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Number legal act	Decision 1978/150
Original proposal	COM(1977)394
CELEX number i	31978D0150

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78/150/EEC: Council Decision of 7 February 1978 adopting a European Economic Community concerted research project on the growth of large urban concentrations

Official Journal L 045 , 16/02/1978 P. 0024 - 0026

COUNCIL DECISION of 7 February 1978 adopting a European Economic Community concerted research project on the growth of large urban concentrations (78/150/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,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),

Whereas by virtue of Article 2 of the Treaty the Community has been assigned the task 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 by its resolution of 17 May 1977 (3) the Council approved the principles and objectives of a Community environmental policy and the general description of the actions to be undertaken at Community level, and in particular the Commission's intention to submit a proposal for a Community research programme on the growth of large urban concentrations;

Whereas in its resolution of 14 January 1974 on an initial outline programme of the European Communities in the field of science and technology (4), the Council stressed that an appropriate approach should be adopted towards the whole range of available ways and means, including concerted action projects, and that whenever it proves desirable that third countries, particularly European ones, should be associated in these projects, steps should be taken to make this possible;

Whereas, by its resolution of 14 January 1974 on in particular the coordination of national policies in the field of science and technology (5), the Council entrusted the Community institutions with the task of gradually ensuring such coordination, aided by the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST);

Whereas a concerted Community research project on the growth of large urban concentrations will contribute effectively to the achievement of the abovementioned aims;

Whereas the Member States intend, as part of the rules and procedures applicable to their national programmes, to carry out the research described in Annex I, and are prepared to integrate such research into a process of coordination at Community level over a period of two years;

Whereas the execution of such research as described in Annex I will require a financial contribution of about 1 000 000 European units of account from the Member States;

Whereas the Treaty does not provide the specific powers necessary for this purpose;

Having regard to the opinion which CREST has given on the Commission proposal,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Community shall implement over a period of two years a concerted research project on the growth of large urban concentrations (hereinafter referred to as "the project").

The project shall consist in coordination at Community level of the research described in Annex I and forming part of the research programmes of the Member States.

Article 2

The Commission shall be responsible for the coordination.

Article 3

The maximum financial contribution by the Community to such coordination will be 200 000 European units of account, the unit of account being defined by the relevant financial Regulations.

Article 4

To facilitate the execution of the project, a Concerted Research Project Committee on the growth of large urban concentrations (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee") shall be established. (1)OJ No C 299, 12.12.1977, p. 52. (2)Opinion delivered on 14 and 15 December 1977 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3)OJ No C 139, 13.6.1977, p. 1. (4)OJ No...

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