EUR-Lex - 31985D0197 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31985D0197 - EN Avis juridique important | 85/197/EEC: Council Decision of 12 March 1985 adopting a plan to stimulate European scientific and technical cooperation and interchange (1985 to 1988) Official Journal L 083 , 25/03/1985 P. 0013 - 0015 Spanish special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0242 Portuguese special edition Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0242 +++++ ( 1 ) OJ NO C 142 , 29 . 5 . 1984 , P . 4 . ( 2 ) OJ NO C 315 , 26 . 11 . 1984 , P . 115 . ( 3 ) OJ NO C 343 , 24 . 12 . 1984 , P . 12 . ( 4 ) OJ NO C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 2 . ( 5 ) OJ NO L 181 , 6 . 7 . 1983 , P . 20 . ( 6 ) OJ NO C 208 , 4 . 8 . 1983 , P . 1 . ( 7 ) OJ NO L 350 , 10 . 12 . 1982 , P . 45 . ( 8 ) OJ NO L 255 , 20 . 9 . 1974 , P . 1 . COUNCIL DECISION OF 12 MARCH 1985 ADOPTING A PLAN TO STIMULATE EUROPEAN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND INTERCHANGE ( 1985 TO 1988 ) ( 85/197/EEC ) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF , HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ) , HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) , HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ) , WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY ASSIGNS TO THE COMMUNITY THE TASK INTER ALIA OF PROMOTING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY A HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES , A CONTINUOUS AND BALANCED EXPANSION AND AN ACCELERATED RAISING OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING ; WHEREAS THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED TO THIS END BY THE COMMUNITY ARE SET OUT IN ARTICLE 3 OF THE TREATY ; WHEREAS , IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON THE COORDINATION OF NATIONAL POLICIES AND THE DEFINITION OF PROJECTS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 4 ) , THE COUNCIL ENTRUSTED THE COMMISSION WITH THE TASK OF DEFINING PROJECTS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY AND SELECTING APPROPRIATE WAYS AND MEANS OF IMPLEMENTING THESE PROJECTS ; WHEREAS , IN DECISION 83/331/EEC OF 28 JUNE 1983 , THE COUNCIL ADOPTED AN EXPERIMENTAL COMMUNITY ACTION TO STIMULATE THE EFFICACY OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY'S SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL POTENTIAL ( 5 ) , AND ON 28 FEBRUARY 1984 REQUESTED THE COMMISSION TO PUT FORWARD A PROPOSAL FOR A STIMULATION PLAN FOR THE YEARS 1985 TO 1988 ; WHEREAS BY ITS RESOLUTION OF 25 JULY 1983 ( 6 ) DEALING WITH THE FIRST FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR THE COMMUNITY'S RESEARCH , DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES , THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE GOAL OF " IMPROVING THE EFFICACY OF THE COMMUNITY'S SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL POTENTIAL " ; WHEREAS THE TREATY DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR THE SPECIFIC POWERS NECESSARY FOR THE ADOPTION OF THIS DECISION ; HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST ) , HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 6 THE COMMISSION SHALL NEGOTIATE AND CONCLUDE THE CONTRACTS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE SELECTED PROJECTS . TO THIS END IT SHALL DRAW UP CONTRACTS SHOWING THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY , PARTICULARLY THE METHODS OF DISSEMINATING , PROTECTING AND EXPLOITING THE RESEARCH RESULTS AND OF MAKING ANY REIMBURSEMENT THAT MAY BE NECESSARY OF THE FUNDING GIVEN . REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2380/74 ( 8 ) SHALL APPLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COMMISSION'S RIGHT TO ISSUE SUBLICENCES IN CASES WHERE THERE IS A REFUSAL TO EXPLOIT THE RESULTS OF SHARED COST RESEARCH BY THE CONTRACTOR CONCERNED .

ARTICLE 9 1 . IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 228 OF THE TREATY , THE COMMUNITY MAY CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS WITH EUROPEAN NON-MEMBER STATES , WITH A VIEW TO ASSOCIATING THEM WITH THIS STIMULATION PLAN . 2 . THE COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE THE AGREEMENTS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 . DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 MARCH 1985 . FOR THE COUNCIL THE PRESIDENT F . M . PANDOLFI ANNEX STIMULATION PLAN FOR EUROPEAN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND INTERCHANGE ( 1985 TO 1988 ) 1 . THE STIMULATION PLAN TAKES THE FORM OF A RANGE OF MEASURES TO AID THE MOBILITY OF RESEARCHERS , COMMUNICATION AMONG SCIENTISTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY . THESE ARE THEREFORE SUPPORT MEASURES FOR RESEARCH WORKERS , TEAMS OR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO FACILITATE :

• TRANSFERS OF RESEARCHERS ( WHETHER NOVICE OR EXPERIENCED ) FROM ONE COMMUNITY COUNTRY TO ANOTHER ,
• THE BRINGING TOGETHER OF EXPERTISE WHICH IS GEOGRAPHICALLY SEPARATED IN THE COMMUNITY SO THAT JOINT PROJECTS MAY BE UNDERTAKEN ,
• THE STRENGTHENING OF COMMUNICATION AND EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION WITHIN THE EUROPEAN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SYSTEM . 2 . MEASURES TO STIMULATE INTERCHANGE AND COOPERATION APPLY TO ALL FIELDS COVERED BY THE EXACT AND NATURAL SCIENCES ; THE FOLLOWING FIELDS WILL BE GIVEN OBVIOUS ATTENTION :
• CHEMISTRY : PARTICULARLY SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY , COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND MONOMER CHEMISTRY ,
• " BIOCOMMUNICATION " ,
• EARTH SCIENCES : ALL ASPECTS RELATING TO STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS ,
• OPTICS : PARTICULARLY RESEARCH INVOLVING INTEGRATED OPTICS ,
• MATHEMATICS AND DATA PROCESSING ,
• OCEANOGRAPHY : MARINE SCIENCES ,
• SURFACE CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS : PRINCIPALLY CATALYSIS , INTERSURFACE EXCHANGES , POLYMER-METAL ADHESION ,
• SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION . 3 . IN THE FIELD IN WHICH SUPPORT WILL BE GRANTED , MULTINATIONAL PROJECTS CONCERNED BY COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MEASURES WILL BE CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF THEIR QUALITY , THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY ARE MULTIDISCIPLINARY IN CONTENT , THEIR INNOVATIVE ASPECTS AND THEIR VALUE IN TERMS OF BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS BETWEEN DIFFERENT FORMS OF R AND D . 4 . THE STIMULATION PLAN WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY MAKING USE OF :
• MULTISECTORAL INCENTIVE MEASURES : LABORATORY TWINNINGS , OPERATIONS , RESEARCH GRANTS . THESE ACTIONS IMPLY A EUROPEAN NETWORK OF RESEARCH CENTRES , ON WHICH THEY WILL RELY ;
• CONTEXTUAL MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE MOBILITY OF SCIENTISTS : EXAMINATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF A RESEARCHERS' TRAVEL VOUCHER , THE ORGANIZATION OF CONCENTRATION MEETINGS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES TO ORGANIZE A CAREER ENDORSEMENT FOR RESEARCHERS WHO HAVE WORKED ABROAD , AN ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH AN INVENTORY OF NATIONAL POSSIBILITIES FOR EXCHANGE AND COOPERATION . 5 . THE CHOICE OF STIMULATION INCENTIVE MEASURES AND THE TEAMS CONCERNED WILL BE MADE BY THE COMMISSION WHICH , WITH THE HELP OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( CODEST ) , WILL MAKE USE OF A PEER REVIEW SYSTEM . THE COMMISSION WILL SEE TO IT THAT THERE IS CONSISTENCY BETWEEN STIMULATION ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMED R AND D ACTIVITIES BY CONSULTING THE COMMITTEES SET UP UNDER ITS AEGIS TO ASSIST IT IN PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT .

THE CONTEXTUAL AND SECTORAL MEASURES WILL BE SPECIFIED AFTER CONSULTING CREST AND THE RELEVANT CGCS AND WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOLLOWING A FAVOURABLE OPINION FROM THESE COMMITTEES . 6 . THE COMMISSION WILL AT THE SAME TIME UNDERTAKE A SERIES OF CONSULTATIONS , SURVEYS AND SEMINARS WITH THE COOPERATION OF COMMUNITY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CIRCLES IN ORDER TO ANALYZE AND EVALUATE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES , WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING MORE DETAIL TO THE CONTENT OF THE STIMULATION PLANS . THE COMMISSION WILL COOPERATE CLOSELY WITH THE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THESE ACTIVITIES AND NATIONAL POLICIES ON RESEARCH STIMULATION . IN THIS CONNECTION , THE COMMISSION WILL CARRY OUT DIRECTLY WITH THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES ALL NECESSARY CHECKS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO WASTAGE AS A RESULT OF DUPLICATION OR ANY UNACCEPTABLE INTERFERENCE IN NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES . IN ADDITION , THE COMMISSION WILL KEEP THE COUNCIL REGULARLY INFORMED OF CURRENT WORK .