Decision 1982/402 - 82/402/EEC: Council Decision of 17 May 1982 adopting a research and development programme (1982 to 1985) in the raw materials sector - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Decision
Number legal act	Decision 1982/402
Original proposal	COM(1981)281
CELEX number i	31982D0402

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82/402/EEC: Council Decision of 17 May 1982 adopting a research and development programme (1982 to 1985) in the raw materials sector

Official Journal L 174 , 21/06/1982 P. 0023 - 0029

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COUNCIL DECISION

OF 17 MAY 1982

ADOPTING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ( 1982 TO 1985 ) IN THE RAW MATERIALS SECTOR

( 82/402/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 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 COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON AN INITIAL OUTLINE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 3 ) STRESSED THAT THE WHOLE RANGE OF AVAILABLE MEANS OF ACTION SHOULD BE USED AS APPROPRIATE , INCLUDING INDIRECT ACTION ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY DEPENDS TO A GREAT EXTENT ON THIRD COUNTRIES FOR ITS SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS , AND IT IS THUS IN THE COMMUNITY'S INTEREST TO INCREASE ITS SELFSUPPLY POTENTIAL , AND IN PARTICULAR TO DEVELOP NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR ITS INDIGENOUS RESOURCES ;

WHEREAS COMMUNITY RESEARCH ACTION IN THE RAW MATERIALS SECTOR WILL CONTRIBUTE EFFECTIVELY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVES , PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE DISCOVERY AND ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION OF INTERNAL RESOURCES , THE IMPROVEMENT OF WASTE RECOVERY , RECYCLING AND RE-USE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION FOR A MORE EFFICIENT USE OF MATERIALS , AS WELL AS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPORTABLE TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES ;

WHEREAS BY DECISION 79/968/EEC ( 4 ) THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF THE RECYCLING OF URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE ;

WHEREAS BY DECISION 78/264/EURATOM ( 5 ) , AS AMENDED BY DECISION 81/364/EURATOM ( 6 ) , THE COUNCIL ADOPTED , FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 , A PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY ON URANIUM EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION ;

WHEREAS ON 19 APRIL 1977 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTED A RESOLUTION ON THE COMMUNITY'S RAW MATERIALS SUPPLY ;

WHEREAS IN ITS DELIBERATIONS OF 20 DECEMBER 1979 THE COUNCIL INVITED THE COMMISSION TO CONCENTRATE COMMUNITY RESEARCH PROGRAMMES ON SECTORS OF PRIORITY INTEREST , INCLUDING ENERGY AND RAW MATERIALS , AND TO RATIONALIZE THE STRUCTURES FOR THE PREPARATION , ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROGRAMMES ; WHEREAS A GROUPING OF INDIRECT ACTIONS IN THE RAW MATERIALS SECTOR WOULD CONSTITUTE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS MEETING THESE 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 COMMISSION PROPOSAL ,

HAD DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

1 . A PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE RAW MATERIALS SECTOR IS HEREBY ADOPTED IN THE FORM SET OUT IN THE ANNEX , FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD STARTING ON 1 JANUARY 1982 .

2 . THE PROGRAMME WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY MEANS OF INDIRECT ACTIONS AND COORDINATION ACTIONS .

ARTICLE 2

1 . THE APPROPRIATIONS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMME , INCLUDING EXPENDITURE RELATING TO A STAFF OF 19 EMPLOYEES , THE AMOUNT OF WHICH IS FIXED AT 54 MILLION ECU , SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS AMOUNT BY SUB-PROGRAMME IS SHOWN IN SECTION A OF THE ANNEX .

2 . IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE GAINED IN THE COURSE OF THE EXECUTION OF THIS...

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