85/195/EEC: Council Decision of 12 March 1985 adopting a multiannual research action programme for the European Economic Community in the field of biotechnology (1985 to 1989)

• Published date: 25 March 1985
• Subject Matter: Provisions under Article 235 EEC,Technology
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 83, 25 March 1985

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85/195/EEC: Council Decision of 12 March 1985 adopting a multiannual research action programme for the European Economic Community in the field of biotechnology (1985 to 1989)

Official Journal L 083 , 25/03/1985 P. 0001 - 0007
Spanish special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0230
Portuguese special edition Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0230

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( 1 ) OJ NO C 23 , 25 . 1 . 1985 , P . 4 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 12 , 14 . 1 . 1985 , P . 139 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 25 , 28 . 1 . 1985 , P . 14 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 6 .

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

( 6 ) OJ NO L 375 , 20 . 12 . 1981 , P . 1 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 177 , 4 . 7 . 1984 , P . 25 .

COUNCIL DECISION OF 12 MARCH 1985 ADOPTING A MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH ACTION PROGRAMME FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY ( 1985 TO 1989 ) ( 85/195/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 ( 1 ) ,

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

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

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY ASSIGNS TO THE COMMUNITY THE TASK OF INTER ALIA PROMOTING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY A HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES , A CONTINUOUS AND BALANCED EXPANSION AND AN ACCELERATED RAISING OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING ;

WHEREAS IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON AN INITIAL OUTLINE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 4 ) THE COUNCIL STATED THAT THE WHOLE RANGE OF AVAILABLE WAYS AND MEANS SHOULD BE USED AS APPROPRIATE , INCLUDING CONCERTED ACTION PROJECTS , AND THAT WHENEVER IT PROVES DESIRABLE THAT THIRD COUNTRIES , PARTICULARLY EUROPEAN ONES , SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED IN THESE PROJECTS , STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE ;

WHEREAS IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 25 JULY 1983 ON THE FIRST FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH , DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES ( 5 ) THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AS PART OF THE OBJECTIVE " PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS " ;

WHEREAS THE ONGOING MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING ( 6 ) HAS CLEARLY UNDERLINED THE POSSIBILITY AND UTILITY OF A COMMUNITY ACTION FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF MODERN BIOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY ;

WHEREAS THE COMMISSION SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL ON 13 JUNE 1983 A COMMUNICATION ON THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY IN BIOTECHNOLOGY ;

WHEREAS THE COMMISSION SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL ON 29 SEPTEMBER 1983 A COMMUNICATION ON BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS A COMMUNITY RESEARCH ACTION PROGRAMME IS NECESSARY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE COMMUNITY AND , PARTICULARLY FOR :

- THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW METHODS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF COMPOUNDS WITH HIGH ADDED VALUE AND FOR LOWERING PRODUCTION COSTS ,

- MORE EFFICIENT LAND USE THROUGH THE DESIGN OF NEW CROPS WHICH CAN PROVIDE IMPORTANT FEEDSTOCKS FOR EUROPEAN INDUSTRIES ,

- APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ,

- ACCEPTABILITY OF THE PRODUCTS OF MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE USE OF NEW TESTING METHODS WHICH RENDER POSSIBLE A MORE EFFICIENT AND LESS COSTLY EVALUATION OF TOXICITY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY ,

- REPLACEMENT OF ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS WITH TESTS ON CELL CULTURES ,

- NEW APPROACHES IN THE DETECTION , PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES ,

- PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT AGAINST RISKS WHICH MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN AND THE APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY ;

WHEREAS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES MENTIONED ABOVE REQUIRES THAT ACTIONS BE IMPLEMENTED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL WHICH LEAD TO :

- THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH IN THE COMMUNITY ,

- THE...