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Legal Basis EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 169, EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 172
Activites
- 2009/09/30 Final act published in Official Journal
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2009/09/16
Final act signed
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2009/09/16
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2009/07/27
Council Meeting
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2009/07/27
Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
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2009/04/22
Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
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T6-0224/2009
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The European Parliament adopted by 661 votes to 11, with 4 abstentions, a legislative resolution modifying, under the first reading of the codecision procedure, the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation by the Community in a European metrology research and development programme undertaken by several Member States.The amendments were the result of a compromise negotiated with the Council.The term “contribution” that appeared in the initial proposal has been replaced by “financial contribution” throughout the text. In relation to annual reporting and evaluation of the programme, an amendment states that the Commission shall, with the assistance of an independent expert group, conduct a final evaluation of the general, specific and operational objectives of the programme. This group shall base its assessment on, inter alia, the following indicators:the scientific excellence of the projects and grants awarded as measured by the number of publications, patents and other scientific output indicators;the level of participation in the programme by outside researchers and research institutions;the increase in metrology capacity of Member States and countries associated with the Seventh Framework Programme whose metrology programmes are at an early stage of development;the number and quality of training activities;the number and quality of activities related to metrology communication and diffusion.
- 2009/04/02 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
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2009/03/31
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2008/12/18
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2008/12/03
Legislative proposal published
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COM(2008)0814
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PURPOSE: to enable the participation by the Community in a European metrology research and development programme (EMRP) undertaken by several Member States.PROPOSED ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council.BACKGROUND:Decision No 1982/2006/EC concerning the 7th R&D Framework Programme (2007-2013) provides for Community participation in research and development programmes undertaken by several Member States, including participation in the structures created for the execution of those programmes, within the meaning of Article 169 of the Treaty.Metrology is a cross-disciplinary scientific field which is a vital component of a modern knowledge-based society. Metrology research has a strong public-good character and is a main supporting activity for government regulation and standardisation. All major economic powers in the world have recognized that technology R&D in metrology is critical to an advanced nation’s long term economic growth. Reliable and comparable measurement standards, appropriate validated measuring and test methods underpin the processes of scientific advancement and technological innovation and thus have a significant impact on economy and quality of lives within Europe.The actors in European metrology research form a specialised community loosely linked to research organisations or academia. It is highly fragmented, comprising a few centres of global excellence which would benefit from wide competition on an international scale.The European potential in metrology research is not fully exploited. Joint action between Member States and the Community is needed in order to provide for a modern research effort in metrology.CONTENT: the purpose of this proposal, based on Article 169 of the EC Treaty is to establish a European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP) bringing together 22 national metrology research programmes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public metrology research. It aims to contribute to structuring the European Research Area through better coordination, thereby tackling common European challenges, increasing the impact of these programmes and removing barriers between national programmes. The following Member States or associated countries to the Framework Programme 7 (FP7) are involved: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom as well as Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. The Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission may be an Associate to the programme.This initiative was announced in the FP7 Cooperation Specific Programme. The EMRP initiative has a planned national contribution of participating countries of EUR 200 million including a flexibility at national level of up to 50% of national contribution and an expected Community contribution of EUR 200 million.The EMRP will accelerate the development, validation and exploitation of new measuring techniques, standards, processes, instruments, reference materials and knowledge aimed at driving innovative developments in industry and commerce, improving the quality of data for science, industry and policymaking and supporting the development and implementation of directives and regulations.The EMRP will achieve these objectives in the following way:Pooling excellence in metrology research - by creating competitive joint research projects marshalling capability for sufficient critical mass from the networks of National Metrology Institutes (NMI) and Designated Institutes (DI) from the participating States to tackle major metrology challenges faced at European level;Openness of the system to best science - by increasing participation from the wider European researcher community through researcher grants;Capacity building - by increasing the capability of the European metrology researcher community through researcher mobility grants targeting those EURAMET Member Countries with limited metrology research capability. The EMRP will complement ongoing national programmes and activities aimed at addressing purely national priorities.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/research/home.cfm', 'title': 'Research and Innovation'}, POTOČNIK Janez
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COM(2008)0814
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Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2008)0814
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A6-0221/2009
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0224/2009
- : Decision 2009/912
- : OJ L 257 30.09.2009, p. 0012
Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0230(COD)
2009/02/18
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – point b (b) the formal establishment of the dedicated implementation structure with legal personality which shall be responsible for the implementation of the EMRP
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission shall be eligible for participation in and for funding by the EMRP under conditions
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – point 9 a (new) (9a) the obligation to establish and forward to the Commission guidelines for a long-term policy of pooling European potential in the field of metrology.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – point I – paragraph 1 In today's global economy, metrology holds a key place in and makes a significant contribution to technological and economic development of many nations in the world. Metrology research is needed to solve societal problems, and examples affect areas such as space including satellite navigation, security, healthcare, semiconductor industry and climate change. Metrology research has a strong public-good character and is a main supporting activity for government regulation and standardisation. Metrology is hidden from public view yet it is essential for the facilitation of modern industry, trade and communications. Access to markets can be hampered by lack of uniform and accurate weights and measures, which can also significantly undermine the effectiveness of international cooperation in protecting European airspace. All major economic powers in the world have recognized that technology R&D in metrology is critical to an advanced nation’s long term economic growth.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – point I – paragraph 4 The EMRP will integrate national programmes of twenty-two participating States into a single joint research programme and support, in particular, the objectives of the European National Measurement Systems. The EMRP will accelerate the development, validation and exploitation of new measuring techniques, standards, systems of units, processes, instruments, reference materials and knowledge aimed at driving innovative developments in industry and commerce, improving the quality of data for science, industry and policymaking and supporting the development and implementation of directives and regulations.
source: PE-420.127
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