EUR-Lex - 31978D0263 - EN

ARTICLE 1

FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 , THE COMMUNITY SHALL CARRY OUT A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF PRIMARY RAW MATERIALS AS DESCRIBED IN THE ANNEX .

ARTICLE 2

THE UPPER LIMIT OF EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAMME SHALL BE 18 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT BEING DEFINED BY THE FINANCIAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE , AND THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STAFF SHALL BE EIGHT .

ARTICLE 3

THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAMME . TO ASSIST IT IN THIS TASK AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT IN THE FIELD OF PRIMARY RAW MATERIALS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED , THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OF WHICH SHALL BE DEFINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 18 JULY 1977 ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON RESEARCH PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT ( 4 ).

ARTICLE 4

DURING THE THIRD YEAR THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE REVIEWED ; THIS REVIEW MAY LEAD TO A REVISION OF THE PROGRAMME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES AFTER THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN CONSULTED . THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SHALL BE INFORMED OF SUCH REVISION .

WITHIN THE FRAMWORK OF ITS GENERAL REPORT THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO SUBMITT A REPORT TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME .

ARTICLE 5

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SHALL BE INFORMED OF THE RESULTS ACHIEVED AND THE FUNDS USED .

ARTICLE 6

THE INFORMATION RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTION 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 PRGRAMMES FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 ).

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 MARCH 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . DALSAGER

ANNEX

RESEARCH AREA I - EXPLORATION

I . A . DEEP-SEATED AND CONCEALED ORE DEPOSITS IN THE TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY :

• TARGET SELECTION THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF GEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE .

I . B . IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROSPECTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES :

• GEOCHEMICAL ,

• GEOPHYSICAL ,

• REMOTE SENSING ,

• DRILLING TECHNIQUES .

RESEARCH AREA II - ORE PROCESSING

II . A . FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND SETTING UP OF MODELS

II . B . SPECIFIC ACTIONS IN ORE PROCESSING AND METAL EXTRACTION :

• IN SITU LEACHING ,

• ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ALUMINA ,

• COMPLEX LEAD-ZINC ORES ,

• CHLORINATION PROCESSES AND OTHERS .

RESEARCH AREA III - MINING TECHNOLOGY

III . A . DEEP MINES

III . B . HIGH GRADE - LOW TONNAGE DEPOSITS

RESEARCH WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY WAY OF CONTRACTS .