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82/837/EEC: Council Decision of 3 December 1982 adopting a programme of research and development in the field of science and technology for development (1983 to 1986)

Official Journal L 352 , 14/12/1982 P. 0024 - 0026

Spanish special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0124

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 3 December 1982

adopting a programme of research and development in the field of science and technology for development (1983 to 1986)

(82/837/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 under Article 2 of the Treaty the Community has in particular the task of promoting a harmonious development of economic activities and a continuous and balanced expansion throughout the Community; whereas Article 3 of the Treaty provides that, for the purposes set out in Article 2, the activities of the Community shall include increased trade and the joint promotion of economic and social development in the developing countries;

Whereas the resolution adopted by the Council at its meeting of 18 November 1980 stresses the importance of developing research capacity geared in particular to food agriculture in the developing countries and of ensuring complementarity between the activities of research centres in the Community and the efforts undertaken in this area by developing countries;

Whereas there is an awareness among the developing countries of the role of science and technology in the process of economic and social development; whereas this awareness dominated the second United Nations Conference on Science and Technology (UNCSTD) discussions and profoundly influenced the final consensus, known as the 'Vienna Programme of Action' adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations;

Whereas one of the major objectives of the Vienna Programme of Action consists in substantially increasing the research effort of the industrialized countries to find a solution to the scientific problems of primary interest to developing countries;

Whereas the research and development measures covered by this Decision relate to particularly grave and urgent problems, namely food and health, which are bound up with the most fundamental needs of the developing countries;

Whereas it is necessary to establish greater cooperation among scientists in the various Member States and the developing countries with a view to facilitating the complementarity of research and methodologies and ensuring easier access to the different networks of scientific relationships established by the Member States with their Third World partners;

Whereas it is important to facilitate the introduction of the scientific and technical dimension in the development projects supported by the Community;

Whereas the Council adopted on 14 January 1974 a resolution on an initial outline programme of the European Communities in the field of science and technology (3);

Whereas, in view of the object and the specificity of this programme, which is carried out in the interest of the developing countries and should be implemented in close cooperation with them, it is advisable to lay down special rules for the dissemination of the results of the programme;

Considering the opinion expressed by the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST);

Whereas, since the specific powers of action required to adopt this Decision have not been provided for in the Treaty, it is necessary to invoke Article 235 thereof,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

A programme of research and development to support and reinforce the scientific activities in the field of science and...

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