Decision 1980/27 - 80/27/EEC: Council Decision of 18 December 1979 adopting a multiannual research programme of the EEC in the field fo climatology (indirect action, 1980 to 1984) - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Decision
Number legal act	Decision 1980/27
Original proposal	COM(1978)408
CELEX number i	31980D0027

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80/27/EEC: Council Decision of 18 December 1979 adopting a multiannual research programme of the European Economic Community in the field fo climatology (indirect action, 1980 to 1984)

Official Journal L 012 , 17/01/1980 P. 0024 - 0026

Greek special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0133

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( 1 ) OJ NO C 6 , 8 . 1 . 1979 , P . 21 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 128 , 21 . 5 . 1979 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 6 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 356 , 31 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 192 , 11 . 8 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 1 ) OJ NO L 255 , 20 . 9 . 1974 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 18 DECEMBER 1979

ADOPTING A MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATOLOGY ( INDIRECT ACTION , 1980 TO 1984 )

( 80/27/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 PARLIA- MENT ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ),

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY , THE COMMUNITY HAS 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 , IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON AN INITIAL OUTLINE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 3 ), THE COUNCIL UNDERLINED THAT THE WHOLE RANGE OF AVAILABLE WAYS AND MEANS SHOULD BE USED AS APPROPRIATE , INCLUDING INDIRECT ACTION ;

WHEREAS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES ARE LARGELY DEPENDENT ON CLIMATE ; WHEREAS ESPECIALLY SUCH VITAL RESOURCES AS FOOD AND WATER CAN BE SERIOUSLY IMPAIRED BY ADVERSE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ; WHEREAS MAN HIMSELF CAN CONTRIBUTE BY HIS OWN ACTIVITIES , IN PARTICULAR BY POLLUTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE , TO CLIMATIC INSTABILITY AND EVEN TO MAJOR CLIMATIC CHANGES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE IN THE COMMUNITY ' S INTEREST TO PROMOTE A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF THE MECHANISM AND BEHAVIOUR OF CLIMATE , AS WELL AS OF THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF CLIMATIC VARIABILITY WITH A VIEW TO PROPER PLANNING AS REGARDS EUROPEAN RESOURCES ;

WHEREAS A COMMUNITY RESEARCH PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATOLOGY IS LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE EFFECTIVELY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVES ;

WHEREAS THE TREATY DOES NOT PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC POWERS NECESSARY FOR THIS PURPOSE ;

WHEREAS THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST ) HAS GIVEN ITS OPINION ON THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

FOR A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY 1980 , THE COMMUNITY SHALL CARRY OUT A RESEARCH PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATOLOGY AS DESCRIBED IN THE ANNEX HERETO .

ARTICLE 2

THE APPROPRIATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMME , THE AMOUNT OF WHICH SHALL BE FIXED AT EIGHT MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , INCLUDING THE EXPENDITURE RELATING TO A STAFF OF THREE EMPLOYEES , SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT IS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 10 OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF 21 DECEMBER 1977 APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( 4 ).

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 ( 5 ).

ARTICLE 4

DURING THE SECOND YEAR THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE REVIEWED ; THIS REVIEW MAY LEAD TO A REVISION OF THE PROGRAMME DURING THE THIRD YEAR , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES AFTER CONSULTATION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT .

ARTICLE 5

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