10.12. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities N o C 334/11
II
(Preparatory Acts)
COMMISSION
Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 79/783/EEC in respect of general
measures in the field of data processing
COM(83) 658 final
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 23 November 1983)
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,
Having regard to the opinion of the European
Parliament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee,
Whereas, in its resolution of 15 July 1974 on a
Community policy on data processing (*), the Council
considered it desirable to prepare, in the medium
term, a systematic Community programme to
promote research, industrial development and
applications of data processing;
Considering the communication from the
Commission to the European Council in Dublin on
29 November 1979 entitled 'European society faced
with the challenge of new information technologies: a
Community response';
Considering the Council resolution of 25 July 1983
(2) approving the principles of framework
programmes and the scientific and technical
objectives for 1984 to 1987, especially the content of
the objective 'promoting industrial competitiveness —
new technologies', and in particular the importance
given to the information technologies;
Whereas the programme in Council Decision
79/783/EEC of 11 September 1979 adopting a multi-
annual programme (1979 to 1983) in the field of data
processing (J) came to an end on 11 September 1983;
Whereas continuation of the programme appears
necessary in order to achieve certain Community aims
O OJ No C 86, 20. 7. 1974, p. 1.
O OJ No C 208, 4. 8. 1983, p. 1.
(J) OJ No L 231, 13. 9. 1979, p. 23.
in the operation of the common market, in particular
the aim of establishing an overall strategy for the
information technologies; whereas it therefore seems
necessary to extend the programme for an additional
three years and to modify the content of the general
measures;
Whereas the Commission is responsible for carrying
out the programme and is assisted in this task by the
Advisory Committee for the Management and
Coordination of Data-Processing Programmes;
Whereas it has become necessary to ensure a
concerted action between the Community's research
and development activities and the corresponding
programmes in third countries participating in
European cooperation in the area of scientific and
technical research (COST);
Whereas the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community has not provided the necessary
powers for this purpose,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Decision 79/783/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
Article 1
A multiannual programme is hereby adopted for
the field of data processing. Its objects are as
follows:
— general measures: standardization, public
procurement, knowledge of the sector,
training, protection for data and persons,
collaboration in research and development,
— promotion measures: measures covering
software and applications.
The programme is defined in the Annex.
Commencing on 11 September 1983 the duration
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