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AGREEMENT

AMENDING THE COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT ON A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS ( COST PROJECT 61A BIS )

THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE COMMUNITY " ,

AUSTRIA , SWEDEN , SWITZERLAND AND YUGOSLAVIA ,

HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE PARTICIPATING NON-MEMBER STATES " ,

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT ON A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS ( COST PROJECT 61A BIS ) HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT " CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE PARTICIPATING NON-MEMBER STATES ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE CONTRACTING PARTIES " ) , WILL EXPIRE ON 3 NOVEMBER 1982 ;

WHEREAS , BY ITS DECISION OF 3 MARCH 1981 , THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ADOPTED A SECTORAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENT ( ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CLIMATOLOGY ) - INDIRECT AND CONCERTED ACTIONS - ( 1981 TO 1985 ) ;

WHEREAS THE ABOVEMENTIONED DECISION LAYS DOWN THAT THE ONGOING COMMUNITY CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT ON PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS SHALL BE EXTENDED TO 31 DECEMBER 1983 ;

WHEREAS THE CONTRACTING PARTIES HAVE A MUTUAL INTEREST IN THE CONTINUATION OF THE RESEARCH COVERED BY THE COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT ;

WHEREAS THE EXTENSION OF THE COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT WILL REQUIRE A SUPPLEMENTARY CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CONTRACTING PARTIES ,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

THE COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT SHALL BE EXTENDED FROM 3 NOVEMBER 1982 TO 31 DECEMBER 1983 .

ARTICLE 2

THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . PARAGRAPH III OF ANNEX C SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" III . THE FUNDS PAID BY PARTICIPATING NON-MEMBER STATES SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT AS BUDGET RECEIPTS ALLOCATED TO A HEADING IN THE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE OF THE BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( COMMISSION SECTION ) . " ;

2 . THE ANNEX TO ANNEX C SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE ANNEX TO THIS AGREEMENT .

ARTICLE 3

THE MAXIMUM SUPPLEMENTARY CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE COORDINATION COSTS FOR THE PERIOD OF EXTENSION SHALL BE :

- 140 000 ECU FROM THE COMMUNITY ,

- 5 500 ECU FROM EACH PARTICIPATING NON-MEMBER STATE .

THE ECU SHALL BE THAT DEFINED BY THE FINANCIAL REGULATION IN FORCE APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND BY THE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS ADOPTED PURSUANT THERETO .

ARTICLE 4

1 . EACH OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL , AFTER SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT , NOTIFY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE COMPLETION OF THE PROCEDURES NECESSARY UNDER ITS INTERNAL PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS AGREEMENT .

2 . FOR THE CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH HAVE FORWARDED THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 , THIS AGREEMENT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 3 NOVEMBER 1982 PROVIDED THAT THE COMMUNITY AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING NON-MEMBER STATES HAS FORWARDED THESE NOTIFICATIONS .

FOR THOSE CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH FORWARD THE NOTIFICATION AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS AGREEMENT , IT SHALL COME INTO FORCE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE SECOND MONTH FOLLOWING THE MONTH IN WHICH THE NOTIFICATION WAS FORWARDED .

CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH HAVE NOT FORWARDED THIS NOTIFICATION AT THE TIME OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE WITHOUT VOTING RIGHTS FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS AGREEMENT .

3 . THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES SHALL NOTIFY EACH OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES OF THE DEPOSIT OF THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 AND OF THE DATE OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS AGREEMENT .

ARTICLE 5

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY , ON THE ONE HAND , TO THE TERRITORIES IN WHICH THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IS APPLIED AND UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THAT TREATY AND , ON THE OTHER HAND , TO THE TERRITORIES OF THE PARTICIPATING NON-MEMBER STATES .

ARTICLE 6

THIS AGREEMENT , DRAWN UP IN A SINGLE ORIGINAL IN THE DANISH , DUTCH , ENGLISH , FRENCH , GERMAN , GREEK AND ITALIAN LANGUAGES , EACH TEXT BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC , SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES WHICH SHALL FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY TO EACH OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES .

ANNEX

MULTIANNUAL TIMETABLE FOR THE CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT

PHYSICO-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS ( COST PROJECT 61A BIS )

BUDGET ITEM 7369 : R AND D IN THE SECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT

* ( ECU ) *

*1979*1980*1981*1982*1983*TOTAL*

*CA*PA*CA*PA*CA*PA*CA*PA*CA*PA*CA*PA*

I . INITIAL ESTIMATE OF OVERALL REQUIREMENTS ( FIGURES APPEARING IN THE TIMETABLE OF COMMITMENTS AND IN THE CORRESPONDENCE TABLE SHOWN IN ANNEX II TO THE COMMISSION BUDGET ) : *************

- STAFF*100 000*100 000*125 000*125 000*130 000*130 000* 140 000*140 000*130 000*130 000*625 000*625 000*

- ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATING EXPENDITURE*100 000*100 000* 125 000*125 000*130 000*130 000*140 000*140 000*130 000* 130 000*625 000*625 000*

- CONTRACTS*100 000*100 000*125 000*125 000*130 000* 130 000*140 000*140 000*130 000*130 000*625 000*625 000*

TOTAL ( TO BE COVERED BY APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN 7369 ) *100 000*100 000*125 000*125 000*130 000*130 000* 140 000*140 000*130 000*130 000*625 000*625 000*

II . REVISED ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARISING FROM THE ACCESSION OF PARTICIPATING NON-MEMBER STATES : *************

- STAFF*100 000*100 000*125 000*125 000*130 000*130 000* 140 000*140 000*130 000*130 000*625 000*625 000*

- ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATING EXPENDITURE*100 000*100 000* 125 000*125 000*130 000*130 000*140 000*140 000*130 000* 130 000*625 000*625 000*

- CONTRACTS*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*110 000*110 000*

NEW TOTAL*122 000*122 000*147 000*147 000*152 000*152 000* 162 000*162 000*152 000*152 000*735 000*735 000*

III . DIFFERENCE BETWEEN I AND II TO BE COVERED BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PARTICIPATING NON-MEMBER STATES*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*4 BY 5 500*110 000*110 000*

CA = COMMITMENT APPROPRIATION .

PA = PAYMENT APPROPRIATION .