COUNCIL DECISION of 22 July 1975 adopting common research programmes and programmes for the coordination of research in the field of animal leucoses, livestock effluents, beef production and plant protein production (75/460/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1728/74 (2) of 27 June 1974 on the coordination of agricultural research provides for the coordination at Community level of national agricultural research activities in order to further the attainment of the aims of the common agricultural policy;
Whereas Article 5 of the above Regulation provides that the Council shall decide on specific measures for the coordination of research activities designed to allow rational organization of means employed, efficient use of results and the orientation of such work towards the aims of the common agricultural policy and shall also decide on the implementation of joint projects designed to second or supplement work undertaken in the Member States in fields which are of particular importance to the Community;
Whereas progress in research on epizootics makes a direct contribution to the improvement of farm productivity and eliminates major obstacles to the harmonization of legislation and to trade in animals and animal products both inside the Community and with non-member countries ; whereas the lack of a differential diagnosis and of knowledge regarding the resistance process in the case of avian leucosis and Marek's disease represents a serious danger for poultry farms ; whereas the lack of a reliable method of diagnosis for bovine leucosis constitutes an impediment to the free movement of live cattle;
Whereas the trend towards the specialization and intensification of animal production has given rise to large and intensive livestock units very often without pasturage ; whereas the dumping of waste from these units presents serious problems as regards the pollution of the environment, particularly when, as frequently happens, these enterprises are near centres of population ; whereas, moreover, these livestock effluents can be very valuable manure ; whereas for this purpose farmers generally use mineral fertilizers which are expensive and the long-term availability of which is not guaranteed ; whereas the intensive usage of mineral fertilizers also presents a pollution risk;
Whereas the income for a large proportion of farms in the Community depends on the results of beef production ; whereas, independently of structural problems, the profitability of intensive beef production is inadequate ; whereas the necessary increase in productivity cannot be obtained by increasing prices ; whereas progress as regards breeding methods, meat quality and meat yield per animal are therefore necessary ; whereas progress in research is usually slower and harder to apply directly in the field of beef production;
Whereas the Community is confronted by a serious deficit in the supply of protein for animal feed ; whereas, at the same time, the cost of protein products is of increasing importance in the cost price of animal products ; whereas, it consequently appears essential to increase protein production in the Community ; whereas an important contribution can be made by improving the protein yield per unit of crops already grown in the Community ; whereas, at the same time the introduction of new species and varieties rich in protein should be studied ; whereas, at the same time, research is necessary on the use of proteins in animal feed;
Whereas the financial contribution of the Community shall be decided by the Council,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The common research programmes and the programmes for the coordination of research in the (1)OJ No C 157, 14.7.1975, p. 10. (2)OJ No L 182, 5.7.1974, p. 1.
field of animal leucoses and livestock effluents and the common research programmes in the field of beef production and plant protein production, contained in the Annex, are hereby adopted.
2. The programmes will begin in 1975.
Article 2
The detailed rules for the application of this Decision, relating in particular to the scientific priorities to be followed within a common programme, the criteria for selecting the research centres and the institutes which will be invited to participate in the specific measures, and the orientation of a programme while it is being carried out shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1728/74.
Article 3
The Commission shall assure the implementation of coordination programmes in the field of animal leucoses and livestock effluents, in particular by organizing seminars and conferences, study visits, exchanges between researchers, scientific workshops and the collation, analysis and publication of results.
Article 4
Once the programmes have been completed, but not later than 31 July 1977, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the results of the research undertaken in the programmes governed by this Decision and on the use of the sums allocated in accordance with Article 5.
Article 5
The Community's financial contribution to the execution of the programmes mentioned in Article 1 shall be:
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Done at Brussels, 22 July 1975.