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79/344/Euratom: Council Decision of 27 March 1979 adopting a research programme concerning the decommissioning of nuclear power plants| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 1979/344 |
| Original proposal | COM(1978)167  |
| CELEX number i | 31979D0344 |
| Document | 27-03-1979 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 03-04-1979; Special edition in Greek: Chapter 12 Volume 001,OJ L 83, 3.4.1979,Special edition in Portuguese: Chapter 12 Volume 003,Special edition in Spanish: Chapter 12 Volume 003 |
| Effect | 01-01-1979; Entry into force See Art 1 |
| End of validity | 31-12-1984; End of programme |
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79/344/Euratom: Council Decision of 27 March 1979 adopting a research programme concerning the decommissioning of nuclear power plants
Official Journal L 083 , 03/04/1979 P. 0019 - 0020
Greek special edition: Chapter 12 Volume 1 P. 0260
Spanish special edition: Chapter 12 Volume 3 P. 0136
Portuguese special edition Chapter 12 Volume 3 P. 0136
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( 1 ) OJ NO C 146 , 21 . 6 . 1978 , P . 3 AND OJ NO C 17 , 19 . 1 . 1979 , P . 4 .
( 2 ) OJ NO C 6 , 8 . 1 . 1979 , P . 17 .
( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 29 AND 30 NOVEMBER 1978 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).
( 4 ) OJ NO C 139 , 13 . 6 . 1977 , P . 1 .
( 5 ) OJ NO C 192 , 11 . 8 . 1977 , P . 1 .
COUNCIL DECISION
OF 27 MARCH 1979
ADOPTING A RESEARCH PROGRAMME CONCERNING THE DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
( 79/344/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 PRESENTED BY THE COMMISSION ( 1 ) 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 PROGRAMME OF ACTION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT , APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNIL , IN THE RESOLUTION OF 17 MAY 1977 ( 4 ), UNDERLINES THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY MEASURES ON THE DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND LAYS DOWN THE CONTENT OF AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH MEASURES ;
WHEREAS CERTAIN PARTS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS INEVITABLY BECOME RADIOACTIVE DURING OPERATION ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL TO FIND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF ENSURING THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF BOTH MANKIND AND THE ENVIRONMENT AGAINST THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS INVOLVED IN THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THESE PLANTS ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1
A PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH ON THE DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS SHALL BE ADOPTED FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS AS FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 .
THE TEXT OF THIS PROGRAMME IS ANNEXED HERETO .
ARTICLE 2
THE CEILING FOR THE EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS AND THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STAFF NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE FIXED AT 4.7 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT AND THREE STAFF RESPECTIVELY , THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT BEING DEFINED BY THE FINANCIAL REGULATION APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
ARTICLE 3
IF THE NEXT MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMME OF THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE ( JRC ) PROVIDES FOR DIRECT ACTION IN THE FIELD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE OPTIMUM COHESION BETWEEN THAT DIRECT ACTION AND THE PROGRAMME ADOPTED BY THIS DECISION , THE LATTER SHALL BE REVIEWED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE NEXT JRC PROGRAMME , IN ORDER TO TAKE DUE ACCOUNT OF THE CONTENT THEREOF .
IF THE NEXT JRC PROGRAMME DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR DIRECT ACTION IN THE SAID FIELD , THE PROGRAMME ADOPTED BY THIS DECISION SHALL BE REVIEWED AT THE END OF THE SECOND YEAR , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES .
ARTICLE 4
THE COMMISSION SHALL ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAMME IS CARRIED OUT . TO ASSIST IT IN THIS TASK , AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT IN THE FIELD OF THE DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IS HEREBY SET UP , 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 ).
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 MARCH 1979 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
A . GIRAUD
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ANNEX
PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH ON THE DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
THE AIM OF THE PROGRAMME IS THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT OF REDUNDANT...
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