THE DEPOSIT OF THE INSTRUMENTS OF ACCESSION REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 .

ARTICLE 11

THIS AGREEMENT , DRAWN UP IN A SINGLE ORIGINAL IN THE DANISH , DUTCH , ENGLISH , FRENCH , GERMAN , GREEK AND ITALIAN LANGUAGES , EACH TEXT BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC , SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , WHICH SHALL TRANSMIT A CERTIFIED COPY TO EACH OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES .

ANNEX A

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

RESEARCH TOPICS*ACTIVITIES TO BE COORDINATED*INDIRECT ACTIONS*

RESEARCH AREA I***

SORTING OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE***

1 . ASSESSMENT OF WASTE SORTING PROJECTS*X* - *

2 . METHODS FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE*X* - *

3 . EVALUATION OF HEALTH HAZARDS*X* - *

4 . TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SORTING OF BULK WASTE*X*X*

5 . MATERIALS RECOVERY***

5.1 . PAPER*X*X*

5.2 . PLASTICS*X*X*

5.3 . NON-FERROUS METALS*X* - *

6 . ENERGY RECOVERY*X*X*

7 . NEW COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS*X* - *

RESEARCH AREA II***

THERMAL TREATMENT OF WASTE***

1 . FIRING OF WASTE DERIVED FUEL*SEE I.6*SEE I.6*

2 . PYROLYSIS AND GASIFICATION*X*X*

3 . RECOVERY OF METAL AND GLASS FROM RESIDUE*X* - *

RESEARCH AREA III***

FERMENTATION AND HYDROLYSIS***

1 . ANAEROBIC DIGESTION*X*X*

2 . CARBOHYDRATE HYDROLYSIS*X*X*

3 . COMPOSTING*X* - *

RESEARCH AREA IV ( 1 )***

RECOVERY OF RUBBER WASTE***

1 . RETREADING*X* - *

2 . SIZE REDUCTION*X* - *

3 . RECLAIMING AND RECYCLING OF RUBBER POWDER*X* - *

4 . PYROLYSIS*X* - *

ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF THE COMMISSION AND THE COMMITTEE FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME :

I : 45 % - 50 %

II : 15 % - 25 %

III : 20 % - 40 %

IV ( 1 ) : 5 % - 15 %

( 1 ) THE POSSIBILITY OF INDIRECT ACTIONS IN THIS AREA WILL BE REVIEWED IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE . IF SUCH ACTIONS ARE DECIDED UPON THE MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR RESEARCH AREA IV WILL NEED TO BE RAISED TO 10 % .

ANNEX B

ACTIVITIES TO BE COORDINATED

PARTICIPATION OF THE MEMBER STATES AND SWEDEN PER RESEARCH TOPIC

RESEARCH TOPICS*ALLOCATION OF ACTIVITIES TO BE COORDINATED*

*B/L*DK*D*F*IRL*I*NL*UK*S*

RESEARCH AREA I**********

SORTING OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE**********

1 . ASSESSMENT OF WASTE SORTING PROJECTS*X**X**X*X*X*X**

2 . METHODS FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*

3 . EVALUATION OF HEALTH HAZARDS***X**X*X**X**

4 . TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SORTING OF BULK WASTE*X*X*X***X*X***

4.1 . AIR CLASSIFICATION****X**X****

4.2 . COMMINUTION - LIBERATION****X**X**X**

4.3 . NOVEL SEPARATION TECHNIQUES****X**X****

5 . MATERIALS RECOVERY******X*X**X*

5.1 . PAPER*X**X*X**X*X**X*

5.2 . PLASTICS*X*X*X*X**X*X**X*

5.3 . NON-FERROUS METALS*X**X*X**X*X**X*

6 . ENERGY RECOVERY*X**X**X*X*X**X*

7 . NEW COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS***X***X*X***

RESEARCH AREA II**********

THERMAL TREATMENT OF WASTE**********

1 . FIRING OF WASTE DERIVED FUEL*X**X**X*X*X**X*

2 . PYROLYSIS AND GASIFICATION*X**X***X*X*X*X*

3 . RECOVERY OF METAL AND GLASS FROM RESIDUE*X**X*X**X*X***

RESEARCH AREA III**********

FERMENTATION AND HYDROLYSIS**********

1 . ANAEROBIC DIGESTION*X*X*X*X*X*X**X**

2 . CARBOHYDRATE HYDROLYSIS*X*X*X**X*X**X**

3 . COMPOSTING*X*X*X*X**X**X**

RESEARCH AREA IV**********

RECOVERY OF RUBBER WASTE**********

1 . RETREADING**X*X*X**X*X***

2 . SIZE REDUCTION***X*X**X*X***

3 . RECLAIMING AND RECYCLING OF RUBBER POWDER***X*X**X*X***

4 . PYROLYSIS*X**X***X*X***

ANNEX C

FINANCING RULES

ARTICLE 1

THESE PROVISIONS LAY DOWN THE FINANCIAL RULES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE AGREEMENT .

ARTICLE 2

AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FINANCIAL YEAR , THE COMMISSION SHALL SEND TO SWEDEN A CALL FOR FUNDS CORRESPONDING TO ITS SHARE OF THE ANNUAL COSTS UNDER THE AGREEMENT , CALCULATED IN PROPORTION TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE AGREEMENT .

THIS CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE EXPRESSED BOTH IN ECU AND IN THE CURRENCY OF THE STATE CONCERNED , THE VALUE OF THE ECU BEING THAT DEFINED IN THE FINANCIAL REGULATION APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND DETERMINED ON THE DATE OF THE CALL FOR FUNDS .

THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL COVER THE TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE COSTS OF THE DELEGATES TO THE COMMITTEE , IN ADDITION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS PROPER .

SWEDEN SHALL PAY ITS ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE COSTS UNDER THE AGREEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR , AND BY 31 MARCH AT THE LATEST . ANY DELAY IN PAYMENT SHALL GIVE RISE TO THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST BY SWEDEN - AT A RATE EQUAL TO THE HIGHEST DISCOUNT RATE OBTAINING IN THE PARTICIPATING STATES ON THE DUE DATE . THE RATE SHALL BE INCREASED BY 0,25 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FOR EACH MONTH OF DELAY . THE INCREASED RATE SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF DELAY . HOWEVER , SUCH INTEREST SHALL BE CHARGEABLE ONLY IF PAYMENT IS MADE MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE ISSUE OF A CALL FOR FUNDS BY THE COMMISSION .

ARTICLE 3

THE FUNDS PAID BY SWEDEN SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE RELEVANT PROGRAMME AS BUDGET RECEIPTS ALLOCATED TO A HEADING IN THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE OF THE BUDGET OF THE COMMISSION .

ARTICLE 4

THE PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE AGREEMENT IS APPENDED HERETO .

ARTICLE 5

THE FINANCIAL REGULATION APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES SHALL APPLY TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE APPROPRIATIONS .

ARTICLE 6

AT THE END OF EACH FINANCIAL YEAR , A STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN PROGRAMME SHALL BE PREPARED AND TRANSMITTED TO SWEDEN FOR INFORMATION .

APPENDIX : SEE O.J .

ANNEX D

COUNCIL RESOLUTION

OF 18 JULY 1977

ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON RESEARCH PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES HEREBY ADOPTS THIS RESOLUTION :

1 . ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT SHALL BE SET UP OR , WHERE APPROPRIATE , RETAINED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS :

A . DIRECT ACTION ( 1 ) :

- REACTOR SAFETY ,

- PLUTONIUM FUELS AND ACTINIDE RESEARCH ,

- MEASUREMENTS , STANDARDS AND REFERENCE TECHNIQUES ( METRE ) - NUCLEAR ,

- OPERATION AND UTILIZATION OF THE HFR REACTOR ,

- HIGH-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS ,

- INFORMATICS ,

- FISSILE MATERIAL CONTROL .

B . INDIRECT ACTION ( 1 ) :

- PLUTONIUM RECYCLING IN LIGHT-WATER REACTORS ,

- ENERGY CONSERVATION ,

- GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ,

- SYSTEMS ANALYSIS : DEVELOPMENT OF MODELS ,

- BIOLOGY : HEALTH PROTECTION ( RADIATION PROTECTION ) .

C . DIRECT ( 2 ) AND INDIRECT ( 1 ) ACTION :

- SOLAR ENERGY ,

- PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION OF HYDROGEN ,

- ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES ,

- REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS ,

- MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE ,

- FUSION AND PLASMA PHYSICS .

THE NON-NUCLEAR PART OF THE ( DIRECT ACTION ) PROGRAMME " MEASUREMENTS , STANDARDS AND REFERENCE TECHNIQUES ( METRE ) " HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT FOR REFERENCE MATERIALS AND METHODS ( INDIRECT ACTION ) .

THE PROGRAMME FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE ( DIRECT ACTION ) HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE ( INDIRECT ACTION ) .

THE PROGRAMME ON THERMONUCLEAR FUSION TECHNOLOGY ( DIRECT ACTION ) HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO THE LIAISON GROUP FOR INDIRECT ACTION ON FUSION AND PLASMA PHYSICS . THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE IS A MEMBER OF THIS GROUP WHICH , WHILE CONTINUING TO CARRY OUT THE TASKS ENTRUSTED TO IT BY OTHER MEANS , IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION .

THE PART OF THE PROGRAMME ON ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES ( DIRECT ACTION ) CONCERNING RENEWABLE RESOURCES HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ( SCAR ) ( 3 ) .

2 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE COMMISSION'S RESPONSIBILITY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROGRAMMES , IT SHALL BE THE TASK OF EACH COMMITTEE TO CONTRIBUTE , IN ITS ADVISORY CAPACITY , TO THE BEST POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME FOR WHICH IT IS RESPONSIBLE ( IN PARTICULAR THE DETAILED DEFINITION OF PROJECTS ) AND TO ASSESS THE RESULTS AND ENSURE BETTER LIAISON ( 4 ) BETWEEN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMMES AT COMMUNITY LEVEL AND THE CORRESPONDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORK BEING CARRIED OUT IN THE MEMBER STATES .

3 . THE DIRECT ACTION COMMITTEES MAY BE CONSULTED BY THE GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ( GAC ) , ESTABLISHED BY COMMISSION DECISION 71/57/EURATOM ( 5 ) , ON DRAFT PROPOSALS FOR REVIEWING PROGRAMMES IN PROGRESS AND ON DRAFT PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH PROGRAMMES .

4 . THE INDIRECT ACTION COMMITTEES SHALL BE CONSULTED ON DRAFT PROPOSALS FOR REVIEWING PROGRAMMES IN PROGRESS AND ON DRAFT PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AS WELL AS ON THE CHOICE OF " PROJECT LEADERS " AND THE SELECTION OF THE LABORATORIES TO WHICH THE WORK IS TO BE ENTRUSTED .

5 . COMMITTEES IN FIELDS WHERE DIRECT ACTION AND INDIRECT ACTION CO-EXIST SHALL ENSURE THAT BOTH ACTIONS FORM A COHERENT WHOLE .

6 . EACH COMMITTEE SHALL DELIVER OPINIONS PREPARED BY THE SECRETARIAT AND SUBMITTED FOR THE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL . ANY MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE MAY REQUEST THAT HIS VIEWS BE RECORDED IN THESE OPINIONS . OPINIONS SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE COMMISSION , A COPY BEING SENT TO THE COUNCIL .

7 . EACH COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF NOT MORE THAN :

( A ) THREE OFFICIALS APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION ( COMMISSION DELEGATION ) ;

( B ) THREE EXPERTS APPOINTED , BY APPLYING WHATEVER CRITERIA IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE , BY EACH OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES TAKING PART IN THE PROGRAMME UNDER CONSIDERATION ( MEMBER STATES' DELEGATIONS ) ; THE ABSENCE OF ANY GOVERNMENT'S EXPERTS SHALL NOT DEPRIVE A COMMITTEE MEETING OF ITS VALIDITY .

IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES DEROGATIONS MAY BE MADE FROM THESE PROVISIONS FOLLOWING AGREEMENT AMONG THE DELEGATIONS .

8 . EACH COMMITTEE SHALL APPOINT ITS CHAIRMAN FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION DELEGATION .

9 . SECRETARIAT SERVICES FOR THE COMMITTEES SHALL BE PROVIDED BY COMMISSION OFFICIALS PLACED FOR THIS PURPOSE AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE COMMITTEE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHAIRMAN OF EACH COMMITTEE .

10 . EACH COMMITTEE SHALL MEET IN PRINCIPLE THREE TIMES A YEAR .

11 . THIS RESOLUTION CANCELS AND REPLACES THE COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS OF 30 JUNE 1969 , 22 JULY 1972 , 19 NOVEMBER 1973 , 10 DECEMBER 1973 , 17 DECEMBER 1974 , 26 JUNE 1975 AND 22 AUGUST 1975 RESPECTIVELY ESTABLISHING ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT .

( 1 ) PROGRAMME ADOPTED BY DECISION 77/488/EEC , EURATOM ( OJ NO L 200 , 8 . 8 . 1977 , P . 4 ) .

( 2 ) PROGRAMMES ADOPTED BY DECISIONS :

- 74/642/EURATOM ( OJ NO L 349 , 28 . 12 . 1974 , P . 61 ) ,

- 75/406/EURATOM ( OJ NO L 178 , 9 . 7 . 1975 , P . 28 ) ,

- 75/510/EEC ( OJ NO L 231 , 2 . 9 . 1975 , P . 1 ) ,

- 76/309/EURATOM ( OJ NO L 74 , 20 . 3 . 1976 , P . 32 ) ,

- 76/310/EEC ( OJ NO L 74 , 20 . 3 . 1976 , P . 34 ) ,

- 76/311/EEC ( OJ NO L 74 , 20 . 3 . 1976 , P . 36 ) ,

- 76/345/EURATOM ( OJ NO L 90 , 3 . 4 . 1976 , P . 12 ) ,

- 77/54/EEC ( OJ NO L 10 , 13 . 1 . 1977 , P . 28 ) .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 200 , 8 . 8 . 1977 , P . 4 .

( 4 ) THE CONCEPT OF " LIAISON " REFERS SOLELY TO IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES AND NOT TO THE COORDINATION OF NATIONAL PROGRAMMES .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 16 , 20 . 1 . 1971 , P . 14 .