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ARTICLE 1

FOR A THREE YEAR PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 , THE COMMUNITY SHALL CARRY OUT A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF PAPER AND BOARD RECYCLING AS DESCRIBED IN THE ANNEX .

ARTICLE 2

THE UPPER LIMIT OF EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE 2.9 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 TWO .

ARTICLE 3

THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAMME . IT SHALL BE ASSISTED IN THIS TASK BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT , 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 ( 1 ).

ARTICLE 4

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 PROGRAMMES FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 2 ).

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 17 APRIL 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

K . HEINESEN

ANNEX

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

RESEARCH TOPIC I :

CHARACTERIZATION OF RECLAIMED FIBRES , THEIR UPGRADING BY VARIOUS PROCESSES AND THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE FIBRE RECYCLING .

RESEARCH TOPIC II :

ELIMINATION OF THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT OF CONTAMINANTS IN WASTE PAPER , INCLUDING THE DISPERSION OF THERMOPLASTIC CONTAMINANTS .

RESEARCH TOPIC III :

DE-INKING , INCLUDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF INK AND DE-INKING , AND THE TREATMENT OF EFFLUENT FROM WASTE-PAPER RECYCLING PLANTS .

RESEARCH TOPIC IV :

USE OF URBAN FIBRES , INCLUDING TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FIBRES IN SOLID URBAN WASTE , AND HEALTH PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE USE OF RECYCLED FIBRES .

THE RESEARCH WILL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT .