2008/376/EC: Council Decision of 29 April 2008 on the adoption of the Research Pr... (32008D0376)
2008/376/EC: Council Decision of 29 April 2008 on the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel and on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme
- COUNCIL DECISION
- of 29 April 2008
- on the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel and on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme
- (2008/376/EC)
- CHAPTER I
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- Subject matter
- CHAPTER II
- RESEARCH PROGRAMME OF THE RESEARCH FUND FOR COAL AND STEEL
- SECTION 1
- Adoption of the Research Programme
- Article 2
- Adoption
- SECTION 2
- Definitions of coal and steel
- Article 3
- Definitions
- SECTION 3
- Research objectives for coal
- Article 4
- Improving the competitive position of Community coal
- Article 5
- Health and safety in mines
- Article 6
- Efficient protection of the environment and improvement of the use of coal as a clean energy source
- Article 7
- Management of external dependence on energy supply
- SECTION 4
- Research objectives for steel
- Article 8
- New and improved steelmaking and finishing techniques
- Article 9
- RTD and the utilisation of steel
- Article 10
- Conservation of resources and improvement of working conditions
- CHAPTER III
- MULTIANNUAL TECHNICAL GUIDELINES
- SECTION 1
- Participation
- Article 11
- Member States
- Article 12
- Candidate countries
- Article 13
- Third countries
- SECTION 2
- Eligible activities
- Article 14
- Research projects
- Article 15
- Pilot projects
- Article 16
- Demonstration projects
- Article 17
- Accompanying measures
- Article 18
- Support and preparatory actions
- SECTION 3
- Management of the research programme
- Article 19
- Management
- Article 20
- Establishment of the Coal and Steel Advisory Groups
- Article 21
- Tasks of the Advisory Groups
- Article 22
- Composition of the Advisory Groups
- Article 23
- Meetings of the Advisory Groups
- Article 24
- Establishment and tasks of the Coal and Steel Technical Groups
- SECTION 4
- Implementation of the research programme
- Article 25
- Call for proposals
- Article 26
- Content of proposals
- Article 27
- Evaluation of proposals
- Article 28
- Selection of proposals and monitoring of projects
- Article 29
- Grant agreements
- Article 30
- Financial contribution
- Article 31
- Eligible costs
- Article 32
- Equipment costs
- Article 33
- Staff costs
- Article 34
- Operating costs
- Article 35
- Indirect costs
- SECTION 5
- Evaluation and monitoring of the research activities
- Article 36
- Technical reports
- Article 37
- Annual review
- Article 38
- Monitoring and assessment of the Research Programme
- Article 39
- Appointment of independent and highly qualified experts
- CHAPTER IV
- FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 40
- Review of the multiannual technical guidelines
- Article 41
- Implementing measures
- Article 42
- Committee
- Article 43
- Repeal and transitional measures
- Article 44
- Applicability
- Article 45
- Addressees
- ANNEX
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