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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
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 )
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( 2 )
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ( 3 )
(1) Whereas a multiannual framework programme covering all research activities,
including demonstration activities, and training activities in the field of nuclear
energy, to be implemented by means of research and training programmes, can be adopted
pursuant to Article 7 of the Treaty;
(2) Whereas it has been held appropriate to adopt, for the period 1998 to 2002, a new
framework programme in order to ensure the continuity of research and training activities
in the field of nuclear energy;
(3) Whereas, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Decision 94/268/Euratom of 26
April 1994 concerning a framework programme of Community activities in the field of
research and training for the European Atomic Energy Community (1994 to 1998) ( 4
)the Commission is required to have an external assessment conducted into the management
of, and progress with, Community activities carried out during the five years preceding
that assessment, before presenting its proposal for the fifth framework programme; whereas
that assessment, the conclusions thereof and the Commissions comments have been
communicated to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social
Committee;
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( 1 ) OJ C 173, 7.6.1997, p. 30, and OJ C 291,
25.9.1997, p. 16.
( 2 ) OJ C 14, 19.1.1998, p. 59.
( 3 ) OJ C 355, 21.11.1997, p. 38.
( 4 ) OJ L 115, 6.5.1994, p. 31. Decision as amended by Decision
96/253/Euratom (OJ L 86, 4.4.1996, p. 7).
(4) Whereas European Atomic Energy Community research in the field of nuclear energy
must reflect the current context of the need to develop safe and acceptable energy systems
that respect standards and the environment and are competitive in terms of production
costs;
(5) Whereas the fifth framework programme should focus on a limited number of topics;
whereas these activities, in the context of indirect actions, should be implemented
through: key actions, which bring together the activities (ranging from basic
research through applied and generic research to development and demonstration) in a
coherent whole in order to target them strategically on a common European challenge or
problem; research and technological development activities of a generic nature; and
activities to encourage the optimum use of, and enhance access to, research
infrastructures;
(6) Whereas, furthermore, the fifth framework programme should include, in addition to
the thematic aspects, horizontal aspects covering cooperation with third States and
international organisations, the dissemination and exploitation of the results of research
and training activities and the training and mobility of researchers;
(7) Whereas this approach presupposes the maintenance and strengthening of the
potential for scientific and technological excellence existing within the Community,
taking full account of the efforts of its main international partners;
(8) Whereas cooperation with all third States and international organisations must be
stepped up, in particular in pursuit of the objective of the peaceful use of nuclear
energy; whereas it is necessary that the Community continues to play an important
international role in the field of nuclear fission safety, in particular with regard to
the central and east European countries and the States that have emerged from the former
Soviet Union; whereas it is also important to continue, where appropriate, international
cooperation activities with regard to third States in the field of controlled
thermonuclear fusion;
(9) Whereas, under Article 4(1) of the Treaty, Community research and training
activities in the nuclear field must aim to complement action in the Member States;
whereas Community action must therefore make it possible to bring added value to the
efforts undertaken in the Member States;
(10) Whereas a financial reference amount, within the meaning of point 2 of the
Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995 ( 1
), is included inthis Decision for the entire duration of the framework programme, without
thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as they are defined by the Treaty;
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( 1 ) OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 4.
(11) Whereas the financial reference amount of the fifth framework programme will need
to be revised should new Member States accede before the framework programme expires;
(12) Whereas Community participation in the framework programme should correspond to
the financial perspective in force for the whole period of the programme; whereas account
should be taken of the fact that a new financial perspective will be negotiated during the
course of the fifth framework programme; whereas, if the financial reference amount were
inconsistent with the amount available for research within the financial perspective then
in force, or if there were no financial perspective in force, it would be necessary to
decide on a new financial reference amount under the conditions provided for in the
Treaty; whereas there should be equivalent arrangements for the research and training
programmes; whereas, in the absence of such arrangements, the research and training
programmes could not be impelemented since they would have been deprived of a legal base
for the expenditures which they foresee;
(13) Whereas the criteria that have been laid down to choose the areas covered by the
fifth framework programme and the related scientific and technological objectives take
into account the abovementioned principles; whereas those criteria should also be
consistently applied in the implementation of the fifth framework programme in order to
ensure consistency;
(14) Whereas the Joint Research Centre (JRC) will implement direct research actions
through research and scientific and technical support activities of an institutional
character where it has special or even unique expertise and facilities in the Community or
where it is entrusted with activities necessary for the framing and implementation of
Community policies and tasks incumbent on the Commission pursuant to the Treaty which
require the JRCs impartiality; whereas, in addition, the JRC will participate,
progressively in a competitive approach, in the context of consortia, in carrying out
research and training activities;
(15) Whereas the annual report to be submitted to the Council pursuant to Article 7 of
the Treaty shall also be submitted by the Commission to the European Parliament; whereas,
in accordance with the recommendations to be implemented in respect of transparency and
sound and efficient management, arrangements should also be adopted for the systematic
examination of the progress of the fifth framework programme and its evaluation;
(16) Whereas, in order to ensure consistency between the research activities undertaken
under the Euratom Treaty and those carried out under the Treaty establishing the European
Community, the Decision concerning the framework programme of the European Community for
research, technological development and demonstration activities should be adopted at the
same time and for the same period as this framework programme;
(17) Whereas the Scientific and Technical Committee has been consulted by the
Commission and has delivered its opinion,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A multiannual framework programme for all research activities, including
demonstration activities, and training activities in the field of nuclear energy,
hereinafter referred to as the fifth framework programme, is hereby adopted
for the period 1998 to 2002.
2. The fifth framework programme shall cover the area of controlled thermonuclear
fusion and energy systems related to nuclear fission, as well as that of industrial and
medical uses of radiation and natural sources of radiation.
Those areas shall include, in addition to the thematic aspects, horizontal aspects
concerning cooperation with third countries and international organisations, the
dissemination and exploitation of rsults of research and training activities, and the
stimulation of the training and mobility of Community researchers.
3. The criteria for selecting the areas referred to in paragraph 2 and the related
objectives are set out in Annex I. They shall apply for the implementation of the fifth
framework programme.
4. The general outlines of the aforementioned areas, their scientific and technological
objectives and the related priorities are set out in Annex II.
5. The activities carried out in the fifth framework programme shall be closely
coordinated, as appropriate, with the activities in the field of energy research described
in the fifth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological
development and demonstration activities (1998 to 2002), while fully respecting the
legally independent nature of these two programmes.
1. (a) The financial reference amount for the implementation of this
framework programme for the period 1998 to 2002 shall be ECU 1 260 million, of which ECU
788 million shall be for controlled thermonuclear fusion and CU 281 million shall be for
the JRC.
Of this amount:
ECU 310 million is for the period 1998 to 1999,
ECU 950 million is for the period 2000 to 2002.
(b) The figure of ECU 950 million shall be deemed to be
confirmed if it is consistent with the financial perspective in force in the period 2000
to 2002. In the case of any new financial perspective in force, this condiiton shall be
met only if
the financial perspective indicates the share of expenditure available for
research, and
that share permits Community participation of ECU 950 million in the period 2000 to
2002.
(c) If the figure of ECU 950 million is not consistent
with the financial perspective in force in the period 2000 to 2002, or if there is no
financial perspective in force in those years, the Council, acting under the conditions
provided for in Article 7 of the Treaty, shall:
set a new financial reference amount,
adapt the amounts deemed necessary for the research and training programmes
referred to in Article 3, so as to ensure their consistency with the new financial
reference amount.
Pending the decisions provided for in the first and second indents, the research and
training programmes shall not be implemented beyond the provision in the first indent of
the second subparagraph of subparagraph (a).
2. The amounts mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be subject to revision should new Member
States accede before the framework programme expires.
1. The fifth framework programme shall be implemented through two research and training
programmes, on of which shall be specific to the JRC.
Each research and training programme shall specify its precise objectives on the lines
of the scientific and technological objectives in Annex II, define the detailed rules for
its implementation, fix its duration and provide for the means deemed necessary.
The Commission will establish and publish under its own responsibility a detailed
manual of operational procedures and guidelines for the selection of research and training
activities.2. Implementation of the fifth framework prgramme may give rise, where
necessary, to supplementary programmes. It may also give rise to the conclusion of
agreements with third countries or international organisations within the meaning of
Article 101 of the Treaty.
The detailed rules for financial participation by the European Atomic Energy Community
in the fifth framework programme shall be those laid down in accordance with the special
provisions concerning research and technological development appropriations in the
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, as
supplemented by Annex III to this Decision.
1. The Commission shall continually and systematically monitor each year, with the help
of independent qualified experts, the implementation of the fifth framework programme and
its research and training programmes in the light of the criteria set out in Annex I and
the scientific and technological objectives set out in Annex II. It shall assess, in
particular, whether the objectives, priorities and financial resources are still
appropriate to the changing situation. Where appropriate, it shall submit proposals to
adapt or supplement the framework programme and/or the research and training programmes,
taking account of the results of this assessment.
2. Before submitting its proposal for a sixth framework programme, the Commission shall
have an external assessment conducted by independent highly qualified experts into the
implementation of the activities in the areas referred to in Article 1(2), carried out
during the five years preceding that assessment, in the light of the criteria set out in
Annex I, the scientific and technological objectives set out in Annex II and the
implementation of this Decision via the research and training programmes based thereon.
The Commission shall communicate the conclusions thereof, together with its comments, to
the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee.
3. The independent qualified experts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be chosen
on the grounds of their expertise and personal apitude by the Commission, which shall take
into account, in a balanced fashion, the various research players. The Commission shall
make known the full list of experts and their individual qualifications following their
appointment.
4. The Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament and the Council on the
overall progress of the implementation of the framework programme and the specific
programmes. In particular, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament
and the Council at the beginning of each year. The report shall cover in particular the
research and training activities carried out during the preceding year and the work
programme for the year in progress.
Halfway through the term of the fifth framework programme, the Commission shall review
progres with the programme and shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council,
on the basis of the assessments of the various research and training programmes, a
communication accompanied, if appropriate, by a proposal to the Council for the adaptation
of this Decision.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 1998.
For the Council
The President
C. EINEM
1. The European Atomic Energy Communitys research policy in the field of nuclear
energy is directed Community and encouraging it to become more competitive at
international level, while promoting all towards strengthening the scientific and
technological bases of the civil nuclear industry in the the research and training
activities deemed necessary for the implementation of the policies laid down in the EAEC
Treaty. It shall also contribute to promoting the quality of life of the Communitys
citizens and to the sustainable development of the Community as a whole, including the
ecological aspects. Its implementation is based on the twin principles of scientific and
technological excellence and relevance to the abovementioned objectives.
Moreover, in pursuit of a cost-benefit approach dictated by concern for optimum
allocation of European public funding and in accordance with the subsidiarity principle,
themes for the Fifth Framework Programme and the related objectives will be selected on
the basis that the Community shall take action only if, and insofar as, the objectives
cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States.
2. In application of the foregoing principles, the Framework Programme shall be defined
on the basis of a set of common criteria, divided into three categories:
criteria related to the Community value added and the subsidiarity
principle:
- need to establish a critical mass in human and financial terms, in
particular through the combination of the complementary expertise and resources available
in the various Member States,
- significant contribution to the implementation of one or more Community policies,
- adressing of problems arising at Community level, or questions relating to aspects of
standardisation, or questions connected with the development of the European area,
so as to select only objectives which are more efficiently pursued at the Community
level by means of research activities conducted at that level;
criteria related to social objectives:
- improving the employment situation,
- promoting the quality of life and health,
- preserving the environment,
in order to attain major social objectives of Euratom reflecting the expectations and
concerns of its citizens;
criteria related to economic development and scientific and technological
prospects:
- areas which are expanding and create good growth prospects,
- areas in which Community undertakings can and must become more competitive,
- areas in which prospects of significant scientific and technological progress are
opening up, offering possibilities for dissemination and exploitation of results in the
medium or long term,
in order to contribute to the harmonious and sustainable development of the Community
as a whole.
3. These criteria will be used, and where necessary supplemented, for the
implementation of the fifth framework programme, in order to define the research and
training programmes and select the research activities, including demonstration
activities, and training activities. The three categories of criteria will apply
simultaneously and must all be met, although to a different extent from case to case.
Nuclear energy provides more than 35 % of the electricity generated in the European
Community. It makes a significant contribution to the policy of diversifying energy supply
and to reducing overall emissions of CO2.
Efforts to develop the safety and security of nuclear energy systems can strengthen, in
the short and medium terms, the Communitys industrial competitiveness, through
exploiting the European technological advance. In the longer term, technologies with
promising prospects require considerable research efforts at Community and world level.
Minimising radiation exposure from all sources, including medical exposures and natural
radiation, will improve the quality of life and health and will help in addressing
environmental problems.
1. The fifth framework programme will cover controlled thermonuclear fusion, nuclear
fission, as well as industrial and medical uses of radiation and natural sources of
radiation.
2. With regard to the thematic aspects, the framework programme will centre on:
(a) key actions
Key actions will be problem-oriented and clearly defined corresponding to the criteria and
be specifically targeted to the objectives of each programme and to the desired results,
taking into account, where appropriate, the views of users. They will have a clear
European focus. The key action is regarded as a cluster of small and large,
applied, generic, and, as appropriate, basic research projects directed towards a common
European challenge or problem, not excluding global issues.
The research activities carried out in this context will integrate the entire spectrum
of activities and disciplines needed to achieve the objectives, and range from basic
research through development to demonstration. Appropriate links with relevant national
and international initiatives (including complementary European RTD frameworks) will be
given proper attention;
(b) research and technological development activities of a generic nature
These activities, which are essential to achieve the objectives of the programme, will
be carried out in a limited number of areas not covered by the key actions. They will
complement the key actions. Their main aim is to help the European Community maintain and
improve its scientific and technological capability in those areas of research and
enabling technologies which should be used widely;
(c) enhancing access to, and optimal use of, research infrastrutures.
3. The horizontal aspects comprise:
scientific and technological cooperation with third countries and international
organisations; the programme (both research and training activities) should be open to
participation from entities in third countries so as to facilitate effective cooperation
in important areas of research of mutual interest,
dissemination and optimisation of the results of research and training
activities,
the training and mobility of researchers. The synergy between research and
training will continue to be developed. The mobility of scientists and technologists will
be increased and the access to large-scale facilities will be facilitated.
4. The activities of the Joint Research Centre (JRC)
The direct research actions to be implemented by the JRC will comprise research and
scientific and technical support activities of an institutional character. The JRC may
provide support where it has special or even unique expertise and facilities in the
Community or where it is tasked with activities necessary for the framing and
implementation of Community policies and tasks incumbent on the Commission pursuant to the
Treaty which require the JRCs impartiality. The JRC will carry out its activities in
close cooperation with the scientific community and enterprises in Europe. Exchanges
between the JRC and univesities, research institutes and industry will be encouraged.
The appropriations made available to the JRC constitute a maximum amount. In addition,
the JRC may endeavour to secure funds from other sources. The relevant JRC management
rules and regulations will apply to these allocations.
The JRC is also progressively involved in competitive activities.
(a) KEY ACTIONS
1. Key action: controlled thermonuclear fusion
(i) The long-term objective of the fusion activities, embracing all the research
activities undertaken in the Member States aimed at harnessing fusion, is the joint
creation of prototype reactors for power stations to meet the needs of society:
operational safety, environmental compatibility, economic viability.
The proposed strategy to achieve the long-term objective includes the development of an
experimental reactor (the Next Step) followed by a demonstration reactor (DEMO),
accompanied by physics and technology R & D activities, also involving European
industry.
In the context of this strategy, construction of an experimental reactor is necessary
and, in the light of progress to date, seems technically feasible during the next decade.
This should take place within the framework of international cooperation, such as the
international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER).
The aim of this key action is to develop further the necessary basis for the possible
construction of an experimental reactor. This key action should thus enhance the
Communitys preparedness, from a scientific, technical, financial and organizational
point of view, to decide on and support such a future experimental reactor.
(ii) During the period of the fifth framework programme, implementation of the strategy
will entail:
Next Step activities: the fusion physics and technology activities needed mainly
in the associations, Joint European Torus (JET) and European industry to develop the
capacity to construct and experimental reactor and prepare to operate it; Europe will
continue to participate in the detailed engineering design activities (EDA), including
procurement specifications and licensing preparations for ITER with a view to its possible
construction,
concept improvements: structured activities in the field of physics to improve
the basic concepts of fusion devices, including from the perspective of preparing the Next
Step and the conceptual definition of DEMO,
long-term technology: structured technological activities for the longer term
which are essential to make progress with harnessing fusion, in particular to prepare for
DEMO and then the prototype reactor.
(iii) In the context of this strategy, the contribution of fusion power to safe and
clean base-load electricity generation will be investigated in the wider context of
studies on the socio-economic aspects of fusion.
The full-scale operation of the JET, the main instrument from which data can be
extrapolated for the experimental reactor, will be completed. Before the joint undertaking
expires, the possible extended use of the JET facilities will be explored. They could be
used to obtain further knowledge for the Next Step.
As an integral part of this key action, the following activities will also be carried
out:
coordination, in the context of a keep-in-touch activity, of the Member States
civil research activities on inertial confinement and possible alternative concepts; a
fresh assessment of safety and environmental aspects; dissemination of results and the
diffusion of information to the public; mobility and training.
2. Key action: nuclear fission
(i) The aim of this key action is to help ensure the safety of Europes nuclear
installations and to improve the competitiveness of Europes industry; to ensure the
protection of workers and the public from radiation; to support the application of
international safeguards on nuclear materials; and to help ensure the safe and effective
management and final disposal of radioactive waste.
(ii) Research will focus on:
the operational safety of existing installations:
measures to maintain and improve the safety of existing installations, including safety
aspects relating to prolongation of the life-span of reactors,
safety of the fuel cycle:
measures to maintain and improve the safety of the entire cycle, in particular:
technological aspects of severe accidents, strategies and methods for the prevention
and management of accident and post-accident situations; a scientifically founded approach
to the management and disposal of radioactive waste, especially long-lived radioactive
waste, and its reduction to a minimum, including by the transmutation of long-lived
isotopes into short-lived isotopes, technological and operational reliability of final
repositories, including experiments in large-scale facilities; development of best
practices and maintaining and updating databases, including on decommissioning of nuclear
facilities,
safety and efficiency of future systems:
studies on advanced and more efficient fuels, future and innovative systems, facilities
and concepts.
These studies will cover safety analysis, impact on man and the environment, and the
most promising approaches from a technological, economic and competition viewpoint,
including safeguards and non-proliferation aspects, in a sustainable development
perspective,
safeguards on nuclear materials:
technologies and methods of nuclear materials safeguards to meet recent developments:
changes in the fuel cycle, the sharp rise in the stock of fissile materials due to
nuclear disarmament, the extra obligations arising out of new international agreements,
the illicit traffic in fissile materials; scientific and technological cooperation, as
appropriate, with the IAEA in Vienna,
radiation protection:
radiation protection specific to nuclear installations for the protection of workers
and the public, in support of regulatory and operational aspects; the management of
nuclear emergencies and the restoration of contaminated environments.
(iii) Cooperation with the countries of eastern and central Europe and the new
independent States in the area of nuclear fission will focus on: research aimed at helping
these countries and States in improving the safety of their reactors; waste management;
radiation protection; the effects of long-term radiation damage and the control of fissile
materials.
Participation of these countries and States will be encouraged through appropriate
financial support from the Community, where such participation will make a substantial
contribution to the aims of the programme and is thus in the Communitys interest.
Where appropriate, synergy should by sought with other relevant Community instruments.
(b) RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF A GENERIC NATURE
Efforts will be focused on the research needed to consolidate and advance European
knowledge and competence in:
radiological protection and health with the emphasis on understanding and
awareness of the hazards related to ionising radiatiion and radioactivity, more especially
the effects of low-dose raiation, particularly on humans, and including epidemiological
studies,
environmental transfer of radioactivity,
enhancing the safety and efficacity of medical and industrial uses of radiation
and better assessment of exposures from sources of natural radiation,
improvements in internal and external dosimetry.
(c) ENHANCING ACCESS TO AN OPTIMISING USE OF RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES
The priority is to make optimal use of, enhance access to and improve the consistency
of the European research fabric of infrastructures (large facilities, networks of
distribute facilities, infrastructural centres of competence) to the extent that such
measures are not undertaken by other activities of the framework programme. To this end,
measures are envisaged to help researchers with transnational access to infrastructures
which are of Community-wide interest on account of their rarity and/or specialisation.
Complementary measures may include, where relevant, support for setting up networks
between infrastructure operators and for research projects which enhande access to
infrastructures.
The European Atomic Energy Community will contribute financially to the research and
technological activities, including demonstration activities, and training activities,
hereinafter referred to as indirect actions, carried out under the programmes
implementing the framework programme. In addition, it will carry out directly research and
technological activities, including demonstration activities, and training activities,
hereinafter referred to as direct actions.
The indirect actions will comprise: shared-cost actions, which will be the principal
mechanism for implementing the research and training programmes, as well as training
fellowships, support for networks, concerted actions and accompanying measures.
(a) Shared-cost actions
Research and technological projects, demonstration projects, combined
research/demonstration projects:
- research and technological projects: projects designed to obtain new knowledge likely
to be useful either to develop new or significantly improve existing products, processes
and/or services and/or to meet the needs of Community policies,
- demonstration projects: projects designed to prove the viability of new technologies
which offer a potential economic advantage but which cannot be commercialised directly,
- combined research/demonstration projects: projects with both a research component and
a demonstration component,
enhancing access to research infrastructures:
In addition to measures in support of research infrastructure within the other indirect
actions, support for enhancing access to research infrastructures will be granted towards
the additional costs of receiving Community researchers and making facilities available.
(b) Training fellowships
In the context of the training and mobility of researchers (Marie Curie
fellowships), fellows will be provided an allowance which will include provision for
proper social welfare expenses and a contribution to costs involved in mobility. There
will also be a contribution to the eligible costs of the host institution when it is in
the Community.
(c) Support for research training networks and thematic networks
Research training networks: support will be granted towards the additional
eligible costs connected with setting up and maintaining the network,
Thematic networks: networks bringing together, for instance, manufacturers,
users, universities, research centres, organisations and research infrastructures around a
given scientific and technological objective, so as to facilitate coordination of
activities and transfer of knowledge. Support will be granted towards the additional
eligible costs of coordinating and implementing the network.
(d) Concerted actions
Concerted actions will be designed to coordinate projects already in receipt of
funding, in order to exchange experience acquired, to expand the research efforts of the
various players so as to reach a critical mass, to disseminate results and to inform
users.
(e) Accompanying measures
Accompanying measures will contribute to the implementation of the research and
training programmes or the preparation of future activities, with a view to enabling them
to achieve their strategic objectives. They will also seek to prepare or support the other
indirect actions. Measures devoted to the commercialisation of products, processes or
services, marketing activities and sales promotion are excluded.
The Decisions adopting the research and training programmes may spell out in more
detail the indirect actions described above, supplement them or subject them to additional
conditions or limitations.
The rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in
indirect actions are specified in Council Decision 1999/66/Euratom of 22 December 1998
concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and
universities in the implementation of the fifth framework programme of the European
Atomic-Energy Community (Euratom) (1998-2002) ( 1 ). The dissemination of
research results will be carried out in accordance with Title II, Chapter 2 of the Treaty.
In addition to the direct actions described below, the JRC will progressively compete
for funds for the indirect actions of the framework programme.
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( 1 ) See page 56 of this Official Journal.
The direct actions to be implemented by the JRC will comprise research and scientific
and technical support activities of an institutional character. The JRC may provide
support where it has special or even unique expertise and facilities in the Community or
where it is tasked with activities necessary for the framing and implementation of
European Atomic Energy Community policies and tasks incumbent on the Commission pursuant
to the European Treaty which require the JRCs impartiality. The JRC will carry out
its activities in close operation with the scientific community and enterprises in Europe.
In the Decisions adopting the research and training programmes implementing the fifth
Euratom framework programme there can be no derogations from the financial participation
rates set out below, with the exception of duly justified special cases.
| Activity |
Rate of framework programme participation |
| Indirect actions Research and technological projects
Demonstration projects
Combined research/demonstration projects
Support for access to research infrastructures
Training fellowships
Research training networks
Thematic networks
Concerted actions
Accompanying measures
Direct actions
|
50 % of the total eligible costs ( 1 )
35 % of the total eligible costs ( 2 )
35 % to 50 % of the total eligible costs (1)(2)
Maximum of 100 % of additional eligible costs
Maximum of 100 % of additional eligible costs ( 3 )
Maximum of 100 % of additional eligible costs
Maximum of 100 % of additional eligible costs
Maximum of 100 % of additional eligible costs
100 % of the costs
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| ( 1 ) In the special case of legal entities which do not keep
analytical accounts, the additional costs generated as a result of the research will be
financed at the rate of 100 %. ( 2 ) 35 % for the demonstration part, 50 % for the
research part.
( 3 ) In the case of industrial host fellowships, this will normally approximate to 50
% of the total eligible costs.
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The rules for participation by the European Atomic Energy Community in the JET Joint
Undertaking, Next Step/ITER activities, Contracts of Association and in certain tasks
which can only be performed by industry will be specified in the corresponding research
and training programme.
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