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ARTICLE 1

1 . THE JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND THE PROGRAMMES TO COORDINATE RESEARCH CONCERNING SOCIO-STRUCTURAL OBJECTIVES , THE ELIMINATION OF OBSTACLES TO TRADE ON INTRA-COMMUNITY AGRICULTURAL MARKETS , THE EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION AND ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS ( INCREASING MARKET VALUE OF FODDER PRODUCTION ), AS SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX , ARE HEREBY ADOPTED .

2 . THE PROGRAMME SHALL RUN FOR FIVE YEARS FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 .

3 . THE COMMUNITY ' S FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROGRAMMES SHALL BE 18 602 000 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT FOR FIVE YEARS .

THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS SHALL BE FIXED IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BUDGETARY PROCEDURE .

ARTICLE 2

DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS DECISION , CONCERNING IN PARTICULAR THE SCIENTIFIC PRIORITIES TO BE OBSERVED IN THE JOINT PROGRAMMES AND THE COORDINATION PROGRAMMES , THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTING THE RESEARCH CENTRES AND INSTITUTES INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIFIC MEASURES , AND THE GUIDANCE OF THE PROGRAMMES WHILE THEY ARE BEING CARRIED OUT , SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 8 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1728/74 .

THE ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS AND THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES SHALL BE DECIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAME PROCEDURE .

ARTICLE 3

THE COMMISSION SHALL ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COORDINATION PROGRAMMES BY ORGANIZING SEMINARS , CONFERENCES , STUDY VISITS , EXCHANGES OF RESEARCH WORKERS AND SCIENTIFIC WORKING MEETINGS AND BY COLLECTING , ANALYZING AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS .

ARTICLE 4

THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL ON THE RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT UNDER THE PROGRAMMES COVERED BY THIS DECISION AND ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS ALLOTTED FOR THESE MEASURES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 30 OCTOBER 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . ERTL

ANNEX

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

A . SOCIO-STRUCTURAL OBJECTIVES

1 . PROGRAMME FOR THE APPROPRIATE USE OF LAND AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

• RESEARCH INTO THE APPROPRIATE USE OF LAND ( AGRICULTURE , FORESTRY , PASTURE ).

• SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF LESS-FAVOURED REGIONS :

• FOREST-PASTURE SYSTEMS , BALANCE BETWEEN FOREST AND PASTURE HAVING REGARD TO THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXTENSIVE STOCK REARING , RE-ESTABLISHING WILD LIFE AND FIRE PREVENTION .

• ASSESSMENT OF METHODS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES .

• MEASURES TO PROTECT AND MAINTAIN LAND AND WATER RESOURCES .

• REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PLANS .

• THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS ENVIRONMENT .

2 . PROGRAMME ON MEDITERRANEAN AGRICULTURE

• NEW WAYS OF EXPLOITING AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES IN SHORT SUPPLY .

• SYSTEMATIC SEARCH FOR PRODUCTION ALTERNATIVES SO AS TO DEVELOP AGRICULTURE AND ENCOURAGE CHANGE TO NEW VARIETIES AND TYPES OF FARMING IN MEDITERRANEAN AREAS .

• IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF EXISTING CROPS ( INCLUDING PERMANENT PASTURE ).

3 . PROGRAMME ON AGRICULTURAL WASTE AND THE EFFLUENT OF INTENSIVE STOCK REARING

• IMPROVEMENT OF CROPS AFTER THE SPREADING OF SEMI-LIQUID AND SOLID MANURE AND STUDY OF THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT :

• COMPLETION AND EXTENSION OF THE MATHEMATICAL MODEL AND ASSOCIATED RESEARCH SO AS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMUM MONITORING OF THE NATURAL REGENERATIVE CAPACITY OF SOILS ( PARTICULARLY LONG-TERM EFFECTS AND TRACE ELEMENTS ).

• TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS POSED BY SPREADING SEMI-LIQUID MANURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT ( ATMOSPHERE , SOIL , WATER ).

• IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL OF ODOURS PRODUCED BY SPREADING SEMI-LIQUID MANURE AND STABLING ANIMALS .

B . ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS ON THE INTRA-COMMUNITY AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

4 . PROGRAMME ON ANIMAL PATHOLOGY

• PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ( MAINLY PIGS AND CATTLE ) AGAINST PERINATAL DISEASES , INTESTINAL DISEASES AND RESPIRATORY COMPLAINTS AND STUDY OF THEIR ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF UNDERTAKINGS .

• PROBLEMS POSED BY THE STORAGE , TRANSPORT AND SPREADING OF SEMI-LIQUID AND SOLID MANURE AS REGARDS THE QUALITY OF FOODSTUFFS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL ORIGIN : STUDY OF THEIR IMPACT ON ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH ( COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ).

• BOVINE LEUCOSIS : ESTABLISHMENT OF A HARMONIZED SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THIS DISEASE SO THAT ANIMALS AND MEAT MAY MOVE FREELY ON THE MARKET .

• AFRICAN SWINE FEVER : ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND DIAGNOSING AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY SO AS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND TO ENSURE THAT PIGS AND PIGMEAT CONTINUE TO MOVE FREELY ON THE MARKET .

C . PRODUCUCTION EFFICIENCY

5 . PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF COMMUNITY BEEF HERDS