Legal provisions of COM(2005)444 - Specific Programme to be carried out by means of direct actions by the Joint Research Centre implementing the 7th Framework Programme (2007-2011) of Euratom (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities

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dossier COM(2005)444 - Specific Programme to be carried out by means of direct actions by the Joint Research Centre implementing the 7th Framework ...
document COM(2005)444 EN
date December 19, 2006


OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1. OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2. OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.

Article 1

The Specific Programme related to the direct actions in research and training activities to be carried out by the Joint Research Centre, hereinafter the 'specific programme' is hereby adopted for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2011.

Article 2

The Specific Programme shall establish the activities for the nuclear actions of the Joint Research Centre, supporting the whole range of research actions carried out in trans-national cooperation in the following thematic areas:

(a)    nuclear waste management,    environmental impact;

(b)    nuclear    safety;

(c)    nuclear    security.

The objectives and broad lines of those activities are set out in the Annex.

Article 3

In accordance with Article 3 of the Framework Programme, the amount deemed necessary for the execution of the Specific Programme shall be EUR 517 million.

Article 4

All research activities carried out under the Specific Programme shall be carried out in compliance with fundamental ethical principles.

Article 5

1. The Specific Programme shall be implemented by means of direct actions as established in Annex II to the Framework Programme.

2. The rules for participation and dissemination relating to direct actions shall apply to this Specific Programme.

Article 6

1. The Commission shall draw up a multi-annual Work Programme for the implementation of the Specific Programme, setting out in greater detail the objectives and scientific and technological priorities set out in the Annex, and the timetable for implementation.

2. The multi-annual Work Programme shall take account of relevant research activities carried out by the Member States, Associated States and European and international organisations. It shall be updated where appropriate.

Article 7

The Commission shall arrange for the independent assessment provided for in Article 6 of the Framework Programme to be conducted concerning the activities carried out in the fields covered by the Specific Programme.

Article 8

This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.