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ARTICLE 1

A COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY , AS SET OUT IN THE ANNEX HERETO , IS HEREBY ADOPTED FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS FROM 1 JANUARY 1977 .

ARTICLE 2

THE MAXIMUM FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO BE MADE BY THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS THE PROGRAMME IS SET AT 235 000 UNITS OF ACCOUNT , THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT BEING DEFINED IN ARTICLE 10 OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF 25 APRIL 1973 APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( 1 ) .

ARTICLE 3

THE COMMISSION SHALL IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMME BY MEANS OF CONTRACTS .

ARTICLE 4

THE INFORMATION GAINED AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE DISSEMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2380/74 OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1974 ADOPTING PROVISIONS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO RESEARCH PROGRAMMES FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 2 ) .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 14 FEBRUARY 1977 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . SILKEN

( 1 ) OJ NO C 30 , 7 . 2 . 1977 , P . 26 .

( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 24 DECEMBER 1976 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 6 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 116 , 1 . 5 . 1973 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 255 , 29 . 9 . 1974 , P . 1 .

ANNEX

COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY

AN AMOUNT OF 235 000 UNITS OF ACCOUNT IS TO BE ALLOCATED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME WHICH CENTRES ON THE FOLLOWING TWO PROJECTS :

RESEARCH PROJECT I : RATIONAL USE OF MATERIALS FOR UPPERS

MAIN OBJECTIVES

SAVING OF RAW MATERIALS ; INCREASED FLEXIBILITY OF PRODUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONSUMER REQUIREMENTS ; IMPROVEMENTS OF PLACES OF WORK ; DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCING NEW MACHINES AND SYSTEMS OF ADJUSTMENT .

PROGRAMME

ANALYSIS OF THE DEGREE OF RAW MATERIALS UTILIZATION ACHIEVED WITH CURRENT TECHNIQUES , USING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 30 FIRMS ON THE DEGREE OF MATERIALS UTILIZATION OBTAINED DURING RECENT YEARS USING CERTAIN TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS AND FOR CERTAIN SHAPES AND TYPES OF FOOTWEAR . IN ADDITION A STUDY OF METHODS ON THE BASIS OF ONE OR MORE STANDARD FOOTWEAR DESIGNS .

TAKING THE RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS AS A BASIS , THE DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING MATERIALS UTILIZATION , BY USING ELECTRONIC BEAM SCANNING AND DATA PROCESSING .

RESEARCH PROJECT II : RATIONALIZATION OF THE MANUFACTURE OF UPPERS

MAIN OBJECTIVES

ADAPTATION OF THE TECHNIQUE FOR PRODUCING UPPERS TO THE REST OF THE SHOE MANUFACTURING PROCESS , IN ORDER TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY , REDUCE PRODUCTION COSTS AND IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS .

DEVELOPMENT OF THE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGY FOR CONSTRUCTING NEW , NUMERICALLY-CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOLS .

PROGRAMME

STUDY OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES USED IN MANUFACTURING THREE TYPES OF SHOE , FOR MEN , WOMEN AND CHILDREN , REQUIRING DIFFERENT PRODUCTION METHODS , ON THE BASIS OF THE EXPERIENCE OF 120 UNDERTAKINGS . THIS STUDY WILL COVER THE PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC AND ERGONOMIC PRODUCTION PARAMETERS , E.G . MATERIALS , TOOLING AND LENGHT OF EACH OPERATION , AND WILL INCLUDE AN ANLYSIS OF EACH OF THE 18 STAGES OF PRODUCTION WITH A VIEW TO MERGING THEM INTO MORE SATISFACTORY GROUPS OF INTEGRATED ACTIVITES .

COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF THE DATA NECESSARY FOR NUMERICAL CONTROL AND OF THE DESIGN DATA FOR NEW MACHINE TOOLS , IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR PROCESSING BY COMPUTER .