Traduction de «framework programme continued » (Anglais → Français) :

For the 7th Framework Programme, the European Commission proposes to continue with the same ethical framework for deciding on the EU funding of human embryonic stem cell research as in the 6th Framework Programme.

Traditional actions under previous Framework Programmes continue (such as the active participation of SMEs).

Commission should release the full amount of €80m for COST Support should continue under future Framework programmes ESF should plan a smooth transition to the Seventh Framework Programme Increased funding should be considered, subject to continuing the strengthening of science management Strategic reform work should continue Technical Committees and Actions should be continuously reviewed The time taken to approve new Actions should be reduced New IT tools for financial management should be fully used More effort should be put into ...[+++]communicating with the RD Community and national administrations A full assessment should be carried out in 2007

The Council agrees that: 1. all activities must be of high scientific and technological quality; 2. attention shall be paid to the contribution which the Framework Programme should make to the promotion of social and economic cohesion; 3. community support for RTD should continue to focus on generic, precompetitive research, and be of multisectoral application; 4. coordination between national RTD programmes and between national ...[+++] and Community RTD programmes as well as dissemination of results to enterprises, in particular SMEs, should be improved; 5. the content of the Fourth Framework Programme should ensure the necessary continuity of Community RTD and its further development, building on the experience of the second and third Framework Programmes and taking into account the need to ensure greater efficiency and added value, in particular through concentration, selectivity and the application of the subsidiarity principle; 6. the fourth Framework Programme should promote the development of standards across the Community to strengthen the single market and thus influence the development of world standards.

V. IMPLEMENTATION The Council agrees that: 1. the fourth Framework Programme should have a duration of five years, ensuring continuity in the Community's RTD programmes; 2. detailed criteria and mechanisms should be established for cost- effective implementation and improved management of the Framework Programme in order to ensure that its objectives are fully met; 3. emphasis should be put on the improvement of procedures for independent and timely evaluation of the Framework Programme and on the definition of mechanisms for independent and systematic ...[+++] evaluation of actions undertaken in order to assess whether changes are necessary and to ensure proper support for policy choices and programme development; 4. shared cost actions should continue to constitute the main means of implementation of the Framework Programme.

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND SPACE - COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS The Council: - considered that the communication of the Commission offered a pertinent overview of the situation of space activities in Europe and that its broad objectives constituted a useful basis for the possible definition of future Community activities in this field; - considered, that the Commission should continue to develop its role as a user of space technology, in particular in the field of earth observation, with a view to contributing to the optimization of the use of satellite data as well as to the implementation of Community policies; - agreed that the question of C ...[+++]ommunity support for space- related RTD activities, including, if appropriate, development of instruments, should be considered when deciding on the Community RTD Fourth Framework Programme and its specific programmes, according to the normal rules and procedures; noted, however, that the Commission does not intend to propose a specific Community space research programme within the fourth Framework Programme; - invited the Commission to continue its efforts, within its sphere of competence and in the appropriate fora, in order to establish favourable conditions for the development of space application markets and for competitive European space industries. - agreed that synergy and complementarity between the Community RTD programmes and the activities of ESA and, while respecting the provisions of the Treaty, activities of the Member States and other international organisations should be further developed, whilst avoiding any duplication of efforts and whilst fully respecting the operating rules and procedures of both the Community and ESA; - noted the Commission's intention to establish an ad hoc group on Space with representatives of all the Member States.