Decision 1978/887 - 78/887/EEC: Council Decision of 9 October 1978 adopting a second three-year plan of action in the field of scientific and technical information and documentation - Main contents

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78/887/EEC: Council Decision of 9 October 1978 adopting a second three-year plan of action in the field of scientific and technical information and documentation

Official Journal L 311 , 04/11/1978 P. 0001 - 0005

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( 1 ) OJ N C 85 , 10 . 4 . 1978 , P . 49 .

( 2 ) OJ N C 18 , 23 . 1 . 1978, P . 13 .

( 3 ) OJ N C 122 , 10 . 12 . 1971, P . 7 .

( 4 ) OJ N L 100 , 21 . 4 . 1975 , P . 18 .

( 5 ) OJ N C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 6 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 9 OCTOBER 1978

ADOPTING A SECOND THREE-YEAR PLAN OF ACTION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION

( 78/887/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 A RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ON 24 JUNE 1971 WITH A VIEW TO COORDINATING THE ACTION OF MEMBER STATES REGARDING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION ( STID ) ( 3 ) ;

WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY , THE COMMUNITY SHALL HAVE AS ONE OF ITS TASKS THAT OF PROMOTING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND A CONTINUOUS AND BALANCED EXPANSION ;

WHEREAS THE PROLIFERATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEIR RAPID BUT DISPARATE PROGRESS AS A RESULT OF THE COMPETITION AMONG BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE VENTURES MAKE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EUROPEAN NETWORK ENVISAGED BY THE RESOLUTION OF 24 JUNE 1971 A MATTER OF URGENCY ;

WHEREAS THE RESULTS ACHIEVED BY THE INITIAL THREE-YEAR PLAN OF ACTION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION , ADOPTED BY DECISION 75/200/EEC ( 4 ) , JUSTIFY THE SETTING UP OF THIS NETWORK WHICH SHOULD EFFECTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVES OF THE TREATY ;

WHEREAS THE TREATY HAS NOT PROVIDED THE NECESSARY POWERS ;

WHEREAS THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 CONCERNING AN INITIAL OUTLINE PROGRAMME FOR THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 5 ) EMPHASIZES PARTICULARLY THAT , WHENEVER IT PROVES NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE THAT NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES , PARTICULARLY EUROPEAN ONES , SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED IN THESE PROJECTS , STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE ;

WHEREAS THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE ( STIDC ) AND THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST ) HAVE DELIVERED THEIR OPINIONS ON THE COMMISSION PROPOSAL ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

A SECOND COMMUNITY PLAN OF ACTION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION AS SET OUT IN ANNEX I IS HEREBY ADOPTED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 . THE CEILING FOR EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS SHALL BE FIXED AT 9 * 5 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT BEING DEFINED BY THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL REGULATIONS .

ARTICLE 2

THE COMMISSION SHALL IMPLEMENT THE PLAN OF ACTION , ASSISTED BY THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE ( STIDC ) , THE DUTIES AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF WHICH ARE DEFINED IN ANNEX II . THIS COMMITTEE AND THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST ) SHALL BE KEPT REGULARLY INFORMED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK . THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO SUBMIT EACH YEAR TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT A FULL REPORT ON THE SUBJECT WHICH WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE GENERAL REPORT .

ARTICLE 3

1 . IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 228 OF THE TREATY , THE COMMUNITY MAY CONCLUDE COOPERATION AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATIONS ( CEPT ) . IN PRINCIPLE , SUCH...

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