Decision 1985/201 - 85/201/Euratom: Council Decision of 12 March 1985 adopting a research and training programme in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion (1985 to 1989) - Main contents

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85/201/Euratom: Council Decision of 12 March 1985 adopting a research and training programme in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion (1985 to 1989)

Official Journal L 083 , 25/03/1985 P. 0025 - 0028

Spanish special edition: Chapter 12 Volume 4 P. 0288

Portuguese special edition Chapter 12 Volume 4 P. 0288

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( 1 ) OJ NO C 198 , 27 . 7 . 1984 , P . 3 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 46 , 18 . 2 . 1985 , P . 72 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 25 , 28 . 1 . 1985 , P . 9 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 208 , 4 . 8 . 1983 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 157 , 8 . 6 . 1982 , P . 22 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 3 , 5 . 1 . 1984 , P . 21 .

COUNCIL DECISION OF 12 MARCH 1985 ADOPTING A RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR FUSION ( 1985 TO 1989 ) ( 85/201/EURATOM )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ) PRESENTED AFTER CONSULTATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ) ,

WHEREAS THE ENERGY PROBLEM IS COMMON TO ALL THE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS JOINT EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE BETTER RESULTS ; WHEREAS THERMONUCLEAR FUSION IS ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE ENERGY PROBLEM IN THE LONGER TERM ; WHEREAS THE RATIONAL USE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES MUST BE COORDINATED ; WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY MUST THEREFORE CONTINUE TO ENSURE OPTIMUM CONSISTENCY IN ITS EFFORTS BETWEEN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN THE VARIOUS SECTORS OF ENERGY AND ENERGY RESEARCH ;

WHEREAS THESE CONSIDERATIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE FIRST FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 1984 TO 1987 LAID DOWN IN THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 25 JULY 1983 ( 4 ) ON FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH , DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES ;

WHEREAS THERMONUCLEAR FUSION FORMS AN IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME ;

WHEREAS , IN ITS DECISION 82/350/EURATOM ( 5 ) , THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMME ( 1982 TO 1986 ) IN THE FIELD OF CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR FUSION ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 OF THAT DECISION PROVIDES THAT THE COMMISSION WILL SUBMIT TO THE COUNCIL , NOT LATER THAN 1 JULY 1984 , A REVIEW PROPOSAL DESIGNED TO REPLACE THE 1982 TO 1986 PROGRAMME BY A NEW FIVE-YEAR PROGRAMME ( 1985 TO 1989 ) WITH 1985 AND 1986 CONSTITUTING YEARS COMMON TO BOTH PROGRAMMES ; WHEREAS DECISION 82/350/EURATOM SHOULD THEREFORE BE REPLACED ;

WHEREAS , AS A RESULT OF DECISION 82/350/EURATOM BEING REPLACED , APPROXIMATELY 45,6 MILLION ECU OF THE SUM ESTIMATED NECESSARY FOR THE PRECEDING PROGRAMME , EXCLUSIVE OF JET ( JOINT EUROPEAN TORUS ) , AND SOME 72 MILLION ECU OF THE SUM ESTIMATED TO BE NECESSARY FOR THE PRECEDING PROGRAMME FOR THE JET PROJECT WILL NOT HAVE BEEN USED ; WHEREAS THESE AMOUNTS CAN BE ASSIGNED TO THE NEW PROGRAMME ; WHEREAS SUCH ASSIGNMENT , TOGETHER WITH THE FACT THAT THE PROGRAMME EMBRACES ALL WORK CARRIED OUT IN THE MEMBER STATES IN THIS FIELD , MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNTS ESTIMATED TO BE NECESSARY FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE NEW PROGRAMME ;

WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE EXTENT OF THE EFFORT NEEDED TO REACH THE STAGE OF APPLICATIONS OF CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR FUSION WHICH COULD BE OF BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY , PARTICULARLY IN THE WIDER CONTEXT OF THE SECURITY OF ITS LONG-TERM ENERGY SUPPLIES , THE WORK HITHERTO UNDERTAKEN IN THIS FIELD MUST CONTINUE ON A JOINT BASIS AT ITS VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT ;

WHEREAS THE RESEARCH PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION CONSTITUTES AN ADEQUATE MEANS OF PURSUING SUCH ACTION AND IT IS , CONSEQUENTLY , IN THE COMMON INTEREST TO ADOPT A MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR FUSION , THE EXISTENCE OF WHICH IS , MOREOVER , NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL...

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