PURPOSE: to renew the Agreement for scientific and
technological cooperation between the European Community and
India.
PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the
act only if Parliament has given its consent to the
act.
BACKGROUND: the Agreement on scientific and technological
cooperation between the European Community and
India was signed in New Delhi on 23 November 2001.
This Agreement stipulates that it shall be concluded
for an initial period of five years and may be renewed by mutual
agreement between the Parties after evaluation during the last year
of each successive period.
By its Decision 2009/501/EC of 19
January 2009, the Council approved the renewal of the Agreement for
a further period of five years, until 17 May 2015.
Renewal of the Agreement for five more years would be
in the interest of both Parties so as to maintain continuity in the
scientific and technological relations between India and the
European Union.
It is now necessary to renew the Agreement.
CONTENT: the proposal calls on the Council to renew
the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between
the European Community and India for an additional period of five
years.
The content of the renewed Agreement is identical to
the current Agreement.
The renewed Agreement takes account of the entry into
force of the Treaty of Lisbon and replaces the term European
Community with European Union.
BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the implementation of the
Agreement involves a financial envelope of EUR 70 000
from 2015 to 2020.